No Waver No Wobble

David McFadden on Stompin' Tom Connors. "What I See in Tom's Boot" in Open Letter Second Series. No. 5 (Summer 1973) p. 40.

It's a thing that's often overlooked, especially by people who have heard him only on records, but Tom stomps real good. He never misses a stomp. He never wavers, wobbles or loses balance even for a second. It's insane. And all the time he's doing (relatively) intricate things on the guitar, remembering all the words, digesting his dinner, keeping in mind all the things a famous person has to keep in mind, & singing.

It's a cheeky homage. I like the slang for "glorious" — "it's insane" which nowadays might be rendered "sick".

And so for day 943
13.07.2009

An old view of multi-tasking

A brief glimpse of another way of life from Bruce G. Trigger The Huron: Farmers of the North

Although fish and game were caught along the way, the Huron traveler carried a supply of cornmeal with him, as well as a clay pot that at various times was used to bail out the canoe, cook meals, and to urinate so as not to upset the canoe.

The meals were not cooked in the canoe. *smile*

And so for day 226
28.07.2007