Comments on: Feel It in the Era http://www.playtah.com/411/411/ Sun, 20 May 2012 01:37:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Nutter http://www.playtah.com/411/411/comment-page-1/#comment-2984 Nutter Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:59:01 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/411/411/#comment-2984 Hey Wendy! I'm doing good. :) Working, eating, sleeping, the usual. ;) Good to "see" you're doing alright. :) Yeah, for some reason whenever I think Sherlock Holmes or London, my mental picture's always foggy and rainy. I think the cover of The Strand helped spread that image. Hey Wendy! I’m doing good. :) Working, eating, sleeping, the usual. ;) Good to “see” you’re doing alright. :) Yeah, for some reason whenever I think Sherlock Holmes or London, my mental picture’s always foggy and rainy. I think the cover of The Strand helped spread that image.

]]> By: Woodsy Al http://www.playtah.com/411/411/comment-page-1/#comment-2982 Woodsy Al Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:01:34 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/411/411/#comment-2982 I'll see if I can get a picture when my sister and brother-in-law get back from Florida. It's a cool ride. I’ll see if I can get a picture when my sister and brother-in-law get back from Florida. It’s a cool ride.

]]> By: dmarks http://www.playtah.com/411/411/comment-page-1/#comment-2980 dmarks Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:02:01 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/411/411/#comment-2980 17th century France? Yes, it's good to be the King! 17th century France? Yes, it’s good to be the King!

]]> By: Playtah http://www.playtah.com/411/411/comment-page-1/#comment-2970 Playtah Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:59:50 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/411/411/#comment-2970 dmarks - Good point. Just be sure to leave the ship right at 11:39. And yes, grab that silverware! You'll make a fortune on eBay! Nut - Nutter! How are you? That'd be cool to see how much S.A.C. Doyle could deduce! By the way, when you think of England during that time, it's always raining and foggy, isn't it? WoodsyAl - WHAT?! A 38 Packard Convertible? WOW! I'd like to see a picture of that some time! 17th century France would be a cool place to visit. And by the way, my favorite phrase in your description of that time is "going wenching". LOL! dmarks - Good point. Just be sure to leave the ship right at 11:39. And yes, grab that silverware! You’ll make a fortune on eBay!

Nut - Nutter! How are you? That’d be cool to see how much S.A.C. Doyle could deduce! By the way, when you think of England during that time, it’s always raining and foggy, isn’t it?

WoodsyAl - WHAT?! A 38 Packard Convertible? WOW! I’d like to see a picture of that some time!

17th century France would be a cool place to visit. And by the way, my favorite phrase in your description of that time is “going wenching”. LOL!

]]> By: Woodsy Al http://www.playtah.com/411/411/comment-page-1/#comment-2969 Woodsy Al Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:11:07 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/411/411/#comment-2969 My brother-in-law has a'38 Packard Convertable. He collects cars. Only one in the family with enough money. We're happy for my sister, though, she married above her station. It's used for family weddings and the such. It's sky blue though. I have always been intrigued by 17th century France. You know being a musketeer and all. At least the Alexander Dumas version that is. Care free, light hearted soldiers of fortune. Skilled in the social arena,dance, educated, fashion, poetry, and fine wines, then duels with pistols or rapier(sword), fighting for King, Queen, and country. Getting drunk at night and going wenching, then confessing to a Cardinal and starting all over in the morning. Uh...well, maybe I'll talk about the 60's as I was there,...I think I was, at least I was born in the 50's and I'm still around today. Man, it musta been a good time. Well, ah,.....Where once I was blind now I see. Be blessed. My brother-in-law has a’38 Packard Convertable. He collects cars. Only one in the family with enough money. We’re happy for my sister, though, she married above her station. It’s used for family weddings and the such. It’s sky blue though.
I have always been intrigued by 17th century France. You know being a musketeer and all. At least the Alexander Dumas version that is. Care free, light hearted soldiers of fortune. Skilled in the social arena,dance, educated, fashion, poetry, and fine wines, then duels with pistols or rapier(sword), fighting for King, Queen, and country. Getting drunk at night and going wenching, then confessing to a Cardinal and starting all over in the morning. Uh…well, maybe I’ll talk about the 60’s as I was there,…I think I was, at least I was born in the 50’s and I’m still around today. Man, it musta been a good time. Well, ah,…..Where once I was blind now I see. Be blessed.

]]> By: Nut http://www.playtah.com/411/411/comment-page-1/#comment-2967 Nut Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:46:15 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/411/411/#comment-2967 I think I'd go with the "It's a nice place to visit" theory if I ever got to travel to a different era. I'd be interested in going to London around the time Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was alive. I've read he was as good at deducing things about people as his creation (Holmes). It'd be interesting to visit around the time Chesterton was alive, too. Then there's the frontier of America. It'd be cool to see the wilderness when it was still wilderness. It would be interesting in general to actually see history. I'd also love to see some of my relatives when they first came to America. I think I’d go with the “It’s a nice place to visit” theory if I ever got to travel to a different era. I’d be interested in going to London around the time Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was alive. I’ve read he was as good at deducing things about people as his creation (Holmes). It’d be interesting to visit around the time Chesterton was alive, too. Then there’s the frontier of America. It’d be cool to see the wilderness when it was still wilderness. It would be interesting in general to actually see history. I’d also love to see some of my relatives when they first came to America.

]]> By: dmarks http://www.playtah.com/411/411/comment-page-1/#comment-2962 dmarks Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:11:59 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/411/411/#comment-2962 I think a Titanic cruise would be a lot of fun, enjoying the post-Victorian luxury, exhuberance and hubris. As long as I find a way to leave the ship at 11:39 PM on April 14. I suppose I could fill my coat and pockets with souvenir silverware during the process; it's not like they were going to miss it after that evening. Otherwise, I would go back to my happiest years of childhood. I think a Titanic cruise would be a lot of fun, enjoying the post-Victorian luxury, exhuberance and hubris. As long as I find a way to leave the ship at 11:39 PM on April 14. I suppose I could fill my coat and pockets with souvenir silverware during the process; it’s not like they were going to miss it after that evening.

Otherwise, I would go back to my happiest years of childhood.

]]> By: Playtah http://www.playtah.com/411/411/comment-page-1/#comment-2961 Playtah Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:44:19 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/411/411/#comment-2961 Gracie - It was such a good book! It reminded me of The Big Chill, too - stories of friends sticking together throughout life. And how could I have missed that it was a 1938, not a 1940? Sheesh. Slap my face and call me Sally! I gotta echo your love of the 40s! Erin - Tony Bennett...gotta love the classics! Also, I hope he gets to go back to San Francisco someday...I hear he left his heart there. :) Arnold - Yay for hippies! That would definitely be an interesting era to have lived in. I think if I had a time machine, I'd travel back to different eras - even the 60s and 70s and buy their awesome clothes! Andrea - I totally hear you! I have a flapper dress (halloween costume) complete with plastic tommy gun! laughing - I hear you. When I think about it, I guess I really wouldn't want to LIVE in any other time period, but just visit. I really wouldn't want to give up perscription drugs, medical advances, and, well, quite honestly, the Internet. But I'd definitely want to visit the 1940s. Moonbeam - I agree. There are several eras I'd like to visit. The 1800s, eh? Those were macho times. Of course, on the other hand, you had a bunch of men wearing pointed shoes with heels.... :) Andy - 1860s facial hair...lol. Were chops in back then? And that's awesome that you like big band! Laughing - True...you could bask in the Hawaiian sun until December 6, 1941. Gracie - It was such a good book! It reminded me of The Big Chill, too - stories of friends sticking together throughout life.

And how could I have missed that it was a 1938, not a 1940? Sheesh. Slap my face and call me Sally!

I gotta echo your love of the 40s!

Erin - Tony Bennett…gotta love the classics! Also, I hope he gets to go back to San Francisco someday…I hear he left his heart there. :)

Arnold - Yay for hippies! That would definitely be an interesting era to have lived in. I think if I had a time machine, I’d travel back to different eras - even the 60s and 70s and buy their awesome clothes!

Andrea - I totally hear you! I have a flapper dress (halloween costume) complete with plastic tommy gun!

laughing - I hear you. When I think about it, I guess I really wouldn’t want to LIVE in any other time period, but just visit. I really wouldn’t want to give up perscription drugs, medical advances, and, well, quite honestly, the Internet. But I’d definitely want to visit the 1940s.

Moonbeam - I agree. There are several eras I’d like to visit. The 1800s, eh? Those were macho times. Of course, on the other hand, you had a bunch of men wearing pointed shoes with heels…. :)

Andy - 1860s facial hair…lol. Were chops in back then? And that’s awesome that you like big band!

Laughing - True…you could bask in the Hawaiian sun until December 6, 1941.

]]> By: laughingattheslut http://www.playtah.com/411/411/comment-page-1/#comment-2957 laughingattheslut Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:46:38 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/411/411/#comment-2957 If we were just going for a visit, and not actually going to live there, other places and times would be interesting. I'd love to go back in time and see if the ancient Egyptians really had batteries. My theory is that they did and they used them to electroplate all that jewelry that they wore. And I'd like to see what WWII was like. Just anywhere in America would be good, but as long as we've got the time machine we might as well look at some other places too. We could look at a history book, find out that a certain place is safe until a certain day, and just leave right before then. If we were just going for a visit, and not actually going to live there, other places and times would be interesting.

I’d love to go back in time and see if the ancient Egyptians really had batteries. My theory is that they did and they used them to electroplate all that jewelry that they wore.

And I’d like to see what WWII was like. Just anywhere in America would be good, but as long as we’ve got the time machine we might as well look at some other places too. We could look at a history book, find out that a certain place is safe until a certain day, and just leave right before then.

]]> By: Andy http://www.playtah.com/411/411/comment-page-1/#comment-2956 Andy Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:16:55 +0000 http://www.playtah.com/411/411/#comment-2956 Several eras have always fascinated me, Roman, Civil War, and WWII. The Romans, documented cataract surgery, and they were one step away from developing steam power. Civil War, the US literally tearing itself apart, slavery, Abraham Lincoln was still alive, the one historical figure above all others I would love to talk to, especially during those trying times, and keep him from going to the damn theatre. The facial hair of the 1860's is still the GREATEST EVER! World War II 40's-50's would definitely be the era I'd want to live in if I had to pick. I always preferred Duke Ellington myself, but Benny Goodman, and Glen Miller were good too (the only music my mother and I agree on, she just doesn't like hard rock, go fig). And Swing Kids is such an underappreciated film! If you haven't seen it, check it out Several eras have always fascinated me, Roman, Civil War, and WWII. The Romans, documented cataract surgery, and they were one step away from developing steam power.
Civil War, the US literally tearing itself apart, slavery, Abraham Lincoln was still alive, the one historical figure above all others I would love to talk to, especially during those trying times, and keep him from going to the damn theatre. The facial hair of the 1860’s is still the GREATEST EVER!
World War II 40’s-50’s would definitely be the era I’d want to live in if I had to pick. I always preferred Duke Ellington myself, but Benny Goodman, and Glen Miller were good too (the only music my mother and I agree on, she just doesn’t like hard rock, go fig). And Swing Kids is such an underappreciated film! If you haven’t seen it, check it out

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