tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post2396176168783048383..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: The past is another country --Blue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-61663541832366167542010-12-12T23:27:24.215-05:002010-12-12T23:27:24.215-05:00Libby, I think you should do it! My mom has some c...Libby, I think you should do it! My mom has some crazy stories. She backpacked through Europe with her friend and all sorts of nutty things happened because back then it was okay to hitch hike and stay at strangers' homes. It really was a different time. My dad avoided the draft because he had high blood pressure and a small hole in his heart. He might not be here if he went over! Several of his friends went though. <br /><br />I don't hate poetry. I used to write it privately all the time. I got into a writing class at RISD by submitting a long poetry piece--it was about a priest who was a cannibal. I wonder if I still have it around?<br /><br />meghanMeghan McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117528918335897128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-5764091376077093712010-12-11T10:41:42.829-05:002010-12-11T10:41:42.829-05:00Stephanie! Thanks. That's a really good idea -...Stephanie! Thanks. That's a really good idea -- I'll order the book today. Thank you!Libby Koponenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508041827996196293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-79993508634501431402010-12-11T10:35:20.549-05:002010-12-11T10:35:20.549-05:00You might like the Patti Smith memoir Just Kids, a...You might like the Patti Smith memoir Just Kids, about her life during the time you speak of and her lifelong friendship with Robert Mapplethorpe. It's a beautiful book and it depicts this time period with kind of a bittersweet luminosity. Might be a way to dip your toe in and see if you want to add your voice.StephanieVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011072754752990711noreply@blogger.com