tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post5478143979444128311..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: FIVE FACTS ABOUT WOODY GUTHRIE AND ONE ABOUT BRUCE SPRINGSTEENJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-57250004688839874282015-11-19T17:22:13.111-05:002015-11-19T17:22:13.111-05:00I don't think Woody was ever an international ...I don't think Woody was ever an international star. He was concerned with America and it's strengths and weaknesses.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-85930179363108931282015-11-19T17:21:25.343-05:002015-11-19T17:21:25.343-05:00I think his hometown has a statue of him. I saw a ...I think his hometown has a statue of him. I saw a picture taken in 1979 of how his childhood home looked. It was falling down. I don't know if it has been preserved since then.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-48461339776755590532015-11-19T17:20:04.716-05:002015-11-19T17:20:04.716-05:00He's so far ahead, no way can Bruce catch up.He's so far ahead, no way can Bruce catch up. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-48319687475464419112015-11-19T17:19:31.336-05:002015-11-19T17:19:31.336-05:00You're quite welcome.You're quite welcome.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-92077127209717652072015-11-19T17:19:08.065-05:002015-11-19T17:19:08.065-05:00Yes, he was an important part of our cultural hist...Yes, he was an important part of our cultural history.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-5968278207210330872015-11-19T17:18:35.238-05:002015-11-19T17:18:35.238-05:00I'm glad you feel a bit better.I'm glad you feel a bit better.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-19913076618430253462015-11-19T17:16:44.234-05:002015-11-19T17:16:44.234-05:00That was when kids could run free, though as Woody...That was when kids could run free, though as Woody grew up, his mother's Huntington's became worse, and he ran free whether he wanted to or not. He had to beg for meals and many nights, a place to sleep. That began when he was only fourteen.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-26503464751093020142015-11-19T16:04:13.452-05:002015-11-19T16:04:13.452-05:00Damn some interesting facts indeed in fact don'...Damn some interesting facts indeed in fact don't shoot me never heard of Woody till you wrote about him Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-31076196873364619522015-11-19T12:54:14.227-05:002015-11-19T12:54:14.227-05:00Those are some interesting facts I have not heard ...Those are some interesting facts I have not heard before, and I live in Oklahoma and I hear a lot about Woody Guthrie. He is definitely an icon in this state.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15165210377903518274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-73945400273993344632015-11-19T11:39:58.686-05:002015-11-19T11:39:58.686-05:00Woody had such a terribly sad life. Its heart brea...Woody had such a terribly sad life. Its heart breaking. Can we just call him the winner of the BOTBs just cuz of that?Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-83032277361863637662015-11-19T11:28:20.393-05:002015-11-19T11:28:20.393-05:00Thanks for the education--& the video!!Thanks for the education--& the video!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-18646739014744657932015-11-19T08:33:08.871-05:002015-11-19T08:33:08.871-05:00Hi Janie - I certainly knew very little of this - ...Hi Janie - I certainly knew very little of this - those fire incidents are really unfortunate, let alone the disease and other family aspects. He wrote some amazing music and influenced many ... <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-57101629107223332812015-11-19T00:38:50.296-05:002015-11-19T00:38:50.296-05:00I didn't know those facts about Woody.
Starti...I didn't know those facts about Woody. <br />Starting to feel a little human again over here in Fargo. Hallelujah!! A few more days of sleep might work miracles--LOL! :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-87712853365840901692015-11-18T20:06:14.259-05:002015-11-18T20:06:14.259-05:00I recall listening to a National Arciive recordind...I recall listening to a National Arciive recordind of Woodie, collected by Alan Lomax (another American treasure). Talking of his wild and joyous youth, he said of himself and friends, We shot each other with enerything but bullets. Miracle we survived.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-78856224611230680542015-11-18T19:42:16.035-05:002015-11-18T19:42:16.035-05:00I often think of moving to Canada, but I can't...I often think of moving to Canada, but I can't afford to move anywhere, and I don't know if I could handle the snow.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-52149177940672170732015-11-18T18:28:57.616-05:002015-11-18T18:28:57.616-05:00I liked that, especially seeing Arlo singing. Too...I liked that, especially seeing Arlo singing. Too bad Dylan wasn't in that bit, but Judy Collins and Joan Baez and others were. (That land (USA) was my birth land, but I had to follow that road just like Woody to find my own place in Canada). BTW I did already vote. . .D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.com