I used to believe that a lesson from history showed you who the "good guys" were/are and who the "bad guys" were/are. Now I find myself wondering what do you do when you discover that all of them are bad...
> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:44:54 +0000 > From: bruce78...@comcast.net > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] What made Humpty Dumpty fall > > Thanks for the history lesson Jack. From what I understand, the good guys > eventually won the war, and yes the parallels are pretty amazing. > > Bruce > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jack Whelan" <jackwhe...@hotmail.com> > To: "Phono-L" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 7:23:41 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] What made Humpty Dumpty fall > > > Hey Steve, > Thanks for the Humpty Dumpty history lesson. All this time I understood Humpy > Dumpty wasn't an obese egg, but really a rather obese cannon used in the > Siege of Colchester during the English Civil War. This three month battle was > between the Parlimentarians (today's conservatives, constitutionalists) > against the Royalists (today's liberals, supporting the monarchy). Although > there is much speculation about the original term Humpty Dumpty, we can all > benefit by learning more English History as many lessons learned hundreds of > years ago are playing out today. For the serious reader, the story about > dissatisfaction with the government and economic decline is pretty much the > same, the parallels from three hundred years ago are amazing. Too bad there > are no Victor recordings about the real story. > By the way, there is no truth to the story about why Jack and Jill went up > the hill. > Jack > > From: steve_nor...@msn.com > > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > > Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:31:05 -0400 > > Subject: [Phono-L] What made Humpty Dumpty fall > > > > > > HUMPTY DUMPTY by Sterling, Moran, & H. von Tilzer > > as sung by Billy Murray & Ed. SmalleEveryone knows Humpty Dumpty sat upon a > > wall. > > But no one seems to know what made poor Humpty Dumpty fall. > > My great-grand-dad was just a lad, but he was there to see. > > The story's true, so I'll tell you just what he told to me. > > Humpty Dumpty sat upon a wall. > > Humpty Dumpty had an awful fall. > > A girl was passing by. > > Her skirt was rather high. > > She kept on going, never knowing-- > > Glory! How the wind was blowing! > > Humpty Dumpty nearly lost an eye. > > If you're a man, you know the reason why. > > She said, "Would you please tie my shoe?" > > Of course, 'twas just a stall. > > But that's what made poor Humpty Dumpty fall. > > > > Humpty Dumpty lived in the time > > Of old Mother Goose and her nursery rhyme. > > Hi diddle diddle > > The profiteers fiddle > > We all have to dance to their tune. > > Prices leap to the sky > > Meat was never so high > > Since the cow jumped over the moon! > > > > You know, I asked my great-grand-dad if Humpty broke a leg. > > He said, "He went completely broke, because he was an egg". > > She looked so swell > > That Humpty fell > > And his poor life was spoiled; > > But don't forget, > > He'd be here yet > > If he had been hard-boiled! > > Humpty Dumpty sat upon a wall. > > Humpty Dumpty had an awful fall. > > The girlie passed him by; > > She winked her pretty eye. > > He saw the clocking on her stocking-- > > "Glory my!" he said, "How shocking!" > > Humpty Dumpty turned around and looked > > and looked and looked and looked > > And that's how Humpty Dumpty's goose was cooked. > > He was weak and took a peek > > But if you had his view, > > I bet you'd do like Humpty Dumpty too. > > > > Hickory dickory doc, > > The mouse found a flask in the clock. > > Two drinks of that stuff > > Made the mouse feel so tough > > That he chased all the cats on the block! > > > > London Bridge is falling down > > All around the mulberry bush > > Jack and Jill > > Went up the hill > > For all I know, they're up there still. > > (?) Down among the wildflowers. > > All the king's horses and all the king's men > > Who saw poor Humpty fall > > Could never put him back upon the wall. > > > > > From: cdh...@earthlink.net > > > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > > > Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:41:15 -0400 > > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] WWI music perspective > > > > > > Yeah, I have the record. Much as I remember lyrics, I can't come up with > > > the reason the poor soul flopped. It's a real good recording with a lot > > > of > > > good musicianship, too. Can't remember that, either. My Victor Master > > > book > > > is in another room. > > > > > > It's an orthophonic, so there may be yet another one about the > > > unfortunate > > > egg. > > > > > > Original Message: > > > ----------------- > > > From: Steven Medved steve_nor...@msn.com > > > Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:39:51 -0400 > > > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] WWI music perspective > > > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone heard Humpty Dumpty on Victor? We learn what made him fall. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > http://phono-l.org > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > > http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > http://phono-l.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
