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I was looking for a quote to go along with this image and came across:
“Black people lived right by the railroad tracks, and the train would shake their houses at night. I would hear it as a boy, and I thought: I’m gonna make a song that sounds like that.”
Not knowing much- OK, not knowing anything at all- about Little Richard, I listened to some of his songs. And everything seems to sound like the rythm of a train running behind his vocals; Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Good Golly Miss Molly, Lucille, Rip It Up….
Here, just give a listen!
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Love the panoramic crop, the brightness of the trees and the depot, and of course, the wonderful leading line of the track! Wonderful image, Emilio. I can picture you sitting on that track and I’m just glad to know you did that with the train stopped – otherwise, I’d do some serious worrying about the lengths you would go to for a photo op! 🙂
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No, I’m the cautious one in our relationship (not yours and mine, but my wife and me). She will climb a fence marked “No Trespassing” and grab my camera when I am afraid of getting shot. And she has also climb over a retaining wall to look down over the edge of a cliff. How would I explain that to the family if she were to ever get shot? Or fall?
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Love this post, Emilio.
That image has such depth and detail. Excellent!
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Thanks, Laurie. I was actually sitting on the tracks taking the shot. The train had been stopped for about a half hour. When I left, another photographer showed up and was lying on the tracks. I had to stop and talk to him. There is never anyone around there so it was very strange to have someone there with the very same idea show up!
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Both you, and Little Richard are class acts . Nice work with lots of atmosphere.
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He’s got more hair, though!
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Brilliant post, Emilio!
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Thanks, Robyn.
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I hear the trains going through Hastings where I live now. It is somehow comforting to know that all is right in the world when the trains run on time. Love this photo.
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I love the sound of the train whistle in the middle of the night.
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What an evocative photograph! It makes me want to visit. Where is Lucille Station? (Not that I’d go there anytime soon. 🙂 )
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Well, I re-named it Lucille Station because the song that I inserted into the post was Lucille by Little Richard. It is actually the Kelso Depot in Mojave National Preserve, California.
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Hey, maybe I can visit there some day. Thanks.
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Great image and post Emilio 🙂 Wow your musical tastes are evolving, Little Richard. There is a lot of good stuff to be listened to with blues and early rock and roll. Great work.
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Well, I’m not sure I actually said I liked Little Richard. 🙂 I found a quote online to go with the photo and then I found and listened to some of his songs. Not bad, but I’d have to be in a certain mood to listen to him for more than one song, I think. Do you enjoy him?
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Very evocative image. Reminds me in some respects of the great train photographs of O Winston Link from the 40s and 50s. You may enjoy my little Richard post on the immortal jukebox. Regards Thom.
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I like your subtlety, Thom. No direct link to your post or to the photos you mention. I will go visit you, and O Winston Link and let you know what I find! Thanks! 🙂
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I look forward to that. Thom.
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always liked Little Richard, and we lived near the railway tracks once, with the coal trains thundering past…
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We lived near some train tracks, too, when I was growing up. But I remember them as pretty silent. Maybe deserted, I’m not sure. Anyway, thanks for stopping by and commenting!
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