tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post7443155315913517294..comments2024-03-27T09:33:37.646+01:00Comments on Omnium: ... or: Eight Songs for Mad PresidentsSean Jeatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-45339446609267211372017-03-22T21:46:16.705+01:002017-03-22T21:46:16.705+01:00Thanks for this one. I had not heard it before. An...Thanks for this one. I had not heard it before. And I think it won't become a favourite of mine. But I appreciate Sir Peter's work and ... his personality.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-80169737647645729842017-03-22T21:40:45.054+01:002017-03-22T21:40:45.054+01:00Ah, thank you, Claude. De tout coeur! I hope I sha...Ah, thank you, Claude. De tout coeur! I hope I shall remember your words, should it happen I "want" to despair.<br />Need I say there will always wait a sweet temptation for you in that tiny village, and a glass of red? ...<br />Alright: two glasses. :) <br /> Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-57556977636907094142017-03-22T12:59:10.722+01:002017-03-22T12:59:10.722+01:00One of my favorites. His music brings you anywhere...One of my favorites. His music brings you anywhere in the universe, never very far from a star! <br />https://youtu.be/_fh4Q4X3XAwClaudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-32863843528949320952017-03-22T12:44:01.201+01:002017-03-22T12:44:01.201+01:00What a somber conversation! May I participate?
As ...What a somber conversation! May I participate?<br />As long as the mind is still sparkling, the inevitable physical deteriorating is somehow acceptable. Yes, at times, very frustrating, but often relieved by the discovery of a new step towards the understanding of our human achievements. <br />And when the mind is not sparkling anymore, and falls into oblivion, it's my experience (as a nurse) that the people who suffer the most are family members who need to maintain contact with the "mad" one, and care for the person. They would all prefer a swift death for him/her. But, remembering my 87 y.o.grandfather, who so truly enjoyed the chocolate pudding I fed him when I was five, I can affirm that life is a precious gift with many different pleasures. And not all from the mind! Live the moment with all that is left. As you all so wisely concluded!Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-20403639612116549942017-03-21T00:57:07.599+01:002017-03-21T00:57:07.599+01:00As (almost) always, you put it better than I could...As (almost) always, you put it better than I could, my friend.<br />As for your question: Despite physically feeling not utterly well, I would right now not like being dead and miss a certain little girl's 'love and laughter'.<br />Okay: When "it" comes in time, it will not be too late. Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-58018594678611779972017-03-21T00:11:35.209+01:002017-03-21T00:11:35.209+01:00...nor too late (for me, at least). I have seen &q......nor too late (for me, at least). I have seen "too late" and it does not appeal. But of course I will get what I get. Can I influence that? Perhaps... But what is best? To live healthily and get a long slow decline, or live unhealthily and get a sudden stop, or just do what I fancy and take what I get? Hmm. Cheers,Andrew R. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824432165509761439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-52272453319365877042017-03-20T22:41:14.228+01:002017-03-20T22:41:14.228+01:00'Troubling convincing' fits it well.
And l...'Troubling convincing' fits it well.<br />And lovely to think of Crow 'afterwards'* finding a new child to mentor'. <br /><br />* may it be an 'afterwards' not too soon. :)Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-50799134353574152872017-03-20T18:15:42.521+01:002017-03-20T18:15:42.521+01:00A fine performance indeed.
Crow and I will bring ...A fine performance indeed.<br /><br />Crow and I will bring the fruitcake and extra VSOP Remy. Of course he'll likely be leaving afterward to find a new child to mentor through an interesting life.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-20504145650227698262017-03-19T23:17:40.311+01:002017-03-19T23:17:40.311+01:00Troublingly convincingTroublingly convincingAndrew R. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824432165509761439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-59883792943078306442017-03-19T00:07:24.014+01:002017-03-19T00:07:24.014+01:00So when the time comes: What about meeting in a ti...So when the time comes: What about meeting in a tiny village? Fine golf course, malt whisky, Remy and delicious beers inclusive; well, and, of course, fruit cake for the eternal Crow.<br /><br />As for the "Mad King": Great performance by Kelvin Thomas, would you agree?Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-78212479087539574432017-03-18T22:39:36.563+01:002017-03-18T22:39:36.563+01:00I certainly will.
Cheers (not in a pub, but with ...I certainly will. <br />Cheers (not in a pub, but with a pint of Guinness near my hand :)Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-122182697928520572017-03-18T00:10:50.409+01:002017-03-18T00:10:50.409+01:00Or Remy Martin VSOP, of course, with a friendly cr...Or Remy Martin VSOP, of course, with a friendly crow for company.Andrew R. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824432165509761439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-4330480698025902932017-03-17T21:09:25.131+01:002017-03-17T21:09:25.131+01:00That sounds more pleasant bar far, Andrew. I shall...That sounds more pleasant bar far, Andrew. I shall make sure to have a supply at hand, one that I won't forget.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-91703943714591796092017-03-17T20:26:56.209+01:002017-03-17T20:26:56.209+01:00Rope Susan? I suggest a steady and copious dosing ...Rope Susan? I suggest a steady and copious dosing with malt whisky and Orkney ale... Cheers.Andrew R. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824432165509761439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-71267915021180070582017-03-17T19:27:17.953+01:002017-03-17T19:27:17.953+01:00...and ask the Grim Healer to be swift and kind wh......and ask the Grim Healer to be swift and kind when he comes. Cheers (I am in a pub with a pint of Dark Island draught in my hand).Andrew R. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824432165509761439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-36023984763825979822017-03-17T03:45:04.426+01:002017-03-17T03:45:04.426+01:00That makes three of us what with both my parents h...That makes three of us what with both my parents having succombed in late life. I plan to take a quicker exit should the signs be ominous - if, that is, I can remember where I put the rope.<br /><br />Some time ago I read that recent investigations indicate that George III may have suffered from porphyria. <br /><br />I know of no diagnoses for current leaders other than greed for power.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-78420724998529042352017-03-16T23:15:12.800+01:002017-03-16T23:15:12.800+01:00Hmm ... we might ... seem to ... now and then ... ...Hmm ... we might ... seem to ... now and then ... have the same / a similar fear, Andrew. <br />Let's not 'await' the same we witnessed, my friend. Let us live and love and (try to) be kind. Plus a wee dram now and then, and a fine dispute / quarrel amongst friends.<br />Rubbing my worry stone ... for us. :) Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-71275848498957546192017-03-15T22:36:22.581+01:002017-03-15T22:36:22.581+01:00Reminded me of my Dad, unfortunately - a very clev...Reminded me of my Dad, unfortunately - a very clever man who went quite mad in his last few years, now ended, while I await the same. Andrew R. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824432165509761439noreply@blogger.com