tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569396753917546637.post7115543907056043913..comments2023-12-06T07:20:54.180-08:00Comments on The Sound of Blackbirds: More on the Tallest Man on EarthMatt Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06800809930302332420noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569396753917546637.post-76984608224919576472009-04-17T19:59:00.000-07:002009-04-17T19:59:00.000-07:00My theory on the "tallest man" name is that -- bes...My theory on the "tallest man" name is that -- besides, perhaps, being an ironic nod to its possessor's true physical stature -- it comes from the lyrics of the song "the gardner": "I know the runner's going to tell you/<br />There ain't no cowboy in my hair/<br />So now he's buried by the daisies/<br />So I could stay the tallest man in your eyes, babe." It is true that there is no cowboy in his hair, at least as far as I could see.d shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12006441625648335957noreply@blogger.com