Books and Films

[pats]

Geez; playing the piano and crooning !! hey Pats you are indeed a lady with many talents.
must try and make it to Greens country, to catch up with Fritz and you. Marge & I will enjoy your musical company I'm sure.
Our neighbours are a lovely Dutch couple, Heinz and Ackkie (Agnes), Heinz is a retired engineer, and is always helping out, with things I am not able to do, like changing a globe, or things like that, that Marge finds difficult. Chantal's (our daughter)boy friend is also an Aussie born Dutch bloke. He like her is a Lawyer too.
We had a really nice Melbourne day, but right now, it looks like a typical London evening !! the changing face of Melbourne.

Would love to welcome you and Marj Glen I was I suppose a lady of many talents The stroke rendered my left hand useless in my piano playing. Worse than that my singing voice changed and our musical children quickly told me I was not singing in tune. If it had been right out of tune, I probably could have accepted that better. But having once had singing as my musical forte, it broke my heart when it was out of tune after a lifetime of loving singing and singing well. At first even hearing music was disastrous, all music sounded the same: a "tinny" sound. The neuropsychologist in rehab hospital gave me some musical tests. She said all was still there, maybe it would return with practice. I must admit that I haven't practised enough yet, because of my trying to fit in physio etc etc and still grieving for my lost voice has disheartened me,. I get the most incredible help now from listening to music, so that has returned
Please let us know when you're coming to Tassie.Pats
Ps Our daughter Colette(34) is a vet working with the Tassie Devil Tumour Disease . Nicholas(30) is Principal Bass Clarinet with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra

[nelg]

So you are a family of Musos' eh Pats; Colette and Nick, are your pigeon pair, like Sean and Chantal, in our case, Sean is 6 years older at 37.
As for our proposed trip to Tassie, it is just a thought, Marge and I like the Tassie scene. We spent our Silver anniversary in Hobart in 1997, and enjoyed a wonderful few days, we promised to return and will, in the not too distant future, all being well.
Had a very productive start to my week today, and hope it flows through to Friday. Another very grey English day here in Melbourne, but I tend to prefer it to the heat. You and Fritz, enjoy your week, and take care, catch you around the forum Pats.
Cheerio

[bob7475]

Lots of singing, but not orchestral, and don`t think theres piano in it, sorry pats. Val Kilmer is good as Jim Morrison in the film THE DOORS. The film is about the poetry,the songs and lifestyle of the Doors. An Oliver Stone film, set in the sixtes, when flowerpower was big. Jim Morrison an American poet.

[pats]

Lots of singing, but not orchestral, and don`t think theres piano in it, sorry pats. Val Kilmer is good as Jim Morrison in the film THE DOORS. The film is about the poetry,the songs and lifestyle of the Doors. An Oliver Stone film, set in the sixtes, when flowerpower was big. Jim Morrison an American poet.

I was travelling throughout North America in the sixties on Greyhound buses.I certainly remember the flowerpower. For me it was a musical tour of songs I recalled which led me on. "Do you know the way to San Jose?";"South of the Border, down Mexico Way" ; " It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud", "North to Alaska" etc etc and on I went. I knew old as well as 60s songs from all over. My Swiss grandparents had also met in Canada before they left for Tasmania with 2yr old dad. Grandmother was quite a well known yodeller in her Swiss days.
Yyou boys keep me up too late!

[nelg]

What and exciting and adventurous life you have had Pats !, takes me back to my own travels as a young uni student in the 60s', when I hitch hiked along the US west coast, into The Canadian West coast, rode the Greyhound to Toronto, went around the Canadian east, drove over the bridge from Niagara Falls, into Buffalo, on the US east coast, hitched the east, and flew the Atlantic into Europe, wher I continued my travels around Europe. I am a traveller from way back, which is why I enjoyed the cream of my youth as a naval officer.
Guess your Swiss family connection, has much to do, with the musical fondness that runs in your blood. Reminds me of my favourite movie, The Sound of Music, and the Von Trapp Family Singers, what a sterling part Julie Andrews played. I saw the movie 60 times, the last 10 times, in the past 20 years. Have not watched any other movie more than twice, one of them being Reach for the Sky

[bob7475]

The only place I`ve been overseas is Tasmania, which have enjoyed several times. When people ask where are you from, I reply Australia, gets the conversation going. A Tasmanian I knew, said a lot of people hang it on Tasmania, and half of them have never been over here, and we prefer it that way. He was right, a great place, and some of the best senery I`ve seen.

[pats]

What and exciting and adventurous life you have had Pats !, takes me back to my own travels as a young uni student in the 60s', when I hitch hiked along the US west coast, into The Canadian West coast, rode the Greyhound to Toronto, went around the Canadian east, drove over the bridge from Niagara Falls, into Buffalo, on the US east coast, hitched the east, and flew the Atlantic into Europe, wher I continued my travels around Europe. I am a traveller from way back, which is why I enjoyed the cream of my youth as a naval officer.
Guess your Swiss family connection, has much to do, with the musical fondness that runs in your blood. Reminds me of my favourite movie, The Sound of Music, and the Von Trapp Family Singers, what a sterling part Julie Andrews played. I saw the movie 60 times, the last 10 times, in the past 20 years. Have not watched any other movie more than twice, one of them being Reach for the Sky

Now I can't believe this, too uncanny for words
Glen. Could we have been travelling through N. America around the same time? with me on a Greyhound bus ticket extended from 3 months to 9 months (I just asked the drivers! i was pretty young, (25)and pretty as well I used trains in Canada going up the west coast to Lillooet with a flower person On to Kitimat, Prince George and by ferry to Anchorage after flying to Juneau. I crossed to Toronto by train, stayed in Buffalo, then New York. I met the most extraordinary and helpful people. I won't go on forever. I arrived in Seattle from Australia 9th October 1969 and arrived in London after flying from New York 9 June 1970.
Before I finish must tell you that I'm going on strike with my stroke. I'm sick of driving in and out to the city for so many appointments. I want to get that monkey off my back, eat what I want to etc. I skipped some things starting last week and it's now extending into this. I meant to go to hear a lecture from a visiting stroke professor from Glasgow yesterday morning but I bypassed the place. He was talking about stroke treatment aFTER NEW EVIDENCE. I've had it all up to my rooftop. Obsessive pursuing of elusive hopes. I'd rather borrow $ and buy a new bra and pair of shoes and shirt.

[nelg]

Wow Pats !!
Uncanny indeed; we could well have been travelling together, and you have just strengthened my resolve to catch up with you and exchange notes, I have no doubt, that it will be really interesting, as we appear to have visited the same places, at about the same time, some how our paths never crossed, who knows what could have transpired

[pats]

Wow Pats !!
Uncanny indeed; we could well have been travelling together, and you have just strengthened my resolve to catch up with you and exchange notes, I have no doubt, that it will be really interesting, as we appear to have visited the same places, at about the same time, some how our paths never crossed, who knows what could have transpired

[bob7475]

At least this should be in the right area, sometimes I need to pull my head in, and read things properly. I was employed by the navy as a civilian, and most likely played apart in the refit of ships, glen served on, I also read a book several times in the past which I liked. The book called the TALISMAN is written by Stephen King and Peter Straub 1985. About a person who goes though a time warp, and travels to different places and meets different characters. Am at present reading a book called BLACKHOUSE 2001 which was written by them 16 years later. I asked a person about Blackhouse who had read it, and said it was like Talisman but not as good, will find out eventually.