The Rag Man

[bugsinrug]

Aww...lol...you know how I adore your Mom's stories! Thankyou Andy ! xoxo

[fehquig]

Chris, I couldn't help but hear my mother doing the call of the rag man when you called out "Junk ho!" LOL

[RichoRosai]

speak english you nazi cunt or watever

[fehquig]

Would you like it if I said that to your mother?

[RichoRosai]

On the internet? Yes, I would find it amusing and be happy that trolls thrive.

[andymooseman]

Interesting story.

I can remember a rag & bone man coming around the streets when i very young. Showing my age again! :)

[fehquig]

Interesting! You're the second to mention remembering a rag and bone man besides my mother, and both of you lived your earliest years in the UK. I'm still wondering what they used the bones for...

[andymooseman]

Found this on Wikipedia:

"Rag-and-bone man is a British phrase for a junk dealer.

Historically the phrase referred to an individual who would travel the streets of a city with a horsedrawn cart, and would collect old rags, (for converting into fabric and paper), bones for making glue, scrap iron and other items, often trading them for other items of limited value."

I hope this helps :)

[fehquig]

LOL No one would be without a job if we brought back some of those obsolete occupations :)

Thank you for looking that up!

[novmoon]

Nice video love her stories

[fehquig]

Thanks! I will need to record more the next time we get together...

[CurtisWildebeest]

Most enjoyable... :) :) Love the accent, I have a German colleague at work.. and he talks a bit like that.. :)

[fehquig]

My mother sounds a bit more Australian, don't you agree? :)

[midn1ghtexpress]

No way! Coming from Australia, and my family originating in Austria, she sounds very Austrian!

[fehquig]

She's about as Austrian as they come... That was a weak joke on my part...

[midn1ghtexpress]

Very and I am about as perceptive as they come. :-)

[lemonostiftis]

always great to watch your v-log uploads & stories. best wishes from Athens Greece mate

[fehquig]

I'm glad you enjoyed this one... I'm really disappointed that your "Blow" video got pulled... That was one of your best!

It was like being timewarped back to New York in 1968 and hanging out with Andy Warhol, Jim Morrison, and ninety cans of Campbell's soup! Did I mention how the girl was so zeitgeist? That was truly fine...

[marquisdejolie]

I enjoyed this rag man story, especially the "my heart" stuff!

:)

[fehquig]

I knew you would relate ;)

Love is such a blind thing...

[capergirl1976]

Oral history and traditions from our older relatives is one of the most valuable things we can ever possess. Thanks for sharing this with us. :)

[marquisdejolie]

I agree. That's why I made 30 videos of mom's memories.

:)

[capergirl1976]

Ah very cool I will have to check those out. :)

[fehquig]

You will not be disappointed. So many of James' videos suck you in and then spit you out but you don't mind because you're writhing in pleasure... Well, they do that to me :)

[fehquig]

That's where I became inspired completely. Like with so many of your videos, I was spellbound by your mother's life recollections, and one thing led to another. Attaching this one to yours followed naturally...

[fehquig]

You're more than welcome! I only wish I could have recorded my father and other relations who have already passed on :(

[grumpychuck]

This is my first, and not last, video I've seen from you.

[fehquig]

There are only a few of them out there :)

Thank you for subscribing!

[Truedantalion]

Nice :-)! I love this kind of walking down memory's lane. These are history lessons far more important than what you learn in school about politics and wars, treaties and treachery! Do you have more?

[fehquig]

There are a few videos of my mother vlogging from Florida seven or eight months before that. I was able to get her on camera several times, and yes, I have more footage of my mother, but none of it is quite like this one. I plan to shoot more the next time we get together...

[Truedantalion]

Excellent plan! Say hello to your Mum from me; sending greetings from Germany :-)!

[fehquig]

Will do!

[Bl4zz3r]

hmm bones

That was interesting. Those wacky Europeans hehe

[fehquig]

Europeans? We have people like that on Gorge Road and all along Douglas... LOL

[Bl4zz3r]

You're absolutely right...had an experience just the other day...lol

[cindyjo57]

Your mom is such a great story teller and you are so brilliant by getting this on video as one day she won't be here but in a scence she will be when we watch it. 5* my love

[fehquig]

Knowing my mom and the longevity on her side of the family, she may outlive us both :)

[Minniver]

When I grew up in England we had a rag and bone man, I remember him well :)

[fehquig]

Nowadays in Canada we have dumpster divers who pick out rags and maybe even bones! The only difference is that now the occupation is a lot more anonymous and impersonal...

I guess that Monty Python skit with the guy pulling the cart shouting "bring out yer dead" isn't that far from how things were...

[Minniver]

I really enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing it :)

[fehquig]

You're welcome anytime!

[BattlefieldDoktor]

Say hello from me to your Mum ;o) Whenever you're going to Austria again give me a message as I will take my Fiat and drive over to meet you there ;o)

[fehquig]

Would you go as far as the very south of Austria, like down near Slovenia? I bet it's changed a bit since my last visit nearly thirty years ago... I will definitely let you know!

[BattlefieldDoktor]

Guess this should be no real problem. I just need to find a place for staying over night that's all. I can reach Vienna (Wien) from here within 6-8 hours (depending on the traffic). And Vienna is just 50 km from the Hungarian border. So it might be closer to the Slovenian border I guess.

[fehquig]

My mother's from a valley near Klagenfurt if that helps. If I recall, it's a way south and west of Vienna, and west of Hungary...

[Vespur]

What a nice cosy get together :> I like hearing stories like that. All the best to you folks in 2009. Lucy

[fehquig]

Many fine get-togethers took place and many great stories were told there on that back porch through the years...

[CountryComesToTown]

I love to hear your mothers stories Andy. Goodness she looks younger than all of us. LOL Happy New Year to all of you! -Jim

[fehquig]

I'm surprised at what a natural my mother is on camera. You should see pictures that were taken of her fifty years ago! Maybe there's something to be said about not drinking or smoking :) Anyway, you have a good year too, Jim!

[SWTPEA64]

I love stories about the "Old Days" your mom should do a autobiography (memoir)....That would be lovely ;) Happy New Year!

[fehquig]

Mom's done a few vlogs already. Next time I see her I'll try to get a few more out of her :)

[Clarachk]

Oh Andy.. Sigh. Every time your mum tells a story I melt a little inside. She has a way with memories. I would bet her stories never get old! I really enjoy it when you ahare these little bits of your family. I can tell Cindy enjoys it too. You all egg each other on and it make me so happy. It's like my ownfamily would tell a story. How I miss them. I will have to see very soon what I can do about that!

[fehquig]

I remember how she used to tell me stories when I was a child. Her style has not changed much. She told me about growing up living with her grandmother. Before my mother met Cindy I was a little worried, but they got along very well even though my father died only the day before. Anyhow, our family dysfunctions just fine :)