Good Wednesday, my Peeps! It is time for this week’s episode of Friday Fictioneers. I looked at this pic and many ideas floated around but none truly tickled me fancy. So I asked my buddy Marc, over at Sorryless, his thoughts on this pic and he said, “Lotta ways to go with that one.” and I responded with “Gimme an idea or three”. He responded: “You got your Native American angle, of course. In which you go all Rochelle and add some history to the story. You got your Eagles (the band) angle”. Oooooh. I was sold. Thank you, Marc! And, of course, thank you to Rochelle for hosting this weekly party. And thank you to Renee Heath for the use of her pretty picture.
I Wanna Sleep With You in the Desert Tonight
“Whaddaya say, Carol, wanna spend the night in the desert? You, me, a fire, the stars…”
“And whatever other beasties creep and crawl out there, just waiting to eat us up..”
“Nothing to worry about. I’ll protect you. Plus, I’ll bring a nice sturdy tent for when we wanna, yanno, go inside.” He smiled and wiggled his eyebrows.
Laughing, “Protect me? Mr. Daryl, aka Bear Grylls? Where did this crazy idea come from, anyway?”
“Don’t you think it would be romantic?”
“I do like the idea of the stars, you and me… What inspired you?”
“That song by “The Eagles”…
He might not last long.
‘What inspired you?’
The song by the Eagles,, mmm yes but does he have to tell her.
Not the the inspiration of being alone with her then. Not her lovely eyes and warm sweet voice.
I like how you brought in the music to the picture. Nice.
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I dunno about that, James. We get inspiration from all sorts of places. That he wants to spend time with her is the thing – and who says he’s not inspired by her eyes, her voice, etc. 😉
Glad you enjoyed!
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Q,
A delicious merging of song and series into an age old mating ritual to which the stars applaud!
Your dialogue is fast ball. Combine that with wit and mood, and his ying to her yang and you have yourself a FF original. Good on you to go with the dialogue . . . 😉
Another classic, chica.
B
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B,
Thanks to you for the idea. I like to think the stars are twinkling for them.
Glad you enjoyed my dialogue and wit… Seems to work for me 😉
Muchas gracias, amigo,
Q
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As I told you, I’m just supplying . . YOU are applying. Carol and Daryl are coo coo cachooing under a Van Gogh masterpiece, for shizz . . .
It DOES. Very strong and spicy stuff.
De Nader!
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Supply and apply. I like it.
Yep Carol and Daryl (since it ain’t happening on TWD) are definitely getting their starz on…
Strong and spicy… now you cookin’ with gas!
😉
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They are! Because yeah, you’re right . . their TWD ship has most certainly passed.
And peach bread!
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That ship most certainly has sailed… then again, they could decide to flip things!
Peach bread, eh? Why the heck not?
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Or who knows . . the King might be taken out. It IS the Walking Dead after all, and ain’t nobody safe on that show.
Schweet and savory!
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Exackery!! Ain’t nobody safe.
Perfect mix..
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And this next half season . . anything goes!
Indeed. 🙂
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Uh huh… we shall see 😉
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Sorry, but the mere thought of camping fills me with dread. It must be because the one time I tried it, our tent literally blew away in a storm. 😀
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Oh dear! I camped for many years, going from tent, to pop-up tent-trailer to finally, trailer. You could not pay me to return to a tent… unless a “Daryl” charms me beyond my ability to refuse 😉
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Their dialogue is laced with romance and humour. enjoyed it.
https://ideasolsi65.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-wigwam.html
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Thank you, Kalpana. I was hoping their personalities would come out.
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I know, for the young that’s romantic. And I did my share of it. Though the worst nasties we get are horse flies and mossy (don’t tell me Mother never knew where I’d been). But out your way, and in the desert, there are nastier things. A good thick inflatable bed, and a sturdy tent with insect-proof groundsheet. Then he’d better be good.
Oh, have I taken the romance from it? Sorry, Dale. But I liked how you told it. 🙂
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Yes, for the young it is. Of course Mother always knows where we’ve been!
No deserts in my neck of the woods and I don’t doubt there are all sorts of nasties out there!
Nah… you didn’t take the romance from it. Different strokes for different folks!! 😀
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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😉😎🙂
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Nah, I’ve only got boring emojis. 🙂
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Haha! I only get the cute ones from my phone…😏
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Yea, I know you do. And I can never remember anything more than the basic smiley to key it in.
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Same for me, when I key in, that is…
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Age related, do yer reckon?
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Nah… all the “yutes” use their phones and would have no idea how to key them in 😉
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True.
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Great ending, Dale
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Thank you, Neil.
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Nice! Now … lets just hope that tent has a good floor covering and a cushy inflatable mattress — to keep the creepy crawlies out and … well, to make it comfier when … yanno … it time to go inside … 🙂
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Seriously. You ain’t gonna catch me sleeping on no little slim mattress, no matter how much I have the hots for Daryl! My hips couldn’t handle it 😉
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One does grow wise with age … 😉
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Yes… and maybe a tad more discerning 😉
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That be fallin’ under the wisdom headin’ no? 😉
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Oh hells ya! 😎
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So much fun, Dale! I hope they go and have a great time. Not for me. 🙂 Darryl and Carol, huh? Motorcycling into the desert?
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I think they will! Why not? And no, not for me, either… 😉
Uh huh… Daryl and Carol – coz TWD won’t do it! And yep, I think that’s how they’ll get there!
Tee hee! Glad you thought this was fun (I seem to be on a humour slant with FF lately…)
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We didn’t watch the latest season, so I didn’t know what they were up to on TWD. 🙂
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They had their moments… but they ended with a bang…😉
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🙂
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Lovely dialogue that develops the characters of the Daryl and Carol sympathetically. Nicely done, Dale.
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Thank you, Penny. So glad I succeeded.
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Dear Dale,
Once more your dialogue sets the stage in such a wonderful way. Sounds like it could be a romantic tryst of a night of scratching and slapping. 😉 (Go all Rochelle, eh? :D) Love the song. They might be happier booking a room at the Hotel California. On the other hand, I’ve hard it’s a hard place to leave.
Shalom and hugs,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
So very glad I did.
Slap and tickle vs scratch and slap 😉
Ya like that, “Go all Rochelle”, eh? LOL
Yeah… that song has a totally different ending 😉
Shalom and lotsa love,
Dale
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I’ve always wanted to do that but never found anyone who shared the same desire. Was a fun one, Dale.
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Darn it… never too late? With a nice comfy mattress…
Glad you found it fun, John.
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Too late for me. It would take a troop of scouts to get me up off the bed after a night in a tent.
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I was going to say… on the condition there is a two-foot high (minimum – I actually have one) inflatable bed…
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hahaha.😂
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😎😉
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I’m with her: my idea of camping is in a nice room, bed, fireplace, and indoor plumbing. Keep the critters where they belong: outside.
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Oh you romantic, you…
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I’d love to camp out in a desert, in a teepee – and it is romantic!
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I think so too, Jennifer!
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Always dangerous to get your hopes up from a romantic song – the reality will never live up to it!
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Awww come on, Iain… give them a chance 😉
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Maybe I’m just too much of a cynic 😉
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And you, so young… 😉
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Yay! Nice one, Dale. 🙂
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thank you, Susan! 🙂
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I think this will be perfect… Scorpions are not as dangerous as you think and rattlesnakes keep their distance… perfect setting for romance I think.
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Exactly! Thanks Björn! 😉
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Kind of funny, I’ve heard that song a million times and I don’t think I ever noticed the I want to sleep int he desert with you tonight part – as you might see from my answers to Frank’s concerts, I hear music, not words. Anyway, a round about way of saying I like your mixing of photo and song to make your story.
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THAT’S WHAT I SAID!!! How can I sing along to most of the song and not know the third line? Too funny…
Glad you enjoyed my story/song/picture combo.
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It sounds like these two are “already standing on the ground”–that is, they seem grounded and whether the answer is yes or no theyll probably find a way to stay together. Definitely avoid the Hotel California! And Im not sure we can trust advice from Sweden on how poisonous scorpions are (Bjorn!). The worst I ever saw camping was a rattlesnake and that was plenty scary enough even ten feet away! Didnt give me a peaceful easy feeling at all! Funny enjoyable story.
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What a fantabulous comment, Anndrea! Better than my story and I love that you used the comments in your comment!
Thank you!
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marc has a way of finding idea. Way to make it work. Meanhile, I’ll pass on the tent – looking for a hotel.
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He does! As you did that time…
Yeah, I’m no longer a tent gal, myself…
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Interesting. Reading your intro, the title of your post and then looking at the picture, what struck me was a Neil Young song, not the Eagles. The song is Pocahontas. There is a line in it … “I would give a thousand pelts to sleep with Pocahontas and find out how she felt.”
If you don’t know the song already … here’s the video of him performing the song years ago on MTV’s unplugged. It is one of my favorites.
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Interesting, indeed. So, maybe next time I’m stuck for ideas, I’ll ask you what you see, Mark!
Thanks for the song, Haven;t heard it in a while. I love me some Neil Young – being Canadian and all 😉
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He is such an odd combination of things when it comes to his music. So many songs that seem like nothing more than noise to me and then songs like that version of Pocahontas that are just so beautiful.
Always willing to try to give you ideas. 😉
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I used to loathe him… go figure. One of my favourites is Harvest Moon. I think I just like the smoothness of it. That song comes on and I just stop and listen for the full five minutes. 🙂
Excellent. 😀
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My preference is when he strips everything down and goes acoustic.
Harvest Moon is a good one too.
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Yes. Harvest Moon, minus that little twang that comes in, is pretty much accoustic, dontcha think? 😉
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Yes, it is. Sigh … now I’m going to have to go listen to Neil Young. Have you ever heard Natural Beauty. It’s also on the Unplugged album. I have no idea if there is a studio version of the song. It’s one of this 10 minute epics that I really enjoy.
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That’s what I’m doing, thanks to you!
Got Natural Beauty playing as we speak.
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My work here is done! Hope you enjoy the song.
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I am, thanks.
Hope you are too 😉
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I’m listening now as well. I can never get enough of this song.
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Neil Young at his best. Low-key, some harmonica, the guitar, his voice effortless. Feels more personal and emotional that way.
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Absolutely. I love the songs he does like this. The harmonica just slays me whenever I hear it in his music and this song has some good chunks of harmonica.
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It does! And I know what you mean… harmonica, well played, can be so haunting.
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Have a good rest of your night. Thank you for prompting me to remember these songs.
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To you, as well.
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Thanks to your picture and our conversation, I’ve spent the last couple of days wallowing in Harvest Moon and Unplugged and other random songs like Down By The River and Cowgirl In The Sand and Cinnamon Girl and … and … and. It’s been nice and I’m not done yet.
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Love it, Mark! That our discussion sent you down such a lovely track. Speaking of Harvest Moon, I heard a version the other night that I abhorred. By Poolside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suWbFPaVoEA
Right now, I am immersed in Neil Diamond because of Frank’s Concert series
https://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2019/02/02/on-a-weekend-concert-with-neil-diamond/
A fun participatory exchange that he creates weekly…
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A couple of summers ago, we went to Vancouver for a vacation. When we made plans to head up there, we were looking for things to do. We discovered that Neil Diamond was performing up there at the same time we were there. As a lark, we bought tickets. I remember his songs from my childhood but have never really listened to him as an adult. The concert was wonderful and it was amazing how strong his voice remained. It was only a few months later when he announced his retirement. The sing along with the crowd for Sweet Caroline was incredible.
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He is quite prolific as a songwriter. And there are way more songs of his out there than we realise (at lease I do now that I’ve been playing along!)
Fun that you got to see him in concert.
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he probably needs more protection than her. l love that song, though. 🙂
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Ha ha! Maybe.
Glad you do 😊
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Awww, he’s a true romantic 🙂
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I think so!
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I love the wiggling eyebrows. Great dialogue. I wish them well.
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Tee hee! I think they’ll have a wonderful time. 😉
Thank you.
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He has nice intention. Why doubt him?
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Right!!
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That’s sweet! I hope neither of them get bitten by anything mid-wosname 🙂
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They better close up the tent properly…😉
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Loved the rusty dialogue between them!
Superbly romantic.
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So glad you liked. 🙂
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I really enjoyed the dialogue, the bantering, the wiggling of his eyebrows, so many details. I really enjoyed this story!! At least he is trying to be romantic and hopefully all well go well. Also, love the Eagles so there’s that too. =) Hope you have a wonderful weekend, Dale.
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Thank you so much, Brenda. So very glad you enjoyed their exchange.
Hope you have a fabulous day as well.
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What crackling chemistry! Looks like it’s going to be a long, starry night. Lovely story, Dale.
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I like to think so. Thank you, Neel.
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wanna, yanno, go inside. Indeed!!!!
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He he he!
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Enjoyable fast cut dialogue – a very well-written element in any story! Bravo
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Thank you Gisselle. So glad you enjoyed!
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Sounds like an old make no fuss couple! I like it! and matching the story with the song is really great. Thanks Dale. (from threefoldtwenty dotcom)
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Or, rather, a young no-fuss couple 😉
Glad you enjoyed the song and the story!
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Hi Ya! Sorry I am late to the party, nice story nice song 💜
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No worries, dahlink! ❤
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🥂😁💜
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😜😘🧡
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😨
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😂
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I’d accept the invitation – I never made love under canvas!
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There ya go! A fellow romantic 🙂
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Great spin on the prompt, Dale!
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Thank you, Vivi! So glad you liked it!
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Photo, story and music…..you blended them perfectly..:)
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Thank you, George! With a little help from my friends!
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Wonderfully combined.
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Thank you
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Eagles. Wow. If you hadn’t drawn the connection for me I’d never have made it.
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Frankly, I didn’t make it on my own, either!
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There’s romance in his soul and music in his ears, What more can she want?
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I could not agree more. 😊
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That’s a romantic date and hope they enjoyed it too! And of course played the song too!
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It sure is! Glad you thought so too.
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Reckon she’d rather spend the night at Hotel California!
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Maybe… ‘cept it’s kinda hard to leave that one… 😉
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Sexy title Dale, and you didn’t disappoint. I think, “protecting her” is one way of putting it!!
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I know, right? I hesitated putting the title of the song instead, but what fun is that? So very glad I didn’t disappoint… Oh yeah, he wants to protect her all over…
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😂🤣 he wants to protect her again and again, even if it means protecting her all night
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LOL! Exackery! He is dedicated…
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To the cause
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🙂
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As usual, your fiction is fabulous! Bravo.
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Aww shucks. Thank you, Monika.
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I love the natural, easy flow between your characters.
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Thank you, Linda. That does make me smile.
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Inspirational – a great blend of your story and the Eagles song. I just love the Eagles.
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So glad you enjoyed! They are so good….
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Dale – this was so well done – the music connection and the story was brilliant
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I also enjoyed the comments and Andreas really did have a brilliant reply with the comments and the other eagles song lines!
But it was not better than the original – cos it was different –
It was a comment and so there is no better or best – ya know?
And lastly – I am with frank – no tent for moi (but no hotel California either)
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Thank you, Yvette! Much appreciated that you so enjoyed it.
And comments are part of the whole fun of blogging.
And hey, I’m with Frank, too. I am done with tents. Way too roughing it for me, now!
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Nice, Dale. I wasn’t a big Eagles fan, but I sure remember that song, and many of their songs.
As always, I enjoyed your take. You’re a good read! 😀
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They have some good tunes. So glad you enjoyed! 😊
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Hope I can add a little something to your comment box, mi amiga. Many thoughts by many readers. Let me start with how much I dislike camping ⛺️ YUP … we did the camping thing from tent, to pop up, to tag along trailer, to class C beauty. It was great with the kids. Easy and simple although one was whiny 😫. Ha Ha 😀 I digress! I wouldn’t find it romantic. Yes, I love the idea of a star ⭐️ lit sky. Love the quiet isolation. I think it’s romantic. But, no room service, no maid, no cook. Should I go on?
BUT, it’s a super story. I’ll pass on joining you guys. Mmmmm …. unless there’s wine 🍷 lots of wine 🍷
Have a Rockin’ Weekend…!!!!
Izzy 😎
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hahaha! Don’t forget, Isadora, this couple is younger 😉
I’ve done all the stages too, and frankly, would still be doing it, maybe, with hubby. Because the boys are now too busy so we probably would have sold just like my sister did last summer.
OF course there would be WINE!!
And yes… rocking to Neil Diamond 😉
xo
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Hell Yeah !!!! Neil Diamond is a fellow Brooklyn-nite. We rock our Brooklyn. I love him. 😍
YUP … youth is so cool. Wish I realized that way back when. Gosh … I’d dance 6 hours and was as high as high can be from endorphins. NOW … where’s the Aleve. LOLOL 😂😂😂 or wine 🍷 I think that we go through stages in life. Camping and hanging with my kids had its time.
Now, I’ll sit by my pool and enjoy my medicinal m and be glad for it. Ahhh … aging can be cool. 😊😎
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Woot! Woot! I love him too.
Youth is cool And yeah, comes a time when those six hour dancing marathons were the best. Oh, we can do it today, but we pay for that sin! I still do enjoy participating once in a while 😉
There are pluses to each phase in life, I say.
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LOLOL 🤣😂 so true. Embracing every phase of life is the key. YAY … to knowing and accepting. 🍷😊😎
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Yes… it’s the way to avoid becoming old miserable coots!
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But once she gets inside she can never leave. Nice interplay of dialogue here and a song by one of my favorite bands. Though the desert song that I like is this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQzW6wz2JQk
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I was positive that was your desert song! 😉
Thanks, Subroto. Glad you enjoyed.
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Hubba hubba he’s most certainly quite the charmer
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Hey, any effort is a good effort 😉
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Now this song is stuck in my head; not a bad song to be stuck on, I’d add! I really like this one, Dale. It’s tender, playful and sweet. Nice dialogue too!
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Glad you did, Dawn. It’s a nice song to have as an earworm…
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