Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
to get creative with the word “catenary”.
Thanks, Brian! Here’s my musical take.
Everything was going smoothly until the lineman slipped and got caught up in a web of cables and wires. People ran out of their homes to take photos of the worker stuck on a pole 40 feet in the air, dangling from the catenary. What some people won’t do for a photo op!
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This is “Keep Me Hanging On” by Vanilla Fudge
All text and graphics are copyright for Nancy Richy and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.
The Elephant's Trunk 
Wichita Lineman….
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Exactly!
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I knew you would know…
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Look this way, say cheese. Nice photo!
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Yep, that about sums it up!
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Right all o’ ya’al take pics… don’t none of you try to help, eh?
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So typical, right?
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Welcome to today’s world… Me, myself and I.
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I feel sorry for him.
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Of course; that is the humane reaction. Thanks, Sadje.
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Thanks dear friend
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Very welcome, cara amica.
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💗💗💗
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Thanks for my morning smile Nancy. A fantastic musical accompaniment. I love Vanilla Fudge
Thanks for joining in 😀
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I’m delighted to know this, Brian, and very happy to have given you a morning smile. VanillaFudge is great! Thanks for a fun prompt.
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wow – did not realize their were so many versions of “keep me hanging on” and until today, I only knew of the Kim Wilde 1980s one – but see it a Supremes song and it has been done by Vanilla Fudge too –
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The Supremes had a #1 in the mid-60s on the Motown label. I’ve never really been a fan of the Supremes so I’m glad to see this cool cover by Kim Wilde. Thanks very much for sharing your music, Yvette. 🎶
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Thank you Nancy – and it is so fun to learn about this song
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My pleasure, Yvette. It’s the joy of music.
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hence, part of why you have the handle “nancy’s notes”
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Adding a better video.
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Wow a brilliant version. I would have loved to have seen Vanilla Fudge live. Thank you
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Fudge was one of the first groups we saw at the legendary Fillmore East in the summer of ’68. We went to the Fillmore almost every weekend and saw dozens of acts over the few years it was in existence. What a great place and fantastic memories! Thanks for a fun word.
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Now I am so jealous Nancy. That would have been so good to see great music
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We’ve had some really great times, Brian. Thanks! 😃
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I saw this but thought Stein was acting like an idiot. 😂
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I agree.
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Somone, get that man down!
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That’s exactly what he’s thinking!
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Love your use of the word!
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Thanks, Esther! This was fun!
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😅I can picture it now – great use of the word😃
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Thanks, Ange! It was the first thought that came to me (once I knew what the heck the word meant!) 😂
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🙌
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I’m trying to picture Diana Ross listening to this version. 😬😯😂🎶
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Nah! She had her shot! 😂
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