tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post2695555141183443193..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: the continentalSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-42857505467223580572011-04-16T06:55:40.164+00:002011-04-16T06:55:40.164+00:00Hey Tammy
That sounds pretty cool - singing in ni...Hey Tammy<br /><br />That sounds pretty cool - singing in nightclubs in the 30s. I love those brief insights you get. It's often also a salutory thing, to hear about difficult times. It helps put current events into a broader perspective.<br /><br />Thanks v much for the comment, and for reading the blog! :)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-76988643260128813082011-04-15T23:02:27.111+00:002011-04-15T23:02:27.111+00:00Demobbed is short for demobilized. Not a term the...Demobbed is short for demobilized. Not a term they used in the US following WWII.<br /><br />Love the glimpse into her past. Reminded me of my grandmother, who sang in nightclubs in the '30s. Old people need to be listened to, they have so many stories to tell. This week I was in the post office in front of an elderly man who talked about life in the Great Depression 70+ years ago...said he had only just recently started eating soup again!<br /><br />Thanks, Spence. I always enjoy your gift for description and your interest in human beings.Tammy in VAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-61966851506967478712011-04-07T05:11:55.286+00:002011-04-07T05:11:55.286+00:00I hate it when the department's as rammed as t...I hate it when the department's as rammed as that (as it often seems to be, these days). <br /><br />But one thing that struck me about Mrs R was her emotional resilience. And I suppose that's the thing to aim for - an inner peace that'll stand up to the buffeting we all face now and then.Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-44003979050281886772011-04-06T19:29:33.908+00:002011-04-06T19:29:33.908+00:00She sounds to have a gracefulness about her; it ma...She sounds to have a gracefulness about her; it makes me rather sad when I think of her in A+E when its like that.uphilldowndalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11869266625472894633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-34546523987745216422011-04-04T10:46:59.328+00:002011-04-04T10:46:59.328+00:00Thanks Alexia!
JoB - Funny thing about that Bosch...Thanks Alexia!<br /><br />JoB - Funny thing about that Bosch painting - the dentist we used to go to as kids had the 'Hell' panel as a poster on the ceiling above the chair! :/Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-12017145875543733462011-04-04T07:41:41.975+00:002011-04-04T07:41:41.975+00:00Even amongst a scene from an Hieronymus Bosch pain...Even amongst a scene from an Hieronymus Bosch painting ("Welcome to the garden of earthly delights" is the picture the scene put me in mind of Spence) there is still a rose blooming.<br /><br />At peace with all around her,no regrets just happy memories.jacksofbuxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420847156401984373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-10277474238518070932011-04-04T07:38:44.471+00:002011-04-04T07:38:44.471+00:00Really beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes, as ...Really beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes, as your posts so often do, Spence.Alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405656530899442354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-20879740831746636902011-04-04T06:03:26.730+00:002011-04-04T06:03:26.730+00:00Thanks v much, Paul! :)Thanks v much, Paul! :)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-54486579413338338342011-04-03T22:32:04.397+00:002011-04-03T22:32:04.397+00:00beautiful story; very few writers could do it that...beautiful story; very few writers could do it that kind of justice.paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-65617110283764016022011-04-03T17:22:32.676+00:002011-04-03T17:22:32.676+00:00karla - me too! I thought her peace of mind was fa...karla - me too! I thought her peace of mind was fantastic - and prob a mark of a good life well lived.<br /><br />lynda - that's a lovely image. I can just imagine the two of them dancing off into the night. <br /><br />CG - she was a very striking lady. Sometimes you can see through all the age & illness related changes and see the person as they were. <br /><br />'de-mobbed' means released from the army - back onto 'civvy street'.<br /><br />mike - yep! I love writing out those reminiscences. It's one of the reasons I started the blog - it seemed a shame to waste them!<br /><br />tpals - thanks! <br /><br />Cheers for all your comments! :)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-13772515062601421432011-04-03T16:30:32.459+00:002011-04-03T16:30:32.459+00:00Beautiful. Simply beautiful.Beautiful. Simply beautiful.tpalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646231041413714929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-70677952988823589882011-04-03T16:03:46.424+00:002011-04-03T16:03:46.424+00:00I've said it before and I'll say it again,...I've said it before and I'll say it again, they don't make them like they used to.<br /><br />Another nice one Spence.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-46975897120132406742011-04-03T15:56:21.327+00:002011-04-03T15:56:21.327+00:00Vivid description of Mrs. Riseborough; I can see h...Vivid description of Mrs. Riseborough; I can see her myself.<br /><br />What does "demobbed" mean?California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-78753149264253812952011-04-03T14:07:55.502+00:002011-04-03T14:07:55.502+00:00May she find her Bill and may their days be spent ...May she find her Bill and may their days be spent dancing long into the eternal night.<br /><br />...and for us as well.Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-40151024620128445722011-04-03T14:03:15.673+00:002011-04-03T14:03:15.673+00:00Very touching. When my time comes I hope I have t...Very touching. When my time comes I hope I have the same peace about it.Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814636977155763601noreply@blogger.com