I was at a craft fair in Harvard Square, and I saw someone selling jewelery made from old silverware, including (of course) rings made from the ends of old spoons. I immediately thought of this song, and mentioned to the craftsperson that Tom Waits had mentioned "a ring made from a spoon" in one of his songs. She replied that Tom Waits had actually bought spoon rings from her- I think she said it was at the Newport Folk Festival. I wonder if that was what inspired that line...
@revolutionofone Spoon rings have been around forever. I made some in the early 1970s. Thought it would be an earner, but gave most of them away to girls. Tom Waits always seems to know those micro-level obscure cultural references.
@revolutionofone Spoon rings have been around forever. I made some in the early 1970s. Thought it would be an earner, but gave most of them away to girls. Tom Waits always seems to know those micro-level obscure cultural references.
I was at a craft fair in Harvard Square, and I saw someone selling jewelery made from old silverware, including (of course) rings made from the ends of old spoons. I immediately thought of this song, and mentioned to the craftsperson that Tom Waits had mentioned "a ring made from a spoon" in one of his songs. She replied that Tom Waits had actually bought spoon rings from her- I think she said it was at the Newport Folk Festival. I wonder if that was what inspired that line...
Hey that's great! I would have kissed her just because she'd met Tom Waits!
Hey that's great! I would have kissed her just because she'd met Tom Waits!
@revolutionofone That's a beautiful story. I love it.
@revolutionofone That's a beautiful story. I love it.
@revolutionofone Spoon rings have been around forever. I made some in the early 1970s. Thought it would be an earner, but gave most of them away to girls. Tom Waits always seems to know those micro-level obscure cultural references.
@revolutionofone Spoon rings have been around forever. I made some in the early 1970s. Thought it would be an earner, but gave most of them away to girls. Tom Waits always seems to know those micro-level obscure cultural references.