Comments for Steve Cotler's Irrepressibly True Tales

Comment on The Prime Minister and the Supreme Court by Emily

Emily — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:51:32 +0000

Goal-dah My-eer… So-dah My-eer. Can’t you hear it if So-dah-may-your is mis-pronounced? Funny.

Comment on Draw Your Brakes–A Jamaican Creole Shout by Eddie K

Eddie K — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:02:07 +0000

This Antiguan guy dragged me along to see the movie in maybe 73 or 74-ish…The Harder They Come… WTF was ragggay in 74 ? I memorized the songs on the spot and will never forget the bicycle scene…
don’t
fock
wit
me
However…tonite, after 35 years of wondering…I believe what you wrote. Man…I gotta teach that to my grandsons.

Comment on Little Songs on Big Subjects by N. Printz

N. Printz — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:50:40 +0000

I too grew up with this album, which I still have. I’d like to tranfer it to a CD so my younger family members can enjoy it.

Comment on A House Cat Murdered My Wife…That’s My Story by Jane Cotler

Jane Cotler — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:20:55 +0000

Funny thing about that — I still smile when I hear that story!! It took me years to get over my dislike of cats, until Malcolm~!

Comment on Draw Your Brakes–A Jamaican Creole Shout by Peter

Peter — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:43:16 +0000

You said it. The Internet is full of tripe… but every once in a while… you come across something like your post and your faith in humanity is restored.

Thanks so much. I’ve wondered about this since watching (many midnight showings of) The Harder They Come. One of the very few English language films that I (a native speaker of English) have seen where I benefited from sub-titles. Trainspotting is another.

Listening again, though, it really does sound like “fiaca” not “payaaka”…

Many, many, thanks.

Comment on Little Songs on Big Subjects by Emma Lapsansky

Emma Lapsansky — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:30:25 +0000

I too learned the “little songs on big subjects” when I was about 4, and I too have been searching on the ‘net for a copy. I actually remember the lyrics to a few of the songs, e.g., “you can get good milk from a brown-skinned cow” and “I’m proud to be me” and “it could be a wonderful world” and several others. UNICEF must have an archival copy somewhere????

Comment on Draw Your Brakes–A Jamaican Creole Shout by Dan Franck

Dan Franck — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:53:23 +0000

Thank you for this. I have wondered about it myself. To find the answer at the highest levels of scholarship; it is truly a cool thing you did. Many thanks!

Comment on A House Cat Murdered My Wife…That’s My Story by Chey

Chey — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:38:04 +0000

I didn’t know where you were going but I was nervous, excited and scared. Then I busted up laughing! GREAT story.

Comment on Liberator of Bulgaria by Steve

Steve — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:26:42 +0000

Bulgarian:

For information about a memorial to MacGahan, you can try:

http://themacgahanfoundation.netfirms.com/

This website states that there has been a festival every year in early June in New Lexington, Ohio, (Perry County is where MacGahan was born) but because the website appears last updated in 2005, the last festival may have been four years ago. There are some names there to contact for further info.

Comment on A House Cat Murdered My Wife…That’s My Story by Abi

Abi — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:37:34 +0000

I love this story!