tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post5992769786404026496..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: Working Class HeroMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-30157209056455209552009-03-11T23:05:00.000-04:002009-03-11T23:05:00.000-04:00our local commuter trains [BART] only have numbers...our local commuter trains [BART] only have numbers. but the amtrak trains -- even though some of them are commuters to farther destinations -- each car has a name, but they tend to be counties or such.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-1219329766763088172009-03-11T20:41:00.000-04:002009-03-11T20:41:00.000-04:00I don't know but if Green Day were on that train s...I don't know but if Green Day were on that train singing Working Class Hero I'd be all over it with nary a thought.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-17491871618351769602009-03-11T14:58:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:58:00.000-04:00I can't imagine feeling happy go lucky whilst ridi...I can't imagine feeling happy go lucky whilst riding the working class hero. I'd feel more downtrodden and would spend all my time streaming Mike Leigh movies to my laptop.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-22839772717865249942009-03-11T11:59:00.000-04:002009-03-11T11:59:00.000-04:00I really like what Bernthis said.I really like what Bernthis said.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-67410172164374997052009-03-11T11:43:00.000-04:002009-03-11T11:43:00.000-04:00I am absolutely fascinated that the commuter train...I am absolutely fascinated that the commuter trains have names. What happens if one breaks down and/or is upgraded? Does the name remain with the new train or does it retire? <BR/><BR/>Good potential, anyway, for someone wittier than me. "Darn it, Joe, Working Class Hero just jumped the tracks."Cold Spaghettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12669806898733425815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-31163053341557806182009-03-11T11:33:00.000-04:002009-03-11T11:33:00.000-04:00I love that the trains have names. I've always bee...I love that the trains have names. I've always been a fan of personification. Now I have The City of New Orleans running through my head. Great train song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-14662164804626798772009-03-11T09:23:00.000-04:002009-03-11T09:23:00.000-04:00There's a lot of subtlety floating around in the w...There's a lot of subtlety floating around in the world. All for US, apparently.<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>FAYourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-30752704521932408552009-03-11T02:55:00.000-04:002009-03-11T02:55:00.000-04:00working class hero- to me represents all of us who...working class hero- to me represents all of us who are out there everyday trying to feed and house our children on less and lessbernthishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905337047538489562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-18226505890568019282009-03-10T23:54:00.000-04:002009-03-10T23:54:00.000-04:00I think it sounds very Soviet. I think I saw a sta...I think it sounds very Soviet. I think I saw a statue with that name in Russia.Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-73494359348658650532009-03-10T18:54:00.000-04:002009-03-10T18:54:00.000-04:00I dunno... someplace other than NYC, I could tell ...I dunno... someplace other than NYC, I could tell myself they didn't know, but...?<BR/><BR/>It's a pretty forceful song, too antiestablishment, in my opinion, to be a deliberate choice as a nod to Lennon.<BR/><BR/>Good question. How can we find out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-45922815953516447192009-03-10T17:03:00.000-04:002009-03-10T17:03:00.000-04:00working class hero is an excellent name for a trai...working class hero is an excellent name for a train! <BR/><BR/>it could be interpreted generally as a little salute to the folks who keep the trains running. but those folks -- some might be on the naming committee -- might also believe that fighting the good fight is worth it.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.com