1 Real Life Thing That Could Be MILT Ellis

[Eleven]

Name it.  I dare you.

 

Buffalo goal, scored by number 11, Gilbert Perreault.  Assists number 14, Rene Robert, and 7, Richard Martin.  Perreault, from Robert and Martin.  Time of the goal, 19:08.

 

 

 

[Stoner]

MIlt wouldn't have just said "7," I don't think. Not as sure about the next comment, but wasn't it "assisted by..."?

 

Anywho...

 

The mourning dove, the Milt Ellis of calling birds

[X. Benedict]

Milt Ellis: My 24 year old, well-seasoned, cast-iron frying pan.  Imbues a nice flavor in everything, dependable. Goes from range to the oven.  I've been tempted by other pans, with their no-stick, easy-cleaning excitement. But the flavor is never the same. I keep coming back to the tried and true. Everything that comes out of that pan just tastes better. 

[Stoner]

Milt Ellis: My 24 year old, well-seasoned, cast-iron frying pan.  Imbues a nice flavor in everything, dependable. Goes from range to the oven.  I've been tempted by other pans, with their no-stick, easy-cleaning excitement. But the flavor is never the same. I keep coming back to the tried and true. Everything that comes out of that pan just tastes better. 

No fair. I didn't think I was allowed expound on why the mourning dove is the Milt Ellis of calling birds. Its call is smooth, predictable, comforting. It tells you everything you need to know without a hint of sing-songy pretentiousness. They are reliable and perennial, returning every spring on almost the same date. And everyone can imitate them.

Edited September 18, 2015 by PASabreFan

[Neo]

Name it.  I dare you.

 

Buffalo goal, scored by number 11, Gilbert Perreault.  Assists number 14, Rene Robert, and 7, Richard Martin.  Perreault, from Robert and Martin.  Time of the goal, 19:08.

If my youth had a chorus, a refrain, it would be this ...

[Eleven]

MIlt wouldn't have just said "7," I don't think. Not as sure about the next comment, but wasn't it "assisted by..."?

 

Anywho...

 

The mourning dove, the Milt Ellis of calling birds

 

I believe you are correct on both counts.

If my youth had a chorus, a refrain, it would be this ...

 

Mine too.  Along with "PEAnuts cracker JACK"

[Stoner]

I believe you are correct on both counts.

Don't give up that easy. I wonder if (ack!) he deviated from year to year. I can hear him saying it both ways.

[Eleven]

Don't give up that easy. I wonder if (ack!) he deviated from year to year. I can hear him saying it both ways.

 

I don't think so.  I think you nailed it.

[MattPie]

A pager.

http://www.staffannouncer.com/milt/audio/drcichon.WMA

[Claude_Verret]

Joe Byron..the Milt Ellis of anthem singers.

[3putt]

Name it.  I dare you.

 

Buffalo goal, scored by number 11, Gilbert Perreault.  Assists number 14, Rene Robert, and 7, Richard Martin.  Perreault, from Robert and Martin.  Time of the goal, 19:08.

I think you nailed it with the possible exception of "First Buffalo Goal"....but memories are fickle creatures...

[K-9]

Crushed velvet....The Milt Ellis of fabric.

[shrader]

I'm just glad I'm not the only one who thinks of Milt Ellis each time I see the name Matt Ellis.

[nfreeman]

"Last minute of play in this period."

[That Aud Smell]

I was going to proffer a really well-made pair of raw denim jeans and a classic wool sweater from L.L. Bean. I've owned the former for a little over 10 years and the latter for maybe twice as long -- and they're both just marvelously reliable -- comfortable and comforting. 

 

But after the seasoned pan and the mourning dove, I don't know what there is left to say. Especially the mourning dove. Love that bit about how everyone can imitate one.

 

And I just realized ... I've often thought that the call of the mourning dove was also a loon call. 

[SwampD]

Milt Hinton, the Milt Ellis of bass players.

[Stoner]

I was going to proffer a really well-made pair of raw denim jeans and a classic wool sweater from L.L. Bean. I've owned the former for a little over 10 years and the latter for maybe twice as long -- and they're both just marvelously reliable -- comfortable and comforting. 

 

But after the seasoned pan and the mourning dove, I don't know what there is left to say. Especially the mourning dove. Love that bit about how everyone can imitate one.

 

And I just realized ... I've often thought that the call of the mourning dove was also a loon call. 

The loon... that's Jeanneret. I guess they're somewhat similar. Now, the mourning dove does make a dramatic sound when it's taking off and landing, I believe to frighten any predators. It's a high pitched whistling — and I just read it's actually the fluttering of the wings, not a vocalization.

I think you nailed it with the possible exception of "First Buffalo Goal"....but memories are fickle creatures...

I wondered about that as well.

[Cereal]

The loon... that's Jeanneret. I guess they're somewhat similar.

I went canoe-camping at La Mauricie National Park in Quebec a couple weeks ago.  Saw many loons with their fierce red eyes on the beautiful lakes.  Their glorious wails can be very loud.. they can be mistaken for a coyote's!

[woods-racer]

I went canoe camping once. Tipped over when I was sleeping. Never do it again.

[That Aud Smell]

Now, the mourning dove does make a dramatic sound when it's taking off and landing, I believe to frighten any predators. It's a high pitched whistling — and I just read it's actually the fluttering of the wings, not a vocalization.

 

Wait - what?!

[Stoner]

Wait - what?!

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove/sounds

 

Scroll down to Other.

[That Aud Smell]

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove/sounds

 

Scroll down to Other.

 

Ah, quite so.

 

Also, the Song recording there is precisely the thing I can do with my hands (like, my one party trick) that I have, FOR YEARS, sometimes misstated as a loon's call.

:bag:

[Stoner]

Ah, quite so.

 

Also, the Song recording there is precisely the thing I can do with my hands (like, my one party trick) that I have, FOR YEARS, sometimes misstated as a loon's call.

:bag:

Ah, jeez, I thought that was a weird thing only my brother and I did. When I was little, he taught me that. It took me months to actually do it.

 

You're talking about cupping your hands and blowing on the slit between your thumbs, right?

[That Aud Smell]

Ah, jeez, I thought that was a weird thing only my brother and I did. When I was little, he taught me that. It took me months to actually do it.

 

You're talking about cupping your hands and blowing on the slit between your thumbs, right?

 

Correct - that's the thing.

 

Also:

 

[Stoner]

Correct - that's the thing.

 

Also:

 

Have you tried interlocking your fingers?