My Dear Friends,

 

Throughout my short life, and Life is Short, I have never lived even one minute during which I was not focused on the Golden Ring, which is education and erudition for its own sake, a true Man of Learning.

 

And so, now that I find myself so ripe, after almost seven decades, it is not strange to tell that I still am just interested in this same old thing, learning and knowledge, and continued amassing of limited wisdom.

 

When I was very, VERY young, I read many books, books like Fanny Hill, and, certainly, these books were the cause of my belief that being the greatest monger who ever lived might be something worth aspiring to.

 

Mongering is a pursuit for two groups of men:  I mean, Young men with hard members, and, also, Old men with large bejeweled rings, and piles of money, who mostly suffer from gout.

 

Maybe you might not know what I am driving at. I am just saying that, pursuits of the flesh are never satisfying, in the end, and can lead to depravity, debauchery, and ill health.

 

Let’s not be bounders, for example, such as those who have very few redeeming qualities.

 

Instead, one should find some other passion in life which provides oneself, and others, some good advantage and satisfaction, and some reason to remain alive.

 

So, anyway, what I have found is the pursuit of teaching, and this need not be for money, either.

 

I teach because I love to witness the mind of another change for the better. The students I teach improve with each of my classes, and, for sure, they grow in many ways. Yes, My Friends, I am a fairly dynamite teacher, when I put my mind to it.

 

Most of you already know without any coaxing from me that you should do something to give back for what you have received during years gone by when you were younger, and when you received so much from this world.

 

However, from just one other perspective, you can truly gain so much satisfaction in your later life just by the act of contributing to others, even in a minor way.

I hate to be maudlin. But, why not be, in this case?

 

So…anyway, I think I have reached the end of what I was attempting to communicate, here.

 

And now…..let’s talk about SATISFACTION, maybe....

 

If you have ever watched the Chick-Flick Series, Big Little Lies, and if you, like I, love Chick Flicks, then you will recall how satisfying that series truly was. .

 

Also, this series exemplifies the rampant Materialism in America, these days, maybe, which I found shocking and demoralizing, especially among the young players in this series.

 

This comedy-drama probably not only satisfied your feminine side, but it also bowled you over in the clover, Music-Wise!

 

For example, there was a fantastic Cover of Janis Joplin’s Ball & Chain, but so much more great old music interspersed throughout these great Chick-flick episodes of Big and Little Lies, or Little Big Man, or, whatever the title was.

 

Well?

 

In case you don’t believe me, here is the cover from YouTube of the Janis Joplin tune, if I can find it on YouTube.  Pretty amazing cover, I would say, because…..listening to this cover, I can almost see Janis stomping her shoe into the stage, SO many years ago.

 

This music provided me a true feeling of SATISFACTION; I must admit.

 

Best regards, and sincere caring to you all, as usual, forever, and forever,

 

Glob

 

Note:  There has been, and will only ever be, just ONE Janis.

 

 

 

Janis is the REAL THING.

 

Janis was such, SUCH, a true Siren.

Only difference is...maybe....instead of leading men to their ruin, she, herself, crashed into the rocks, and died too early.

What do you think?

 

YaY.... The professor is back and prophecy is fulfilled!!

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Maybe you might not know what I am driving at. I am just saying that, pursuits of the flesh are never satisfying, in the end, and can lead to depravity, debauchery, and ill health.

Depravity and debauchery, my old friends...

I have to say, many of my pursuits of the flesh have been very satisfying.

 

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

So, anyway, what I have found is the pursuit of teaching, and this need not be for money, either.

I have always enjoyed teaching a young lass some of the satisfactions that can be achieved in pursuits of the flesh.

 

That said, indeed, as age accumulates, one tends to find more enjoyment in the mind than in the flesh, and teaching can be a very rewarding activity. An activity which contributes to society. We all owe much to our teachers. They are generally undervalued, but stand tall throughout history.

14 minutes ago, timendres said:

Depravity and debauchery, my old friends...

I have to say, many of my pursuits of the flesh have been very satisfying.

 

I have always enjoyed teaching a young lass some of the satisfactions that can be achieved in pursuits of the flesh.

 

That said, indeed, as age accumulates, one tends to find more enjoyment in the mind than in the flesh, and teaching can be a very rewarding activity. An activity which contributes to society. We all owe much to our teachers. They are generally undervalued, but stand tall throughout history.

Facetiously speaking, and, perhaps sexually speaking, as you say...the Top always enjoys teaching the Bottom a lesson.

Maybe, this has been your case, too.

I dunno.

Anyway, as we continue to age, we miss what we once had, which was our juices....like this.....

 

 

Thankfully, most of us, due to not being far too crazy, have outlived Janis.

 

And so, now that we have more wisdom, then we should communicate to the next generation, 50 years younger than we, what life is really about.

 

And so, even you do not know what Life is REALLY about,.....do you?

 

Life ain't fair.

 

No one tells us, before we are born, what this life might be like, without a silver spoon.

8 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

For example, there was a fantastic Cover of Janis Joplin’s Ball & Chain, but so much more great old music interspersed throughout these great Chick-flick episodes of Big and Little Lies, or Little Big Man, or, whatever the title was.

 

Well?

 

In case you don’t believe me, here is the cover from YouTube of the Janis Joplin tune, if I can find it on YouTube.  Pretty amazing cover, I would say, because…..listening to this cover, I can almost see Janis stomping her shoe into the stage, SO many years ago.

 

Note:  There has been, and will only ever be, just ONE Janis.

 

 

 

Janis is the REAL THING.

 

Janis was such, SUCH, a true Siren.

Only difference is...maybe....instead of leading men to their ruin, she, herself, crashed into the rocks, and died too early.

What do you think?

Janis was to music what great writers were to literature.

The video you posted of Piece Of My Heart is the Janis original.  This is the cover, by Christina Vierra and The Ryan Rehm Band.  And agreed, a very excellent cover.  It takes balls to cover Janis on vocals.
 

 

GammaGlobulin, I suggest you visit, and hopefully contribute, to the Blast from the Past - 60's, 70's, 80's Music (2022) thread, pinned to the top of this very sub-forum.

The decades listed are not absolutely set in stone.  Certainly anything before the 60's is welcome.  The title of the thread used to be ". . . 50's, 60's, 70's Music" but somehow it was changed to drop the 50's and add the 80's.  A very good change.

 

I, myself, attempt to post the phenomenal music that has since fallen into the cracks or has been covered by dust.  This, for instance.  Irma Thomas with her '64 B-side single Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand).
 

I love themes and just yesterday posted Billboards top 25 including the newcomers to the chart for the week of 02~08 January 1966.  Give it a visit.  And do post.

And to provide your OP with some necessary citation, here's the Big Little Lies Soundtrack for the first two seasons.  Some great chunes on those lists, for sure.

On 1/20/2022 at 10:11 AM, Tippaporn said:

GammaGlobulin, I suggest you visit, and hopefully contribute, to the Blast from the Past - 60's, 70's, 80's Music (2022) thread, pinned to the top of this very sub-forum.

The decades listed are not absolutely set in stone.  Certainly anything before the 60's is welcome.  The title of the thread used to be ". . . 50's, 60's, 70's Music" but somehow it was changed to drop the 50's and add the 80's.  A very good change.

 

I, myself, attempt to post the phenomenal music that has since fallen into the cracks or has been covered by dust.  This, for instance.  Irma Thomas with her '64 B-side single Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand).
 

I love themes and just yesterday posted Billboards top 25 including the newcomers to the chart for the week of 02~08 January 1966.  Give it a visit.  And do post.

You know, My Friend, these days, my heart belongs to the Farang Pub, only.

 

The reason I enjoy the Farang Pub is that this forum is the one from which all wisdom, not to mention goodness, flows.

 

Truly, I say unto thee, I shall never stray from the Farang Pub, again.

 

Posting, too much, on other places, might risk my total undoing.

 

Therefore:  Lessons learned, I am always cautious, polite, and empathetic in my postings here...which.....is the way life actually SHOULD be, anyway.

 

Take care.

So many people are gagging to volunteer, that I feel that the greatest contribution I can give is to get out of their way -and toss a little cash, which is needed much more than my presence.

 

As per Janice, she never had a proper band. 1st album is stoned, noodling hippies, 2nd album was generic soul session players, 3rd album was horrible hippie funk. If only she had hooked up with say, The Muddy Waters Band.

 

So if push comes to shove, Kosmic Blues by having proper players and real production, is the only album I would still consider playing today. 

And thanks for the Irma Thomas. Saw her 3 times in New Orleans, she pretty much never toured.

 

"I wish someone would care" is in my top 10 soul sobbin' Ballards.

 

She wrote Time is on my side, covered by the stones, but she did it better.

"Sharper than a serpents tooth, are the thankless students". I recommend mongering. More rewarding.

 

PS: There is a firm in Pattaya that offeres "Advanced Mongering Courses". Satisfaction guaranteed. Annual fee only a paltry fee of US 5000. Don't invest in Stocks, invest in yourself!

What a load of old cobblers this thread is.