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In the thread titled "The Brokeback Cult" I am going to be posting, in some sort of semi-organized manner, some of the wisdom and humor found in our original thread started March 1, 2006, at the IMDb message board for Brokeback Mountain.
Fellow Brokies, please feel free to use this thread to comment on that material, and if you feel moved to add to the sacred texts, in the blessed words of Ma Twist, "You are welcome...if you want." 8)
YEEHAW
Find original Cult material here (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,3653.msg69108.html#msg69108).
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Dear High Priestess Meryl,
I already just sent you a PM about this, and you must a got those messages I left at your place...
Now I finally know where the High Priestess sprang from.... and to think that this prophet was relegated to third string status on the Performance Thread!! I am so ashamed! :'(
OK, now seriously, I love the companion thread to this one, Brokeback Mountain Cult. ;D May I always be worthy of bieng in its presence. Jack bless you for bringing this Sacred Thread from TOB back to life again!!
Brokies at BetterMost will bless you for having shared this with them. Thank you High Priestess!
Jane
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Thanks for the feedback, Jane, and welcome to the Cult! :-*
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Here's a new text I wrote that appears on Page 10 of the Performance Thread:
A BROKEBACK BLESSING
For the Light of Heath
For the Grace of Jake
For the Silence of Ang
We thank you, Lord
For the Soul of Ennis
For the Spirit of Jack
For the Vision of Annie
We thank you, Lord
For in the Light of Heath there is knowledge of Self
In the Grace of Jake there is Joy
Let the Silence of Ang be a sounding bell to
Destroy
Employ
Enjoy...
For the Strength of the Earth
For the Breath of the Wind
For the Spark of the Fire
We thank you, Lord
For the Light of Heath
For the Grace of Jake
For the Silence of Ang
We thank you, thank you, Lord
YEEHAW
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This prayer appeared in the Dress Rehearsal thread that preceded the Performance Thread:
The Brokie's Prayer
Our Boys, who met on Brokeback, honored be your names.
Your story done, your souls be one in heaven, as they were on Brokeback.
Grant us this day our friendly posts,
And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespassed against you.
And lead us not into vexation, but deliver us from hatred.
For yours was the struggle, and the union, and the triumph, forever and ever.
Yeehaw
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One more contribution from the Performance Thread:
Chant
East is the Wind, is the gold sun rising; eagle flying free sees the open door
South is the Fire, is the red noon blazing; wolf upon the ledge feels what came before
West is the Water, is the blue dusk falling; brown bear in his cave looks to what will be
North is the Earth, is the black night cloaking; elk in forest deep knows the mystery
Brokeback is the Wind, is the Fire glowing, Brokeback is the Water, is the Earth made strong
Hearts that are joined upon the Sacred Mountain must forever dance to its ancient song.
Yeehaw
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Yeehaw indeed. Very excellent idea meryl !! As an aside, it looks like the old cult thread from imdb has found its way into the archives. http://www.geocities.com/bbmarchive/ (http://www.geocities.com/bbmarchive/)
You have to scroll down to the Boards Addiction section of the menu. But, there it is!
By the way...
The archive is looking mighty fine these days.
8)
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One more contribution from the Performance Thread:
Chant
East is the Wind, is the gold sun rising; eagle flying free sees the open door
South is the Fire, is the red noon blazing; wolf upon the ledge feels what came before
West is the Water, is the blue dusk falling; brown bear in his cave looks to what will be
North is the Earth, is the black night cloaking; elk in forest deep knows the mystery
Brokeback is the Wind, is the Fire glowing, Brokeback is the Water, is the Earth made strong
Hearts that are joined upon the Sacred Mountain must forever dance to its ancient song.
Yeehaw
This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever read! :) May I join?
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This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever read! :) May I join?
Sister, you are welcome! :-* (Thanks for the nice comment, too)
Thanks, Amanda. I've got the link in the first post of the Cult thread, too. But as you can see from the archived thread, it's pretty confusing to read, thus my attempts at organizing and editing. :P
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Your story done, your souls be one in heaven, as they were on Brokeback.
OK, this line makes me want to cry. But in a good way. I guess. ... :'(
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Today, August 22, 2006, is our Goddess's 71st Birthday! :)
The High Priestess recommends that all observant Brokies find a moment today to pay homage to Annie the Author Almighty by facing West while embracing two shirts and breathing a solemn YEEHAW.
:-* :-* HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNIE PROULX!! :-* :-*
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You give me goosebumps, Meryl! This is great stuff. Thanks!
And... HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Our Beloved Annie! :)
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A little Yee Haw bump! :)
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In honor of the High Holy Day of October 13
celebrating the publication of Brokeback Mountain in
The New Yorker
as well as the occasion of my 1,000th post
A SOLEMN
YEEHAW
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On the occasion of the 52nd Birthday of
ANG the DIRECTOR ALMIGHTY
A MOST SOLEMN
YEEHAW
The Faithful are hereby charged to observe this High Holy Day by facing West and intoning
S'alright, s'alright, s'alright
followed by the ritual
Tuck of the Shirt
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Meryl, thanks so much for bumping the Brokeback Cult thread by adding the Book of Pierre.
I started to read it back when it was created here on BM, but didn't like it much. Yes, every cult needs it's sceptics and blasphemers and this was me.
But today I reread it and now I'm a converted believer ;D
I will never again be able to see someone making the sign of the cross without automatically tucking in my shirt. Luckily I'm not a catholic ;).
Yee-Haw!
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Meryl, thanks so much for bumping the Brokeback Cult thread by adding the Book of Pierre. I started to read it back when it was created here on BM, but didn't like it much. Yes, every cult needs it's sceptics and blasphemers and this was me.
But today I reread it and now I'm a converted believer ;D
I will never again be able to see someone making the sign of the cross without automatically tucking in my shirt. Luckily I'm not a catholic ;).
Yee-Haw!
Praise be, Sister Chrissi! The Cult welcomes you into its bosom (and thanks you for the bump)! ;D
A solemn YEEHAW from the High Priestess be on your head. :)
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DECEMBER 9, 2006
On the occasion of the First Anniversary of
The United States Release of
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
A MOST SOLEMN
YEEHAW
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/embrace2.jpg)
Deepest thanks to Annie and to Ang
A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
Emily Dickinson
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Beautiful and YEEHAW.
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LOVERLY picture!!
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/embrace2.jpg)
Oh God Meryl, I just LOVE this picture. This is from one of my most favorite scenes in the movie, when Ennis hugged Jack from behind.
Where did you find this picture? Thanks for posting it! I loved the message too! :D
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Oh God Meryl, I just LOVE this picture. This is from one of my most favorite scenes in the movie, when Ennis hugged Jack from behind.
Where did you find this picture? Thanks for posting it! I loved the message too! :D
Thanks, David! I found it on a Czech website (http://www.eusebius.cz/photos.php?fid=220&cid=1). There are lots of nice hi-res pictures there, some of which don't look like they're from the finished film. 8)
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A Most Auspicious and Felicitous
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to
Jake Gyllenhaal
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Jacksmile.jpg)
December 19, 2006
YEEHAW
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I've noticed that a Brokeback Prayer (based on the Lord's Prayer) has already been posted here. However, before I even knew that the official Cult existed, I wrote my own Brokeback Prayer. Is there room for both? I hope there may be! Perhaps mine could be for those adherents of the Southern Rite of the Cult (i.e., south of the Equator - the Australian Annex). The rubrical instructions attached to the recitation of the prayer are, appropriately, in red:
Rubric: Commence with ritual shirt tuck and muttered mantra “salright, salright, salright”
The Brokeback Prayer
Our Brokeback
Which art in Wyoming
Hallowed be thine Icy Peaks
Thy Snow-Melt come
Thy will be done on Grand Teton
As it was in the Big Horn Mountains
Give us this day our daily Beans
And lead us not into the Grieving Plain
But deliver us from Childress and Riverton
For thine is the Love between Cowboys
The Love between sweet Jack and Ennis
For ever and ever
Yee-Haw
Rubric: Finish with ritual shirt tuck and muttered mantra salright, salright, salright?
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AH hell, and jus' this evening I was writing me lyrics for the "Jack and Ennis had a Little Lamb" for the guitar, and her you are!
This is absolutly the proper direction I am see this going.
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Oh I love that, Kerry! It honors The Mountain and not just Our Boys. It's a lovely alternate prayer, very much in the spirit of the Brokeback Cult.
It makes me happy to see a new addition to the Cult after many months of inactivity. Thanks so much! :-*
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Oh I love that, Kerry! It honors The Mountain and not just Our Boys. It's a lovely alternate prayer, very much in the spirit of the Brokeback Cult.
It makes me happy to see a new addition to the Cult after many months of inactivity. Thanks so much! :-*
Hi Meryl - I'm glad you liked my Brokeback Prayer. I have only just discovered the Chez Tremblay area of BetterMost and in so doing, came across the Cult. I can very much relate to the rituals described herein. Someone posted a message advising that s/he remembered Jack & Ennis in prayer each day at sunset. I have a similar ritual. Each day at dusk, as the sun is setting in the west, I pour myself a glass of red wine and toast Jack & Ennis with it. I have a photo of them in the dozy embrace in my living room, and I raise my glass to them before taking a sip. No matter how tough a day I've had at work, I always feel better after performing this little ritual.
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Each day at dusk, as the sun is setting in the west, I pour myself a glass of red wine and toast Jack & Ennis with it. I have a photo of them in the dozy embrace in my living room, and I raise my glass to them before taking a sip. No matter how tough a day I've had at work, I always feel better after performing this little ritual.
I love rituals. I guess that's why I started the Cult in the first place. I observe rituals intermittently, but my only real daily ritual is to come to BetterMost without fail. It's lovely that you have a very personal ritual that you perform every day.
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The rubrical instructs attached to the recitation of the prayer are, approriately, in red:
Rubric: Commence with ritual shirt tuck and muttered mantra “salright, salright, salright”
The Brokeback Prayer
Our Brokeback
Which art in Wyoming
Hallowed be thine Icy Peaks
Thy Snow-Melt come
Thy will be done on Grand Teton
As it was in the Big Horn Mountains
Give us this day our daily Beans
And lead us not into the Grieving Plain
But deliver us from Childress and Riverton
For thine is the Love between Cowboys
The Love between sweet Jack and Ennis
For ever and ever
Yee-Haw
Rubric: Finish with ritual shirt tuck and muttered mantra “salright, salright, salright”
Way to go Kerry!!! I am a big fan of Meryl and her Brokeback Cult, and I am very glad to see another prayer for Our Boys. I am glad you found this thread fer sure! Thanks for posting your prayer Kerry. :-*
I don't post much anymore, but I do get around, maybe we will meet someday in the new Chat Room, or even better - at the Performance Thread! As a matter of fact, all of Meryl's blessings have found a spot in the PT early on, so if another spot opens up and invites another prayer will you come over and post it some day? I can let you know when the right time comes....
Jane
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Oh I love that, Kerry! It honors The Mountain and not just Our Boys. It's a lovely alternate prayer, very much in the spirit of the Brokeback Cult.
It makes me happy to see a new addition to the Cult after many months of inactivity. Thanks so much! :-*
Hey High Priestess, :D
question: shouldn't Kerry be posting his Brokeback Prayer over on the actual Brokeback Cult thread?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,3653.0/all.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,3653.0/all.html)
Isn't this here thread just for the comments??? I'm just sayin'......
J
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Hey High Priestess, :D
question: shouldn't Kerry be posting his Brokeback Prayer over on the actual Brokeback Cult thread?
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,3653.0/all.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,3653.0/all.html)
Isn't this here thread just for the comments??? I'm just sayin'......
J
No, Jane, this is the place for any new stuff, including comments. I decided to limit the the Cult thread to material originally posted over at imdb. As I (slowly) add on to it, the absence of new comments helps keep it more readable. :)
So any new items of a devotional nature can go right here. Thanks for askin'. 8)
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Well alrighty then! ;)
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Way to go Kerry!!! I am a big fan of Meryl and her Brokeback Cult, and I am very glad to see another prayer for Our Boys. I am glad you found this thread fer sure! Thanks for posting your prayer Kerry. :-*
I don't post much anymore, but I do get around, maybe we will meet someday in the new Chat Room, or even better - at the Performance Thread! As a matter of fact, all of Meryl's blessings have found a spot in the PT early on, so if another spot opens up and invites another prayer will you come over and post it some day? I can let you know when the right time comes....
Jane
I would be very honoured to do that, Jane. I'll do so as soon as I get the go-ahead from you.
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I posted my
Lord's Brokeback Prayer over at David925's blog. In response, David wrote this Hail Mary Jack & Ennis:
Hail Ennis and Jack, full of cuteness
Brokeback Mountain is with you.
Blessed are you both among all cowboys
And blessed are those nights in the tent, up on the QT.
Sexy Ennis and Jack, Brothers to all gay men,
Remember the rest of us, now and the next time you're up on Brokeback.
Thought you'd like to see it. :)
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I posted my Lord's Brokeback Prayer over at David925's blog. In response, David wrote this Hail Mary Jack & Ennis:
Hail Ennis and Jack, full of cuteness
Brokeback Mountain is with you.
Blessed are you both among all cowboys
And blessed are those nights in the tent, up on the QT.
Sexy Ennis and Jack, Brothers to all gay men,
Remember the rest of us, now and the next time you're up on Brokeback.
Thought you'd like to see it. :)
That's great---flirty and respectful at the same time. I love it! 8)
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I would like to propose setting aside some time at the Alberta gathering to carry out some of the rituals.
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I would like to propose setting aside some time at the Alberta gathering to carry out some of the rituals.
I second this.
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I would like to propose setting aside some time at the Alberta gathering to carry out some of the rituals.
Truman and Lynne, I would love to have a Cult evening one of those nights in Alberta. I'd welcome ideas on what to do, striking a balance between the serious and humorous aspects of our Cult. 8)
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Truman and Lynne, I would love to have a Cult evening one of those nights in Alberta. I'd welcome ideas on what to do, striking a balance between the serious and humorouss aspects of our Cult. 8)
That's a most valid point you're making there, Meryl. When I wrote my Brokeback Prayer, I meant it to be taken very seriously - reverently, in fact. However, when I posted it over at David's blog (I wanted to share it with the nice folks over there), David's reaction was to wail with laughter LOL. I think he thought I was satirising the Lord's Prayer (I wasn't LOL). Turned out that David had some pretty horrendous experiences with the Catholic education system whilst growing up, and was probably somewhat bemused by a prayer (first time?) being posted at his blog. I ended-up laughing along with David. I could appreciate where he was coming from. As I said to him in a pm, "Laughter is always better than tears."
However, having said that, my Brokeback Prayer is, for me, a very serious aspect of the Cult. In fact, I carry a copy of it in my wallet.
I have a terrible confession to make. As an indication of how long it's been since last I recited the Lord's Prayer, I went and left two lines out of the previously posted version. Here's the revised, corrected version:
Our Brokeback
Which art in Wyoming
Hallowed be thine Icy Peaks
Thy Snow-Melt come
Thy will be done on Grand Teton
As it was in the Big Horn Mountains
Give us this day our daily Beans
And forgive us our four years in the Wilderness
As we forgive those who bear tire-irons against us
And lead us not into the Grieving Plain
But deliver us from Childress and Riverton
For thine is the Love between Cowboys
The Love between sweet Jack and Ennis
For ever and ever
Yee-Haw
Lots of Love,
Kerry
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Our Brokeback
Which art in Wyoming
Hallowed be thine Icy Peaks
Thy Snow-Melt come
Thy will be done on Grand Teton
As it was in the Big Horn Mountains
Give us this day our daily Beans
And forgive us our four years in the Wilderness
As we forgive those who bear tire-irons against us
And lead us not into the Grieving Plain
But deliver us from Childress and Riverton
For thine is the Love between Cowboys
The Love between sweet Jack and Ennis
For ever and ever
Yee-Haw
I can't believe I didn't catch that, Kerry! Nice addition - I like it even better now!
-Lynne
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I would like to propose setting aside some time at the Alberta gathering to carry out some of the rituals.
Thank you, Lynne. Me too! I had to dig through boxes of old books at the back of a wardrobe, and noticed the discrepancy when I consulted a dusty old prayer book, located there.
I'm not sure what the "Alberta Gathering" is, but I would consider it an honour if my Brokeback Prayer was recited as part of the ritual.
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I'm not sure what the "Alberta Gathering" is, but I would consider it an honour if my Brokeback Prayer was recited as part of the ritual.
Kerry - the Alberta Pilgrimage is a trip schedule for late July. Details can be found at this thread:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,6345.0.html
If you're feeling like travelling across the planet, you'd be most welcome. We're still in the very early planning stages, but I'm hoping to move heaven and earth to make it, as are many here. It promises to be a terrific opportunity to visit some of the film locations and commune with nature and other Brokies.
Hugs,
Lynne
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Thanks for the revised version, Kerry. I presume the four years in the Wilderness refers to the first four years after Brokeback?
Alberta is going to be really special, I'm sure. One of the great Pilgrimages. 8)
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Thanks for the revised version, Kerry. I presume the four years in the Wilderness refers to the first four years after Brokeback?
Alberta is going to be really special, I'm sure. One of the great Pilgrimages. 8)
Yes, Meryl, that is correct. The "Wilderness" there refers to the wilderness of the spirit experienced by Jack and Ennis in the four desolate years that transpired between "Well, see you around, I guess" and "Sonofabitch, sonofabitch."
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Kerry, I am so sorry I was laughing when I first read your prayer in my blog. I wasn't sure how I was supposed to react to it, and therefore I interpreted it as satire. Now that you have added those two extra lines to your prayer, it is absolutely beautiful. I love it!
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Kerry, I am so sorry I was laughing when I first read your prayer in my blog. I wasn't sure how I was supposed to react to it, and therefore I interpreted it as satire. Now that you have added those two extra lines to your prayer, it is absolutely beautiful. I love it!
I confess that I smiled myself as I wrote the "Give us this day our daily Beans" line. No way to get around the beans thing, though. I mean, what's the name of this site? BetterMost, right?! So yes, I too had a chuckle. I knew where you were coming from and I really felt very deeply for you, when you told of your experiences with the "good nuns," whilst growing up. It's therapeutic and cathartic to laugh. Gotta be better than crying all the time, and God knows, I've already shed my share of tears over dear Jack & Ennis.
Much love,
Kerry
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MARCH 30, 2006 - MARCH 30, 2007
THE GREAT EXODUS
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/JnEdrivingSheep2.jpg)
Commemorating the day the
Children of Tremblay
Beset by Plagues and Tribulations
Chose to Relinquish their Ancestral Home
and Establish a New Order in
The Promised Land
BetterMost, Wyoming
In Honor of Which Shall
The Faithful Unite in
A MOST SOLEMN
YEEHAW
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YEEHAW
(and thank you, Moses YaadPyar, and thank you, Phillip)
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Question for the High Priestess: Is it Brokoholic, Brokaholic, Brokomaniac, or just Brokie???
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Question for the High Priestess: Is it Brokoholic, Brokaholic, Brokomaniac, or just Brokie???
I'm no expert, but I prefer Brokaholic to Brokoholic. Never heard Brokomaniac, but I know some to apply it to. And Brokie? There's no reins on that one. 8)
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A Most Serene and Luminous
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to
Heath Ledger
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/EnnisSmileHiRes.jpg)
April 4, 2007
YEEHAW
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Wo, I totally missed Heath's birthday. Guess this cements my sentence as a confirmed Gyllenhaalic. Oh well, that just leaves more for you Heathens!!
I hope the High Priestess is not prejudiced against Gyllenhaalics, because I am here to petition you to consider proclaiming May 1 as "Jack and the Wind" day in honor of the classic thread that was started on May 1, 2006 by our esteemed Brokie sister and Social Events comoderator, atz75 (Amanda).
(Exits, bowing, scraping, and kowtowing all the way)
:P
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Hey Lee! Thanks Friend! I'm very honored by your suggestion!
:-*
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/windy_5.png)
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Jacksmile.jpg)
In Honor of the Classic "Jack and the Wind" Thread
Started by atz75 one year ago
May 1, 2007
Shall Be Designated
JACK AND THE WIND DAY
YEEHAW
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And I second that Yee-haw with a Wooo-heee!!
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For my virgin post, may I please just call attention to my signature? Am hoping it fits in here as well as I think it might.
Thanks,
IWISH
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Welcome to the fold, iwishiknew!
*Performs the sacred handshake*
Repeat after me...
S'alright...s'alright...s'alright...
:)
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:) :) :) :) :)
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:D Welcome IWIK to our peaceful little town Bettermost !!! :-*
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Do I detect another Gyllenhaalic entering the fold? Welcome, IWISHIKNEW! (Aren't we all so glad that he never learned?)
Today I'm wondering what date it was when Jack said, "FRiend, that's the most you've spoke in two weeks." Cause I would like to ask for that date to be named official Brokie FRiend Day.
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What a lovely experience was mine just now reading thru the Cult thread, discovered only moments ago. I would love to share with the other members of the community the ritual I go through on a nightly basis. First of all, my home is a shrine to Brokeback Mountain, with many framed objects on the walls and a number of precious objects behind glass, including Ennis' creel and net, which will be making the trip with me to the BBQ in Colorado. Since last fall I have concluded nearly every day on the telephone with my dear friend and we recite the Dozy Embrace, some of the loveliest paragraphs in the English language, as a sort of prayer for the whole day. We take turns reciting to each other. Hopefully there will be a few moments in the Alberta experience for us to continue our nightly tradition of the Dozy Embrace with a group who truly understands and recognizes its significance.
Let be, AMEN and YEEHAW!
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Hopefully there will be a few moments in the Alberta experience for us to continue our nightly tradition of the Dozy Embrace with a group who truly understands and recognizes its significance.
Let be, AMEN and YEEHAW!
Rodney, I would love that! What a beautiful way to end the day. Thanks so much for sharing that here. :-*
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Rodney, I would love that! What a beautiful way to end the day. Thanks so much for sharing that here. :-*
I agree. What a moment of artless, charmed happiness that will be...
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Do I detect another Gyllenhaalic entering the fold? Welcome, IWISHIKNEW! (Aren't we all so glad that he never learned?)
Today I'm wondering what date it was when Jack said, "FRiend, that's the most you've spoke in two weeks." Cause I would like to ask for that date to be named official Brokie FRiend Day.
One is tempted to say that every day should be Brokie Friend Day. But yes, a special day would be well... special. This is probably OT for this Thread but for me that was when, with those words, Ennis subconsciously sent Jack a dozen long stem red roses and a box of imported chocloates.
I go crazy when I read some people did not see the love developing between them. Holy Naomi Mother of Jake, all it lacked was the heavens opening up!
Grand idea is what I am really trying to say here, Front-Ranger, Friend. Amen and Yee Haw.
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Grand idea is what I am really trying to say here, Front-Ranger, Friend. Amen and Yee Haw.
Lee always has grand ideas, iwishiknew! You reminded me of another discussion we had earlier on having an All Brokies Day. Check out my last post on this thread:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,5700.0.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,5700.0.html)
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Hey Rodney, when we are out on horse back, at the end of the day, that would be wonderful. It would ba about the time Ennis has to go back to then sheep.
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And just what was that?
Well here in Bettermost, a "Yeehaw" from the heart after an "Amen" is considered proper. Makes us all feel a little closer to Brokeback Mountain.
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Truly, truly, heaven must feel like this."
John Gallagher Jr. quoting from "Spring Awakening" at the Tonys.
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Hey Rodney, when we are out on horse back, at the end of the day, that would be wonderful. It would ba about the time Ennis has to go back to then sheep.
To quote one of our wonderful guys, "I'd be proud to."
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Mrs. Twist: Nothing for me, thanks. But when my Son's finished with his call to Riverton, bring him a loaf and a fish, please. Then he'll feed everyone.
Waiter: Amen and Yeehaw, ma'am.
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Good one, iwishiknew! ;D 8)
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Good one, iwishiknew! ;D 8)
Herzlichen Dank! That means a lot to me. IMO it's hard to see photos of Jake in RL and not see Jack's spirit somehow present like an aura. :-*
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One more contribution from the Performance Thread:
Chant
East is the Wind, is the gold sun rising; eagle flying free sees the open door
South is the Fire, is the red noon blazing; wolf upon the ledge feels what came before
West is the Water, is the blue dusk falling; brown bear in his cave looks to what will be
North is the Earth, is the black night cloaking; elk in forest deep knows the mystery
Brokeback is the Wind, is the Fire glowing, Brokeback is the Water, is the Earth made strong
Hearts that are joined upon the Sacred Mountain must forever dance to its ancient song.
Yeehaw
How beautiful and well written... Meryl, you're a poet too~ Rayn
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One Mountain, Two Men in Haiku
High peaks surrounding
Snowmelt fed deep mountain lake
A pure heart Ennis
Truck on open road
Red lining to Wyoming
One sky-wide hope Jack
RR
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How beautiful and well written... Meryl, you're a poet too~ Rayn
Thank you, Rayn, and thank you for posting that lovely haiku in the New Testament. :-*
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Dry your eyes if this board dies,
for we are not defeated!
There is a B E T T E R way, dear friends -
than always "b u m p - d e l e t e d."
In the land where bluebirds sing
and whiskey springs,
they play "The Wings",
I have begun repostIng things --
"True Oracle of Phoenix"
( aka: TOoP/Bruce)
WELCOME, FRIENDS. A Most Solemn YEEHAW on your Homecoming.
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40 Years
June 24, 1967 to June 24, 2007
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If you press me to say why I loved him,
I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.
Michel de Montaigne
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Merly, thank you for these. So beautiful. Can I put this last one on the banner?
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Merly, thank you for these. So beautiful. Can I put this last one on the banner?
I see it's there now, Clarissa. Thank you, it looks wonderful! :-*
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I see it's there now, Clarissa. Thank you, it looks wonderful! :-*
I took a chance that you would say yes. It DOES look wonderful. You have a knack, Friend.
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I took a chance that you would say yes. It DOES look wonderful. You have a knack, Friend.
Sure enough, she does! :-* :-* :-* Meryl!
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Agreed with Jeff and Clarissa. Love the pic combined with the aphorism. It does have a reason why you are the High Priestess.
Thank you Meryl for the 40 years posting and for reposting Bruces imdb post.
And thank you Bruce for posting this on imdb. Love the cowboy and the last line of the pic...........
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Thank you Meryl for the 40 years posting and for reposting Bruces imdb post.
At first I misread this, and thought you were thanking Meryl for the last forty years we've all been at this BBM business. "Forty years," I thought, "Has it been that long? Time sure flies when you're having fun."
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At first I misread this, and thought you were thanking Meryl for the last forty years we've all been at this BBM business. "Forty years," I thought, "Has it been that long? Time sure flies when you're having fun."
What's up here today? I just had two good laughs at the . thread (first Marl, then your answer to my post - the ciggies smileys). Next thing I read is this and again, it has me literally LOL.
Forty years in BBM busines --> :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I admit it can easily be misread. But I won't change it. Too much fun ;D.
Ok. For me, today was
- post reunion day
- Elle's B-day
- the day of many heartily laughs on the board
- and the day I revieved a reunion postcard.
Telly you what: I had a great one today and my fellow Brokies are the reason for it. Yee-haw to that! :)
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A lovely tribute to Annie Proulx and the lonesome cowboy who caught her imagination one night by Oregondoggie:
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Blessed is the written word.
With it I pray peace for the life
and the soul of an unknown man
in a bar in Wyoming one night,
watching the young men play pool.
You have no idea
What you have done.
But thank you.
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A lovely tribute to Annie Proulx and the lonesome cowboy who caught her imagination one night by Oregondoggie:
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/pooltable-1.jpg)
Blessed is the written word.
With it I pray peace for the life
and the soul of an unknown man
in a bar in Wyoming one night,
watching the young men play pool.
You have no idea
What you have done.
But thank you.
FOLKS! I truly wish those words were mine... but they AREN'T! I was quoting a small
note by Truman Adkins (Shakestheground) that was in the tin box up in the cache on Brokenback Mountain.
PLEASE give Truman the proper credit.
Larry Smelser (Oregondoggie)
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PLEASE give Truman the proper credit.
Larry Smelser (Oregondoggie)
You just did, Larry! Thanks so much. And thanks to Truman for the beautiful words. :-*
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AND SO IT BEGINS...
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YEEHAW
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40 Years
September 24, 1967 to September 24, 2007
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The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon,
but its echo lasts a great deal longer
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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40 Years
September 24, 1967 to September 24, 2007
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Alberta/Laundrykissstairscropped.jpg)
The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon,
but its echo lasts a great deal longer
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
What a lovely post and quotation High Priestess! :-*
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What a lovely post and quotation High Priestess! :-*
Thanks, bud! :-* :-*
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/NewYorkercover101397.jpg) CONGRATULATIONS TO ANNIE PROULX
FOR TEN YEARS ON BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN! (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/AnnieProulxrailfence.jpg)
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Satuday night, press your best shirt,
Unknown man,
Get yourself down to
The Mint Bar,
Slick back your hair and take your place,
In history,
In the hearts and minds of millions,
In the noise and music of the evening,
Turn your gaze once again
To the pool table and remember,
You never know who may be watching.
Carefully you have lived your days,
Amongst those who you counted on,
To ignore, to overlook you, and allow you,
Your glances, your kindnesses,
Indulge you with a kind of acceptance,
That comes with a shut mouth,
And clandestine eyes.
It took a stranger, a woman no less,
To see what they didn't,
And read in your eyes the whole story,
Come rushing at her,
And six months to sort it out.
So it is Saturday night, Friend,
Stomp your boots full on and
Meet me down there, let me
Raise a glass with you,
Tell me, about the price of hay,
Tell me your aches and pains,
Your ten years older now.
And a celebrity.
If you want to,
I will tell you all about it.
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Wonderful Tribute Truman...................... :)
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And her words became tears that flowed amongst us ripping the lies from our hearts...
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Thank you for the poetry, Truman. It belongs here, where the memory of the Unknown Man is celebrated as the inchoate beginning of the story that moved the world.
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Thank you for the poetry, Truman. It belongs here, where the memory of the Unknown Man is celebrated as the inchoate beginning of the story that moved the world.
I love that word inchoate. :D
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I love that word inchoate. :D
Me, too, Jeffers. :-*
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TO ANG, THE DIRECTOR ALMIGHTY
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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He is the shit, ain't he?
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He is the shit, ain't he?
:o I presume that's a compliment in the South?
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In Loving Memory
Heath Ledger
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...the cast and crew of this film, from the director down, had gotten into my mind and pulled out images.
Especially did I feel this about Heath Ledger, who knew better than I how Ennis felt and thought,
whose intimate depiction of that achingly needy ranch kid builds with frightening power.
It is an eerie sensation to see events you have imagined in the privacy of your mind
...loom up before you in an overwhelming visual experience.
~ Annie Proulx
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In Loving Memory
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/heathwithposter.jpg)
HEATH LEDGER
Love is, above all else, the gift of oneself.
~ Jean Anouilh
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Thank you Meryl, both of your 'In Loving Memory' tributes are beautiful indeed, and I couldn't get thru the first one without crying.
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Thanks, Chris. Neither could I. :'(
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Those of you who have been crying are the lucky ones. I just feel sorta ... hollow. :-\
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Thank you for pointing me here with this, Meryl. :-*
You Rise Still
you slipped away
unobserved
like a silent whisper.
your spirit rises
like soft strands of smoke
from a quenched candle.
you rise far
from this chaos and loss
you rise still.
there is more
beyond this earthly vale
distant shores
where footprints remain
forever etched in sand.
you are there
where shadows are not
where your sun gleams
you are there
you rise still.
you slipped away
in the light of day
I pray you felt no fear
close to the end
for you rise still.
bits of your soul breathe
in these bereft hearts
you are here
even as you rise far
from this restless haze
you rise still.
Rest In Peace.
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Prvy/228c6713.jpg)
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What beautiful and fitting tributes to Heath this last page of posts contains! Thank you both. I feel completely drained today, - but nevertheless glad that creativity and sensitivity to post such wonderful "Thank You's" can be found here. :-*
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((((((((((Mika))))))))))
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Thank you Meryl, for your loving memories. And Milli and everybody who is able to express what I'm feeling. I can't write any beautiful tribute, words fail me. So I'm thankful four yours.
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Tonight I am just so thankful to Heath.
For his capacity to touch so many people so significantly.
And, for giving us Ennis, and everything Ennis means, in such vivid and profound detail.
What a tremendous legacy.
In Loving Memory~
Heath Ledger
See You in the Morning.
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The bonfire doesn't already warm
all the deep wrinkles in my soul.
My path is a hollow full with stones
that leads me to a Brokeback
whose landscape seems so uncouth.
Its bright sky draws a storm...
...since he's gone.
I hope you've found your Brokeback wherever you're now,Heath. Ride up to the stars,cowboy
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I hope you've found your Brokeback wherever you're now, Heath. Ride up to the stars, cowboy!
:'(
Thanks for posting that, myprivatejack. It's beautiful.
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All the world is birthday cake,
so take a piece, but not too much.
George Harrison
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I just read the interview with Pierre Tremblay.
How fascinating!
That was really cool getting to know some of the behind the scenes information.
Thanks for the post and the bump!! ;D
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Wherever two or more of you gather in their names,
There they shall be also.
Wherever there is one of you alone,
There they shall be as well.
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Wherever two or more of you gather in their names,
There they shall be also.
Wherever there is one of you alone,
There they shall be as well.
Now I'm cryin.....
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One year now...
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Still, and always, in our hearts
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One year now...
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Heath%20Memory/normal_premiere004.jpg)
Still, and always, in our hearts
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Heath%20Memory/birdflyingsmaller.jpg)
Thank you for reviving this thread High Priestess. :-*
It's hard to comprehend that it's been a full year now. I'm endlessly amazed at how quickly time can fly.
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Thanks, Amanda! :-*
Time is a strange bird all right. :-\
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Thanks, Amanda! :-*
Time is a strange bird all right. :-\
And that bitch seems to fly faster every year!! >:(
Can't believe it's been a year.
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DEAR HEATH
HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY!
WITH LOVE FROM THE CULT :-*
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Very nice gesture High Priestess. :-*
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Late in the afternoon, thunder growling, that same old green pickup rolled in (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Jackreuniongrin.jpg) and he saw Jack get out of the truck, beat-up Resistol tilted back. A hot jolt scalded Ennis and he was out on the landing (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/ReunionEnnisonlanding.jpg) pulling the door closed behind him. Jack took the stairs two and two.
They seized each other by the shoulders, (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Reunionhug.jpg) hugged mightily, squeezing the breath out of each other, saying, son of a bitch, son of a bitch, then, and easily as the right key turns the lock tumblers, their mouths came together, and hard, (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Reunionhardkiss.jpg) Jack's big teeth bringing blood, his hat falling to the floor, stubble rasping, wet saliva welling, and the door opening (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/ReunionAlmapeek.jpg) and Alma looking out for a few seconds at Ennis's straining shoulders and shutting the door again and still they clinched, pressing chest and groin and thigh and leg together, (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Reunionkiss2.jpg) treading on each other's toes until they pulled apart to breathe and Ennis, not big on endearments, said what he said to his horses and daughters, little darlin. (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Reunionafterkiss.jpg)
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DAMN. FOUR YEARS.....
RAISE UP THAT BOTTLE OF OLD ROSE
AND SHOUT YEEHAW!
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Late in the afternoon, thunder growling, that same old green pickup rolled in (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Jackreuniongrin.jpg) and he saw Jack get out of the truck, beat-up Resistol tilted back. A hot jolt scalded Ennis and he was out on the landing (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/ReunionEnnisonlanding.jpg) pulling the door closed behind him. Jack took the stairs two and two.
They seized each other by the shoulders, (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Reunionhug.jpg) hugged mightily, squeezing the breath out of each other, saying, son of a bitch, son of a bitch, then, and easily as the right key turns the lock tumblers, their mouths came together, and hard, (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Reunionhardkiss.jpg) Jack's big teeth bringing blood, his hat falling to the floor, stubble rasping, wet saliva welling, and the door opening (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/ReunionAlmapeek.jpg) and Alma looking out for a few seconds at Ennis's straining shoulders and shutting the door again and still they clinched, pressing chest and groin and thigh and leg together, (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Reunionkiss2.jpg) treading on each other's toes until they pulled apart to breathe and Ennis, not big on endearments, said what he said to his horses and daughters, little darlin. (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Reunionafterkiss.jpg)
I love this.
Thank you for this Meryl.
K
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Thank you, High Priestess, for the condign and beautiful celebration of this milestone.
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Brought tears to my eyes!
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Aw, thanks, buds! :-*
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Thank you, Meryl, :-* :-* :-* even though you did just make me cry. :'(
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Thankyou so much, what a clever idea. It also has the one phrase I always wished was in the movie, "little darlin"
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Loved it. So powerful too read those words and be able to look at the images at the same time
:-*
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AND SO THEY CAME....
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FOUR YEARS, TREMBLAYANS!
YEEHAW
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Even after four years, I pray that I can be just as wet as a sopping coffee filter, just as broken as a bullrider's vertebrates, so I can experience all the life and love that destiny sends my way, no matter how every once in a while, way out in the middle of nowhere!
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APRIL 4, 2010
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEATH
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We love you, Rich.
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Rich.jpg)
RICHARD WAYNE WILSON
loneleeb3
NOVEMBER 2, 1966 - JULY 31, 2010
He was a friend of ours
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We love you, Rich.
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Rich.jpg)
RICHARD WAYNE WILSON
loneleeb3
JULY 31, 2010
He was a friend of ours
This is a really nice gesture High Priestess. What a terrible day. :'(
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There must be a Jolly Green Giant can behind him, as well as a can of BetterMost beans! :'(
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In Loving Memory
RODNEY GILES
October 30, 1947 - December 4, 2010
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ffDzfe0HhU[/youtube]
THE VOICE OF BROKEBACK
We'll always hear you in our hearts, dear friend.
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In Loving Memory
RODNEY GILES
October 30, 1947 - December 4, 2010
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ffDzfe0HhU[/youtube]
THE VOICE OF BROKEBACK
We'll always hear you in our hearts, dear friend.
All I can say, with tears in my eyes is "thank you for this" .........Pete
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All I can say, with tears in my eyes is "thank you for this" .........Pete
Thank you, friend.
((((((((Pete))))))))
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Miss you, bud. Peace always.
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Ol' Brokeback got us good, don't it?
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Alberta/Campsite2groupbyTru.jpg)
A SOLEMN YEEHAW
ON THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF BETTERMOST, WYOMING
(photo by shakesthecoffeecan)
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I join you on that yee-haw! But since I'm late, I'll be an echo...echoing off of the Rocky Mountains!!!
(I'm on the left in that photo!!)
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Thanks, Lee. The Alberta trips have been one of the greatest gifts of Brokeback love. 8)
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YEEEEEEE HAWWWWWWWWWWWWWW !!!!!!!
Ol' Brokeback got us good, don't it?
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Alberta/Campsite2groupbyTru.jpg)
A SOLEMN YEEHAW
ON THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF BETTERMOST, WYOMING
(photo by shakesthecoffeecan)
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Right on, Shaman dude! ;D
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUD!
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Giving this one a bump for all the good memories and sentiments within. Any new contributions are welcome. :-*
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High Priestess thank you for keeping the cult alive. The spirit of BBM will last as long as the Mountain itself.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/P1040177-1-1.jpg)
I will always be a Brokie....
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High Priestess thank you for keeping the cult alive. The spirit of BBM will last as long as the Mountain itself.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/P1040177-1-1.jpg)
I will always be a Brokie....
A solemn YEEHAW to that, mouk. Thanks, dear friend. :-*
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Thanks for bumping this fine thread again.
I finally took he time to read it all - such beautiful poems and posts!
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I felt the need to repost this:
Originally posted Thursday, March 2, 2006 by Meryl:
In hopes of warding off an internecine conflict, I offer the following Creed for consideration, in which we honor Story, Screenplay and Movie equally, thus making all aspects included in these texts worthy of celebration.
THE BROKEBACK CREED
I believe in Annie, the Author Almighty,
Creator of Ennis and Jack,
And in Larry and Diana, her chosen Adaptors,
Who conceived of the Holy Screenplay,
Suffered under obtuse Producers,
Were criticized, flamed and turned down.
The seventh year they rose again to the task.
They ranched up with Focus Features
And sat at the feet of Ang, the Director Almighty,
Who proceeded to cast both Heath and Jake.
I believe in the Holy Story, the Holy Movie, too,
the Communing of Shirts, the Force of Nature,
The blessings of Brokeback Mountain,
And love everlasting.
I swear.
YeeeHawwww!!!!
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Oh wow, better learn the creed by heart again before you all come
Yee-haw !!
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I love it! Be sure to recite it somewhere wonderful when you're up there, friends. :-*
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We will, oh Great Priestess !
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I love it! Be sure to recite it somewhere wonderful when you're up there, friends. :-*
We sure will, while tucking down shirts and opening bean cans!
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We will, oh Great Priestess !
We sure will, while tucking down shirts and opening bean cans!
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokeArseMountain/PriestessMoon.jpg)
May it come to pass
YEEHAW
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ALBERTA PILGRIMAGE, JULY 22-31, 2011
(photo by southendmd)
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Wow.....wonderful, even after all this time. Especially after all this time.
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Yup. Still missing you, Rich. :-*
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New Cult ritual! Alberta pilgrims captured in the first known performance of the "I May Look Queer but I Ain't" ceremony before planned ascent of Moose Mountain. 8)
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(photo by whiskeyspring)
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: this pic is SO funny!!!
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New Cult ritual! Alberta pilgrims captured in the first known performance of the "I May Look Queer but I Ain't" ceremony before planned ascent of Moose Mountain. 8)
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Pilgrimagewarm-ups2011.jpg)
(photo by whiskeyspring)
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
High Priestess, you are The Best! I laughed really hard for a couple of minutes over your comments to an anyway funny pic.
I'm honored to have been part of this memorable moment in Brokeback Cult. ;D
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Thanks, Chrissi, for this post today. It speaks for all of us:
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Four fuckin' years that Heath left us... and no Reunion today :'(
I shall follow the same cult ritual as the past 4 years, O High Priestess, take flowers to the tent site of Camp 2 this afternoon, and thank Heath, Jack & Ennis, and Jake for all they have done for us, on behalf of all my dear Alberta fellow Pilgrims and all Brokies. If you have messages let me know I will pass them on :-*
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Four fuckin' years that Heath left us... and no Reunion today :'(
I shall follow the same cult ritual as the past 4 years, O High Priestess, take flowers to the tent site of Camp 2 this afternoon, and thank Heath, Jack & Ennis, and Jake for all they have done for us, on behalf of all my dear Alberta fellow Pilgrims and all Brokies. If you have messages let me know I will pass them on :-*
Sister Mouk, you represent the best in us Brokies. We'll all be walking with you today, sending up a prayer of thanks. :'( :) :-*
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(((mouk)))
Message? Just "thank you", that's all...
And thank you to you too, for doing this for all of us. :-*
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Four fuckin' years that Heath left us... and no Reunion today :'(
I shall follow the same cult ritual as the past 4 years, O High Priestess, take flowers to the tent site of Camp 2 this afternoon, and thank Heath, Jack & Ennis, and Jake for all they have done for us, on behalf of all my dear Alberta fellow Pilgrims and all Brokies. If you have messages let me know I will pass them on :-*
We will all be with you in spirit, Mouk.
I hope there will be a gentle breeze blowing
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Just "throwin' up a prayer of thanks." For him up there in heaven. "Thanks that we never
have to have another day like Jan. 22, 2008.
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Sister Mouk, you represent the best in us Brokies. We'll all be walking with you today, sending up a prayer of thanks. :'( :) :-*
Amen.
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Sent him a flower-kangaroo paw, he chased me with a sudden wave and I laughed as I ran away.
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Mouk, I hope your pilgrimage was safe and peaceful. Thank you for thinking of us.
May the sun find you soon.
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Buds, I went to Camp #2 on Sunday with Mr mouk who is wonderfully supportive of my brokiness. It was strange enough not going on my own, but then it got stranger as for the first time ever I found the area 'crowded': met a family doing cross country-skiing on the path going down, several walkers with their dogs and snow-shoers. J & A are no longer in the middle of nowhere >:( But then, maybe they no longer need to hide?
The snow was thick, up to our knees in some places as we did not have snow shoes. It was unseasonably warm and the air was still. There were lots of human tracks, some wildlife tracks too (mainly hares) and the bridge is now completely gone. The Dozy embrace cairn is buried in the snow but the leaning trees are still up and doing fine.
I took advantage of a moment when nobody was around to lay the flowers where I always do, by the 2 small dead trees behind the tent. I think of these trees, battered and bruised by the wind but not giving up, as J&E. There is a nice little secluded mini slope just next to them that I use as our altar. I stayed there a long time as always, contemplating the view they had from the tent, listening to the river and sending all your prayers of thanks and other messages, ô High Priestess and dear Brokie Friends. I remembered the special times spent with many of you in here over the years since 2007. I am sure some of the spirit of these heart-felt visits lingers on.
By the end, they was a ray of sun and a tiny breeze.
Then I knew Heath was there and smiling on all of us.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/P1040401.jpg)
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/P1040402.jpg)
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/IMG_0282.jpg)
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/IMG_0283.jpg)
(Dozy embrace trees are on the far left)
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River without the bridge. Dozy embrace trees visible on the left.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/IMG_0304-1.jpg)
Where the bridge used to be.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/IMG_0293-1.jpg)
Jack's washing board. This is exactly where is was washing the shirts. Nature remembers...
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/IMG_0299-1.jpg)
Heath flowers by the two dead trees
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/IMG_0302.jpg)
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Thank you so much, mouk, for doing this for us all!!!! :-* :-*
The pictures are just wonderful! It feels a little strange to see the place covered in snow, but it looks so much more serene and peaceful that way. Very appropriate for the occasion.
It's wonderful that you actually live in the area (relatively speaking), and can keep an eye on the site like this.
You're our in situ Brokie! :D
So sad about the bridge, though. :'( :(
And kudos to Mr mouk for being so supportive!
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{{{Mouk}}}
Thank you.
For making this trek.
For taking our love and our thoughts with you.
For bringing flowers.
For the photos.
For your words.
For the love you have for Heath,
and for Ennis and Jack
and for your fellow Brokies.
Just - thanks.
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Thank you, mouk, for posting these arresting photographs of Brokeback in winter. I found the one of the flowers on the snow especially moving.
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Thank you Mouk.
Beautiful pictures and beautiful landscape.
Thank you so much :)
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/Sheep.jpg)
MARCH 30, 2012
THE GREAT TREMBLAYAN MIGRATION
SIXTH ANNIVERSARY
YEEHAW
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Happy anniversary to all Tremblayans!! ;D
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Heath%20Memory/purplehat.jpg)
HAPPY HEATHDAY!
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Amen, happy Heathday!
I woke up with the feeling today was a special day and could not remember why, it has been bothering me all morning :o
As always, the answers lies with all things BBM
Missing you Heath, always....
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Richwithhorse-1.jpg)
Things will never be the same, but they are better. Better because Richard Wilson lived in this world.
~ Shakesthecoffeecan
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Richwithhorse-1.jpg)
Things will never be the same, but they are better. Better because Richard Wilson lived in this world.
~ Shakesthecoffeecan
Like!!
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:D
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/NewYorkercover101397.jpg)
AS OF TODAY
FIFTEEN YEARS ON BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
AND COUNTING!
YEEHAW
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I went through this whole thread today, after Sonja and Lee bumped the sister thread. So many treasures in here. I highly recommend re-reading after a long time.
But it gets hard from page 11 on.
The people we lost ... :'(
On a lighter note there's this:
I will never again be able to see someone making the sign of the cross without automatically tucking in my shirt. Luckily I'm not a catholic ;).
Yee-Haw!
Seeing what I wrote six years ago is funny. Especially since earlier this year, I had some shirt-tucking moments. ;)
At the Soccer World Championship, I saw many players doing the sign of the cross before entering the field. And almost as often I caught myself thinking Tuck your shirt instead, brother.
After all those years.
:)
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LOL Chrissi!! ;D
Love it!!
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Glad to know you re-read the thread, Chrissi. I re-read most of it the other day, too. The Brokeback love never fades! 8)
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Well, I re-read it too. :)
But I didn't think it needed bumping like the other thread, since you do fairly regular updates here, Oh High Priestess. (and thank you so much for those :-*)
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Well, I re-read it too. :)
But I didn't think it needed bumping like the other thread, since you do fairly regular updates here, Oh High Priestess. (and thank you so much for those :-*)
Thanks, Sonja! You and everyone are welcome to add material whenever the spirit moves you. :-*
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/AngLeewithcamera.jpg)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ANG LEE!
(The Director Almighty)
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/HEATH_LEDGER_by_Martinhoo_zpsc7302495.jpg)
For I know a love that will never grow old...
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:'( :'(
Beautiful tribute, Meryl. :-*
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:'( :'( :-*
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/EnnistoastingJunior_zps1a72287b.jpg)
Here's to you on your birthday, bud. Miss you!
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Remembering you on your birthday!
(http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k463/dcfmod/Heath%20Ledger%20Pics/HLB.jpg)
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Toronto7.jpg) (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/Toronto7.jpg.html)
Still missin' you, bud...
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I remember reading that Rollins Stone article about how Michelle Willliams had written "Oldman River" on his arm and he had it tattooed there permanently and they made some story out of it. Then we went to Alberta and leaving Ft. McLeod I saw a road sign to Oldman River and I was like "UnHuh!"
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I remember reading that Rollins Stone article about how Michelle Willliams had written "Oldman River" on his arm and he had it tattooed there permanently and they made some story out of it. Then we went to Alberta and leaving Ft. McLeod I saw a road sign to Oldman River and I was like "UnHuh!"
I never knew that, Tru. Cool story! 8)
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I hadn't heard that either! Thanks Tru!
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I remember reading that Rollins Stone article about how Michelle Willliams had written "Oldman River" on his arm and he had it tattooed there permanently and they made some story out of it. Then we went to Alberta and leaving Ft. McLeod I saw a road sign to Oldman River and I was like "UnHuh!"
Yeah, I noticed the Oldman River sign this past summer, and thought the same thing.
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/HeathampMatilda_zps25eae6a7.jpg) (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/HeathampMatilda_zps25eae6a7.jpg.html)
Thinking of you for your birthday, Heath.
We miss you!
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Heath%20Memory/smiling.jpg) (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/Heath%20Memory/smiling.jpg.html)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUD!
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We will celebrate and be happy for him. :-*
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Flying in the euphoric, bitter air...
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/white%20house%20rainbow_zpstqiw1g78.jpg) (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/white%20house%20rainbow_zpstqiw1g78.jpg.html)
YEE HAW
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If Ennis and Jack were alive today...
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBM%20Proposal_zpsdnhdgq3d.jpg) (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/BBM%20Proposal_zpsdnhdgq3d.jpg.html)
Thanks to Diana Ossana for posting this on her Facebook page 8)
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Yee-haw indeed, High Priestess!
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10 YEARS
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/PosterBBM.jpg) (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/BBMLinesVisualized/BrokieBrunch/Brokeback/PosterBBM.jpg.html)
A SOLEMN YEE HAW
THANK YOU to ALL for EVERYTHING
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*bows head*
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*bows head too*
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*bows head three*
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Heath%20Memory/purplehat.jpg) (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/Heath%20Memory/purplehat.jpg.html)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR BUD!
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blew by reall quickly, didn't they?
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blew by reall quickly, didn't they?
They sure enough did! :P
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10 YEARS
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Heath%20Memory/moukflowers.jpg) (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/Heath%20Memory/moukflowers.jpg.html)
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Heath%20Memory/JohnTributes.jpg) (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/Heath%20Memory/JohnTributes.jpg.html)
Because I could not stop for Death
He kindly stopped for me
The Carriage held but just Ourselves
And Immortality.
We slowly drove. He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility
We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess in the Ring
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain
We passed the Setting Sun
Or rather He passed us
The Dews drew quivering and chill
For only Gossamer, my Gown
My Tippet only Tulle
We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground
The Roof was scarcely visible
The Cornice in the Ground
Since then 'tis Centuries and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity
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:'(
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Thank you, oh great priestess for lovingly tending this site for many years. :-*
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What Lee said! :-*
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*bows to the priestess*
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(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Heathsmilecappa8.gif) (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/Heathsmilecappa8.gif.html)
Remembering you, dear Heath, on your 39th birthday! :-*
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Smiling through my tears, dear Heath. :'(
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GREAT HORSE
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(https://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/Heath%20Memory/moukflowers.jpg) (https://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/Heath%20Memory/moukflowers.jpg.html)
To live in this world
you must be able
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it
against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.
Mary Oliver
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:(
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(https://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/merylmarie/heath-ledger-joaquin-phoenix_zps5cecxowz.jpg) (https://s66.photobucket.com/user/merylmarie/media/heath-ledger-joaquin-phoenix_zps5cecxowz.jpg.html)
Your buds love you and miss you, Heath.
And we ain't jokin'
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(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/86c76e89-0e3f-4338-a5e5-11e291156882/duxxy0-5f42a1f9-36a0-4957-baaf-c10f5fd199e4.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzg2Yzc2ZTg5LTBlM2YtNDMzOC1hNWU1LTExZTI5MTE1Njg4MlwvZHV4eHkwLTVmNDJhMWY5LTM2YTAtNDk1Ny1iYWFmLWMxMGY1ZmQxOTllNC5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.wbHjra-k65NIaisdopPZGOfPxioKXcLd2HTZ8UjKxn4)
Remembering Heath Ledger
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Ten years since Mouk made this eloquent and moving post. What better way to honor Heath's passing yet again and send up a prayer of thanks for Brokeback Mountain and all its blessings and gifts... :-*
Buds, I went to Camp #2 on Sunday with Mr mouk who is wonderfully supportive of my brokiness. It was strange enough not going on my own, but then it got stranger as for the first time ever I found the area 'crowded': met a family doing cross country-skiing on the path going down, several walkers with their dogs and snow-shoers. J & A are no longer in the middle of nowhere >:( But then, maybe they no longer need to hide?
The snow was thick, up to our knees in some places as we did not have snow shoes. It was unseasonably warm and the air was still. There were lots of human tracks, some wildlife tracks too (mainly hares) and the bridge is now completely gone. The Dozy embrace cairn is buried in the snow but the leaning trees are still up and doing fine.
I took advantage of a moment when nobody was around to lay the flowers where I always do, by the 2 small dead trees behind the tent. I think of these trees, battered and bruised by the wind but not giving up, as J&E. There is a nice little secluded mini slope just next to them that I use as our altar. I stayed there a long time as always, contemplating the view they had from the tent, listening to the river and sending all your prayers of thanks and other messages, ô High Priestess and dear Brokie Friends. I remembered the special times spent with many of you in here over the years since 2007. I am sure some of the spirit of these heart-felt visits lingers on.
By the end, they was a ray of sun and a tiny breeze.
Then I knew Heath was there and smiling on all of us.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/P1040401.jpg)
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/P1040402.jpg)
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/IMG_0282.jpg)
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/noelie_bucket/Heath%202012/IMG_0283.jpg)
(Dozy embrace trees are on the far left)
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Thank you, High Priestess, for digging this wonderful post by mouk up. :-* :-* :-*
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Yes, thank you, High Priestess. :-*
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Thank you Meryl! Wonderful way to remember Heath.
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Thanks, buds! Miss you guys :-* :-* :-*
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Thanks, buds! Miss you guys :-* :-* :-*
Miss you, too! :D :-*
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Just catching up here.
Thank you, High Priestess! :-* Wonderful words by Mouk indeed.
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Just catching up here.
Thank you, High Priestess! :-* Wonderful words by Mouk indeed.
Great to see you, Chrissi! :-*
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Heath_Ledger_%282%29.jpg)
When I die, my money is not gonna come with me
My movies will live on for people to judge what I was as a person
I just want to stay curious and keep smiling like the joker
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High Priestess! :-*
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*bows before the High Priestess*
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:-* HAPPY 44th BIRTHDAY, HEATH! :-*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBZNTj7CoNQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBZNTj7CoNQ)
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Bittersweet, happy-sad birthday to us for the gift of Heath Ledger. Thanks to his enduring work, he is immortal. :-*