BS: Code for living

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: Blues=Life
Date: 28 Jun 02 - 06:42 AM

I was a philosophy grad student, and worked long and hard on rules to live by that would stand up to extreme philosophical scrutiny. I ended up with three maxims that have stood the test of time.

"Never pour live beer on dead beer." (It makes the fresh beer go flat instantly, so get a fresh glass.)

"Always make friends with the cook." (Even if everyone else hates your guts, you'll eat well.)

Every other rule to living I tried to make an absolute, I ended up having to apply my "Rule 2".

This came about when I was fencing, which rewards quickness, speed, agility, and which tends to favor small fast people over big fast people for those reasons. (I'm 6'4") I was fencing a small fast guy, who thought he was pretty good. I asked him if he knew the two rules of fencing. When he replied negatively, I recited them, while continuing to cross blades with him. "The first rule of fencing is that small people are faster than big people." "OK,"he said,"what's rule two?" I then nailed him smack dab in the middle of his chest, and replied, "Rule Two? There's always an exception to Rule One."

So that has become my third maxim. Whenever someone comes up with an absolute rule of life, in the back of my head, my little voice says, "Remember Rule Two."

Peace, Blues

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 11:37 AM

"The Golden Rule":
He who has the gold makes the rules!!

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: C-flat
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 11:30 AM

Actually Petr, that's quite close to the truth!:~)

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: GUEST,petr
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 11:54 AM

I have my own variation on that one.

work like nobody's watching dance like you've never been hurt and love like you dont need the money. petr

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: C-flat
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 08:59 AM

Thanks Rodger and Clinton, I'll certainly look out for the song. It's a nicer sentiment than my original post!

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 06:29 AM

Roger, I first heard the song you posted at a memorial service last month for a beautiful 18 year old girl who dropped dead of a heart attack. Jessamyn really lived that way- thanks so much for the song.

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: MudWeasel
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 12:09 AM

That, and most of the rest of the album! I keep "At a High Window", "Night Drive", and "Sparrow's Wing" on heavy rotation at the bookstore where I work, and it's amazing how many people ask me what's playing and where they can get a copy. I sadly have to tell them that US record stores don't have enough good taste to carry anything by Garnet Rogers.

-MW

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 06:11 PM

It's also covered all to hell and back by Garnet Rogers on "At A High Window"...

His GREAT version of this song is worth the price of the CD by far!

;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: Roger in Baltimore
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 05:48 PM

You all oughta like this song.

Come from the Heart
Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh

When I was a young man, my Daddy told me,
A lesson he learned, it was a long time ago.
If you want to have someone to hold onto,
You're gonna have to learn to let go.

CHO:
You got to sing, like you don't need the money,
Love, like you'll never get hurt,
You got to dance like nobody's watchin',
It's gotta come from the heart, if you want it to work.

Here is the one thing I keep forgettin',
When everything is just fallin' apart.
In life as in love, I need to you remember.
There's such a thing as tryin' too hard. CHO:

Can be found on Guy Clark's (Susanna's husband) CD "Old Friends". Also a hit for Kathy Mattea on her "Willow in the Wind" CD.

Guy swears that Susanna and Richard went off to write a song together and came back 30 minutes later with this one.

Roger in Baltimore

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: Bobert
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 04:24 PM

Mark Twain had a nice code by which to live when he wrote something along the lines of,"Live your life so that when you die even the undertaker will be sad."

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 02:44 PM

Hi, C: I guess it all boils down to doing what you feel, and not worrying about what anyone else thinks. I'm all for that. As for me, I never tried to make a lot of money or become well known. I was a whopping success.:-)

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 02:08 PM

Don't dance much as for the second part you mean with the lights on and a stunt double? I don't think so! LOL Neil

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: Amos
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 01:56 PM

Especially for people who are always up.

A.

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 11:20 AM

*LOL* - especially Guest!

'Nice work if you can get it!'

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: Kim C
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 01:27 PM

I dance all the time when nobody's watching. So when I dance and people ARE watching, they get the same performance. In theory, anyway...

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 10:50 AM

I followed the advice:

I lost my job. But I've got a great new career as a porn star :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: MMario
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 10:47 AM

my thoughts exactly!

Subject: RE: BS: Code for living
From: annamill
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 10:45 AM

You know, C-flat, if I worked like I didn't need the money, I'd get fired! ;-)

Annamill

Subject: Code for living
From: C-flat
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 09:12 AM

This appeared as a text message on my phone today and made me smile.....
"Work like you don't need the money...

Love like you've never been hurt....

Dance like nobody's watching.....
And **** like you're being filmed!"

Sounds like a code for living!