Sydney:
Muzzy-Minded and Fuzzy-Headed at 7:00 a.m.
At seven this morning I was talking on the telephone to Jim Harold, host of the “Ghost Insight” podcast (among many others). He was interviewing me about Mrs. Crouch — a very one-sided conversation and weird in the extreme. In Mr. Harold’s defense, his preference was for a zoom meeting which, I think, would have been easier all the way around. However, with our intermittent internet connection, it was determined we should to do a telephone “interview” instead.
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As it turned out, it was mostly me talking with few questions or guidance from Mr. Harold. I very much wanted to make the point that I’m interested in the history surrounding the ghosts I write about — who the people were, what buildings were involved and what they were used for historically, what events were happening at the time the “ghost” was living — events that might provide logical explanations. I don’t think I expressed any of those thoughts at all.
Mostly I rambled. Mr. Harold wasn’t much help. Maybe he had zoned out as I droned on. Before I knew it, he had cut me off with “thanks for being here” and a promise to send me a link to the podcast. I wish there were “do-overs.” A zoom interview might have been much better. Talking into a telephone mouthpiece — definitely not my dish of tea!
Sounds like an interesting encounter and at 7 a.m. For the most part I don’t like phone interviews although I’ve had some that were interesting. I once interviewed Dodger great Tommy Lasorda on the phone for an LA Times article. I don’t know anything about baseball and was scared. He was very gracious. I enjoy your blog.
Sydney, darling, you DON’T ramble! Secondly, could be this guy was more interested in woo woos and hacksaws than he was in history. Unfair to say, I know, without listening to his podcasts.
I HATE phones! No facial expressions to react to, little comraderie, just blabbing! Anyhow, the good news is that not only do you look great, but some of your sparkle will inevitably sneak through the telephone wires.
Much love,
Cassy
I always thought it was “not my CUP of tea” but maybe that’s not an important distinction.
I still can’t get over TerryGross’ interviews for PBS on the radio. She brought so much interesting stuff out of the interviewees withjust sound — no pictures, no gestures. It was wonderful. I didn’t mind driving at 1pm at all, just tuned into her “fresh air” show.
Wow! If I was as interesting as Terry Gross and her subjects I wouldn’t worry about a thing. I adore her!
I think it was my mother who said “dish of tea” and I also think it comes from some of my old (maybe lower class) British ancestorswho I envision pouring their tea into their saucers to drink it with a dash of milk — cooler that way, faster???
I just Googled “Dish of Tea” and found this website https://theteamaestro.com/2020/07/02/what-is-a-dish-of-tea/ with an interesting article that begins:
“It was a common occurrence in the Colonial era to receive an invitation to “share a dish of tea.” In 18th century Boston or Bath, a dish of tea referred to a teacup or tea bowl, containing black or green tea, placed on a saucer. ”
It is a fact that I was born in Boston and come from Colonial stock…