Lines of Distinction
s The Swashbuckler, there’s a fine line of distinction separating the 7-year-old in me from the, uum, from the somewhat older person that I am. (I watched “I Love Lucy” when it was prime-time 
At times, that line gets blurred to the point that you may not know who’s doing the writing…
The kid that I was/am, or me time-traveling as The Swashbuckler. Truth be told, it gets blurry for me sometimes.
There will be clues along the way, though. If I happen to mention something about saving a damsel in distress, and in the next breath say something about getting “cooties” from her, you can pretty much figure I was writing from a standpoint a little closer to the 7-year old.
As a lad, one of my favorite swashbucklers was…
Peter Pan!
He had some pretty nifty tricks he could perform that I was always just a little envious of. Flying, for instance. Although I didn’t think much of the idea that I’d have to wear skin-tight leotards in order to be a swashbuckler, I guess that even at the tender age of seven, I knew that sacrifices must be made.
Later on I would develop a more mature view of who I wanted to be like…
Superman!!
Crud. More skin-tight leotards. (Hmm?)
Anyway, Peter Pan was a favorite early on, until I found out that he was a she, at least in the Broadway version of the story.
It was a traumatic experience, finding out that one of my heroes, who was supposed to be a guy, was really a girl.
Now ladies, please don’t get me wrong, here. A few of my favorites back then (and now), were and are swashbucklerettes.
At least Annie Oakley wasn’t pretending to be a guy! And.. She could get away with saying she had to go save somebody in dis dress;-)
I got over my disappointment later on when I discovered that Mary Martin (aka Peter Pan) was also Larry Hagman’s mother.
You remember Larry, right? Capitain Tony Nelson of “I Dream of Jeannie” fame, aka J.R. Ewing of “Dallas?”
It was still traumatic, but I’m getting over it.
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roxx said,
March 14th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
hey dave!
hope you don’t mind if i pull up this old trunk i found over in the corner there & have a seat!
this place is lookin downright cozy - just the Right touch.
[i especially appreciate your "Franzwanianisms." whew…try’n say That 5 times fast!]
the little geegaws up top…the snazzy lettering…mymyMY.
i Do declare! you even have a Swashbuckler’s flair for decor!
yep…looking forward to this w/Both eyes!
k…i’m all set!
let the story-telling Begin!!
roxx \=^_^=/
Dave said,
March 14th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Hiya Roxx ~
Glad You’re getting comfy. Cozy and comfy is what I’m striving for here, and I appreciate your input.
Good stuff is forthcoming.
Dave
ps ~ If that’s the trunk I think it is, open er up and you’ll probably find a mess of 45’s from the late 50’s, early 60’s. Daydream a little;-)