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09 Feb 2019, 6:17 pm
Valentine's Day 1979 we had a blizzard and my father walked two miles in the snow to a record shop to buy me this album, because my mother had the car.
I didn't read the track listing and for many years I thought "Tragedy" was called "Tiger Lily".
Valentine's still makes me sad thinking of how much my father loved me.
_________________ And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
Joined: 1 Nov 2017 Gender: Female Posts: 68,623 Location: Chez Quis
09 Feb 2019, 8:14 pm
I had this album in .. 1980? ... and my room was filled with little, soft coloured lights. I had this toy at the same time and I can smell the goop when I hear the song. It lit up too, with a pretty glow.
_________________ And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
Valentine's Day 1979 we had a blizzard and my father walked two miles in the snow to a record shop to buy me this album, because my mother had the car.
I didn't read the track listing and for many years I thought "Tragedy" was called "Tiger Lily".
Valentine's still makes me sad thinking of how much my father loved me.
Joined: 1 Nov 2017 Gender: Female Posts: 68,623 Location: Chez Quis
09 Feb 2019, 8:46 pm
Sorry for derailing the thread but these are the favourite songs of my sweet father, my hero, my best friend.
I've been feeling angry about the circumstances of bureaucratic malpractice which caused his illness, about his incredible contribution to the country and the monument commemorating him as a national hero which I'll be visiting straight away on 3/3, when I officially drive again for the first time in four years.
_________________ And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
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Joined: 1 Nov 2017 Gender: Female Posts: 68,623 Location: Chez Quis
09 Feb 2019, 9:21 pm
Thank you, Magna.
Yes, my big news which I failed to share is that I saw my doctor Friday. If I get new prism glasses for my double vision, with a "sunglass tint" to block the sun, I can try driving on quiet streets. I assume it will take a few weeks to update my prescription and have the glasses made. My current ones are for reading but I'll need distance lenses to drive again. Assuming the new pair is ready on time, I picked 3/3 to hit the road. It will be the fourth anniversary of my stroke.
I can't wait. I love driving!
This is one of my favourite driving songs:
_________________ And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
Joined: 24 Nov 2018 Age: 45 Gender: Female Posts: 911 Location: At home, calling the Ghostbusters
09 Feb 2019, 10:06 pm
_________________ "When a man lies, he murders some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives. All this I cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?"