lbpesq wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 1:32 pm
wabisabied wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 12:19 pm
I don’t know, but I’ve always wondered if “sins” meant illegitimate. As in from outside marriage. A way to say a bit more about Delilah without going straight to the point.
That's how I always interpreted it.
Bill, tgo
Same here! First and only way I took it. Nicely rhymes with "twins" too.
I wonder whether Casey could be part of this family.
Hey - has anyone heard 11.4.77 at Colgate University? (One of the fastest Eyes I've ever heard, though I wouldn't be surprised if some of those mid 80's versions are faster.) Anyway, before the start of Set II Bobby says "In case you're wondering, something doesn't work. We're gonna try and make it work." then the tape cuts - to resume with Phil mid-sentence introducing the band members and even a few of the crew with "Jones" as their last name! Highlights include "and of course, on drums - the one and only - Julius P. Jones!" (for Billy), "and center-stage, ladies and gentlemen, a star whose name has gone beyond him - even unto the farthest galaxies, ahahahah, Bob Jones!", "...actually, I'm Phil Jones and that's Mick Jones! And now I'd like to introduce all the other Joneses. Would all the other Joneses step right out here? We have Harry Jones over here! We have Alex Jones over there!" Phil continues incoherently, then Bobby cuts in with "Mama - she was a good ol' gal." Jerry introduces "Donna Jean Jones!" then quips "Freshly deported from Canada." The set starts with Samson and
Delilah! (Could that be mere coincidence?)
They'd played Brown Eyed Women in Set I. It's very mysterious to me. It's quite possible there's a version out there, without the cut I've had to live with all these years, that preserves the lost seconds or minutes and can answer me the "How?" and/or "Why?" I've asked alternately, so many times, from soft whisper to clear request to shouted demand to screaming pleas!
On a "distantly related" note, has anyone ever read William Faulkner's
As I Lay Dying? It's a truly great book; far more tragic than comic - the tragedies follow so closely upon each other it becomes somehow comical. Any reader (except a sociopath) can't help thinking "how can things possibly get worse?" at least once - though multiple times are understandable, and Faulkner's genius keeps you reeling!
Anyway, Per Wikipedia: "The book is narrated by 15 different characters over 59 chapters." & "It is consistently ranked among the best novels of 20th Century literature".
If anyone has read/does read it, they'll understand why I brought it up here!
Good night!