His book: "MY READING LIFE" Is a precious tomb for anyone who loves the written word and loves reading. I could write line after line about this man's writing. His books The Prince of Tides and Beach Music, are must re-reads for me every so many years. I thank my lucky stars for the gift this man has given my life!
Every human being has their favorite authors of stories, composers of music, artists of great paintings and poets that break or mend the heart.
The last month has been a wonderful yet strange time in my life! I have drifted from making music into painting only to turn around a enjoy taking photos or writing poetry? I walk for hours and it seems as IF I am the 'observer' seeing and sensing things I have never felt so deeply inside my mind, heart and spirit. Some things are too deep to put into words.
I will post a photo of the tribute to Falcon Scott. The words are set on a huge rock in the QT Gardens. To think a small group of men could sail through ICE, STORMS and yes! find Antarctica.
They all perished on their return.
Years ago I studied the "FRANKLIN EXPEDITION". Every class room should do a study on this event. 1846... (think about all the things that were happening in America!) Some of the graves that were set in ICE have preserved the soft tissue of young sailors. Canada found one of the ships a few years ago! This event sets my mind spinning... could Falcon Scott and his crew be buried in the ice of Antarctica? and be mummified?
I began playing Brahms again. He is the most complex composer. His hidden messages within his compositions haunt me. If I could lay down at this moment and listen to my heart beating and then hear it quietly stop I would want to hear his 1st Symphony? his intermezzos. His complex and touching CONCERTO for Piano???
He was a beautiful young man... he played piano in brothels as a young boy and suffered all kinds of degrading moments sexually and mentally. He rose to great fame and mystery within the Musical Capital of the world in his day. I finally gave myself a break from Brahms and reached out to Beethoven. (HE IS A GOD!) I learned the "Tempest" Sonata in D minor when I was at university.
I never played it well. (yes with speed and passion as all veil young people do!) Beethoven was as complex as Brahms but he used his own "foot print" "finger print".... (we all do. We are each one of a kind!)
Again, this month I delved into new recipes. I LOVE FRENCH FOOD... I adore CROQUE-MONSIEUR sandwiches. I went on line... blah blah more blah... I finally put my own touch on this wonderful meal.
I will tell you it uses butter, flour, milk, nutmeg, slices of Sandwich sliced bread and remove the crusts. Ham, Gruyere Cheese, parmesan cheese and DISHON MUSTARD. Finally, I have it perfected "my way". Yes, let's play Frank Sinatra's MY WAY!
Now comes the BIG MOMENT! My body... I am listening to it. My heart is not as kind to me as it used to be? (I've broken the priceless thing in half so many times!) It loves me and keep beating to that rhythm only the universe understands. BUT I am slower on the treadmill, I stretch and ache a hell of a lot... the list is endless. I over worked this space suit for far too many years in gyms! It is paying me back. A knee replacement in about 2007? Then Cancer? a year later... joints that need to be scraped clean of calcium build up? Face that has gone to horror house for ever! Hands that have weird things going on inside the bones? I should have been a better boy and NOT BE SO DETERMINED TO BECOME the body of a AMAZON?
As I said: it has been a most interesting month! AND THAT IS WHAT THE WHOLE THING IS ABOUT! ADVENTURE!
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