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Does anybody remember the childrens book Gord spoke about during the "In Violet Light" Live Radio premiere in 2002. I know he went to a bookstore outside Boston, and the word "Mrs." or "Miss" rings a bell, but I can't place the book... I believe he was referencing 'Throwing Off Glass.'
I'm digging around for the tape, but I figure somebody 'round here can answer the question much faster.
Thanks.
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I know that "A Beautiful Thing" was based upon this, taken from the IVL site:
A Beautiful Thing (3:33)
"You'd better be dying"....
isn't that how most people answer the
phone when it rings at "ungodly" hours?
Another song about a phone call....
inspired by one of my favourite children's stories, Miss Rumphius by Barbara
Cooney
(bought at the finest toy store in America: Stellabella Toys in Cambridge,
Massachusetts)
In this story, Miss (Alice) Rumphius moves through her life from young girl
to old woman,
emulating the life of her grandfather
(to travel the world.... to return to her house by the sea....)
and trying to honour his request:
"You must do something to make the world more beautiful."
GD
Hopefully that's what you were looking for, Stephen. :thumb:
-Jenna
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Miss Rumphius. That's it... thanks Jen and Rory.
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Listening to the 1991-08-03 Ontario Place show, just as Gord launches into an awesome KillerWhaleTank rant, it sounds as though he says, "Hey what's the latest, Mrs. Rumphius what's happenin'?" It's about 2 minutes in, and my ears may be deceiving me...
