tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3748414530611020568..comments2024-03-28T12:14:34.190-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Country singer McKenna / SUN 5-8-21 / Went sniggling / Actress in eight Bond films / Shout at a Greek wedding Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15389331465621387372021-06-13T11:45:17.003-04:002021-06-13T11:45:17.003-04:00@rondo - completely agree, especially about the Ra...@rondo - completely agree, especially about the Ramones. And that's why they are relegated to cult stations. Not many are into loud, melody challenged songs. <br /><br />@anon - yes - too many Naticks. But otherwise I enjoyed the puzzle. And it's a crossword puzzle so the theme is ok with me. Creepy is in the mind of the reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39877776774380551552021-05-24T22:22:16.470-04:002021-05-24T22:22:16.470-04:00Yes! And AVA crossing ETAPE is the third Natick. N...Yes! And AVA crossing ETAPE is the third Natick. Nevertheless, loved the puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32045622320374285892021-05-23T15:33:05.027-04:002021-05-23T15:33:05.027-04:00I thought that maybe with the change to the new Ad...I thought that maybe with the change to the new Administration the left wing fringe hand-wringing, whining and complaining on this blog would lighten up. It has only gotten worse. Because of entitlement? 'Safety'? Confirmation bias? Quite the phenomenon.<br /><br />To the puz:<br />"The Kids Are Alright" from the album Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy by The Who. Alright is one word, not two.<br />"Carry That Weight" from Abbey Road. In the medley near the end. Classic. Have probably heard it hundreds of times.<br />All the Ramones needed to be sedated. Tthey only played fast and fasterNot exactly my cuppa.<br /><br />Pretty easy. Fun finding tunes.<br /><br /><br /><br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91410434860353299052021-05-23T14:49:40.626-04:002021-05-23T14:49:40.626-04:00@Spacey - "Carry that weight" is part of...@Spacey - "Carry that weight" is part of a montage of songs toward the end of Abbey Road. <br /><br />And in the end....the love you take is equal to the love you make. <br /><br />Some say it predicted the end of the Beatles.<br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39797679749481621852021-05-23T14:23:25.266-04:002021-05-23T14:23:25.266-04:00Lots of victory points in my corner today. I had ...Lots of victory points in my corner today. I had a hard time sussing out an area of the NW. A name I don't know tripped me up. Of course.<br /><br />But I continued to work on it. And - victory! <br /><br />(Loved singing those songs in my head whilst solving, too.)<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords - NOT twins!!!!Diana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58346738701225801762021-05-23T13:54:46.730-04:002021-05-23T13:54:46.730-04:00I had a ton of trouble with this one. CARRYTHATWEI...I had a ton of trouble with this one. CARRYTHATWEIGHT?? That has to be a seldom-played album cut that only a Beatles EXPERT would know. Never heard of it in my entire life. Also not known: IWANNABESEDATED. That anyone would name a song that boggles the mind, unless in fact it's about a patient in pain. And IMCOMINGOUT.<br /><br />I recognize the Who tune, but please, people, let us NOT single the "L" in "ALL RIGHT." That is NOT all right; it's lazy, pure and simple. STOP.<br /><br />There's more; the cumulative effect was one of hard work that is destined to GARNER poor wages. Bogey.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85295943141231571782021-05-23T12:24:50.677-04:002021-05-23T12:24:50.677-04:00PARA ACTS
TERI said, "When IMCOMING ISLET OU...PARA ACTS<br /><br />TERI said, "When IMCOMING ISLET OUT A SCREAM, <br />because IGETAKICKOUTOFYOU."<br />"BABY, ARE YOU OPENTO ONEMORETIME for THE team?",<br />ASKED THE ADULTFILM CAMERACREW.<br /><br />--- COCO GARNERBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59612956308601199292021-05-12T10:06:08.858-04:002021-05-12T10:06:08.858-04:00Rex, you nailed the commentary, as always. Rex, you nailed the commentary, as always. Thegreatkateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105558686241885621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68809664107407165422021-05-11T13:34:05.895-04:002021-05-11T13:34:05.895-04:00Yes! Finally a voice of reason in this thread! (A...Yes! Finally a voice of reason in this thread! (And I am a mother of two, birthed in the usual, old -fashioned way.). Never occurred to me to get all hot and bothered about the theme except that I had to rely on all the crosses I could find, since the opera house is where my taste lies.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05218278275624796197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87353549188175542702021-05-11T07:45:39.324-04:002021-05-11T07:45:39.324-04:00Actually, I agree with you completely. I did not e...Actually, I agree with you completely. I did not enjoy this theme, I thought it was very creepy. Ridiculous. Dr.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864218051159854013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43670835556525575342021-05-10T17:37:03.535-04:002021-05-10T17:37:03.535-04:00Such a stomach-turner. The theme was in poor taste...Such a stomach-turner. The theme was in poor taste. Let's not forget about mothers who have never given birth (either because they couldn't or chose not to) or mothers who have endured traumatic births. There's so much more to being a mother than the physical act of labor, and this cutesy take on childbirth was eye-roll-inducing at best and triggering at worst. Chrissynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6686628670001994242021-05-10T17:32:58.912-04:002021-05-10T17:32:58.912-04:00@honcho It's "bite at" meaning nibbl...@honcho It's "bite at" meaning nibble. That one got me to stare too, wondering what on earth kind of construction was "bit eat?"Dave Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186065163092602289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21419382542303904192021-05-10T16:45:52.810-04:002021-05-10T16:45:52.810-04:00I really miss the good old days, when crosswords w...I really miss the good old days, when crosswords were regarded and treated as simply enjoyable mental diversions, and weren't analyzed and nitpicked to death for political incorrectness and cultural insensitivity. <br />This crossword had an original theme, with clever theme answers. Everything else is the solver's projections...Just Saying...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24162192227456080262021-05-10T02:11:45.543-04:002021-05-10T02:11:45.543-04:00The "Hurts So Good" answer didn't st...The "Hurts So Good" answer didn't strike me as creepy since every woman I've ever been with who has given birth (okay, the total is exactly one), was totally ready to be done with pregnancy by the end. So a first contraction was a welcome sign of the beginning of that end. Now that Rex has introduced an S&M element, I'm definitely creeped out, but I'm not sure by whom. Theme would have worked better under it's original Labor Day title I think though, as someone noted above.Dave Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186065163092602289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36855064631709431662021-05-09T22:32:25.403-04:002021-05-09T22:32:25.403-04:00Outer Banks? Outer Banks? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41177852517091215142021-05-09T22:27:05.391-04:002021-05-09T22:27:05.391-04:00"Happy Birthing People's Day"?! That..."Happy Birthing People's Day"?! That is beyond offensive. You do realize that many wonderful mothers never gave birth... right?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490680796106674568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24857245386192958722021-05-09T21:18:13.994-04:002021-05-09T21:18:13.994-04:00Oh, no, no, no. I didn't write the music. Wh...Oh, no, no, no. I didn't write the music. When I said "music first", I meant that, in that instance, the composer writes the music first, sends it to me, and then I write the lyrics. When it's "lyrics first", I write a lyric and send it to the composer, and he sets it. There's back-and-forthing, of course, but that's the basic process.<br /><br />I wish I <i>could</i> write music, but I can't. It's a very rare and special gift. Many fine professional musicians -- orchestra players, singers, conductors, people with extraordinary musical abilities -- nevertheless can't write music. I suspect a great many of them are right here on this blog. But thanks for the [unearned] compliment.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29826731967216899842021-05-09T20:54:47.978-04:002021-05-09T20:54:47.978-04:00@Nancy 8:21 pm – I didn’t realize you wrote the mu...@Nancy 8:21 pm – I didn’t realize you wrote the music too. That’s even more impressive! <br /><br />@JC66 7:04 pm – Thank you for that link; it’s awesome! I Googled the Toy building and see it was across the park between 23rd and 25th. What a family confluence in that wonderful area, years apart.<br /><br />@Son Volt 7:56 pm – You’re welcome; it’s been fun to reminisce about that beautiful 1902 building.<br />Aelurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889229591741515406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74159343070691463462021-05-09T20:47:29.526-04:002021-05-09T20:47:29.526-04:00Jill,
Nope. Men are men.women are women. No man ha...Jill,<br />Nope. Men are men.women are women. No man has ever been pregnant. And of course no man has ever given birth.<br />This is basic biology. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13628211295695151892021-05-09T20:21:56.097-04:002021-05-09T20:21:56.097-04:00@Aelurus (6:21) -- With the exception of the last...@Aelurus (6:21) -- With the exception of the last song, "Not the Same", all the songs are lyrics first. In fact, "Not the Same" is one of only two songs I've <i>ever</i> written music first -- and in both cases, I sweated bullets. I don't read music; I have to play the melody over and over and over and over again, ad infinitum, before I can write even one tiny phrase; I sometimes find myself working from the middle and going backwards and forwards; and it feels a lot more like solving a jigsaw puzzle than like actual writing. Whereas, writing the lyrics first, I'm extremely fast and once I've found the right rhythm, rhyme scheme and hook, it seldom takes me more than 2-3 hours to write a lyric. (Although there may be false starts before I've hit on the right patterns. If the writing <i>doesn't</i> go very fast, I know I've chosen the wrong hook, the wrong rhyme scheme and the wrong rhythm and need to go back to Square One.)<br /><br />@JC66 -- It's a small world.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27799018232931616762021-05-09T19:56:03.972-04:002021-05-09T19:56:03.972-04:00@aelerus 6:21p - I love the entrance and the entir...@aelerus 6:21p - I love the entrance and the entire building but my favorite was the elevation view from the park. Macmillan moved to the Equitable Building on Broadway - adjacent to the Brown Brothers building. A classic early century building with some history but pales in comparison to their old digs. Thanks for the nostalgia. Son Volthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322446657870644953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35133747929236224822021-05-09T19:49:08.237-04:002021-05-09T19:49:08.237-04:00As someone who's actually given birth, I am be...As someone who's actually given birth, I am bewildered by the "creepy" response. We moms are humans, not holy idols who would be offended by corny crossword puzzle themes.<br /><br />"Carry that weight" inspired me to think 'Oh, how I remember that sensation!' , not 'Bring me my smelling salts!"Oh Pleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683761956425064422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60983261187452761212021-05-09T19:44:45.214-04:002021-05-09T19:44:45.214-04:00I found the puzzle creepy, too. Contractions do no...I found the puzzle creepy, too. Contractions do not hurt so good. They feel like you are being split in two. Not funny. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43554312644271111462021-05-09T19:17:59.623-04:002021-05-09T19:17:59.623-04:00Amelia,
Yep.Amelia,<br />Yep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42517450676992403622021-05-09T19:04:06.561-04:002021-05-09T19:04:06.561-04:00@Nancy, @Aelurus
Years ago, my son worked for Sal...@Nancy, @Aelurus<br /><br />Years ago, my son worked for Sally & her husband at St. Martins. Years before that, I worked in the Toy building.<br /><br />He recently sent me <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/03/nyregion/madison-square-park-history-nyc.html" rel="nofollow">this link</a> which I found fascinating. <br /><br />Hope you enjoy it, too.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.com