tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post2002042279062435867..comments2023-11-27T21:41:30.009-08:00Comments on The Daily Postcard: The Man Behind the GunChristine H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-28180575405654905942011-02-07T14:36:43.173-08:002011-02-07T14:36:43.173-08:00Brilliant postcard! I love the wacky design. Lovel...Brilliant postcard! I love the wacky design. Lovely typeface on the caption. The gun can only be aimed up or down, but that's not as bad as the fact it may be pointing inland. Are the enormous brown watermelons supposed to represent cannon balls? do the gunners have to slice them up first before putting them in the barrel? I love the jaunty angle of his hat too. Do ladies really like men with swords who take them to see a bg gun?Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556727166267551805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-12301959085006419692010-07-05T17:53:03.963-07:002010-07-05T17:53:03.963-07:00great storygreat storynursemyrahttp://nursemyra.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-66464454501244738442010-07-03T22:55:02.014-07:002010-07-03T22:55:02.014-07:00Anyone who likes (or thinks they might like) jazz-...Anyone who likes (or thinks they might like) jazz-funk fusion should check out Miles Davis' 1970 classic <i>A Tribute to Jack Johnson</i>. Fiery, passionate, and intelligent -- just like its subject.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-76617794032677207052010-07-02T17:44:09.433-07:002010-07-02T17:44:09.433-07:00'Watch' would seem to make more sense in t...'Watch' would seem to make more sense in the context of the sentence, but I'm not sure why he wouldn't just use 'clock' instead... It is possible that he just had a very nice pocket watch (which at that time could cost several hundred dollars, while ultra luxury ones sold for +/- $10,000!!) that he simply was going to use his winnings to have cleaned. I find the most peculiar thing about the card to be the font used on the front, the modern nature of which is completely out of character with the image. Coincidentally, I just read an article about Johnson in the past couple weeks, think it as a book review in the NY Times...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-31165582020866313212010-07-02T17:11:34.480-07:002010-07-02T17:11:34.480-07:00Hi Meghan,
Well, you know, that's what I thou...Hi Meghan,<br /><br />Well, you know, that's what I thought too - and you're probably right. But I thought it almost made more sense as a variation of "clean his clock", which has been a particularly popular sports phrase. here's the Wiktionary definition:<br /><br />To clean someone's clock<br /><br /> 1. (idiomatic) To defeat decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation. <br /> <br />Synonyms<br /><br /> * mop the floor with somebody<br /> * trounce<br /><br />So, I don't know. What do you think? It does look a little bit more like an M.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-42305173274410742012010-07-02T15:52:36.017-07:002010-07-02T15:52:36.017-07:00I might be wrong, but I think the postcard says &q...I might be wrong, but I think the postcard says "I am getting that match cleaned..." maybe a comment on the outcome of the fight?Meghan Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-53934698051639821812010-07-02T14:03:28.394-07:002010-07-02T14:03:28.394-07:00One step back and she will be tripping over the ca...One step back and she will be tripping over the cannonballs. Fascinating story of Jack Johnson, tough times to be black fighter.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-34897263308500641732010-07-02T09:42:33.150-07:002010-07-02T09:42:33.150-07:00Fascinating. Funny the interesting things you fin...Fascinating. Funny the interesting things you find, that ordinarily you'd be none the wiser to.<br />~RandyChicken Boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01086930297113842826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-57345281287040943532010-07-02T00:54:15.208-07:002010-07-02T00:54:15.208-07:00Don't you just love the way that postcards cal...Don't you just love the way that postcards call out to us to tell stories.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-37686886994049762512010-07-01T21:30:07.542-07:002010-07-01T21:30:07.542-07:00Christine: Thanks for the offer of the postcards ...Christine: Thanks for the offer of the postcards from Nebraska and West Virginia. I'd love one from west virginia, since nebraska already come and gone. I don't use outlook so can't send you an email directly. If you email me at mfdoan(at)hotmail.com, I'll send you my address.<br /><br />Thanks! And thanks so much for being a regular reader and commenter of a plethora of postcards!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077250414047064301noreply@blogger.com