tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post291344069731615404..comments2024-03-28T14:09:53.330-07:00Comments on The Song In My Head Today: R.I.P. Greg Trooper (1956-2017)Holly A Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-79923229009162932192018-07-18T13:51:23.369-07:002018-07-18T13:51:23.369-07:00I got to know Greg during the few years I spent wi...I got to know Greg during the few years I spent with Amy Rigby. Of all her extremely talented friends, Greg was my favorite. Of course, he was a great songwriter and singer, but I remember most his warmth, intelligence and kindness. Those great songs came from this!<br />Carl McFarlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-63019511795672624732017-04-22T16:12:41.183-07:002017-04-22T16:12:41.183-07:00My copy editor heart leaps with joy to get some go...My copy editor heart leaps with joy to get some good corrections. I should have known better about Innis (Lough means lake, duh). In the US we use Prots, but I'm guessing that for Oliver's Army, Prods should have been the operative term. Thanks, Tertonmike, for adding to the hive mind! (You'll see that the post above mysteriously now has erased all faulty terms....)<br />Holly A Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-14601047936590708422017-04-22T16:07:27.445-07:002017-04-22T16:07:27.445-07:00An Irishman writes:
Actually ("duh!") &...An Irishman writes:<br /><br />Actually ("duh!") "inis" means "island" in Irish! <br />Inisheer (Inis Oirr) is the smallest of the Aran Islands, off the west coast of Ireland in Co. Galway, as he mentions in his intro. The clue is in the full title of the Yeats poem - "The Lake ISLE of Inisfree"<br /><br />And, while I'm here, a propos your comments on "Oliver's Army" above, the pejorative abbreviation for Protestants is "Prods" with a "d", notwithstanding the spelling of the full word.<br /><br />Sorry for being captious about these things. Love your stuff and learn a lot from reading you (e.g., that bit about Oliver Lyttelton - never knew about that reference before!); but in the interests of accuracy etc!Tertonmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494110633095687644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-75255927194515451932017-01-19T21:01:21.725-08:002017-01-19T21:01:21.725-08:00I've only heard, or even heard OF, Trooper bec...I've only heard, or even heard OF, Trooper because of your posts about him here. So thanks for that. I love this couplet: "Streets of gold, pockets full of diamonds/That's a road that leads us to despair." The second half goes in a very unexpected, and illuminating direction, which I really enjoy. A lovely song.wwolfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-61327108527432456382017-01-17T21:46:05.860-08:002017-01-17T21:46:05.860-08:00What a lovely tribute. I'm so glad Greg had a ...What a lovely tribute. I'm so glad Greg had a chance to know how his song touched you. I feel that that sort of connection was what fueled him as an artist. Hey, we're all wandering through this world.<br />Holly A Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-18227322003576556552017-01-17T21:39:08.557-08:002017-01-17T21:39:08.557-08:00I think Greg made friends everywhere he went. He w...I think Greg made friends everywhere he went. He was such a sweet, funny, interesting character. Seeing the outpouring of love and admiration directed toward him and his family the past couple days has been a beautiful thing. It's obvious he touched people's lives through his art and will be remembered so fondly. "Inisheer" is a beautiful song. I always liked it, but it became even more special once I realized Some of the lyrics were almost exactly what I was feeling about my girlfriend (now wife). I told Greg I considered it "our song" and she joked that usually the woman picks the song. He suggested we go to Inisheer on our honeymoon, but we weren't able to do that. We are wandering through this world together, maybe we'll find our way there yet...Kevinnoreply@blogger.com