tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post1577510370142596111..comments2024-03-09T02:05:54.509-07:00Comments on An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel: A stranger in his own land: RodríguezKay L. Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-33668682161163435622013-04-06T16:47:17.217-06:002013-04-06T16:47:17.217-06:00Powerful truths stated so clearly and poetically, ...Powerful truths stated so clearly and poetically, Kay!! Excellent. :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-3789030309855430112013-04-06T16:11:10.138-06:002013-04-06T16:11:10.138-06:00A fitting tribute indeed,,,I particularly like you...A fitting tribute indeed,,,I particularly like your words<br />"the soundtrack<br />against discrimination" which his words certainly are,,Elleceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049386448865741626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-18772298554395315202013-04-06T07:25:14.057-06:002013-04-06T07:25:14.057-06:00I hadn't heard of Rodriguez either before Mari...I hadn't heard of Rodriguez either before Marian's prompt. And I wish I had read your poem before I wrote mine! I really like this!Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-22067781870650256912013-04-06T04:54:10.338-06:002013-04-06T04:54:10.338-06:00Kay, this definitely is a fitting tribute. Beauti...Kay, this definitely is a fitting tribute. Beautifully expressed.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-69437950227915528622013-04-05T20:45:54.716-06:002013-04-05T20:45:54.716-06:00Great poetry, Kay ... aren't we blessed to hav...Great poetry, Kay ... aren't we blessed to have been introduced to him, to his music?Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-40486547232742437052013-04-05T18:12:57.999-06:002013-04-05T18:12:57.999-06:00I heard about him during the Academy Awards for th...I heard about him during the Academy Awards for the first time. Your poem is a beautiful tribute, Kay!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-81775616387391110452013-04-05T15:44:04.674-06:002013-04-05T15:44:04.674-06:00It's amazing what his music has inspired ~ Th...It's amazing what his music has inspired ~ That is the power of music, it doesn't seek boundaries ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-12694529685082506822013-04-05T15:19:28.165-06:002013-04-05T15:19:28.165-06:00We never fully realize our impact, and Rodriguez&#...We never fully realize our impact, and Rodriguez' story is perfect proof of that. Nicely told.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-66939629510978732372013-04-05T14:17:28.048-06:002013-04-05T14:17:28.048-06:00It's is an amazing legacy for any poet or musi...It's is an amazing legacy for any poet or musician to see the change his art has wrought.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-72423124249532750352013-04-05T13:58:03.430-06:002013-04-05T13:58:03.430-06:00incredible, isn't it? i'm still just stunn...incredible, isn't it? i'm still just stunned by everything about Sixto Rodriguez and his story, and his impact. <br />simply incredible. and you're right, his music was/is a soundtrack for a movement, a generation, and all those cliches. true fact. cold fact! :)Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360427196522365144.post-70837804495948818332013-04-05T13:51:58.590-06:002013-04-05T13:51:58.590-06:00Kay, thanks for dropping by my blog to see the spr...Kay, thanks for dropping by my blog to see the spring tree blossoms. Each year I wait rather impatiently for this time to come. The last two years it came late. I do understand your impatience but when the blossoms arrive it will be so great!<br /><br />I saw (and wrote about) the documentary movie about Sixto Rodriguez last Fall here at the Fifth Avenue Cinemas. It was fascinating and I'm Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.com