tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034514402301154452.post129812822439232385..comments2024-01-10T03:31:17.325-08:00Comments on fred klein on sports: IT MIGHT BE...IT COULD BE...IS IT?frederick c. kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15282114548919289124noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034514402301154452.post-87093636977148477352008-09-21T23:13:00.000-07:002008-09-21T23:13:00.000-07:00Fred - now that they've clinched something, I'm re...Fred - now that they've clinched something, I'm really worried. I'm like your friend who doesn't want to know how they're doing real-time. Does it really matter if I know? I'd rather hear about it later.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work,<BR/>Tom in ChicagoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034514402301154452.post-40662319550815523652008-09-15T20:30:00.000-07:002008-09-15T20:30:00.000-07:00"...Steve’s “The City of New Orleans,” about the I..."...Steve’s “The City of New Orleans,” about the Illinois Central train, you’re missing a treat."<BR/><BR/>I suspect the version of this song that I love so much was not Willie's rendition. More folk, less country, and lacking Willie's distinctive... er... whine. <BR/><BR/>Just checked, and yep. I love the Arlo version. <BR/><BR/>That song just hurts my heart every time I hear it.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034514402301154452.post-73928405288860902822008-09-15T12:35:00.000-07:002008-09-15T12:35:00.000-07:00Once again a great piece of writing! Especially e...Once again a great piece of writing! Especially enjoyed your comment on jersey number 643...just one of many exhibits of your sardonic wit. Growing up, I used to think being a Phillies fan was frustrating, the only way you could see the Phils in first place was to turn the newspaper upside-down...but we had nothing on Cubs fans. You even nearly totally imported our entire World Series team and still managed to go nowhere. My best wishes and by the way, my mother used to say..."if you expect little, you're never disappointed".<BR/><BR/>Mike Levy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034514402301154452.post-72472993031978269702008-09-15T11:18:00.000-07:002008-09-15T11:18:00.000-07:00Fred: Your best writing to date. Your piece comb...Fred: Your best writing to date. Your piece combines a Cubs fan's Woody Allenesque resignation with the ethnic angst that has produced some of America's best late 20th Century humor. The Cubs transcend mere human concepts of victory and defeat. They dwell in the zen of eternal futility -- i.e., see the lack of success; be the lack of success. Some would write this off as loser psychology but it may be something nobler -- a mission that teaches us about the value and continuity of existence despite lack of ultimate achievement. This is reflective of the real world, and a lesson for which the Cubs should be cherished. (LJMz)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com