tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574271952579140160.post4796813651155730039..comments2024-02-02T03:30:23.617-05:00Comments on Divinipotent Daily: You Never Can TellMichele Hushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16979878503237070839noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574271952579140160.post-85870574336535732052011-01-03T13:50:14.667-05:002011-01-03T13:50:14.667-05:00"We will never be any younger than we are at ..."We will never be any younger than we are at this moment." I love that. Happy birthday one day in advance, Katherine!<br /><br />I remember that Frank Sinatra song well. It came out the year I graduated from high school. The British Invasion was in full-force. Dylan was the hottest songwriter on the planet. We were out in the streets protesting the war. Sinatra seemed so bitterly out of touch with it all. To think he was only 51 at the time. Let's make sure we never find ourselves in a place so melancholy.Michele Hushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979878503237070839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574271952579140160.post-1882675090792410612011-01-03T12:37:13.942-05:002011-01-03T12:37:13.942-05:00Once again, I am enjoying your musical divinipoten...Once again, I am enjoying your musical divinipotence since I tend to think in silent words, and have to remember to add a soundtrack. New Year's Day I found myself listening to Frank Sinatra's September of My Years for which—I read on the CD case—he won a Best Album Grammy in 1966. An older male friend was here who remembers some of Sinatra's music as his early dating music. He was surprised to hear Sinatra so melancholy; examining old age and loss. Ironically, Sinatra was 51 in 1966. He lived 32 more years. In 1971 Neil Young sang Old Man and Sinatra retired for the first time. I am grateful for the people who thought to capture Young, Berry, Sinatra on audio and video so I can hear and see them now. At this time of year I think about age and change, not just because a new year begins, but because I was born four days into the new year. As Joni Mitchell said, "something's lost but something's gained in living every day." We will never be any younger than we are at this moment. We share more than what separates us. I want to remember these things in my new year. Thank you.Katherine C. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834591103511225376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574271952579140160.post-42928592074556831712011-01-03T11:47:35.096-05:002011-01-03T11:47:35.096-05:00Tom, you are so right. I hadn't thought of tha...Tom, you are so right. I hadn't thought of that. It's Janus's month; no wonder I don't know whether I'm coming or going.Michele Hushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979878503237070839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574271952579140160.post-33596862034988687502011-01-03T11:16:10.349-05:002011-01-03T11:16:10.349-05:00Looking forward, looking back. That's why Janu...Looking forward, looking back. That's why Janus has two heads. Great post!Thomas Fifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709841415778262214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574271952579140160.post-69447888105036736552011-01-03T10:12:02.891-05:002011-01-03T10:12:02.891-05:00Thank you, ladies. As much as I love "Old Man...Thank you, ladies. As much as I love "Old Man" — a lot — all I could think of today was how little we know about the future. Don't know if it's the same for you, but I find life's surprises are often better than what I planned or expected — ergo Chuck Berry!Michele Hushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979878503237070839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574271952579140160.post-59818463522983873962011-01-03T09:52:45.945-05:002011-01-03T09:52:45.945-05:00I grew up hearing "Old Man" on the radio...I grew up hearing "Old Man" on the radio when I was in high school, a time when I couldn't imagine believing I was "a lot like" anyone older than 20. To see him singing it when he really was "24 and there's so much more," and when I'm now that old(er) woman, is a mind-bending experience. Beautiful and kind of heartbreaking. Thank you.Susan Champlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10048154401015032595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574271952579140160.post-26359937833312090182011-01-03T09:48:25.200-05:002011-01-03T09:48:25.200-05:00I find it hard to listen to Neil Young's beaut...I find it hard to listen to Neil Young's beautiful voice without getting a lump in my throat. I think your Berry/Young juxtaposition hilarious, however.<br />A very happy new year to you.<br />Miss W xMiss Whistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103831095827005334noreply@blogger.com