"Paul Simon, Leaves That Are Green- "I was 21 years when I wrote this song, Im 22 now but I won't be for long"... So how old was he when when he wrote the second part of that( which is part of the song he wrote at 21)? "

It can take a long time to get some songs written...



"Had the word been 'Hackney' rather than 'Hansom' the meaning would come down as meaning a boatman 'for hire'. The word Hackney still being used for licensed Taxi cabs to this day, and also used for journalists who offer their skills for hire (an old 'hack').
John Mortimore even allows "Rumpole" to occasionally describe himself as a 'Hack' lawyer"

... which is where the term "Computer Hacker" came from - to describe someone who had been around a while and knew a lot of clever tricks.

Some damn fool Yank Reporter misused the word for what were known as 'Crackers'...


I have always wondered if any other Johnny Standley material was out there.