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On 10 May 1999: #ShelSilverstein, American writer and cartoonist (Now Here's My Plan: A Book of Futilities; The Giving Tree) and songwriter ("A Boy Named Sue"; "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone"), died at 68.
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On 10 May 1999: #ShelSilverstein, American writer and cartoonist (Now Here's My Plan: A Book of Futilities; The Giving Tree) and songwriter ("A Boy Named Sue"; "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone"), died at 68.
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Shel Silverstein: Un poeta y artista americano atemporal
Shel Silverstein, un renombrado poeta, caricaturista, escritor y compositor estadounidense, dejó una huella indeleble en el mundo de la literatura y el arte antes de su fallecimiento en 1999. Nacido el 25 de septiembre de 1930 en Chicago, Illinois, el viaje creativo de Silverstein comenzó a una edad temprana, y su e…
#Akerix #ShelSilverstein #PoetasAmericanos #LiteraturaInfantil
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I made myself a sno-ball
As perfect as can be.
I thought I'd eat it as a snack
And make me less hangry. -
I made myself a sno-ball
As perfect as can be.
I thought I'd eat it as a snack
And make me less hangry. -
"Sylvia's Mother", a 1972 single by #DrHookAndTheMedicineShow, was the group's first hit song. It was written by #ShelSilverstein and produced by #RonHaffkine, and was highly successful in the United States, reaching number five on the #Billboard singles chart (tied with "#SexyEyes" from the album #SometimesYouWin for the band's best performing song), as well as number two in the United Kingdom. It spent three weeks at number one on the Australian music charts.
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"Sylvia's Mother", a 1972 single by #DrHookAndTheMedicineShow, was the group's first hit song. It was written by #ShelSilverstein and produced by #RonHaffkine, and was highly successful in the United States, reaching number five on the #Billboard singles chart (tied with "#SexyEyes" from the album #SometimesYouWin for the band's best performing song), as well as number two in the United Kingdom. It spent three weeks at number one on the Australian music charts.
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SHEL SILVERSTEIN
Inside Shel Silverstein
1970 U.S. reissueA record (and artist) with very deep roots from my childhood.
I (like MANY others) grew up on the holy trifecta of Silverstein’s books; Where The Sidewalk Ends, A Light In The Attic, and Falling Up.
I was completely unaware that he was a musician and had albums until I was in my late teens, when I started seeing them in record stores and thrift shops.
Inside… is a reissue of his 1962 album Inside Folk Songs, and the material has the same quirky, humorous and biting humor as the poems from his books.
In fact, two of these songs ARE in Where The Sidewalk Ends; “Boa Constrictor” and “The Unicorn”, the former which was covered by Johnny Cash.
To this day, whether it’s his albums or books, Shel still makes me happy.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #poetry #shelsilverstein #books
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SHEL SILVERSTEIN
Inside Shel Silverstein
1970 U.S. reissueA record (and artist) with very deep roots from my childhood.
I (like MANY others) grew up on the holy trifecta of Silverstein’s books; Where The Sidewalk Ends, A Light In The Attic, and Falling Up.
I was completely unaware that he was a musician and had albums until I was in my late teens, when I started seeing them in record stores and thrift shops.
Inside… is a reissue of his 1962 album Inside Folk Songs, and the material has the same quirky, humorous and biting humor as the poems from his books.
In fact, two of these songs ARE in Where The Sidewalk Ends; “Boa Constrictor” and “The Unicorn”, the former which was covered by Johnny Cash.
To this day, whether it’s his albums or books, Shel still makes me happy.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #poetry #shelsilverstein #books
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Here it is "nine plus four?" and the answer is "three." #shelsilverstein
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Here it is "nine plus four?" and the answer is "three." #shelsilverstein
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"A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by #ShelSilverstein and made famous by #JohnnyCash. Cash recorded the song live in concert on February 24, 1969, at California's #SanQuentinStatePrison for his #AtSanQuentin album. Cash also performed the song (with comical variations on #theOriginal performance) in December 1969 at #Madison Square Garden. The live San Quentin version of the song became Cash's biggest hit on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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"A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by #ShelSilverstein and made famous by #JohnnyCash. Cash recorded the song live in concert on February 24, 1969, at California's #SanQuentinStatePrison for his #AtSanQuentin album. Cash also performed the song (with comical variations on #theOriginal performance) in December 1969 at #Madison Square Garden. The live San Quentin version of the song became Cash's biggest hit on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Since it's a cold and snowy day, and I'm still playing with T+L inks, here's some Shel Silverstein to show how they look in writing on Tomoe River paper.
Every one is a stub or flex nib. From the top down:
- Fomalhaut in FPR Jaipur v2 w/EF UltraFlex
- Aldebaran in the same type, but reversed
- Regulus in TWSBI ECO 1.1 Stub
- Antares in TWSBI ECO 1.1 Stub
- Aldebaran again, but not reverse
- E=mc² in Prera CM
- Quantum in Parker Vector FI -
Since it's a cold and snowy day, and I'm still playing with T+L inks, here's some Shel Silverstein to show how they look in writing on Tomoe River paper.
Every one is a stub or flex nib. From the top down:
- Fomalhaut in FPR Jaipur v2 w/EF UltraFlex
- Aldebaran in the same type, but reversed
- Regulus in TWSBI ECO 1.1 Stub
- Antares in TWSBI ECO 1.1 Stub
- Aldebaran again, but not reverse
- E=mc² in Prera CM
- Quantum in Parker Vector FI -
Okay, so Tune Tuesday's theme is "My Golden Oldie" - your oldest favorite song.
So, I am not sure if this is fav oldest recorded song or just your oldest favorite song...so, I'm going to give you both.
Oldest song that is a favorite, "How Great Thou Art." This classic hymn was written in 1885 by Carl Boberg and translated to English by Stuart K. Hine in 1949. Here's a recorded version from Elvis Presley https://song.link/i/402051946
Oldest favorite recorded song? As silly as it is...Johnny Cash doing the Shel Silversteen classic "A Boy Named Sue" (1969). https://song.link/us/i/251002659
#Music #TuneTuesday #MyGoldenOldie #JohnnyCash #ElvisPresley #CarlBoberg #Hymn #StuartHine #ShelSilverstein
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Okay, so Tune Tuesday's theme is "My Golden Oldie" - your oldest favorite song.
So, I am not sure if this is fav oldest recorded song or just your oldest favorite song...so, I'm going to give you both.
Oldest song that is a favorite, "How Great Thou Art." This classic hymn was written in 1885 by Carl Boberg and translated to English by Stuart K. Hine in 1949. Here's a recorded version from Elvis Presley https://song.link/i/402051946
Oldest favorite recorded song? As silly as it is...Johnny Cash doing the Shel Silversteen classic "A Boy Named Sue" (1969). https://song.link/us/i/251002659
#Music #TuneTuesday #MyGoldenOldie #JohnnyCash #ElvisPresley #CarlBoberg #Hymn #StuartHine #ShelSilverstein
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Where The Sidewalk Chalk Ends
#VintageToyABookOrPlay
#HashTagGames #ShelSilverstein @hashtaggames -
Where The Sidewalk Chalk Ends
#VintageToyABookOrPlay
#HashTagGames #ShelSilverstein @hashtaggames -
𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔: 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒍 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏: 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 -
What do a children’s story and horror film have in common? Maybe our Suffering Child question, with very different approaches to it.
#podcast #literature #books #bookworm #book #read
#stephenking #stormofthecentury #shelsilverstein #thegivingtree #formalism #genre #medium #trope #cliche #stereotype #formulafiction -
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Roadhouse
Shel Silverstein:
🎵 Invitationhttps://open.spotify.com/track/7gkny8pFNlTPSh7yhXmMI7
🎶 show playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2nycjqXrmy3ewC8bBsSReC🎶 KEXP playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VNALrOa3gWbk794YuIrwg -
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Roadhouse
Shel Silverstein:
🎵 Invitationhttps://open.spotify.com/track/7gkny8pFNlTPSh7yhXmMI7
🎶 show playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2nycjqXrmy3ewC8bBsSReC🎶 KEXP playlist 👇
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The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein
#Book #Classic #Crap #Review #TheGivingTree #ShelSilverstein #ChildrensBook #LiteratureCritique #UnconditionalGiving #AbusiveRelationship #MauriceSendak #WhereTheWildThingsAre #BooksOfMastodon #BookReview
https://turing.mailstation.de/the-giving-tree-by-shel-silverstein/?fsp_sid=858 -
The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein
#Book #Classic #Crap #Review #TheGivingTree #ShelSilverstein #ChildrensBook #LiteratureCritique #UnconditionalGiving #AbusiveRelationship #MauriceSendak #WhereTheWildThingsAre #BooksOfMastodon #BookReview
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In February 1969, #JohnnyCash had a party at his house (that) turned into a guitar pull, with some of Johnny's friends trying out their latest songs. " #BobDylan sang 'Lay Lady Lay,'" recalled Cash. " #KrisKristofferson sang 'Me and Bobby McGee.' #JoniMitchell sang 'Both Sides Now.' #GrahamNash sang 'Marrakesh Express.' And #ShelSilverstein sang 'A Boy Named Sue.'"
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/30082/johnny-cashs-boy-named-sue-was-written-shel-silverstein
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In February 1969, #JohnnyCash had a party at his house (that) turned into a guitar pull, with some of Johnny's friends trying out their latest songs. " #BobDylan sang 'Lay Lady Lay,'" recalled Cash. " #KrisKristofferson sang 'Me and Bobby McGee.' #JoniMitchell sang 'Both Sides Now.' #GrahamNash sang 'Marrakesh Express.' And #ShelSilverstein sang 'A Boy Named Sue.'"
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/30082/johnny-cashs-boy-named-sue-was-written-shel-silverstein
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"A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by #ShelSilverstein and made famous by #JohnnyCash. Cash recorded the song live in concert on February 24, 1969, at California's #SanQuentinStatePrison for his #AtSanQuentin album. Cash also performed the song (with comical variations on #theOriginal performance) in December 1969 at #Madison Square Garden. The live San Quentin version of the song became Cash's biggest hit on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z1Ple-qYuU -
"A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by #ShelSilverstein and made famous by #JohnnyCash. Cash recorded the song live in concert on February 24, 1969, at California's #SanQuentinStatePrison for his #AtSanQuentin album. Cash also performed the song (with comical variations on #theOriginal performance) in December 1969 at #Madison Square Garden. The live San Quentin version of the song became Cash's biggest hit on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Bear in There
- by Shel SilversteinThere's a polar bear
In our Frigidaire—
He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.
With his seat in the meat
And his face in the fish
And his big hairy paws
In the buttery dish,
He's nibbling the noodles,
He's munching the rice,
He's slurping the soda,
He's licking the ice.
And he lets out a roar
If you open the door.
And it gives me a scare
To know he's in there—
That polary bear
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Episode two hundred and eight is up now! Today's song is Sylvia's Mother by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show.
I discuss the true story that inspired a famous children's author to write this heartbreaking song, and how the song weaves it into a prose-like structure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uc2B_DChDY
#podcast #dailypodcast #pigeon #pigeonsongspod #music #songs #sylviasmother #drhook #drhookandthemedicineshow #doctorhook #raysawyer #billyfrancis #shelsilverstein
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“Marie Laveau” from Bobby Bare’s 1972 double album Lullabys, Legends and Lies, on which he sings 13 songs written by legendary songwriter Shel Silverstein. #bobbybare #shelsilverstein #country #vinyl #recordcollection
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I know a lot of people may know this at this point, but it's always mind boggling when I remember that Shel Silverstein wrote the song "A Boy Named Sue."
And that he had two Grammy awards...
My brain only connects him to his poetry.
#Random #Facts #ABoyNamedSue #Music #JohnnyCash #ShelSilverstein
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I know a lot of people may know this at this point, but it's always mind boggling when I remember that Shel Silverstein wrote the song "A Boy Named Sue."
And that he had two Grammy awards...
My brain only connects him to his poetry.
#Random #Facts #ABoyNamedSue #Music #JohnnyCash #ShelSilverstein
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Best AI post ever. Wonderful. Thank you for posting this.
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Best AI post ever. Wonderful. Thank you for posting this.
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Ted Tocks Covers
A Tribute to Shel Silverstein
Originally posted on May 10, 2021
On this day 25 years ago Shel Silverstein died, leaving behind a legacy of brilliant cartoons, memorable songs, and life altering children’s books. He was a gift to us all.
“Tell me I’m clever, tell me I’m kind, tell me I’m talented, tell me I’m cute, tell me I’m sensitive, graceful and wise tell me I’m perfect. But tell me the TRUTH.”
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@Alice What, no one's posted this yet?
#ShelSilverstein
https://youtu.be/69tIyWiOsJA?si=hw5o5xAtF_FENrl3