Wednesday, March 4, 2009

This Is Playlist Is For You, Dad

Happy 79th Birthday, Dad! Meet me in Luckenbach for a soda pop.

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;


--From Alexander Pope's Eloisa to Abelard

7 comments:

John Hayes said...

Great playlist!

Poetikat said...

So that's where that movie title came from! I haven't seen the film.

Happy Birthday to your Dad. Mine's is coming up soon too.

I hope you have some sweet moments of memories, Jen.

Kat

Poetikat said...

P.S. Your dad had great taste in music! I love "Rose Garden" and "I Fall To Pieces".
I may have to do the same - either on St. Patrick's Day, or on April 2nd.

Kat

Anonymous said...

Jen-
Dad had a wonderful birthday. He would be honored that you had a Playlist for him.
Hugs-- Mom

jenx67 said...

@Kat - Yes! That is where that title came from. For a long time I followed a blog on the Open Diary - when blogging was so new - "Meet Me in Montauk" From the same movie. I think that is the only known reference. My father was a fan of Pope's poem and the story of Eloise and Abelard. He wrote a poemt about them himself, but I can't find. You know he was quite a poet, right?

@John - Thank you! Coming from you, that is a compliment!

@Anon - Thanks, ma! XOXO

wildbillyelliott said...

I loved the playlist! Thanks for that. You chose the songs well; Dad has great taste in MUSIC.

jenx67 said...

@Billy - Thank you. Coming from you, it means a lot. I was glad I remembered how much he liked Lefty F. =(

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