tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496121.post6575649698006768392..comments2023-08-20T05:33:06.550-04:00Comments on Splenda In The Grass: A song that chokes me upJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542750642334339031noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496121.post-43935989279899918422008-07-22T22:00:00.000-04:002008-07-22T22:00:00.000-04:00atg: Well put!matt: It's a good song. I hope you ...atg: Well put!<BR/><BR/>matt: It's a good song. I hope you enjoyed it!<BR/><BR/>greg: It really has been twisted, hasn't it? And by people who don't really understand the true meaning. People will claim to be patriotic while yelling at people for criticizing the government, which is the most patriotic act of all!<BR/><BR/>sooo: Yup. We're fortunate to be from two great countries, and it does get under my skin when people ignore all of the good and attack the problems. That's too easy. As for Neil Diamond, he really is quite a performer. I'd still love to see him in concert!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542750642334339031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496121.post-24497731819359955602008-07-20T22:59:00.000-04:002008-07-20T22:59:00.000-04:00Well I'm not Amercian as in 'USA' but North Amerci...Well I'm not Amercian as in 'USA' but North Amercian, however I have loved that song since I was a little kid.<BR/><BR/>In keeping with your thoughts, it drives me crazy, when someone comes from another country that is in complete chaos, and then bitches about how your or my country is run.<BR/><BR/>Two years ago some co-workers and I were given tickets by our boss to go see Neil Diamond, (no laughing either) I knew a lot of his songs so I went as I had nothing better to do. The show was actually awesome and he went on straight for almost three hours, not too many younger singers can (or will) do that. I was totally impressed.Sooo-this-is-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001864616415319712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496121.post-7912882552331542712008-07-20T16:04:00.000-04:002008-07-20T16:04:00.000-04:00Neil Diamond, American poet. It is a great song....Neil Diamond, American poet. It is a great song...and the movie wasn't half-bad, either.<BR/><BR/>I'm with you on the patriotism thing...it was something I felt about this country far and away before it was "popular" (<I>or more frightening still, expected</I>) to be so.<BR/><BR/>Today!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496121.post-78682006409822896322008-07-20T10:21:00.000-04:002008-07-20T10:21:00.000-04:00This is a new song to me. I can see how it has a s...This is a new song to me. <BR/><BR/>I can see how it has a special meaning for you. Songs can inspire us in so many different ways.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17091434489409849671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496121.post-14378113871163360012008-07-20T07:21:00.000-04:002008-07-20T07:21:00.000-04:00That song chokes me up too. It's such an awesome ...That song chokes me up too. It's such an awesome song and my mom was a huge Neil Diamond fan so I grew up listening to his albums over and over and over.<BR/><BR/>I love this country too...America rocks. I cannot imagine being the feisty woman I am in any other country but this one. :)<BR/><BR/>Now that song speaks to me on a different level because it makes me think about the whole immigration debates and this song captures, for me, why people come here from the get go.A DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283638280241600934noreply@blogger.com