Comments on: Gravedigger http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:14:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Katherine http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/comment-page-1/#comment-2868 Katherine Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:11:07 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/#comment-2868 Children die, that's why the 8 year old dying bothers people about that song. There is a huge silence about children dying, as I found out when my daughter died. It's hugely isolating because nobody wants to acknowledge it. What I hear and find comfort in this song is that even later, someone might find your tombstone and remember. Keeping your name alive sort of thing. Children die, that’s why the 8 year old dying bothers people about that song. There is a huge silence about children dying, as I found out when my daughter died. It’s hugely isolating because nobody wants to acknowledge it. What I hear and find comfort in this song is that even later, someone might find your tombstone and remember. Keeping your name alive sort of thing.

]]> By: erik http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/comment-page-1/#comment-111 erik Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:59:53 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/#comment-111 1940 to 1992 are the birth and death dates of Mr. Vertigo. The fact that everyone in the song has their dates mentioned seems to imply the importance that we all have them. The dead kid is just another gravestone in the graveyard. Even though his life was short, he was truly alive when he was on his bike...and hence worth celebrating. And even Mikey's hero, Mr. Vertigo, was mortal. 1940 to 1992 are the birth and death dates of Mr. Vertigo. The fact that everyone in the song has their dates mentioned seems to imply the importance that we all have them.

The dead kid is just another gravestone in the graveyard. Even though his life was short, he was truly alive when he was on his bike…and hence worth celebrating.

And even Mikey’s hero, Mr. Vertigo, was mortal.

]]> By: Uncle Neil http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Uncle Neil Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:37:28 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/#comment-110 I re-read and I can see what you say. The shallow grave so can feel the rain and such. Feeling the rain is a good thing. I still don't get the dead eight year old boy who loved to ride his bike and such. But then I have already far surpassed my ability to understand art. Thank you very much for sharing all the things that are interesting to you as they are way interesting for me. What is 1940 to 1992? I re-read and I can see what you say. The shallow grave so can feel the rain and such. Feeling the rain is a good thing. I still don’t get the dead eight year old boy who loved to ride his bike and such. But then I have already far surpassed my ability to understand art. Thank you very much for sharing all the things that are interesting to you as they are way interesting for me. What is 1940 to 1992?

]]> By: erik http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/comment-page-1/#comment-109 erik Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:00:36 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/#comment-109 Oh, I agree. We are hugely lucky to live. I don't think this is a melancholy song at all. No, let me rephrase that, I think there's a positive message at the core of the melancholy-sounding song. The positive, joyous message is just that, how incredibly lucky we are to live and share the life experiences (like grouse ruffing?) the way our ancestors did and descendants will. Is there anything more beautiful? "We all fall down." So what? That's inevitable. The glory of it all is that we got up and danced, singing, in a circle with pockets full of flowers in the first place! Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the song was meant to be morbid. But I've heard a lot of Dave Matthews songs, and I don't think it was. Oh, I agree. We are hugely lucky to live. I don’t think this is a melancholy song at all. No, let me rephrase that, I think there’s a positive message at the core of the melancholy-sounding song.

The positive, joyous message is just that, how incredibly lucky we are to live and share the life experiences (like grouse ruffing?) the way our ancestors did and descendants will. Is there anything more beautiful?

“We all fall down.” So what? That’s inevitable. The glory of it all is that we got up and danced, singing, in a circle with pockets full of flowers in the first place!

Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe the song was meant to be morbid. But I’ve heard a lot of Dave Matthews songs, and I don’t think it was.

]]> By: Uncle Neil http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Uncle Neil Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:25:15 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/#comment-108 Your too negative. It's no good going that way. I just got back from six days at my remote cabin and the dogs and I sure had good runs. We totaled more than sixty miles in the log but the real fun was the moose chased and the ruffed grouse ruffed and the fall colors of red maple and yellow birch chased just before dawn. You should look at death more in to a manner of how lucky we are to live more detached in my opinion. I go to the ground near me often enough and have helped with some of the history accounts. Most of the older grave ledgers here say 'mule stomped' 'tree fall' 'team over' ' horse step' all are mostly teenage. A real life can be very tough = Neil Rasmussen Grand Maris, MN USA. Your too negative. It’s no good going that way. I just got back from six days at my remote cabin and the dogs and I sure had good runs. We totaled more than sixty miles in the log but the real fun was the moose chased and the ruffed grouse ruffed and the fall colors of red maple and yellow birch chased just before dawn.

You should look at death more in to a manner of how lucky we are to live more detached in my opinion.

I go to the ground near me often enough and have helped with some of the history accounts. Most of the older grave ledgers here say ‘mule stomped’ ‘tree fall’ ‘team over’ ‘ horse step’ all are mostly teenage. A real life can be very tough = Neil Rasmussen Grand Maris, MN USA.

]]> By: Betsy http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Betsy Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:00:34 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/10/03/gravedigger/#comment-107 What a poignant and melancholy song. I do like the chorus very much. You do a good job with this Erik. It felt like you were with me in the Store this morning. Mark Twain is eminently quotable. I think he had a pretty sad life . . . What a poignant and melancholy song. I do like the chorus very much. You do a good job with this Erik. It felt like you were with me in the Store this morning. Mark Twain is eminently quotable. I think he had a pretty sad life . . .

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