{"id":727,"date":"2009-11-24T06:32:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-24T10:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2009\/11\/24\/monday-night-halt-die-knaupfen\/"},"modified":"2009-11-24T06:32:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-24T10:32:00","slug":"monday-night-halt-die-knaupfen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2009\/11\/24\/monday-night-halt-die-knaupfen\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday night – Halt Die Knaupfen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fun day off work today..\u00a0 For me it’s sort of a relief to be past the weekend. I loved the way we marked Sam’s passing day.. at the same time, I’m also grateful to be back to my everyday observance . We spent some time\u00a0 getting the house back in order after the gathering here. Yesterday, Gabe and I took down the few unburned parts of the Burning Man for Saturday night.. That was a great observance.. \u00a0 <\/div>\n

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I used a large magnet to retrieve all of the metal hardware that the fire didn’t consume. I got a full coffee can full of them. I don’t know why I find this stuff so cool.. but I do.. <\/div>\n

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The big news this morning was the visit by Ernie, the Chimney Sweep. Sweeps are very good luck !..<\/div>\n

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When I lived in Austria we would say ‘Halt Die<\/p>\n

Knaupfen’ (hold the buttons !) whenever we saw a sweep.. to bring good<\/p>\n

luck.. It’s also good luck to get a handshake or a kiss from a sweep <\/div>\n

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I remember the story of Sweeps being lucky came up in Mary Poppins, too\u00a0 !<\/p>\n
Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey <\/p>\n

Chim chim cher-ee!<\/p>\n

A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can be<\/p>\n

Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey <\/p>\n

Chim chim cher-oo!<\/p>\n

Good luck will rub off when I shakes ‘ands with you <\/p>\n

Or blow me a kiss and that’s lucky too<\/p>\n

Now, as the ladder of life ‘as been strung<\/p>\n

You might think a sweep’s on the bottommost rung <\/p>\n

Though I spends me time in the ashes and smoke <\/p>\n

In this ‘ole wide world there’s no ‘appier bloke<\/p>\n

Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey <\/p>\n

Chim chim cher-ee!<\/p>\n

A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can be<\/p>\n

Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey <\/p>\n

Chim chim cher-oo!<\/p>\n

Good luck will rub off when I shakes ‘ands with you<\/p>\n

Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey <\/p>\n

Chim chim cher-ee!<\/p>\n

A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can be<\/p>\n

Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey <\/p>\n

Chim chim cher-oo!<\/p>\n

Good luck will rub off when I shakes ‘ands with you<\/p>\n

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I choose me bristles with pride, yes, I do<\/p>\n

A broom for the shaft and a brush for the flute<\/p>\n

Up where the smoke is all billered and curled<\/p>\n

‘Tween pavement and stars is the chimney sweep world<\/p>\n

When there’s ‘ardly no day nor ‘ardly no night<\/p>\n

There’s things ‘alf in shadow and ‘alfway in light<\/p>\n

On the rooftops of London coo, what a sight!<\/p>\n

Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey <\/p>\n

Chim chim cher-ee!<\/p>\n

When you’re with a sweep you’re in glad company <\/p>\n

Nowhere is there a more ‘appier crew<\/p>\n

Than them wot sings, “Chim chim cher-ee, chim cher-oo!” <\/p>\n

On the <\/p>\n

Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim cher-ee, chim cher-oo!
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Around 10:30, Jen came and picked me up and took me into Richmond. She has a cool\u00a0 tile project in her head and she needed me to model for her.. She’s doing a piece with Atlas as an old man.. he’s put down the world and is taking a rest.. <\/p>\n

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I was happy to do it.. it’s one benefit of looking old !<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This afternoon, Avery, Owen and Ben came over to help me with the engineering rap song that Gabe’s working with me on. My singing was so bad that Max and Diane forbade me to sing any more.. hence I hired soem pro’s ! It was fun workign with them on it. When the project gets further along, I’ll post it here for comment. <\/div>\n

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Around 8:30 I headed into town for the Matisyahu concert at Higher Ground.\u00a0 Matisyahu is an ex-Phish head homeless kid who became a Chasiddic Jew and now goes around singing excelent Jewish regae\/ska songs.. He’s amazing.. if oyu ever get a chance to hear him. check him out.. !<\/p>\n

It was a great show.. and I had a chance to see many freinds.. including Andy from HG who’s abotu to leave and sail around the world. I gave him a bag of Samstones to take with him. It’s goign to be such an adventure !<\/div>\n

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OK.. that’s it for tonight. I need to get soem sleep.. More tomorrow. Nite all, nite Sam !
-me<\/p>\n

ps. Today I came across these earings we made for Diane with all of our initials.. I liked seing us all together again\u00a0 on these thin wires. <\/div>\n


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