tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post253871906592124182..comments2024-03-26T16:46:21.764-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: November 10, 1975Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-1794507255872599192013-05-11T00:23:50.982-04:002013-05-11T00:23:50.982-04:00Late to the party (my best friend just introduced ...Late to the party (my best friend just introduced me to your blog, and I'm catching up bit by bit). I just wanted to say thank you...this will be my ninth Mother's Day without my mom, and I really miss her.<br /><br />And then, I see this. "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was her favorite song. Thanks, Dr. Grumpy, for the teary smile and the memories.<br /><br />(And no, I don't know why she loved a song about a shipwreck....)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989879829016510011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76915795822340762322012-06-16T18:49:21.629-04:002012-06-16T18:49:21.629-04:00Agreed with another poster, that song always gives...Agreed with another poster, that song always gives me goosebumps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60673025302906196202010-11-10T07:38:34.756-05:002010-11-10T07:38:34.756-05:00Thank you for re-posting. I grew up in Minnesota, ...Thank you for re-posting. I grew up in Minnesota, and still go to Duluth Harbor every summer to have lunch at Grandma's (the restaurant) and watch the ore boats come and go under the harbor lift bridge. It was one of my favorite things to do as a child, and now it is one of my son's favorite things to do. Having seen many of these ships up close, I cannot begin to imagine what it must have taken to sink her without a trace.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506330952529979297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55033486476042130782009-11-11T19:56:07.437-05:002009-11-11T19:56:07.437-05:00I've always likes this song, but now that I...I've always likes this song, but now that I've read all the words it really hits home. Thanks for posting this, Dr. G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28926700602722491192009-11-10T23:12:12.433-05:002009-11-10T23:12:12.433-05:00For more fantastic songs of tragedies and triumphs...For more fantastic songs of tragedies and triumphs on the Great Lakes, check out the singer/songwriter Lee Murdock:<br />http://leemurdock.com/<br /><br />He's wonderful (been to lots of his concerts and have most of his CDs).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-27811088753156780942009-11-10T22:38:35.897-05:002009-11-10T22:38:35.897-05:00Always loved the song - such a sad, sad story.
A...Always loved the song - such a sad, sad story. <br /><br />And, I don't think that I can take it<br />'cuz it took so long to bake it. . .Kimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43318823882269871882009-11-10T20:06:47.572-05:002009-11-10T20:06:47.572-05:00To Don Keefhardt: My husband at that time was a d...To Don Keefhardt: My husband at that time was a disc jockey, too...and you left out Nadia's Theme. Those interludes were one of the reasons he became an ex...Classof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/00575168312203811542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59704686933890262082009-11-10T15:50:06.515-05:002009-11-10T15:50:06.515-05:00Thank you for revisiting a musical piece that has ...Thank you for revisiting a musical piece that has always sent goose bumps all over my body. I hail from Wisconsin, somewhere along the Chippewa. Things like this always tug at your heart stronger iffin' you have some sort of connection to the tragedy.pAulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949919980075526481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65162975845406678172009-11-10T14:58:02.014-05:002009-11-10T14:58:02.014-05:00I always loved this song. An older relative in sou...I always loved this song. An older relative in southern Ontario worked for a steel mill and remembers the Edmund Fitzgerald stopping there. It is amazing how many shipwrecks there are in Lake Superior.Frantic Pharmacisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804872250102867314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-89727257061519318112009-11-10T14:23:06.048-05:002009-11-10T14:23:06.048-05:00Don- Just remember to bring the cake inside this t...Don- Just remember to bring the cake inside this time, in case you never have the recipe again.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32694064578076252222009-11-10T14:19:26.177-05:002009-11-10T14:19:26.177-05:00Between that song, and "MacArthur Park",...Between that song, and "MacArthur Park", the "biological urges" of radio disc jockey were accomodated. With time go wash up and get a cup of coffee, too.<br /><br />(vet of the radio bizz in the 70's)Don Keefhardtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-21538924845545522602009-11-10T12:36:38.791-05:002009-11-10T12:36:38.791-05:00Oh, Dr. Grumpy, it's all good. Facebook this ...Oh, Dr. Grumpy, it's all good. Facebook this morning is full of tributes from all my U.P. and Minnesotan friends.... Thank you for posting this.Jadziahttp://toddlerism.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57046826125698014132009-11-10T11:46:32.831-05:002009-11-10T11:46:32.831-05:00Beautiful tribute.Beautiful tribute.An Open Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01581361716412644419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6890815618791300042009-11-10T11:28:46.792-05:002009-11-10T11:28:46.792-05:00Sorry, Jadzia. Didn't mean to.Sorry, Jadzia. Didn't mean to.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-61641642692803021062009-11-10T11:25:14.443-05:002009-11-10T11:25:14.443-05:00Oh, you made me cry on a Tuesday morning. I was f...Oh, you made me cry on a Tuesday morning. I was four years old and lived in the U.P. when this happened. I had nightmares about being a man on that ship for years afterwards. Such a tragedy.Jadziahttp://toddlerism.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-83629743073541895892009-11-10T11:13:12.901-05:002009-11-10T11:13:12.901-05:00I heard they recently finally pieced together what...I heard they recently finally pieced together what actually happened during that storm. They found the wreck and took the bell off the stern but of course left everything else alone, and did not publicly acknowledge the location to prevent treasure hunters from sullying the grave site.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45350403906528331842009-11-10T10:26:22.346-05:002009-11-10T10:26:22.346-05:00Thank you. It's been years and years since I h...Thank you. It's been years and years since I heard that though growing up outside Detroit, our teachers played it every November. How could I forget? Thank you for helping me remember.<br /><br />I'm a new reader and love your blog!sewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094477353079910649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-30800503484838595342009-11-10T09:49:56.269-05:002009-11-10T09:49:56.269-05:00I have never heard that song, I might have heard a...I have never heard that song, I might have heard about it though. The lyrics are good :-) That was really interesting, thank you :-)Lilorfnannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-61794574873287073122009-11-10T09:45:06.873-05:002009-11-10T09:45:06.873-05:00I've always loved Gordon. I grew up five minut...I've always loved Gordon. I grew up five minutes from Lake Erie and spent my summers immersed in it as a kid. I knew it by heart. <br /><br />Beautiful song, and an often-forgotten tragedy.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842890893365738906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-49769310083840799952009-11-10T09:38:34.392-05:002009-11-10T09:38:34.392-05:00Anyone who doesn't live near the Great Lakes d...Anyone who doesn't live near the Great Lakes doesn't really understand how enormous they are. <br /><br />We generally don't think about lakes having storms so enormous that they can sink a ship. Yet these lakes do.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-64548812515219799112009-11-10T09:00:22.233-05:002009-11-10T09:00:22.233-05:00I always get shivers when I hear that song. I'...I always get shivers when I hear that song. I'm a native Clevelander - still am. I've always lived within a few hundred feet of Lake Erie.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-40394700674433679092009-11-10T08:45:18.227-05:002009-11-10T08:45:18.227-05:00I always liked the song (and Gordon, back in the d...I always liked the song (and Gordon, back in the day) but really didn't know the rest of the story. Isn't bravery an amazing thing? It certainly makes you wonder how you would act in a similar situation.Mari-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988301762737203798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-25080551284436920182009-11-10T07:59:01.267-05:002009-11-10T07:59:01.267-05:00My husband is from Michigan and knows all the lake...My husband is from Michigan and knows all the lakes well. <br /><br />Nice post and great factoids at the end!The Good Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249986191289837440noreply@blogger.com