tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post7309230024609199337..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Walking With LucianoFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36472096872464266792014-04-24T12:30:16.884+01:002014-04-24T12:30:16.884+01:00I am so enjoying being able to read a real, live w...I am so enjoying being able to read a real, live writer who uses words like "gambolling" and describes towns as "sleepily subversive." You are a balm to my brain after yet another year of reading student writing. Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88574838215763340122014-04-23T19:37:53.652+01:002014-04-23T19:37:53.652+01:00Dear Friko, I wish I could help you carry that bla...Dear Friko, I wish I could help you carry that black dog, puppy or fully grown. Alas, and it was the moment I knew my son was fully grown when he observed, casually: "In the end we are all alone".<br /><br />Sorry about the above bit of cheerfulness and "comfort": Sometimes I think that the truth, just saying as it is, better than sweeping things underneath the carpet. Not, ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-38515177382283606872014-04-23T17:16:32.630+01:002014-04-23T17:16:32.630+01:00Dear Friko, you are a woman of wide and varied int...Dear Friko, you are a woman of wide and varied interests. So erudite. And I find myself, while reading your posts, thinking how wonderful and stimulating it would be if I lived close to you and could attend with you all the plays and readings and soirees about which you what. You. Are. One. Interesting. And. Intriguing. And Mysterious. Woman. and I so feel your angst when you write about the Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3627618432868911802014-04-23T07:59:40.500+01:002014-04-23T07:59:40.500+01:00Hi Friko - the black dog is such a hang dog for th...Hi Friko - the black dog is such a hang dog for those who live with that sort of dog - I hope the mood has lifted somewhat ... peaks and troughs usually. What a good day out - albeit a Dylan voiced "Under Milkwood" .. must have been very evocative to have been in that setting .. and voices - they do draw us in .. I'm hoping to see more this year and explore the world of learning Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42380432818771253722014-04-23T00:29:44.043+01:002014-04-23T00:29:44.043+01:00I never saw that movie or the play. Now you had m...I never saw that movie or the play. Now you had me look it up on Netflix at least. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-63235299142745798362014-04-22T14:04:23.437+01:002014-04-22T14:04:23.437+01:00How I adore "Under Milkwood." The readin...How I adore "Under Milkwood." The reading of it is splendid but nothing beats hearing it read aloud (by a skillful reader) or seeing a production. Very lucky, you are!<br /><br />I miss Pete. And Richard. And Luciano, for that matter, though not as much. Their voices so unique to them, so different from one another. I know there will be others. There already are. But nonetheless....Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88578797251841863962014-04-21T23:26:41.656+01:002014-04-21T23:26:41.656+01:00This time of year should not be marred by the blac...This time of year should not be marred by the black dog, but I've read it so often is. Walking, thinking, singing, engaging the mind in other things, and writing about such things, must help to quell this force. While it seems the dark moods and writing with such clarity could ever go together, you illustrate that the opposite can be true. I hope the dark mood has lifted. <br /><br />Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7948523805185316492014-04-21T21:54:47.946+01:002014-04-21T21:54:47.946+01:00Take that black dog for a long walk and exhaust to...Take that black dog for a long walk and exhaust to the point where it hides under the bed for a while. Art in the form of song and theater is a great medicine I think.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-26536707736020573322014-04-21T17:21:01.340+01:002014-04-21T17:21:01.340+01:00Yes , Under Milk Wood has always made me smile . F...Yes , Under Milk Wood has always made me smile . Find somewhere quiet and just read it aloud to yourself ... it's a remarkably cheering way to spend an afternoon .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34990000423233449122014-04-20T22:13:37.116+01:002014-04-20T22:13:37.116+01:00I walked that dog many miles over the winter and e...I walked that dog many miles over the winter and early spring. I have found that it comes and goes pretty much as it likes.<br />I wonder if we will see this work above the 49th parallel? I'll have to check.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42660735103093983832014-04-20T19:33:48.387+01:002014-04-20T19:33:48.387+01:00Friko, thank you for this post. I read it last we...Friko, thank you for this post. I read it last week when I was having a bit of a situation myself. Your word helped me.<br /><br />And so, feeling much more cheery on this sunny day, after a walk over to the annual Fifth Avenue Easter Parade, I am back to wish you a very Happy Easter. I've already had my first piece of chocolate, and it was delicious, dark chocolate.<br /><br />xo<br /><brFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-576737067827582972014-04-20T16:27:05.357+01:002014-04-20T16:27:05.357+01:00Ah Friko - black dog? I was very confused and Wiki...Ah Friko - black dog? I was very confused and Wikipedia did not help much. Never heard of such a saying - uuuuaa, I understand now it is kind of a syndrome of really low down bad mood? Forgive me for being so uninformed, but I think I understand now.<br />Anyway, take it with humor, everything passes, seldom something stays the same. I am so glad you still have things in your life you love very Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693182864758766065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-26445230300023473162014-04-20T09:37:39.882+01:002014-04-20T09:37:39.882+01:00Ah, the genius of Dylan Thomas, who also wrestled ...Ah, the genius of Dylan Thomas, who also wrestled with his own demons, if not the black dog. I hope its visit soon ends, leaving more room for spring in your life, Friko.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-64628518762099571752014-04-20T08:13:04.164+01:002014-04-20T08:13:04.164+01:00So sorry to hear the black dog has you again. I ge...So sorry to hear the black dog has you again. I get a bit down sometimes, but never have the black dog hanging around. I hope he runs away from home very soon. Had to laugh at you visiting llareggub !Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-40183352960080798602014-04-20T02:48:23.004+01:002014-04-20T02:48:23.004+01:00Ah, malady of old age and cloudy days. Time for en...Ah, malady of old age and cloudy days. Time for entertainment and a change of place.<br />Just talking and writing about such things helps the writer as well as well as the reader. <br /><br />I shall look for Dylan Thomas and thank my lucky stars for sending me to you today.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-30618327139943851292014-04-19T20:29:50.211+01:002014-04-19T20:29:50.211+01:00Sounds like a good one. I will check it out.
Glad...Sounds like a good one. I will check it out.<br /><br />Glad you vanquished the black dog for the time being…Why does that rascal always seem to keep coming around? Next time, you might consider James Taylor. He banishes the black dog every time for me. And Rosamunde Pilcher ain't bad at it, either.<br /><br />;)<br /><br />PS. Hope you can hop by my blog and then click on my new, updated Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-28818642875962417872014-04-19T18:58:02.060+01:002014-04-19T18:58:02.060+01:00Still laughing about Tosca airborne.Still laughing about Tosca airborne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34144391179625317882014-04-19T18:56:55.715+01:002014-04-19T18:56:55.715+01:00May your lack dog scamper off into the underbrush,...May your lack dog scamper off into the underbrush, and sooner rather than later. Mom used to say 'Buck up Buttercp' but I won't offer any platitudes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-64571898315644866732014-04-19T16:27:54.048+01:002014-04-19T16:27:54.048+01:00You get Dylan Thomas nearby and I get Bob Dylan (w...You get Dylan Thomas nearby and I get Bob Dylan (who took his moniker from Mr. Thomas). You get to have all the cultural richness and I get a briefly blowing blizzard out side my window. Llareggub!Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-24546634127949375112014-04-19T16:05:20.756+01:002014-04-19T16:05:20.756+01:00The black dog buggers off when the black dog decid...The black dog buggers off when the black dog decides to bugger off...so I stroke my real black dog and bugger on with buggering on until it does.<br />I can outlast it.<br /><br />Under Milk Wood? Illicit thrills for the unco' guid...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-33985301930538330572014-04-19T15:21:37.111+01:002014-04-19T15:21:37.111+01:00Work seems to go best when my life is off the rail...Work seems to go best when my life is off the rails. If it weren't for the dead, I'd have no real conversation at all. You're doing good, Friko. They're just dogs, don't you know?Henry Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060070596696697626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-1349948463063310372014-04-19T12:30:00.414+01:002014-04-19T12:30:00.414+01:00One word " Luciano" - I do not need to f...One word " Luciano" - I do not need to finish his name - he has thrilled my heart and taken me to very warm spaces for a very long time - always a favourite. This was just a truly interesting post - I have never had a Black Dog creep into my mind. Happy Easter dear Friko to you n yours :)LilliStJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771499579700164919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-47729299096207332652014-04-19T09:03:09.925+01:002014-04-19T09:03:09.925+01:00You might be walking with the black dogs but your ...You might be walking with the black dogs but your sense of humour hasn't deserted you.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-29028545957654968282014-04-19T07:19:17.275+01:002014-04-19T07:19:17.275+01:00Whatever black dog humours were wandering around i...Whatever black dog humours were wandering around in my head have now been replaced by the thought of Tosca bouncing back up. I'm laughing to myself because Dick and Lindy are both asleep.<br />Since Luciano didn't cheer you up, I'm glad Pete got you humming and singing a verse or two. Good man, Pete.<br />Luv, KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-87207860197074521882014-04-19T05:20:11.668+01:002014-04-19T05:20:11.668+01:00I'm sorry you're having such woes but glad...I'm sorry you're having such woes but glad that you're able to express it in writing and work your way around it some. Your sense of humour has to be of help.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.com