1:19.30: A friend of mine used to run trot lines in a river near Paducah, KY. They were just like Shep described in his story. The only difference was that my friend would check his lines in a small rowboat in the river. I helped him do that a few times.
14:37: I grew up in South Jersey in the 60's and 70's. In the 60's, my dad took us up to Palisades Park a few times. It was a fun place. According to Wikipedia, it operated from 1898-1971.
1:16:00 - Regarding the "Fish Out" - and wow, what a beautiful story - I would like to make two cross-references. First, to the twenty-first-century iteration of the term, which is largely delimited to a certain subculture (I'll leave it to the reader to look up the definition for themselves, and to make their own inferences as to how far we've degenerated as a culture) Second, a significantly more endearing quotation from literary history, which perfectly resonates with Shep's wonderful reminiscence: "I asked professors who teach the meaning of life to tell me what is happiness. And I went to famous executives who boss the work of thousands of men. They all shook their heads and gave me a smile as though I was trying to fool with them. And then one Sunday afternoon I wandered out along the Desplaines River And I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees with their women and children and a keg of beer and an accordion." - CARL SANDBURG
Thanks very much for sharing your thoughts here so eloquently. I live near Chicago, and I think it is very important that Sandburg specified the Desplaines River. I know that the Desplaines River and its surroundings have changed a great deal since Sandburg's time, but I think there are still places along the Desplaines River where people might go to experience happiness as Sandburg defined it.
1:19.30: A friend of mine used to run trot lines in a river near Paducah, KY. They were just like Shep described in his story. The only difference was that my friend would check his lines in a small rowboat in the river. I helped him do that a few times.
14:37: I grew up in South Jersey in the 60's and 70's. In the 60's, my dad took us up to Palisades Park a few times. It was a fun place. According to Wikipedia, it operated from 1898-1971.
1:23:15 - Ha! I knew it! Earlier, Shep mentioned 'keeping the kegs of beer cool(?)' by floating them in the river...I've experienced the same😅
It's been a long time since 1960 and many things haven't changed. The White Sox may be the best example of this.
1:16:00 - Regarding the "Fish Out" - and wow, what a beautiful story - I would like to make two cross-references. First, to the twenty-first-century iteration of the term, which is largely delimited to a certain subculture (I'll leave it to the reader to look up the definition for themselves, and to make their own inferences as to how far we've degenerated as a culture)
Second, a significantly more endearing quotation from literary history, which perfectly resonates with Shep's wonderful reminiscence:
"I asked professors who teach the meaning of life to tell me what is happiness.
And I went to famous executives who boss the work of thousands of men.
They all shook their heads and gave me a smile as though I was trying to fool with them.
And then one Sunday afternoon I wandered out along the Desplaines River
And I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees with their women and children and a keg of beer and an accordion."
- CARL SANDBURG
Thanks very much for sharing your thoughts here so eloquently. I live near Chicago, and I think it is very important that Sandburg specified the Desplaines River. I know that the Desplaines River and its surroundings have changed a great deal since Sandburg's time, but I think there are still places along the Desplaines River where people might go to experience happiness as Sandburg defined it.
Excelsior ☝️
More than any other episode, this performance makes me feel Shep would have loved General Semantics
1:14:29 beautiful
1:17:36 - Tim 'The Tool-Man' Taylor? 😂
40:46 🎉
7:04 😅
24:28 😂
10:16 -- Lois Nettleton, I bet.