Original Quote??

Subject: Original Quote??
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 21 Jun 03 - 03:19 PM

Here are a couple of quotes which I think are original to me - but am I paraphrasing someone else?
1. "I was a fan of Woody Guthie until I heard him sing." [ This is going to attract some flak ]
2. I'm not a fan of Hemingway, but I am a fan of the idea of Hemingway"

Subject: RE: Original Quote??
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 21 Jun 03 - 03:28 PM

How you rate his singing should have no bearing on how you rate Woody Guthrie. I wouldn't worry too much about the other quote. It might not make it into posterity.

Subject: RE: Original Quote??
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 21 Jun 03 - 03:48 PM

Good point! And I am a big fan of Woody's songwriting and socialist views.Interestingly, I bet not many people buy albuns these days " sound unheard". I bought Dylan's first album on the strength of P,P amd Mary's version of " Don't Think Twice". The shock of hearing " I don't why I love you... " for the first time was...well, he sounded to me like Lonnie Donegan on speed!!!

Subject: RE: Original Quote??
From: alanabit
Date: 21 Jun 03 - 04:38 PM

I think Woody Guthrie was a good singer rather than a great one - and of course, he was no great shakes as a musician. However, I think relatively few people witnessed was he was really good at, which was the ability to really thrill people in practically any close up, spontaneous live situation. He was what I would call a busker through and through - and he must have been bloody brilliant at it by all accounts. I like his writing too.
Oddly enough, when he met Bob Dylan, he rated the youngster more as a singer than as a writer.

Subject: RE: Original Quote??
From: GUEST,Q
Date: 21 Jun 03 - 04:45 PM

Original? Hard to check out unless the phrases made it into some quotation collection. I sure as heck wouldn't worry about it.

The one about Hemingway "sounds" familiar- or was it said about some other person? Or have I just read your posting twice? As I said before...

Subject: RE: Original Quote??
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 21 Jun 03 - 05:27 PM

The one who was a real fan of the idea of Hemingway was Hemingway himself.

Subject: RE: Original Quote??
From: Sorcha
Date: 21 Jun 03 - 09:30 PM

Yes,Kevin, and he couldn't handle it when 'we' decided 'we' weren't Fans anymore.........as a juvinile, it was pretty good stuff but not now,sorry Ernie.

Subject: RE: Original Quote??
From: Gurney
Date: 24 Jun 03 - 06:34 AM

GuestQ, possibly the Hemingway quote you remember is about suicide.
'Taking the Hemingway out.' Just read it in an oldish novel (another oxymoron) and rather poor taste, I thought.

Subject: RE: Original Quote??
From: Jim McLean
Date: 24 Jun 03 - 06:43 AM

Slightly off the thread but there is a pub in Madrid with the sign above it which reads 'Hemingway didn't drink here'.
Jim McLean

Subject: RE: Original Quote??
From: Hrothgar
Date: 24 Jun 03 - 06:53 AM

That Hemingway was always shooting his mouth off.

Subject: RE: Original Quote??
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 24 Jun 03 - 07:59 AM

Your first quote reminds me of:

"Wagner's music is better than it sounds."

(Often attributed to Mark Twain, but Twain was quoting Bill Nye.)

Subject: RE: Original Quote??
From: JJ
Date: 24 Jun 03 - 09:14 AM

After a quick Google discovered a bunch of these, my favorite is, "I don't like naked mud wrestling, but I like the idea of naked mud wrestling."