[stylist] Prompt_When we dance together

Fri Feb 15 15:39:46 UTC 2013

I don't think I recognize the lyrics.  There was a song by Sting "When We Dance" it was the first song I thought of, but I don't think the line was from that.

Anyway, it's good to know that you're keeping the rock-n-roll spirit alive.

Shawn

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
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thanks so much Shawn for your insight here. I love the Springstein line - wow - it fits. Did you recognize the lyrics I used? That song would be the most defining song for my husband and our relationship. We are both dancers, and when we are on the dance floor, there is no one else anywhere in sight, to us.
Lynda

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From: "Jacobson, Shawn D" <Shawn.D.Jacobson at hud.gov>
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Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 10:19 AM
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> Lynda
>
> I've never been on a bike (let alone riding one into a storm); but this 
> gives me a wonderful feeling of the thrill you got from doing so.  It 
> reminds me of a couplet from Bruce Springstein's "Promised Land" I think 
> it goes "There's a dark cloud rising from the desert floor/I'm gonna pack 
> my bags and head straight into the storm".
>
> Shawn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lynda 
> Lambert
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 10:12 AM
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> Hi Chris,
>
> thanks for your comments. I always appreciate you.
> Euphoria - that is the perfect word here. Speed and nasty weather 
> conditions - I used Pantoum form to get the repetition to give a feeling 
> of gathering speed and immediacy.
> Hey, did you know the song I used?
>
> Recently one of my former students wrote to me via Facebook. She said, 
> "you are the only woman rider I ever knew. I want you to know how much 
> that meant to me and how you influenced me. I now live in Florida. I do 
> not even own a car. I have a motorcycle and I ride it every day, every 
> where." She is now a professional photographer - I am proud of her.
>
> I also started a rage on our conservative campus. Once the male profs.
> learned that I had a bike, several of them also began riding. They got 
> their permits and license, took the motorcycle course and passed it, and 
> bought bikes. It was so much fun to sit at lunch time with them and talk 
> about our
> bikes.   Profs from the English, Philosophy, Religion and Biblical Studies
> departments were riding. There were no other women on campus that had a 
> bike.  We even took some long day trips together at times, with spouses 
> (my husband has been a rider from his earliest years, and a competetive 
> hill climber and hare scrambling.) I do have to say that the vice 
> president of the college once quietly told me "we don't like you riding a 
> motorcycle."
> But it was ok, he always had my back and was a wonderful man.
>
> I have only been on a bike, behind my husband twice in the past five 
> years.
> Not fun at all - like you said about your own experience.  Yes, water 
> sports would be a lot of fun, too.
>
> I had planned on buying a kyak just before I lost vision, so instead I 
> bought a canoe. Bob and I spend summer days in the Allegheny River in the 
> mountains, stop to pick up small smooth stones that I use in my art, and 
> take the dogs swimming. Since it is also very physical work to do the 
> canoe, I am very satisfied with it. It is a great cardio workout, as well 
> as resistance training - all good.
>
> Lynda
>
>
>
>
> Lynda
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Kuell" <ckuell at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 9:26 AM
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>
>
>> Linda,
>>
>> I think you did a great job capturing the euphoria of speed and riding in
>> this poem, and the blending of song lyrics was excellent. Nice job.
>>
>> On a side note, I'm sure you miss riding, and probably will for many 
>> years
>> to come. I've been blind for 17 years now, and still dream of downhill
>> skiing, golfing, and driving my Mustang (my 1969 Mach 1 is still parked 
>> in
>> my garage, and I'm finally coming to terms with selling it). I've tried
>> golfing and skiing, both of which I was very good at while sighted, 
>> blind.
>> In short, the thrill is gone, as BB King used to say. However, I've
>> discovered new ways to give me that same speed rush. About 10 years ago I
>> took up water-skiing, which I never did while sighted, and it's a blast.
>> I've also grown to love water parks, with those 5 story tall water slides
>> where you shoot down a tube at lord knows what speed, but it's damn fast,
>> and it's a real rush.
>>
>> My point is, there are new and exciting things to explore as a blind
>> person. Embrace them.
>>
>> chris
>>
>>
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