tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post7306623777049696228..comments2023-06-14T04:13:03.470-07:00Comments on Deb Gould: LIFE'S A BLUR...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-20726965993379449542013-10-08T13:41:49.303-07:002013-10-08T13:41:49.303-07:00Vicariously (or not), the 60s were pretty amazing....Vicariously (or not), the 60s were pretty amazing...glad you found something there in that image. I'm sending good thoughts to your sister, too, who's only about 4 years younger than I am!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-4013208387816677272013-10-08T07:12:40.630-07:002013-10-08T07:12:40.630-07:00I lived through the sixties vicariously, through m...I lived through the sixties vicariously, through my older sister (born in 1950). That shot evokes images for me, too. Thanks for the memories, as Bob Hope used to sing.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-90664559607978106262013-10-07T10:01:03.651-07:002013-10-07T10:01:03.651-07:00Was it because I said I was probably a little bit ...Was it because I said I was probably a little bit stoned? Remember...that was during the summers of love, back in the 60s!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-4517005555413474612013-10-07T10:00:28.955-07:002013-10-07T10:00:28.955-07:00They all have stories, don't they? This pictur...They all have stories, don't they? This picture just reminds me so much of when we were young, a little foolish and terribly in love; we both still smile over it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-45774414544093680492013-10-07T09:59:07.145-07:002013-10-07T09:59:07.145-07:00I absolutely loved that shirt -- wore it until it ...I absolutely loved that shirt -- wore it until it disintegrated, I think; the colors are imprinted in my mind. No color shots, though -- that was when it was still cool to use black and white!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-74026742940233219612013-10-07T05:06:12.887-07:002013-10-07T05:06:12.887-07:00Yes it made me smile too............even before I ...Yes it made me smile too............even before I read the text, which made me smile even more.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-85839539829078890142013-10-07T03:13:00.447-07:002013-10-07T03:13:00.447-07:00The story explains why this photo is worth preserv...The story explains why this photo is worth preserving. Now I wonder what stories are behind the bad photos passed down to me.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-29776181612629680392013-10-07T01:07:43.743-07:002013-10-07T01:07:43.743-07:00Amazing that you can remember the colour of that s...Amazing that you can remember the colour of that shirt Deb:)Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-34477590922115550322013-10-06T12:22:07.276-07:002013-10-06T12:22:07.276-07:00I know, Sue. My body parts seem totally out of wha...I know, Sue. My body parts seem totally out of whack (and they are), but once you get the basic position, it all becomes clear. I think the next step is to get your knees up onto your elbows...does anybody remember how to do this?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-13585326140189080762013-10-06T10:26:43.338-07:002013-10-06T10:26:43.338-07:00I must admit I had trouble working the parts of yo...I must admit I had trouble working the parts of you out, except that arm in a striped shirt but you told the story behind the photograph so beautifully. Lovely to read your memories of the time. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-38338021744502032952013-10-06T07:23:07.813-07:002013-10-06T07:23:07.813-07:00Oh, yes! I'm not sure I could still do it, but...Oh, yes! I'm not sure I could still do it, but the thoughts are still there! I just can't take myself too seriously, especially as I get older...and older...and older!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-56417024239923292902013-10-06T05:46:12.393-07:002013-10-06T05:46:12.393-07:00I'll bet there is still a little something of ...I'll bet there is still a little something of that girl in you! Great shot!Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-71979386727125336122013-10-06T05:09:49.796-07:002013-10-06T05:09:49.796-07:00Wonderful and, you have to admit, pretty dreadful,...Wonderful and, you have to admit, pretty dreadful, too -- what with Vietnam and Civil Rights, etc. Exciting, important; we changed things, didn't we, headbands notwithstanding!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-73731747928557836002013-10-06T05:08:50.118-07:002013-10-06T05:08:50.118-07:00Yes...and there was this song, too: "I gotta ...Yes...and there was this song, too: "I gotta be me, I gotta be me..." etc. It was a fun time, but the here and now is also fun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-79074353359055489352013-10-05T21:19:24.812-07:002013-10-05T21:19:24.812-07:00The sixties were a wonderful time for so many reas...The sixties were a wonderful time for so many reasons. There won't be another decade like them for a very long time. And I'll never apologize for my flowered bell-bottoms, fringe, leather, & headbands! They weren't exactly practical nor even comfortable all the time, but gosh, they were fun!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-82733766280194768742013-10-05T21:06:36.361-07:002013-10-05T21:06:36.361-07:00We gotta be who we have to be, and this really loo...We gotta be who we have to be, and this really looks perfect for our blurry theme, and what a fun time you must have had!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-40902450188411343782013-10-05T17:23:47.714-07:002013-10-05T17:23:47.714-07:00Thanks, Alex -- glad you like it. I keep thinking ...Thanks, Alex -- glad you like it. I keep thinking that, should I try that headstand now, I'd probably be grateful for Medicare...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-8097225024466244382013-10-05T17:21:38.454-07:002013-10-05T17:21:38.454-07:00Ahhh -- he was a special guy in my life; we are st...Ahhh -- he was a special guy in my life; we are still, after all these years (and a horrific break-up), best of friends!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-33729737943737568852013-10-05T17:20:50.612-07:002013-10-05T17:20:50.612-07:00I'm with you, my TB -- 100%! All those parts a...I'm with you, my TB -- 100%! All those parts add up to our wholes, and I wouldn't discard any of them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-32411646525576447522013-10-05T17:20:06.931-07:002013-10-05T17:20:06.931-07:00It was a great time, wasn't it? I suppose ever...It was a great time, wasn't it? I suppose everybody says that about their own generational "era," but I think it's true! Nice to see your name in my comment section, Rosie -- hope you're having as beautiful weather as we are!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-17015012665236503702013-10-05T16:20:44.148-07:002013-10-05T16:20:44.148-07:00So evocative. I can understand why you would keep...So evocative. I can understand why you would keep it. I love it!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-50569674873125983302013-10-05T15:44:12.194-07:002013-10-05T15:44:12.194-07:00It's strange how a photo can be such a blur, y...It's strange how a photo can be such a blur, yet the memory associated with it can be so clear -- and I love your sharing of the memories. I think it's interesting that someone chose to photograph you about to do a headstand, and that it's a close-up! Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-13366293098249794952013-10-05T14:05:59.923-07:002013-10-05T14:05:59.923-07:00Great picture!!
You wouldn't be who you are n...Great picture!! <br />You wouldn't be who you are now <br />if you hadn't been that person back then. <br />Part of your personal evolution. <br />While I am critical of certain periods of my life, <br />I wouldn't be who I am today without them; <br />and I like who I am now. <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-55840534442041258402013-10-05T13:51:23.024-07:002013-10-05T13:51:23.024-07:00Aw....those were the days for sure. I liked that ...Aw....those were the days for sure. I liked that era, I was in my mid teens, I also liked the comfort of the clothes worn back then. Your photo made me smile too!!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.com