tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post635083318404134812..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: The Tavern At The End Of The StreetMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73164858390347121682021-01-01T09:23:18.194-08:002021-01-01T09:23:18.194-08:00I adore the history from old architecture. Thanks ...I adore the history from old architecture. Thanks for sharing yours. Melissahttp://www.melwestemeier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11149511242287453012020-12-28T10:47:19.827-08:002020-12-28T10:47:19.827-08:00"A kiva is a room used by Puebloans for rites..."A kiva is a room used by Puebloans for rites and political meetings, many of them associated with the kachina belief system. Among the modern Hopi and most other Pueblo people, kivas are a large room that is circular and underground, and are used for spiritual ceremonies." Per WikipediaMurr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90817160885717831142020-12-28T06:49:21.289-08:002020-12-28T06:49:21.289-08:00Most of us in the USA don't have a good feel f...Most of us in the USA don't have a good feel for really old buildings as may be found in the rest of the world. The oldest buildings some of us have seen are the pueblos. We build such temporary structures. Even now, there is a fight waging in nearby Wichita over the fate of two 50+ years old buildings - a performing arts building and a library. I find the architecture of both, beautiful; butCop Carhttps://jelliclecat.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26027544081834030402020-12-27T22:35:58.854-08:002020-12-27T22:35:58.854-08:00What is a kiva?What is a kiva?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14462460216913177602020-12-27T15:08:23.900-08:002020-12-27T15:08:23.900-08:00I don't think there is one. On the internet. E...I don't think there is one. On the internet. Except of course <a href="http://murrbrewster.blogspot.com/2009/12/music-of-spheres.html" rel="nofollow">this one</a>.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87462888642017721312020-12-27T10:55:54.457-08:002020-12-27T10:55:54.457-08:00Was that recently or a while ago?Was that recently or a while ago?jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83289526043199314522020-12-27T10:54:45.143-08:002020-12-27T10:54:45.143-08:00Was that recently or a while ago?Was that recently or a while ago?jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16121670148358376532020-12-27T10:29:37.716-08:002020-12-27T10:29:37.716-08:00It's also cool to see the concave dips in the ...It's also cool to see the concave dips in the landscape in some parts of the Southwest and realize they are all old kivas.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51425935344041312632020-12-27T10:27:51.541-08:002020-12-27T10:27:51.541-08:00And a fine heritage it is.And a fine heritage it is.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88895800001295604692020-12-27T10:27:36.594-08:002020-12-27T10:27:36.594-08:00(I was just trying to think if I had a nudie shot ...(I was just trying to think if I had a nudie shot on the internet.)Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36263773728973062852020-12-27T10:26:48.234-08:002020-12-27T10:26:48.234-08:00This exact thing happens to be the subject of an u...This exact thing happens to be the subject of an upcoming post here! (I haven't written it yet.)Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16552653800454583632020-12-27T09:50:06.992-08:002020-12-27T09:50:06.992-08:00Well, thank goodness it was a virtual tour. This ...Well, thank goodness it was a <i>virtual</i> tour. This close to the Winter Solstice, you could have ended up 200 years in the past!*<br /><br />*(Geeky reference to the Outlander series.)mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17821506085397274072020-12-27T07:58:34.577-08:002020-12-27T07:58:34.577-08:00I have just finished a virtual walk around the Rin...I have just finished a virtual walk around the Ring of Kerry in Ireland. OLD buildings. buildings built with stones from older buildings that were destroyed. Ancient stone forts built without mortar - just rocks stacked together in tall walls that were five feet thick. The rocks will still be here after this silly human race breeds itself into extinction. I was wondering about the stories roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26211041776672674092020-12-27T06:13:54.898-08:002020-12-27T06:13:54.898-08:00All the way back to the trees like we go all the w...All the way back to the trees like we go all the way back to tadpoles.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44105343915436908052020-12-27T06:07:51.787-08:002020-12-27T06:07:51.787-08:00Wonderful essay.
You've put it all on the in...Wonderful essay. <br /><br />You've put it all on the internets now and the internets never forget.Vanessa Victoria Kilmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923111066345543260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17116771997440821632020-12-26T20:14:11.404-08:002020-12-26T20:14:11.404-08:00The cabin I live in was built in the 40s as a mom ...The cabin I live in was built in the 40s as a mom and pop resort. The daughter of the guy who built it still lives across the street and she is 85. How long will we know these things? Not much longer I would guess.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69209886617425041972020-12-26T19:43:38.876-08:002020-12-26T19:43:38.876-08:00Oo! You think this blog is going to be around a lo...Oo! You think this blog is going to be around a long time!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52657703107771287862020-12-26T19:43:13.088-08:002020-12-26T19:43:13.088-08:00I walk everywhere. Everywhere. Which means the are...I walk everywhere. Everywhere. Which means the area right around my house I have tromped hundreds of times. But when there's suddenly a pit where a house used to be, I don't remember what was there--right now. Doesn't take me months to forget.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68575188034918602122020-12-26T19:42:09.085-08:002020-12-26T19:42:09.085-08:00We need to build it back up.We need to build it back up.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1762333887403355832020-12-26T19:41:45.467-08:002020-12-26T19:41:45.467-08:00I kind of feel the same way about the Rowes.I kind of feel the same way about the Rowes.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41714090785207233142020-12-26T19:41:19.235-08:002020-12-26T19:41:19.235-08:00Or we are made to forget--deliberately. Still, it&...Or we are made to forget--deliberately. Still, it's on us.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19567403548502277112020-12-26T19:26:19.759-08:002020-12-26T19:26:19.759-08:00We certainly do forget and sometimes that's a ...We certainly do forget and sometimes that's a good thing, but not when it comes to the history of buildings and what came before, or since. This particular building will always be remembered now because you have the photos right here. Well, until one day far in the future when your blog no longer exists.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76528962123701335792020-12-26T19:16:11.402-08:002020-12-26T19:16:11.402-08:00I have found that when a new building goes up, it ...I have found that when a new building goes up, it is only a matter of months, sometimes even weeks, before I can no longer remember what used to be on the site. Do I need to say that I find that disturbing?Jeremy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9862012920383988362020-12-26T17:08:21.171-08:002020-12-26T17:08:21.171-08:00I do my damnedest to forget some things that I lov...I do my damnedest to forget some things that I loved about the past, lest my heart break by remembering. I don't feel that this is my world anymore. It is no longer recognizable. mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51061799573333363162020-12-26T16:50:47.595-08:002020-12-26T16:50:47.595-08:00What a compelling read & tragic look back at o...What a compelling read & tragic look back at one establishment; l loved how you peeled the layers back here Murr, especially with that awesomely toxic Coca-Cola sign (and the lurid details of an earlier owner’s demise below that)! But boy does that giant tree at the end say it all...<br /><br />Anyway, for all we know the ghostly apparitions of Billy & Doris Rowe are saluting each other ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.com