I was born in 1952.
I first heard REM's E Bow-The Letter in 1996. It had immediate resonance for me.
Why? I'm really not sure, but I was 8 years into my relationship with Lynn (The Old Girl) and the music and lyrics just hit the spot for me.
Lynn and I have now been together for nearly 30 years. We are still going strong and getting stronger.
I was once a christian - or, more correctly, was brought up as one not by choice but because my parents said they were and sent me to Catholic schools - and I once dabbled in the occult (astrology and Tarot but mainly because a young woman I fancied was doing it) so have some sort of lingering 'it must be ordained' belief in my subconscious. To this end I guess I can give a nod to Kismet and Serendipity and say that The Old Girl and I were always going to get together.
Well, that's whimsical but nice to think of.
What is serendipitous is the fact that E Bow-the letter which I like features not only REM and Michael Stipes who are superb but one of my all-time favourites Patti Smith.
I trawled the 'net tonight and found this:
A LATER LIVE VERSION OF E-BOW-THE LETTER WITH REM AND PATTI SMITH
Magic.
THE CURMUDGEON
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I was reminiscing with my cat yesterday about the houses we've lived in. She's eighteen going on nineteen and we've lived in a ... -
So, what's that about? Well, Richard made this comment to Robert on his latest post: He's right on.
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The Old Girl is sorting through the clothes in the cupboards and storage boxes. We will keep some items aside for taking to Wellington and ...
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Well that was frickin' serendipitous.
I'd just finished posting this and The Old Girl called (via FaceTime) form Toronto where she's been for the last two weeks. 6AM for her - 10PM here.
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