j45nick Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Not quite like a rolling stone...... My link Don't stop after the first viewing. Use the up/down keys on your keyboard to get more perspectives. In some ways, this is Bobby Z at his best: you can accept the first thing you see, and say "well, that's nice". Or you can dig a little deeper, and peel back the layers of the onion. Others might say it's Dylan at his worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hey don't come and say classic Dylan doesn't reach into modern day and age. And look at those guys negotiating around the little Martin - seems to be some issues there. I got through 5 or 6 runs and suddenly saw Bob himself inside maze. Nick, , , have you gone far enough to find a deeper clue or is it 'just' the kaleidoscope of situations. . . Btw. the 30's layer is quite serious - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 ......or you can dig a little deeper, and peel back the layers of the onion. I used to have a lecturer who would say "life is like an onion, full of many layers and every one of them's bitter and rotten to the core" he was a right cheery soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I used to have a lecturer who would say "life is like an onion, full of many layers and every one of them's bitter and rotten to the core" he was a right cheery soul. Are you still in the bank-business, PM. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I am indeed... The lecturer I was referring to above was around 18 years ago or so...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I used to have a lecturer who would say "life is like an onion, full of many layers and every one of them's bitter and rotten to the core" he was a right cheery soul. And his metaphors were crap as well. How can any layer of a multi-layered object be rotten to the core? Now Tolstoy, he knew how to express this sentiment: 'La vie n'est qu'une terrine de merde et il faut manger'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 What's this ? Happy hour ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 And his metaphors were crap as well. How can any layer of a multi-layered object be rotten to the core? Now Tolstoy, he knew how to express this sentiment: 'La vie n'est qu'une terrine de merde et il faut manger'. Haw haw haw :D Well, something else about crazy Geoff was that he was forever away on hospital appointments for some internal ailment... one of the senior directors quipped one day that "Geoff is only difficult because he's been fingered by every Med student in Glasgow" naturally, it stuck.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Now Tolstoy, he knew how to express this sentiment: 'La vie n'est qu'une terrine de merde et il faut manger'. Jesus, that's a pleasant sentiment! If I thought that, I'd just pack it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Jesus, that's a pleasant sentiment! If I thought that, I'd just pack it in. Oh come on now, Nick, we've all thought it many a time :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Oh come on now, Nick, we've all thought it many a time :D Actually, I have to remain optimistic in the face of adversity to maintain my sanity. Unfortunately, my wife's son didn't do that, and killed himself two weeks ago. Anytime I think I have it bad, I just thank God I'm still here, and still willing to move forward no matter how tough things seem. You develop a bit of that attitude as you get older, often out of necessity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I've never needed God for that, I learned that from a Batman movie.... Why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Actually, I have to remain optimistic in the face of adversity to maintain my sanity. Unfortunately, my wife's son didn't do that, and killed himself two weeks ago. Anytime I think I have it bad, I just thank God I'm still here, and still willing to move forward no matter how tough things seem. You develop a bit of that attitude as you get older, often out of necessity. Sorry for your loss nick. Hope your wife stays strong as she is able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 my wife's son didn't do that, and killed himself two weeks ago. Had a cousin who took his own life recently. You have my sympathies. Never saw that part earlier. Now I'm ashamed of my god flippancy in the previous post. Apologies dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Had a cousin who took his own life recently. You have my sympathies. Never saw that part earlier. Now I'm ashamed of my god flippancy in the previous post. Apologies dude. No apology necessary. I use "God" in a generic or cultural sense, as a common turn of phrase. Ultimately, you pick yourself up, and move forward. My point was that as you get older, you suffer more and more loss that could drive you to the brink, and just have to learn to accept loss as an inevitable part of life. It should make for some great songwriting, but I'm just not that capable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Sorry to hear that Nick. It's almost unreal when that happens. My sincere thoughts your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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