Comments on: Be One with the Shovel… http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/ The Les Becker Blog: Writer (fiction, non-fiction, story-telling, memories, screenplays, radioplays, lyrics, ghost-writing, magazine articles, tourism and event promotion) and amateur photographer from Northern Ontario. Looking to escape Northern Ontario. Rescue me. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:11:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Where the Walls are Soft… » Blog Archive » For Mushy - I Think We’re Wearing Her Down… http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-7002 Where the Walls are Soft… » Blog Archive » For Mushy - I Think We’re Wearing Her Down… Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:49:18 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-7002 [...] That’s her on the right - doesn’t she look like a little devil? And I’ll bet Rex dropped Joycie on her head off that trike about 30 seconds after the shutter clicked. Not that he did drop her on her head - [...] [...] That’s her on the right - doesn’t she look like a little devil? And I’ll bet Rex dropped Joycie on her head off that trike about 30 seconds after the shutter clicked. Not that he did drop her on her head - [...]

]]> By: PostOnFire.com http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6693 PostOnFire.com Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:49:35 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6693 <strong>Be One With the Shovel...</strong> “She still hasn’t forgiven me for that time I hit her over the head with a shovel.” Ruby's little sister had a rough life, I guess. Everybody else in the family is a little nuts, too.... Be One With the Shovel…

“She still hasn’t forgiven me for that time I hit her over the head with a shovel.” Ruby’s little sister had a rough life, I guess. Everybody else in the family is a little nuts, too….

]]> By: Elliot Cowan http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6297 Elliot Cowan Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:10:24 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6297 "I wonder if that guy would draw a caricature for Ruby, Joycie, their mom." Why don't you ask him? He's very easy to find :-) <em>Les Says: Well, hey, Elliot! LOL! Welcome to <strong>Where the Walls are Soft...</strong> I will most certainly be asking you about many things... :-D </em> “I wonder if that guy would draw a caricature for Ruby, Joycie, their mom.”

Why don’t you ask him?
He’s very easy to find :-)

Les Says: Well, hey, Elliot! LOL! Welcome to Where the Walls are Soft…
I will most certainly be asking you about many things… :-D

]]> By: Sandi McBride http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6291 Sandi McBride Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:47:05 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6291 I think I may be in the market for a red shovel...lol...still thinking about Donah and the er, pail... <em>Les Says: Yeah, that took a long time to leave my brain, too... poor, dumb bastard.</em> I think I may be in the market for a red shovel…lol…still thinking about Donah and the er, pail…

Les Says: Yeah, that took a long time to leave my brain, too… poor, dumb bastard.

]]> By: cardiogirl http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6288 cardiogirl Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:16:25 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6288 Oh yeah, Slightly Mordant has a caricature who someone else drew for him. The guy's name is Elliot Cowan and this is his site: <a href="http://sandwichbag.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> http://sandwichbag.blogspot.com/</a> I wonder if that guy would draw a caricature for Ruby, Joycie, their mom. Minus. Forearms. And all the other players. Then we could sort of "see" what she looks like, but it wouldn't be her actual picture. Mik's caricature is here: <a href="http://slightlymordant.com/blog/about-mik/#footnote-1-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://slightlymordant.com/blog/about-mik/#footnote-1-2</a> <em>Les Says: I had started some sketches of Ruby and The Little Drunk for the 'The Waitress' series, and thought "Aha! Maybe I could 'draw' her from photos for the blog?" When I asked permission, though, Ruby nixed the idea. Now I'm not even allowed to take a photo of her face just for ME to look at.</em> Oh yeah, Slightly Mordant has a caricature who someone else drew for him. The guy’s name is Elliot Cowan and this is his site:

http://sandwichbag.blogspot.com/

I wonder if that guy would draw a caricature for Ruby, Joycie, their mom. Minus. Forearms. And all the other players. Then we could sort of “see” what she looks like, but it wouldn’t be her actual picture.

Mik’s caricature is here:

http://slightlymordant.com/blog/about-mik/#footnote-1-2

Les Says: I had started some sketches of Ruby and The Little Drunk for the ‘The Waitress’ series, and thought “Aha! Maybe I could ‘draw’ her from photos for the blog?” When I asked permission, though, Ruby nixed the idea. Now I’m not even allowed to take a photo of her face just for ME to look at.

]]> By: cardiogirl http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6284 cardiogirl Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:46:10 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6284 Oh, wow. You hang out with SUPER COOL people. And I loved how you connected back to Joycie's mom who accidentally taped open her eyelid. OUCH. With. No. Forearms. You KNOW Ruby is a find, right? And you are writing a book about Ruby's story, right? <em>Les Says: Weeeel.... I'm *supposed* to be finishing a fictional short story based on the true story of Ruby getting handcuffed to a drunk in a backwoods bar... I keep forgetting that you weren't 'here' for that story. And I KNOW that Ruby saved me from myself a year ago, by telling me stories, and feeding me coffee and cigarettes.. er... I fed *her* cigarettes. I wish there was a way to take her blogger-stalkering when I go. I would love for you all to meet her.</em> Oh, wow. You hang out with SUPER COOL people. And I loved how you connected back to Joycie’s mom who accidentally taped open her eyelid. OUCH. With. No. Forearms.

You KNOW Ruby is a find, right? And you are writing a book about Ruby’s story, right?

Les Says: Weeeel…. I’m *supposed* to be finishing a fictional short story based on the true story of Ruby getting handcuffed to a drunk in a backwoods bar… I keep forgetting that you weren’t ‘here’ for that story.

And I KNOW that Ruby saved me from myself a year ago, by telling me stories, and feeding me coffee and cigarettes.. er… I fed *her* cigarettes. I wish there was a way to take her blogger-stalkering when I go. I would love for you all to meet her.

]]> By: Suzi http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6282 Suzi Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:30:24 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6282 LOLOLOL! Pee pail! I think I gasped loudly enough to wake everybody up around here. And the wine glasses! GREAT stories, Les. Ruby's family is something else! <em>Les Says: I KNOW!!! And they don't know what the big deal is! Go figure.</em> LOLOLOL! Pee pail! I think I gasped loudly enough to wake everybody up around here. And the wine glasses! GREAT stories, Les. Ruby’s family is something else!

Les Says: I KNOW!!! And they don’t know what the big deal is! Go figure.

]]> By: Nicole http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6281 Nicole Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:19:07 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6281 This is hilarious :-D ! Thanks for the good laugh :-) !! <em>Les Says: No problem, Nicole... that's what I'm for. Or, rather, that's what Ruby's for. :-D </em> This is hilarious :-D !

Thanks for the good laugh :-) !!

Les Says: No problem, Nicole… that’s what I’m for. Or, rather, that’s what Ruby’s for. :-D

]]> By: Mushy http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6279 Mushy Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:31:58 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6279 That was absolutely hilarious! I laughed more than I have all week...thanks! You know I love Ruby stories, now you've slipped Lucy in on me...she must be a hoot too! Damn...we, their public, have to see pictures of these ladies! Tell them that I'm beginning to think they are just too good to be true, that I think you're making it all up, and won't believe it until we she the gals! Thanks for your post Les...they do me so much good. <em>Les Says: I'll tell them, Mushy. They won't care, and will tell me so - at least Ruby will... and one way or another, I'll end up looking like an idiot, won't I? ;-) </em> That was absolutely hilarious! I laughed more than I have all week…thanks!

You know I love Ruby stories, now you’ve slipped Lucy in on me…she must be a hoot too! Damn…we, their public, have to see pictures of these ladies!

Tell them that I’m beginning to think they are just too good to be true, that I think you’re making it all up, and won’t believe it until we she the gals!

Thanks for your post Les…they do me so much good.

Les Says: I’ll tell them, Mushy. They won’t care, and will tell me so - at least Ruby will… and one way or another, I’ll end up looking like an idiot, won’t I? ;-)

]]> By: david mcmahon http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6277 david mcmahon Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:28:08 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/01/23/be-one-with-the-shovel/#comment-6277 That post makes all others ``pail'' into insignificance! <em>Les Says: My, David! Aren't we punny, today? :-D </em> That post makes all others “pail” into insignificance!

Les Says: My, David! Aren’t we punny, today? :-D

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