tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post1994541519155279506..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: the truth about john wayneSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-25025809829534528572014-09-25T07:46:17.929+00:002014-09-25T07:46:17.929+00:00I think the reading has definitely helped keep her...I think the reading has definitely helped keep her sharp, Cass, although I don't doubt there's 'old bones' in the family, too. I wonder if she has tried writing herself? If she hasn't - it's never too late for a memoir! Especially now that it's so easy to tie-in photos and words, and get them printed up into neat little hardbacks. The digital age has made so many things easier - including genealogy and self-publishing... ;) xSpence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-21261683159382569382014-09-25T06:32:36.152+00:002014-09-25T06:32:36.152+00:00That was just all around pleasant. She seems like ...That was just all around pleasant. She seems like a very nice lady. *Definitely* well-read! It's nice to see that she's kept her mental acuity even into such an advanced age. I wonder if the reading has anything to do with that? It worried me a bit when she said that the most important information was "up here" in her head. I hope she starts writing it down soon, should her mental capacities begin to fail, or if there's an accident where she isn't coherent and able to give answers.<br /><br />Still, what a pleasant lady. A definite breath of fresh air.Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407466438773284596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-88219444438429775322014-09-22T15:46:53.980+00:002014-09-22T15:46:53.980+00:00Tha' hell he waaas...
I can totally believe i...Tha' hell he waaas...<br /><br />I can totally believe it, though. Jack Daniels + small feet = legendary gaitSpence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-33568955483166103372014-09-22T07:25:30.021+00:002014-09-22T07:25:30.021+00:00Without wishing to spoil the story,another possibl...Without wishing to spoil the story,another possible reason for John Wayne wobbling around was he was a massive alcoholic.<br /><br />Probably drank to forget about his small feet.jacksofbuxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420847156401984373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-39560157190296675552014-09-21T11:39:17.602+00:002014-09-21T11:39:17.602+00:00Absolutely agreed! Just think of all the great boo...Absolutely agreed! Just think of all the great books there are out in the world. I'm just finishing one by an author I'd never heard of before: Life and Fate / Vassily Grossman. Incredible! <br /><br />Whenever I meet someone who likes to read - especially if it's widely, anything from thrillers and classics to biographies and history books &c - I immediately feel at home. <br /><br />I know what you mean about chucking a book in the bin, though. I've thrown books across the room before (I threw the History Man like that, can't remember why - irritated by the way it ended up, I suppose), but I get rid of them by taking them down the charity shop. <br /><br />I remember when I was a teenager, round a friend's house, I'd lent him a pulp novel about biker gangs, loads of sex and violence, of course. His mum found the book and burned it on the fire in front of us! :/<br /><br />Cheers, Lynda!Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-35474778550790197682014-09-21T07:48:27.643+00:002014-09-21T07:48:27.643+00:00The joys of reading will follow us as long as we c...The joys of reading will follow us as long as we can make out the type on the page. I love that she was a prolific reader still-blessings on her library. Chucking a hard back is not an easy thing to do-strong convictions !~!Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-31725633366597682172014-09-21T07:32:39.826+00:002014-09-21T07:32:39.826+00:00She was a fantastic advert for the benefits of rea...She was a fantastic advert for the benefits of reading, that's for sure.<br /><br />It looked like her AF was getting out of control, but still within the bounds of medication. My guess is she would've been treated, referred back to GP and home within the morning.<br /><br />Thanks very much for the comment, Alexia! :) Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-61985553995019648442014-09-21T03:40:17.654+00:002014-09-21T03:40:17.654+00:00Stunning. I hope I'm still reading at that rat...Stunning. I hope I'm still reading at that rate when I'm 94. And I hope Eloise's niggles were sorted out!Alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405656530899442354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-72195972851540090082014-09-20T20:37:28.670+00:002014-09-20T20:37:28.670+00:00I must admit I haven't read any PJ, PH. I'...I must admit I haven't read any PJ, PH. I'll put him on my list... ;)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-50536112262425046702014-09-20T19:49:35.208+00:002014-09-20T19:49:35.208+00:00Peter James is my favourite author. The Roy Grace ...Peter James is my favourite author. The Roy Grace series is brilliant!petrolheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-69907581904326654152014-09-20T19:28:49.492+00:002014-09-20T19:28:49.492+00:00No worries, JW!
I thought maybe I should put a d...No worries, JW!<br /> <br />I thought maybe I should put a disclaimer at the end of that piece, though - along the lines of <i>this is what a patient told me the truth was about John Wayne (and Paul Newman &c)</i>. But in the end I thought - n'ah :) Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-60114173335759308412014-09-20T16:18:09.243+00:002014-09-20T16:18:09.243+00:00Thanks I needed that smile....cheersThanks I needed that smile....cheersLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681479791714669364noreply@blogger.com