- This topic has 61 replies, 22 voices, and was last updated 15 years, 6 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
Bruce’s version with repect to Jerry and friends
And I will walk alone, by the black, muddy river
And sing me a song of my own.My newest favorite from “The Dreaded Spoon”-
“Wearing out your ice cream cake, spilling sprinkles in his wake.”Crown of Jewels
Beauty queen and the wallflower
Feel the same in their darkest hours.
…
I don’t know why you think it’s so strange
Any kind of act’s within anyone’s range.those “crown of jewel” lyrics are great. i also like these:
all these years i’ve been searching so hard
through high tides and low tides too
if i stopped now how could i know what i could do?from where she sits everyone stands in judgement
everyone watching as the curtain falls down
see the lights do a long slow fadeI always thought:
He’s got the admiral’s daughter in the back
Trying to cross her battle linewas quite creative… 😉
“In light of all I’ve learned so far
I don’t believe I’m so strange
In spite of all this time I spend
Calling the air by a name
When the first light comes over the trees
He will be singing with me
And if I feel like singing alone
He always leave me be”Quote:I remember Bruce mentioning in an introduction to “Down The Road Tonight” (from one of the Daily Doses) that the pkace in the song was located in “James County.” The closeset place I could find with that name was James City County,VA, which Wikipedia says borders Williamsburg. I guess the guys had to cross the county line to have their fun.Quote:Williamsburg is the city that is within the county of James City County. FUBAR, I know, but that goes back to the 1600’s.I was once able to track down the road and bridge where the picture on “Scenes From The Southside” was taken……simply beautiful!
Actually, James City County is technically separate from the City of Williamsburg. Unlike all other states in the US, incorporated cities in Virginia are totally independent political entities from the counties. Williamsburg is bordered by James City County on the south and west, and by York County on the north and east (with a little bit of wraparound here and there). As for the naming, that goes way back to 1619, when the Virginia Company (then the colony’s proprietor) divided the land of the Virginia Colony into 4 incorporated administrative districts, thus the addition of the name “city” to them. They were Elizabeth Citiie, James Cittie, Charles Cittie, and Henrico Cittie. The capital of the colony, Jamestown, was located in James City (I cant keep using the old English “citiie”, it drives me nuts!). These counties straddled the James River, which was then the “superhighway” of the colony. Since the demise of the Virginia Company, the original administrative design of the area has changed (mostly through subdivisions), but some of the names have remained. By royal decree, the “cities” became “shires” in 1634.
Counties and cities became totally independent of each other back in 1871, in the midst of considerable political upheaval during post-Civil War Reconstruction. There are 39 independent cities in Virginia and 3 independent cities in the US outside of Virginia: Baltimore MD, St. Louis MO, and Carson City NV. Just another example of the peculiarities that have evolved in Virginia since they played host to the little spat between 1861 and 1865. The notion of independent ciies and counties was further entrehched by the political machinations of the Barbour/Martin/Byrd organization between the 1880s and 1950s as they sought to consolidate their power base in the rural areas and fight off the increasing power of urban areas by isolating them politically.
In short… we do things in a different way in Virginia. Go figure.
Rich
Oh yeah… this was about favorite lyics. Well, it changes, depending on the day and the mood. Right now, it’s:
“Theres a long lonesome sound in the distance calling back to me”
Rich
Have I found a kindred soul? ‘Mandolinrange’ likes the same obscure lyrics from”The Long Race” that I do. 😆
By the way, LOVE your “handle”. Did you ever get a chance to see the Range in concert?????
Rdiakun aka Rich:
I sent you two kudos points and a cyber smooch for the great history lesson on counties and ‘citties’. I grew up in Virginia Beach, aka Princess Anne county. Where do you hail from????P.S. to Si,
When I donate kudos, I try to leave a message, but it won’t let me send the message, just the kudos. Sometimes I don’t mind sending ‘anonymous’ kudos, but sometimes I really do want to leave a wry and sarcastic note. 😉Quote:I grew up in Virginia Beach, aka Princess Anne county. Where do you hail from????I was born in Buffalo, NY (aka Snow Country), but my parents moved the family to Williamsburg when I was in 6th grade. I lived in York County until after I graduated from HS in’76. Since then, I’ve been eveyrwhere up and down the east coast, but I’ve lived in Hampton for the past 5 years now.
Rich
aka a sucker for history stuff
- The forum ‘General chat’ is closed to new topics and replies.