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So Long, Sheldon
Said Molly to Sheldon that's a fine fixie bike
A girl could feel special on any such like. Said Sheldon to Molly, well my hat's off to you It's a brakeless Bianchi and the chainring's 52 And I've seen you at the corners and cafes it seems Red hair and black spandex, my favorite color scheme And she drafted on behind And down to Box Hill they did ride Said Sheldon to Molly, here's a ring for your right hand But I'll tell you in earnest I'm a dangerous man I've fought with the cars since I was seventeen I ran many a light on my fixie machine Now I'm 61 years, I might make 62 And I don't mind dying, but for the love of you And if fate should break my spin, Then I'll give you my fixie to ride Come down, come down, Red Molly, called Sergeant McRae For they've taken in Sheldon at the end of his days He called out for you on his long and final ride Oh come down Red Molly to his dying bedside When she came to the hospital, there wasn't much left He was running out of road, he was running out of breath But he smiled to see her cry And said I'll give you my fixie to ride Says Shel, in my opinion, there's nothing in this world Beats a fixed-gear Bianchi and a red headed girl Now Shimano LX or XT won't do They don't have a soul like a Phil Wood tightly trued He reached for her hand, gave her his Allen keys He said I've got no further use for these I see angels on Brooks's in spandex and chrome Swooping down from heaven to carry me home And he gave her one last kiss and died And he gave her his fixie to ride (With thanks to Richard Thompson) CC |
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So Long, Sheldon
Well done. Figure a way to change Molly's name to Sheldon's wife
Harriet, and make the meter work, and it will be perfect. |
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So Long, Sheldon
A huge loss of a true gentleman to cyclists everywhere.
JD |
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So Long, Sheldon
On Feb 6, 10:31 am, wrote:
Well done. Figure a way to change Molly's name to Sheldon's wife Harriet, and make the meter work, and it will be perfect. My deepest condolences to Harriet, of course. I'm sure she will appreciate that some liberties must be taken with the facts for someone to be properly mythologized in song... CC |
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So Long, Sheldon
On Feb 7, 8:14 am, Corvus Corvax wrote:
On Feb 6, 10:31 am, wrote: Well done. Figure a way to change Molly's name to Sheldon's wife Harriet, and make the meter work, and it will be perfect. My deepest condolences to Harriet, of course. I'm sure she will appreciate that some liberties must be taken with the facts for someone to be properly mythologized in song... CC I just found out of Sheldon's passing... A fitting tribute Corvus... He will be missed Jimbo(san) |
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So Long, Sheldon
On Feb 5, 6:33 pm, Corvus Corvax wrote:
Said Molly to Sheldon that's a fine fixie bike A girl could feel special on any such like. .... Thanks for this, CC. gabrielle |
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So Long, Sheldon
On Feb 5, 9:33*pm, Corvus Corvax wrote:
Said Molly to Sheldon that's a fine fixie bike A girl could feel special on any such like. Said Sheldon to Molly, well my hat's off to you It's a brakeless Bianchi and the chainring's 52 And I've seen you at the corners and cafes it seems Red hair and black spandex, my favorite color scheme And she drafted on behind And down to Box Hill they did ride Said Sheldon to Molly, here's a ring for your right hand But I'll tell you in earnest I'm a dangerous man I've fought with the cars since I was seventeen I ran many a light on my fixie machine Now I'm 61 years, I might make 62 And I don't mind dying, but for the love of you And if fate should break my spin, Then I'll give you my fixie to ride Come down, come down, Red Molly, called Sergeant McRae For they've taken in Sheldon at the end of his days He called out for you on his long and final ride Oh come down Red Molly to his dying bedside When she came to the hospital, there wasn't much left He was running out of road, he was running out of breath But he smiled to see her cry And said I'll give you my fixie to ride Says Shel, in my opinion, there's nothing in this world Beats a fixed-gear Bianchi and a red headed girl Now Shimano LX or XT won't do They don't have a soul like a Phil Wood tightly trued He reached for her hand, gave her his Allen keys He said I've got no further use for these I see angels on Brooks's in spandex and chrome Swooping down from heaven to carry me home And he gave her one last kiss and died And he gave her his fixie to ride (With thanks to Richard Thompson) CC Absolutely awesome. I'd love to see/hear this done by a band. Farewell, Cap'n. Godspeed & Tailwinds. |
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So Long, Sheldon
"gabrielle" wrote in message ... On Feb 5, 6:33 pm, Corvus Corvax wrote: Said Molly to Sheldon that's a fine fixie bike A girl could feel special on any such like. ... Thanks for this, CC. gabrielle not to hijack a real biking thread but... hey girl, where the heck you been??? Gary |
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So Long, Sheldon
On Feb 8, 3:13 pm, "GeeDubb" wrote:
not to hijack a real biking thread but... hey girl, where the heck you been??? Out riding! gabrielle |
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So Long, Sheldon
JD wrote:
A huge loss of a true gentleman to cyclists everywhere. I'll second that. Only just found this news item. Thanks to CC the wordsmith. Its not the first time he's posted a moving message on here. Mike |
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