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She comes down Yellow Mountain On a dark flat land she rides On a pony she named Wildfire With a whirlwind by her side On a cold Nebraska night Oh they say she died one winter’ When there came a killin frost And the pony she named Wildfire Busted down his stall In a blizzard he was lost She ran callin Wildfire She ran callin Wildfire She ran callin Wildfire By the dark of the moon I planted But there came an early snow There’s been a hoot owl howlin by my window now For six nights in a row She’s coming for me I know And on Wildfire we’re both gonna go We’ll be riding Wildfire We’ll be riding Wildfire We’ll be riding Wildfire On Wildfire we’re gonna ride Get these hard times right out of our mind Riding Wildfire Hi guys, just felt like a song tonight. tiny dancer

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And a beautiful song it was. Needed that. Hate it when I let something triggers the anger in me and lets some of it out. A song is a much nicer way to say Hi. Thanks tiny dancer Larry L. "tiny dancer" <tinydancer…@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:br597.34571$J37.7521762@typhoon.southeast.rr.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> She comes down Yellow Mountain > On a dark flat land she rides > On a pony she named Wildfire > With a whirlwind by her side > On a cold Nebraska night > Oh they say she died one winter’ > When there came a killin frost > And the pony she named Wildfire > Busted down his stall > In a blizzard he was lost > She ran callin Wildfire > She ran callin Wildfire > She ran callin Wildfire > By the dark of the moon I planted > But there came an early snow > There’s been a hoot owl howlin by my window now > For six nights in a row > She’s coming for me I know > And on Wildfire we’re both gonna go > We’ll be riding Wildfire > We’ll be riding Wildfire > We’ll be riding Wildfire > On Wildfire we’re gonna ride > Get these hard times right out of our mind > Riding Wildfire > Hi guys, just felt like a song tonight. > tiny dancer

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Your welcome Larry, Music has been my escape for as long as I can remember.  In fact sometimes now, if thoughts become too intrusive, when my mind just won’t shut down, I put on my headphones, turn the music way up and it blocks everything else out.  I listen to music just on the stereo, but with the headphones it really blocks things out more.  After a bit I find my mind "can’t" focus on anything but the music so the other crap gets blocked out.  Something else I was going to mention to you, for the anger, I used to love weight lifting. I’m trying to get back into it again.  I haven’t done it for such a long time but I found I really love to just lift weights.  Again, I turn the music way up and lose myself in it and just the weights.  It usually helps me to relax. Best wishes, tiny dancer "Lawrence Lusk" <lelvn…@charter.net> wrote in message

news:tm9qfqlv2v6u0f@corp.supernews.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> And a beautiful song it was. Needed that. Hate it when I let something > triggers the anger in me and lets some of it out. A song is a much nicer way > to say Hi. Thanks tiny dancer > Larry L. > "tiny dancer" <tinydancer…@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:br597.34571$J37.7521762@typhoon.southeast.rr.com… > > She comes down Yellow Mountain > > On a dark flat land she rides > > On a pony she named Wildfire > > With a whirlwind by her side > > On a cold Nebraska night > > Oh they say she died one winter’ > > When there came a killin frost > > And the pony she named Wildfire > > Busted down his stall > > In a blizzard he was lost > > She ran callin Wildfire > > She ran callin Wildfire > > She ran callin Wildfire > > By the dark of the moon I planted > > But there came an early snow > > There’s been a hoot owl howlin by my window now > > For six nights in a row > > She’s coming for me I know > > And on Wildfire we’re both gonna go > > We’ll be riding Wildfire > > We’ll be riding Wildfire > > We’ll be riding Wildfire > > On Wildfire we’re gonna ride > > Get these hard times right out of our mind > > Riding Wildfire > > Hi guys, just felt like a song tonight. > > tiny dancer

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Hi td, just about to do that in my own way, the music that is. I was just going to put "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in the DVD player on my computer. Got hooked on it years ago but never could go to one of the "shows". Video tape never quite gave me the feeling that I was there. Now with the hi definition of the computer monitor and surround sound I feel like I’m at the center rear of the theater. Doesn’t matter that I can only watch about 15 minutes at a time, I go to sleep singing "let’s do the time warp again" rather than thinking about other things that are less fun. Larry L. "tiny dancer" <tinydancer…@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:ma697.35461$J37.7585857@typhoon.southeast.rr.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Your welcome Larry, > Music has been my escape for as long as I can remember.  In fact sometimes > now, if thoughts become too intrusive, when my mind just won’t shut down, I > put on my headphones, turn the music way up and it blocks everything else > out.  I listen to music just on the stereo, but with the headphones it > really blocks things out more.  After a bit I find my mind "can’t" focus on > anything but the music so the other crap gets blocked out.  Something else I > was going to mention to you, for the anger, I used to love weight lifting. > I’m trying to get back into it again.  I haven’t done it for such a long > time but I found I really love to just lift weights.  Again, I turn the > music way up and lose myself in it and just the weights.  It usually helps > me to relax. > Best wishes, > tiny dancer > "Lawrence Lusk" <lelvn…@charter.net> wrote in message > news:tm9qfqlv2v6u0f@corp.supernews.com… > > And a beautiful song it was. Needed that. Hate it when I let something > > triggers the anger in me and lets some of it out. A song is a much nicer > way > > to say Hi. Thanks tiny dancer > > Larry L. > > "tiny dancer" <tinydancer…@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:br597.34571$J37.7521762@typhoon.southeast.rr.com… > > > She comes down Yellow Mountain > > > On a dark flat land she rides > > > On a pony she named Wildfire > > > With a whirlwind by her side > > > On a cold Nebraska night > > > Oh they say she died one winter’ > > > When there came a killin frost > > > And the pony she named Wildfire > > > Busted down his stall > > > In a blizzard he was lost > > > She ran callin Wildfire > > > She ran callin Wildfire > > > She ran callin Wildfire > > > By the dark of the moon I planted > > > But there came an early snow > > > There’s been a hoot owl howlin by my window now > > > For six nights in a row > > > She’s coming for me I know > > > And on Wildfire we’re both gonna go > > > We’ll be riding Wildfire > > > We’ll be riding Wildfire > > > We’ll be riding Wildfire > > > On Wildfire we’re gonna ride > > > Get these hard times right out of our mind > > > Riding Wildfire > > > Hi guys, just felt like a song tonight. > > > tiny dancer

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How true kajira. What is even stranger is that music from the period when I was in Vietnam being traumatized is about the only thing that brings up the "good" memories. Maybe it was because it was before I went and after I left. Let me explain. While there were GI radio stations in Nam which many men listened to on transistor radios, my unit banned them. Not 100% sure why. So for me the songs and the actual events aren’t connected. Smells though, I’ve got to be careful about that. Larry L. "kajira hill" <b…@antisocial.com> wrote in message

news:brramt88bo3nt3m4j2u1i28crtuubff512@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 05:22:26 GMT, it was written by tiny dancer: > =Your welcome Larry, > = > =Music has been my escape for as long as I can remember.  In fact sometimes > =now, if thoughts become too intrusive, when my mind just won’t shut down, I > =put on my headphones, turn the music way up and it blocks everything else > =out.  I listen to music just on the stereo, but with the headphones it > =really blocks things out more. > Gosh, isn’t it funny how people are so different?  I haven’t had it > happen on the newsgroup — maybe because the songs are old enough to > have been popular before my trauma debilitated me.  But music is my > biggest and most dangerous trigger.  It brings back memories very > vividly to me.  It’s hard for me to watch any of the VH1 "Behind the > Music" or other specials, no matter how interested I am in them, > because invariably some song will start that I had no idea was a > danger zone and then I’m lost in a valley of tears and wailing. > I love music, but it’s difficult for me to listen to anymore. > — > kajira hill, July 30, 2001 -= b…@antisocial.com =-

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Any place that has live ammo and things moving quickly that are big and heavy is not a safe place to be. While ground combat can be more intense, there is a lot of stress going on all the time on a Navy ship. Everyone knew when a plane didn’t make it back. They were all part of a team and when one member is lost everyone feels it and hurts. At least I could find a way to take some of my anger out, it was a lot harder for them. Plus a lot of them are finding it very hard to get treatment and disability ratings now. The VA plays games with what it considers a "war zone". Take care. Larry L. "kajira hill" <b…@antisocial.com> wrote in message

news:c63bmt8gghv40ksnts13kkrt5qlt5jugmk@4ax.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Heh.  For some reason, your reply reminded me of friends who were > returning from Nam (something tells me you’d debate their involvement > — they were in the Navy).  They said they were just coming into > Alameda and the song "American Woman" (then by the Guess Who) came on > the radio and they were amazed that it was saying "get away from me," > since they’d been out so long without glimpse of a woman!  They > thought the song was absolutely nuts! > I visited them on their boat.  An aircraft carrier.  Dems big boats! > And the guys were hoopin’ and a hollerin’ when I got my tour of it and > they brought me to where the showers were.  "Woman on deck!"  You’d > think I was after them for their lives.  *chuckle* > — > kajira hill, July 30, 2001 -= b…@antisocial.com =-

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Yes music  or certain songs can send me sobbing as in a BAD trigger Kajirra.There are *certain albums and songs that were around on the radio at the time mostly from the sixties/seventies attached or associated to memories in the past for me.I cannot go there.:-(Weird tho I do make myself go there if I have a block and cannot cry when I know that I need to let it out. There was a time after my daughter was born and I headed into a full on breakdown( second one) coupled with post partum depression and undiagnosed PTSD where I didn’t play music for some years. Then one day I realised I hadn’t had music on in the house for such a long time and gradually I started up with a bit of radio. However I *am lucky because I can still enjoy plenty of music. My daughter has a huge knowledge of all kinds of music and artists from being brought up by me. Hey that is one good thing I ahve passed on!:-( Music is a huge part of my life being a listener and a singer. regards Helski

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Tiny who does this song? I like the lyrics.:-) H

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I think the artist is Michael Martin Murphy, but I believe sometimes he goes by Michael Murphy only. Hannah

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Hey Helski, Hannah’s right Michael Martin Murphy, don’t know of anything else he’s done though??  Is he a "one hit wonder?" tiny dancer "Hannah" <blha…@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:d9fbd6ce.0107301425.3bb8c79e@posting.google.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I think the artist is Michael Martin Murphy, but I believe sometimes > he goes by Michael Murphy only. > Hannah

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Hey, tiny – I think he had one hit on the "rock" side, but I believe he’s better known as a country artist. Here’s his website, in case you want to take a look: http://www.michaelmartinmurphey.com Hannah

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Thanku folks for the info. I always to to find new/old artists I might  like. Helski

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