tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post7138437392539677849..comments2023-12-20T23:26:23.594-07:00Comments on Tractor Tracks: Old StorytellersFarmGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-36588968181530225722007-06-29T20:38:00.000-06:002007-06-29T20:38:00.000-06:00Aww, shucks, Ma. Love you too.Mustanger98, you're ...Aww, shucks, Ma. Love you too.<BR/><BR/>Mustanger98, you're lucky to get to know so many upstanding men. I hope that you pass the stories on to the younger generation, be it your children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews, or just the neighbor kids. Its important.<BR/><BR/>HollyB, I've got a tape soewhere of my grandad talking about some of his experiences in Korea. At first he did freeze up and FarmGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-19626331101747991802007-06-29T12:18:00.000-06:002007-06-29T12:18:00.000-06:00Mom told me once that she'd seen some of her famil...Mom told me once that she'd seen some of her family try recording stories like that, but the grandparents and great-aunts/uncles they wanted to tell the stories drew a blank and couldn't think of the stories they'd ordinarily tell. In my opinion, storytelling in the oral tradition is a great thing. The problem is that when we re-tell our grandparents' stories to our children, and they tell those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-29157333688919532712007-06-28T22:33:00.000-06:002007-06-28T22:33:00.000-06:00I learned so much listening to my "CoCo" tell stor...I learned so much listening to my "CoCo" tell stories. One of the things I learned was how to tell a good story. <BR/>When my Daddy retired, I started takin' a tape recorder with me when I'd go visit. I got him to record some of the stories from his childhood. Stories of his parents and grandparents. Now these are safe for my children. <BR/>I think it's one of the best ideas I've ever had.HollyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644166795449256850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-70763579511095930952007-06-28T21:23:00.000-06:002007-06-28T21:23:00.000-06:00Farmgirl, I think I sorta know what you mean about...Farmgirl, I think I sorta know what you mean about listening to your Grandpa. I grew up listening to both of my grandfathers... they both grew up in farming communities in the South, held other jobs for a lot of years, and they're both WW2 U.S. Army veterans as were their brothers. Of those four men I just referred to, only one remains alive and he's in his mid-80's. I wish I'd been able to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-28021948340154631142007-06-28T20:51:00.000-06:002007-06-28T20:51:00.000-06:00Kiddo every time I turn around you remind me of so...Kiddo every time I turn around you remind me of something I don't say enough. I am so very proud of you! For those of you out there, the Grandpa she is talking about is my father. We came very close to losing him a couple nights ago to a severe allergic reaction. And my girl here dropped everything to go stay with him till the danger has passed. I am proud to say I am the mother of such a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com