Stymie Halt was a phrase used in the 60's by the sister of a redheaded freckled faced sports fanatic. Said sister, knew a lot about a lot, but, when it came to sports - clueless. Spouting those two words, she purposely did so in moments where she was well aware it would cause aggravation to her brother (during an NFL game on TV....... walking out the front door, holding up two hands, "Stymie Halt", momentarily ending a hotly contested neighborhood wiffle ball game. She'd smile, (she loved herself, and, rightfully so, as did we) - even though I was of the age where we didn't curse, I'd internally admit "Damnit, she got me again."
The Big Air, said a fellow suitcase slinger buddy of mine who was formally an engineer for the railroad. The Big Air was an attempt (usually of the 'uh oh' variety) to stymie (thwart the progress) halt (bring the choo choo to a complete stop) the train.
Jake Brake is a head turning noise indicating something has caused a Big Rig, mebbe going a tad too fast, to hubba hubba stop that bad boy now. Jake Brake was invented by Jacobs Vehicle Systems.
Who's David Essex and why are you using his name here? He sang this song:
Hey, did you rock 'n' roll?
Rock on
Ooh, my soul
Hey, did you boogie too, did ya?
Hey, shout, summertime blues
Jump up (up, down) and down in my blue suede shoes
Hey, did you rock 'n' roll?
Rock on
And where do we go from here?
Which is a way that's clear?
Still looking for that blue-jean baby-queen
Prettiest girl I've ever seen
See her shake on the movie screen
Jimmy Dean
(James Dean)
Pardon me..... You fart? No, I'm just not getting the connection stymie halt, the Big Air, Jake Brake, etc? Hey, thanks for wrapping all that up in a burrito for me, lemme try to xplain Lucy:
Reviews had this song with 'a slow tempo vocal performance', rhythm driven (There tweren't no guitar chords, it consisted of primarily Bass guitar, percussion, synthesizer for the vocals and an echo/delay effect on the bass guitar - thus, why they paid the sitting bass guitarist DOUBLE what he normally made. Same dude used similar guit fiddle effects on the song 'Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed. They labeled it a dub record - which, AI tells me means using dub music genre, which, don't really tell me crap, but further reading means it emphasized rhythms, pauses, and added sound effects like echo - dub music originated in Jamaica in the late 60's.
Think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look, what's going?
Stop, in the name of love. Stymie Halt, The Big Air, Jake Brake, dub genre, Echo, delay.
Stop me if I've told you this before (said each and every human over the age of fitty on our planet.)
I can't stop loving you. Don't stop believin. John Mayer sings "Stop this train" (Use the Big Air John)...
Bus Stop. Stevie sang "Stop Dragging My Heart Around", the Hollies repeated "Stop, Stop, Stop."
Jimmie Dean (stymie halt, the big air, jake brake, dub)....... James Dean.
Victurd? Yes? We've noticed you've pretty much stopped writing. Prolly a good thing eh? Well, yes, er... no... I mean, Winter is coming, we've got wood cut, kindling nearby, but we need something to crumple up, ignite to start the fire. Thanks. (dub) I think.
If one stops moving, they die. Momma always told me (stop me if I've told this before), "Finish everything you start, except sex."
Full stop. Pit stop. Pull all the stops out. Stop Cold. Stop at nothing. Stop bellyaching. Stop the music. Stop the Press (PLEASE!) Stop the bleeding. Stop pulling my leg. Come to a full stop (especially at Alto in Mehico). Stop, look, listen.
I stop and think all too often, which, can be inferred to mean I overthink, let worry in one ear, put cork in the other. Then, I pull that cork out, stop (ha) and think, I think there is something wrong with all of us, as in each, every, one of us. Wanna shoot me? Stymie Halt please! I wasn't kidding, but i think it's true. Remember way back in the day when Department Stores had a discounted rack of clothes whereby the 'tag' had a slight tear in it, signifying irregular. I happen to think, we're all that, irregular.
I think prudent I stop. Stymie half, Big Air, Jake Brake, dub genre, bass guitar it on outta here. How come bass, like the guitar, ain't pronounced like sass, brass, grass, class, crass, mass, etc?
Don't forget to stop and smell the Gardenias, Jasmines, Tuberose... and Roses.
Love, Victurd
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