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In reply to the discussion: Without googling...At a four-way stop, if 2 cars reach the intersection simultaneously, [View all]Dark n Stormy Knight
(10,046 posts)11. Not really. Folksy-rootsy Americana genre. Not everyone's cuppa, but
he's highly respected in the folk scene. He does funny, but not in the Weird Al Yankovic way. Also does serious. Wrote Angel From Montgomery, a very well known non-parody song covered by Bonnie Raitt. Also the poignant Hello in There.
"Hello In There"
We had an apartment in the city,
Me and Loretta liked living there.
Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown,
A life of their own left us alone.
John and Linda live in Omaha,
And Joe is somewhere on the road.
We lost Davy in the Korean war,
And I still don't know what for, don't matter anymore.
[Chorus:]
Ya' know that old trees just grow stronger,
And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry day.
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello."
Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more,
She sits and stares through the back door screen.
And all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen.
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy,
We worked together at the factory.
But what could I say if asks "What's new?"
"Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do."
[Chorus]
So if you're walking down the street sometime
And spot some hollow ancient eyes,
Please don't just pass 'em by and stare
As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there, hello."
We had an apartment in the city,
Me and Loretta liked living there.
Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown,
A life of their own left us alone.
John and Linda live in Omaha,
And Joe is somewhere on the road.
We lost Davy in the Korean war,
And I still don't know what for, don't matter anymore.
[Chorus:]
Ya' know that old trees just grow stronger,
And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry day.
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello."
Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more,
She sits and stares through the back door screen.
And all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen.
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy,
We worked together at the factory.
But what could I say if asks "What's new?"
"Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do."
[Chorus]
So if you're walking down the street sometime
And spot some hollow ancient eyes,
Please don't just pass 'em by and stare
As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there, hello."
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Without googling...At a four-way stop, if 2 cars reach the intersection simultaneously, [View all]
ecstatic
Sep 2017
OP
and since when do people even really stop........oh they'll slow down, but that rolling thing
a kennedy
Sep 2017
#45
Okay - John Prine - definitely not a parody singer, though he writes some funny songs.
GoneOffShore
Sep 2017
#10
Not really. Folksy-rootsy Americana genre. Not everyone's cuppa, but
Dark n Stormy Knight
Sep 2017
#11
Yeah, this is my concern. I guess that is why we are seeing so many traffic circles pop up...
hlthe2b
Sep 2017
#38
See my post. Rarely are cars going parallel (North - South) approaching each other head-on
anneboleyn
Sep 2017
#52
Of course... the issue is head on meeting simultaneously with one wanting to make a left turn
hlthe2b
Sep 2017
#59
In most cases those cars would be in different lanes, so it's a non-issue. Car from North would
anneboleyn
Sep 2017
#49
But you do need a rule for when it is 2 cars arriving from opposite directions
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2017
#60
In the southern hemisphere, of course, it would be car on left with right of way
pangaia
Sep 2017
#27
There's one busy 4-way in our area at which this happens constantly. We just nod/wave
Nay
Sep 2017
#46