Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

17 Hippies play Frau Music


poetry jam and 3WW


Good grief!
Hippies have changed!
Where are the beaded bandana'd
dread lock'd boys basking in the sun
patches on their jean pockets
earrings and bong pipes

Groovin' German style!
A more sanitised disciplined version
oom pah pah and violins
versus laid back twangs and blues
Lets raise our glasses to them
Cheers!


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28 comments:

  1. Sheilagh LeeApril 10, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    LOL well done

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  2. Brian MillerApril 10, 2013 at 10:40 AM

    what no gangnam style?
    smiles.

    i am def a bit more laid back

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  3. VictoriaApril 10, 2013 at 11:47 AM

    So fun. I sometimes think there's a hippie deep inside me. Guess I would prefer the sanitized, disciplined variety though.

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  4. J Cosmo NewberyApril 10, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    Early morning and there are sleeper, so haven't played the clip. But the verse is good. Times change, tools change, ideals just wither.

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    1. rallentandaApril 10, 2013 at 10:00 PM

      Sounds as if you are tired. Oldegg will slip you some pills!

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    2. J Cosmo NewberyApril 11, 2013 at 4:46 AM

      Finally got to play it - more gypsies than hippies.

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    3. rallentandaApril 11, 2013 at 4:09 PM

      Yes...there's a touch of the Baltic about it!

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  5. Old EggApril 10, 2013 at 9:20 PM

    Sort of Germanic Latin American. I wanted it to be better (the music not your writing) I think it's my back and all that jigging up and down. No I don't I meant that either...whatever.

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    1. rallentandaApril 10, 2013 at 9:59 PM

      My Goodness oldegg...you haven't been taking those pills they advertise on late night television have you?
      They are not for back ache:)

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  6. Dave KingApril 11, 2013 at 4:29 AM

    Yeah, guess that's about the measure of it. Hooray for change! great write.

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  7. rallentandaApril 11, 2013 at 4:47 AM

    Thanks Dave

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  8. Jae RoseApril 11, 2013 at 5:02 AM

    When you think of hippies i guess you imagine West Coast America..I am intrigued now and may well search out hippies of the world ;)

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    1. rallentandaApril 11, 2013 at 4:11 PM

      Good idea jaerose. I think they are all very old now..they stopped making them in the 80's:)

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  9. HelenApril 11, 2013 at 7:15 AM

    ... you might find a few of them out here where I live!!! Nice write.

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  10. Laurie KolpApril 11, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    Love the rhythm... and yes, patches on pockets are definitely passe.

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  11. SaravApril 11, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    Very fun!! Love the scarf waving too--who knew it would come to this? :-) I am more of the laid back version--your poem brought back some great memories and smiles

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  12. PeggyApril 11, 2013 at 12:11 PM

    You said it all in your first line--old hippies--they have gotten old! And yes styles do change don't they!

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  13. rallentandaApril 11, 2013 at 4:12 PM

    They all went the way of the Dodo and the dinosaurs:)

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  14. rallentandaApril 11, 2013 at 4:15 PM

    Although the 8 feet high platform heels are back !

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  15. GraceApril 11, 2013 at 4:41 PM

    That group is very talented ~ How times have changed but beautiful music is still appreciated ~

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  16. MaryApril 12, 2013 at 5:49 AM

    We have to go with the flow of the times; and as Grace said, the group IS talented indeed.

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