tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post8275469284200180717..comments2024-03-23T15:10:22.313-05:00Comments on The Wonderful and the Obscure: Roger and Ronnie, Margie and HawaiiBob Pursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00595178670595128341noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-30316964715936567592018-08-29T16:16:22.344-05:002018-08-29T16:16:22.344-05:00I think there's some intended point in there a...I think there's some intended point in there about how someone's nickname can change as they get older, and that "Peg" is a kid name, but "Margie" is a hottie's name. Ripley once said something about how the name with the most variants is "Mary Magdalen," which seemed kind of a cheat (that's two!), but produced an impressively long list of variants, including Maggie, Peg, and Margie, among others. Maybe the songwriter saw the same "Believe It Or Not!" strip that I did.<br /><br />I could imagine Jimmie Dodd singing this song.Kip Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751319031224838771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-15217472509099911892018-06-17T12:21:12.269-05:002018-06-17T12:21:12.269-05:00I find a moderate bliss overtaking me, as I bask i...I find a moderate bliss overtaking me, as I bask in the warm vibes unleashed over me from these two exotic tunes. BOTH are tremendous, maybe in part, I'm sure, because of the primo vocalist, Mr. Smith, but he seems to infect the musicians as well, with his spaced-out enthusiasm.Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572040880471629009noreply@blogger.com