Guthrie and SINKING Ships

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  -John Walton asked: "Does anyone else own the Tribute to Woody 
Guthrie CD?"

   I do.  However I bought it more for Bob Dylan being on it.:)  I 
really like Woody but I never heard much of Arlo's music other than 
"City of New Orleans" and once I heard a song about a man and his 
watermelon I believe- more of a talkin' song.

  -Katze asked: What disturbs me is that Ron is either made to be the 
bad guy/bad husband, or he is killed off in order to make the
Harry/Hermione happen. Why is this?

   I think Ron gets killed off or turns bad simply because many of
the H/Hr writers don't know what to do with him once H/Hr become a 
couple. As far as canon is concerned, up to this point (GoF), it
seems like Ron just might have jealousy issues with the pairing.  In
addition it would seem to mess up the equilibrium among the trio and 
many fanfic writers don't seem to have a good enough grasp on the
canon characters to extrapolate what the results could be.  (No offense
meant to any writers- I have no specific authors in mind.)
   I'm not really a shipper either- I don't care who ends up with who 
or if it even happens at all- I don't believe the series is going to 
turn into "As the Wizarding World Turns."  However, at least in GoF,
it seems JKR is laying groundwork for R/Hr so it makes it more 
difficult for the H/Hr people.
   
   -Jo Serenadust mentioned the danger of being influenced by 
fanfiction. 
   As far as being "tainted" by fanfiction I just try to be aware of 
the possibility and try to remind myself "constant vigilance!" :)  I 
don't usually read fanfiction about the younger characters
specifically except at Sugarquill-mostly because they have well
written and beta'd work plus I know I"m not going to run into slash or
student/teacher pairings (which generally isn't my thing.)  The adult 
characters I read are usually Snape or Lupin.  Besides if I get too 
worried about being tainted I go to HPfGUs or reread an HP book or 
four. (Though at HPfGUs I"ve nearly read enough volumes on LOLLIPOPS
to believe that it is canon.)  :)
 
     A Goldfeesh
      
     "But the funnies thing was
      When I was leavin' the bay
      I saw three ships a-sailin'
      They were all heading my way
      I asked the captain what his name was
      And how come he didn't drive a truck
      He said his name was Columbus
      I just said "Good luck."
           Bob Dylan's 115th Dream