Checking my mail showed me that I had some random guy following me on Twitter. Nosiness drove me over there. I'm always kind of shocked when someone adds me as a contact or follows me on a site like Twitter. It isn't as though I use the site. I mean... I go there once every blue moon when someone follows me. I did, however, spend an entertaining half hour browsing through motivational quotes and a hashtag: #beforetwitter (people put this hashtag into their tweets, much like we use tags here on Multiply). So.... for your education and edification...
#BeforeTwitter I read the drivel of friends on Facebook, now I get to read it from strangers.The sheer brilliance of the collective mind out there is staggering! *koff*
- or in twit (aka idiot) talk:
#beforetwitter i wud neva tell any1 my thotz..now i tel a bunch of strangerz
#BeforeTwitter some spoke their minds; now they just tweet anothers'
#beforetwitter I knew what homework was.......
#Beforetwitter there were these crazy things called books. People read them for pleasure & to be educated so they didn't "tlk lik this."
#beforetwitter these random thoughts of nothingness had no outlet. Now everyone knows exactly how insane the world really is
#beforetwitter I didn't realize how much random nothingness I had to share w/ the world
#beforetwitter I actually had to spend time with you to Learn who u are as a person. These days. Not so much
#beforetwitter following a stranger would put you in jail
#beforetwitter following a stranger was called stalking
#BeforeTwitter I wrote sentences.
Supper was a boring affair of pasta with calabresa (Italian sausage), designed to send me up heartburn alley for the night. We watched an episode of Stargate (yes, we watch really old TV shows). After supper, I got sidetracked with music on Youtube. One thing led to another, as it's inclined to do, and I ended up on a witch-hunt for a song that just does not exist on the internet! I ended up writing to a guy who claims to have the 7" single - on vinyl. Yes, it's an old song.
I'm sitting here laughing so hard. Jurgis was helping me find the song I mentioned, when he got sidetracked too. No less than with David Kramer himself. There isn't a South African who doesn't know that name. David Kramer of the veldskoene, blikkitaar, bicycle and long, empty Karoo roads scattered with tiny Karoo towns. David Kramer has well and truly sung his way through South African culture. "Hier sit die manne in die Royal Hotel..."
A bit of random information from Wiki that started this off: The Kramer family name (originally Karabelnik) was adopted by his grandfather who arrived in South Africa from Lithuania in 1899, and made a living as a salesman (walking from farm to farm selling goods). The family's from Lithuania?? I see he also grew up with his grandfather then.
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David Kramer's brother paints the most amazing oils of yesteryear, also of those tiny one-horse towns. PEP stores is iconic too...
Do visit his site for a glimpse into sleepy South African small towns.
His paintings are amazing!
I always get shocked when someone follows me on Twitter, too. Usually it's not anyone I'd even want to ever have a conversation with. :)
ReplyDeleteThat bottom photo is a PAINTING?? Wow.
Hey, I went on the hunt for a song a couple weeks back, too, and struck gold! It's not available for purchase ANYWHERE online or on any album. However, it USED to be available, years back, so I posed the question on the artist's FB page. Have formed a couple friendships because of my question AND ... someone else had an mp3 of the song, so I just made a small donation on the artist's page, and the person emailed me the mp3! Good deal, huh? :) So you just never know.
Kippy, I have yet to have a conversation with anyone that follows me on Twitter, except for those I know from elsewhere, but I never see tweets by them anyway. And hey! I follow you... kinda... well, I'm there in spirit, ok?
ReplyDeleteYes! All his paintings are like that. He has a write-up on his page about the realism in the paintings.
haha... I don't want the song That badly, but I did (at your prompt) do an FB search for the singer. No go. I think, at this point, I want to find the song just to prove it actually exists. I did find a 50 second snippet, so I could prove that I'm not insane ;)
I have yet to even remotely check out Twitter, other than it being a part of one of our marketing courses. I'm afraid it would eat my liiiiife *laughs
ReplyDeleteThe painting is INCREDIBLE. Wow.
There was a song I insisted was real for the longest time and Jase never believed me until he heard it online. Thank goodness for Google sometimes ;o) Glad you found at least a snippet to prove your sanity!!!!
Would love to see a program with the landscapes of the Karoo. There was a movie set there....Oh yes, Land of Thirst. Love the bottom art work. Isn't it crazy that we try to make paintings look like photographs, and vice versa? As for Twitter, I started an account ages ago, and then decided I didn't have the patience for one more internet thing. I still don't message either.
ReplyDeleteLOL now you sent me down memory lane. Huge huge fan of David Kramer, oh my gosh this takes me back some years. He was actually on Noot vir Noot some weeks ago, think it was for the birthday celebration, sure I saw that video on YOutube too. That was the one where Russell and I are sitting commenting: "gosh look how old she/he got" then looked at each other and collapsed laughing *chuckle*
ReplyDeleteps no idea how to use Twitter and also no inclination to figure it out, now that is where I draw the line, my Facebook and Multiply is bad enough. *smile*
ReplyDeletestill around you know, Michelle and I call it P.E.P Boutique, it's a great place for basic T's and jeans ! Got a lovely top there this summer too for like R 50 !
ReplyDeletewould love to own one of those !!! Would look so smart on my new wall !!
ReplyDeleteno wonder Jorge got engrossed in this search, fancy that, never knew, but then again, us South Africans are made up of a whole pot of immigrants from all over. I mean look at me , Danish / South African.
ReplyDeleteI used to like the "Sannie se, Sannie se sy sal sewe sakke sout sleep sewe sakke sout soor swaar so waar." :) And the Dancing on a Saturday night one. Classic! When you come over I'll give you copies of all my liedjies my BIL gave me. There's some duzis! Including that good one from Ballade vir 'n Enkeling.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I know of you, Jaime dear... I tend to agree. You social animal, you! ; )
ReplyDeleteI am sane! I am sane! Oh that's such an optimistic thought *grins*
Oh wow... set in 1913. I need to see it. Wonder where I'll find it.
ReplyDeleteMarianne, I was the same yesterday when I saw a more recent picture of him. Oh wow... he's gotten OLD! haha! I wonder how old Noot vir Noot is now. Actually, the stuff I have from PEP is better quality than some of the boutique stuff I've owned. I still have a winter nightie and some stokies that are now years old, and two dresses I use for work. Excellent quality. We used to buy PEP blankets to make blanket jackets : )
ReplyDeleteKatey, when I go over, we'll sit and cry over our wine and those liedjies. How's that for a plan?
ReplyDeletea wasted saturday isn't 'wasted' at all...I TRY to do nothing!!
ReplyDeletenow how about an invite to that party ??
ReplyDeleteConsider yourself invited : )
ReplyDeleteActually, everyone's invited.... 'cept the 'mericans will sit there crying over their wine with a bewildered expression on their faces *grins*
ReplyDeleteKat, it's wasted because I have so much to do that I now have to cram into what's ending up being a very, very short Sunday!
ReplyDeletePsst I also want to come to your party!
ReplyDeleteI always feel guilty about "wasting" time in bed when I have stuff to do! Still always go into P.E.P Boutique for a look when I see one.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed being reminded of David K. Often wondered where he came from. His brother's site really something special. Need some "wasted"time to reorganize
ReplyDeleteThat is an amazing bottom painting. I don't Twitter or any of that but I do travel down heartburn alley on occasion, I am sorry that you detoured down there, esp as it really has to be worth it to make that trip!
ReplyDeletequit saturday..
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