Comments on: Southern Trees Bear Strange Fruit http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/ a Volta Tour Blog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:36:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: jmmva http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1547 jmmva Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:14:30 +0000 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1547 nice Billie Holiday reference with the "strange fruit" quote. nice Billie Holiday reference with the “strange fruit” quote.

]]> By: jmmva http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1546 jmmva Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:08:47 +0000 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1546 I heard that the first version of her song "cover me" was recorded in a cave with tons of bats. She had a microphone with a long cord, and she was just walking in the dark cave, full of bats, singing "while I crawl into the unknown, cover me" ...maybe that gives you new perspective. I don't think she'd be afraid of a bunch of bats hanging from the tree, so neither should you. I personally LOVE bats. They're so cute. Their ears are the best. They've got these HUGE ears, and they don't even need their eyes, because their ears are so great they can see with their ears. ...which could also remind me of Dancer in the Dark... My 84 year old landlady's pretty well off, and she's going to leave all her money to the organizations which are in place to protect the polar bears, the whales, the frogs, the wolves, the tigers, the gorillas, the elephants, and the bats. Forget the people. ;) Sometimes she gets these cute stamps in the mail with pictures of bats. They are sort of freakish looking, but adorable in the same breath. ...those ears. you know what the French word for them is? chauve souris (literally "bald mouse.") don't ask me why. At Tahoe in the summer, there are bats at dusk, just flying over the meadow, near the campgrounds, catching bugs. I love the way they swoop. Sort of reminds me of swallows, but it's neat to look closely and see that it's not a bird, it's a bat. I don't even think vampire bats exist. I heard that the first version of her song “cover me” was recorded in a cave with tons of bats. She had a microphone with a long cord, and she was just walking in the dark cave, full of bats, singing “while I crawl into the unknown, cover me” …maybe that gives you new perspective. I don’t think she’d be afraid of a bunch of bats hanging from the tree, so neither should you.

I personally LOVE bats. They’re so cute. Their ears are the best. They’ve got these HUGE ears, and they don’t even need their eyes, because their ears are so great they can see with their ears. …which could also remind me of Dancer in the Dark…

My 84 year old landlady’s pretty well off, and she’s going to leave all her money to the organizations which are in place to protect the polar bears, the whales, the frogs, the wolves, the tigers, the gorillas, the elephants, and the bats. Forget the people. ;) Sometimes she gets these cute stamps in the mail with pictures of bats. They are sort of freakish looking, but adorable in the same breath. …those ears.

you know what the French word for them is? chauve souris (literally “bald mouse.”) don’t ask me why.

At Tahoe in the summer, there are bats at dusk, just flying over the meadow, near the campgrounds, catching bugs. I love the way they swoop. Sort of reminds me of swallows, but it’s neat to look closely and see that it’s not a bird, it’s a bat.

I don’t even think vampire bats exist.

]]> By: mada http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1544 mada Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:07:32 +0000 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1544 na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na BAT-TREE! na na na na na na na na
na na na na na na na na
BAT-TREE!

]]> By: oldnavy_21 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1543 oldnavy_21 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:18:46 +0000 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1543 Oh, that Richard Matheson - what a Man! If memory serves at all, "I Am Legend" was originally adapted to the screen in the beautiful, B-movie classic "The Last Man on Earth," starring Vincent Price. And though there is much to envy, I am quite comfortably living out my days in the -25F weather of Wisconsin, away from the troublesome worries of falling snakes, spiders, bats, and other horrors mentioned in this blog. Keep Safe and Warm! - Elliot L Oh, that Richard Matheson - what a Man! If memory serves at all,
“I Am Legend” was originally adapted to the screen in the beautiful,
B-movie classic “The Last Man on Earth,” starring Vincent Price. And
though there is much to envy, I am quite comfortably living out my days
in the -25F weather of Wisconsin, away from the troublesome worries of
falling snakes, spiders, bats, and other horrors mentioned in this blog.
Keep Safe and Warm! - Elliot L

]]> By: gracerking http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1542 gracerking Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:22:52 +0000 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1542 Hahaha! Never walk under a tree in Australia? I think that's quite an over-statement. First off, it's often hard to avoid walking under trees. If a snake WAS to jump on you from up one, it would be somewhere in the outback, not in central Sydney! (Sounds like Damian was either tricking you or has been tricked himself.) And as creepy as the bats may seem, they're no harm at all. Sydney's over population of them in the Gardens have been somewhat of a problem. They've tried to advertise the bats as a sort of tourist attraction, but in the end they're loud, smelly and not the most comforting of creatures. Though they make for an excellent visual piece when at a huge concert in the Opera House forecourt. ;) Hahaha! Never walk under a tree in Australia? I think that’s quite an over-statement. First off, it’s often hard to avoid walking under trees. If a snake WAS to jump on you from up one, it would be somewhere in the outback, not in central Sydney! (Sounds like Damian was either tricking you or has been tricked himself.)

And as creepy as the bats may seem, they’re no harm at all. Sydney’s over population of them in the Gardens have been somewhat of a problem. They’ve tried to advertise the bats as a sort of tourist attraction, but in the end they’re loud, smelly and not the most comforting of creatures.

Though they make for an excellent visual piece when at a huge concert in the Opera House forecourt. ;)

]]> By: lanebrain http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1541 lanebrain Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:33:08 +0000 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1541 Fine dining - while here and you feel like spoiling yourself go check out tetsuya and go the full wine course & food. Also matt moran @ aria or check out Pier resturant. Great seafood. Enjoy!! Fine dining - while here and you feel like spoiling yourself go check out tetsuya and go the full wine course & food. Also matt moran @ aria or check out Pier resturant. Great seafood. Enjoy!!

]]> By: oldnavy_21 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1537 oldnavy_21 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:46:48 +0000 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1537 Oh, that Richard Matheson - what a man! If memory serves at all, I believe "I Am Legend" was originally brought to the screen in the beautiful, classic B-movie "The Last Man on Earth," starring Vincent Price. And though there is much to envy, I'm happy to be at home in -25F weather when compared to Australia's falling snakes, spiders, bats, and other horrors listed here. Keep Safe and Warm - Elliot L Oh, that Richard Matheson - what a man! If memory serves at all, I believe “I Am Legend” was originally brought to the screen in the beautiful, classic B-movie “The Last Man on Earth,” starring Vincent Price. And though there is much to envy, I’m happy to be at home in -25F weather when compared to Australia’s falling snakes, spiders, bats, and other horrors listed here.
Keep Safe and Warm - Elliot L

]]> By: shlinki http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1536 shlinki Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:06:41 +0000 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1536 oh, speaking as an aussie concerned for your welfare - has anyone told you about 'drop-bears' yet? i hope bjork is feeling better and that her voice recovers in time for the melbourne gig day out. in the meantime, enjoy the sunshine - this weekend should be a typical melbourne one, you'll probably get all four seasons over the course of it! oh, speaking as an aussie concerned for your welfare - has anyone told you about ‘drop-bears’ yet?
i hope bjork is feeling better and that her voice recovers in time for the melbourne gig day out. in the meantime, enjoy the sunshine - this weekend should be a typical melbourne one, you’ll probably get all four seasons over the course of it!

]]> By: Susulaf http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1535 Susulaf Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:44:03 +0000 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1535 In Saudi Arabia I used to ride my bike out into the desert listening to my walkman (listening to the Cure most likely) and pass by a street light where bats were feeding on the bugs attracted by the light. I had a short in one side of my headphones and as I approached the swarming bats I could hear strange sharp noises being picked on the shorted earpiece. The noises would dissappear as I left the bats. No one would believe me that my little walkman was picking up ultrasonic frequencies. I didn't think about them till this blog entry. This site that talks about the Australian bat population and bat frequency detectors among other things makes me think my walkman/bat detector was possible: http://www.openobject.org/objectsinflux/?p=16 In Saudi Arabia I used to ride my bike out into the desert listening to my walkman (listening to the Cure most likely) and pass by a street light where bats were feeding on the bugs attracted by the light. I had a short in one side of my headphones and as I approached the swarming bats I could hear strange sharp noises being picked on the shorted earpiece. The noises would dissappear as I left the bats. No one would believe me that my little walkman was picking up ultrasonic frequencies. I didn’t think about them till this blog entry. This site that talks about the Australian bat population and bat frequency detectors among other things makes me think my walkman/bat detector was possible:

http://www.openobject.org/objectsinflux/?p=16

]]> By: SoundAndVision http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1534 SoundAndVision Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:48:40 +0000 http://blog.bjork.com/2008/01/24/southern-trees-bear-strange-fruit/#comment-1534 Wow! That's crazy...We have tons of bats in Austin, but they hang out under bridges here. It's quite a spectacle to watch them come out at dusk. they have tours for people to go watch. But just in the tress in the daylight, creepy! Wow! That’s crazy…We have tons of bats in Austin, but they hang out under bridges here. It’s quite a spectacle to watch them come out at dusk. they have tours for people to go watch. But just in the tress in the daylight, creepy!

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