And now it’s time for: Weird Ass Thoughts with Nan.
I wonder what dogs talk about to each other. Do the older ones tell the younger ones, “You know, when I was your age, we dogs used to walk ourselves! Anytime we wanted to! Wherever we wanted to go! This leash business didn’t come along until . . . wow – much later in life. You could go to anybody’s house you wanted to --- and, they fed you food scraps! Right off the table! None of this kibble crap! Yeah, they had dog food that came in a can – I don’t know what was in that stuff, but you know, it was actually better than that dry crap we got now. Better for us? Who cared? It was good! And when people finished their dinners they just scraped all their leftover food – bones and everything right in our bowls! Man, those were the good old days.
"Now? Hmmmph. Sitting around all day waiting for someone to come and “walk” you. Like you need “walking.” Yup. I miss those days. I miss ‘em a lot.”
And I wonder what they think about being dogs.
Do they say, “Dang I wish I were human! They get to do anything they want!”
Or do they say, “Thank the Lord I’m a dog! Just think if you had to sit at a computer-thing all day? Well – I kind of do – can’t go outside by myself, might as well sit at a screen all day.”
And what do they really think about cats?
I want to interview a dog. I’ma’ work on that. I’ll let you know how it goes.
But speaking of interviews, we are releasing a new podcast interview tonight!
Tonight’s guest is Scott Saltzman, an extraordinary professional photographer whose pictures always make me say, “How in the WORLD did you get that shot? How did you know it was going to come around?” And he says he feels it coming, feels the rhythm.
There are a lot of people who would like to follow their passions in the art world who don’t know if it’s a good idea to do so. It’s a scary idea for many, but the story of how he got into photography, the stories of himself as a young photographer when your passion is bigger than your common sense at times, it all adds up into a very interesting discussion! I highly recommend it!
For you Jazz Fest fans, Scott took the photo of Allen Toussaint and BB King that hangs above the stage in the Blues Tent. He’s got others around the site, but that interaction between thoe two music legends always grabs my heart, and Scott was there to catch it.
You can hear it at www.Nanlandia.com, or where ever you get your podcasts.
And! Y’all Elmer’s fans, we are down to needing only $56,453.00 to reach our $275,000 goal to buy the building! That’s down to 6 people donating $9408! Or 12 people donating $4708! (Or $56,453 people donating $100 each – we ain’t turning nothing down!)
This is SO EXCITING! Remember when you used to sit at your favorite table every Sunday morning, and we’d bring you coffee while you talked to your friends? And the little boy, Ewan, I used to carry around as my greeter, because he was too little to even walk yet, and I wanted to give his parents a chance to eat like regular people who wanted to have a grown-up conversation over breakfast? But he was a great greeter! (You should see him now! ALL grown up!) We can do that again!
Remember Willie Gray’s pancakes, and our hash? That was good! And how you’d come and bring your computer during the week, and sit in the side room so you could write your articles and your books? Remember all that?
LET’S DO IT AGAIN!!!! The only way in the world we can do it is to raise that last $56,453 by April 24th. So if you haven’t donated yet, but you think wistfully of the good old days in your community hangout, you can make it come to pass!! Really and truly, you can!
The info for both the name on the check and the mailing address:
The Ashfield Revitalization Fund
PO Box 334
Ashfield, MA 01330
Thank you all! AND! Thank you all y’all who don’t even live near Ashfield who have been sending money in! That is so cool!!! Y'all come visit as soon as we get good and going again!
You’re doing my heart good, all of you are.
Thank you so much. And enjoy this week's conversation with Scott Saltzman, the intuitive photographer. You can find his visual work at www.BarefootPhotography.com.
