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I've been listening to last week's Chamber/Messiaen Prom from Cadogan Hall whilst I've been ironing. Suzy Klein described it as "spell-binding", but I thought it was very depressing actually. Beautifully performed of course.....
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I've been listening to last week's Chamber/Messiaen Prom from Cadogan Hall whilst I've been ironing. Suzy Klein described it as "spell-binding", but I thought it was very depressing actually. Beautifully performed of course.....
There's a thread all (or, as usual, initially ) about the concert here, Milly. Oh yes, thank you. I'll trawl through that thread later on.  |
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« Reply #3857 on: 15:20:11, 16-08-2008 » |
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Calm down, tp. I think I may know what you are referring to but could you explain it a bit more, please? The Friends of Radio 3 board has been suspended. I think that's what t-p is talking about. But I don't know. I got the email about it yesterday. |
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« Reply #3858 on: 16:28:44, 16-08-2008 » |
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Do you license all your daughters' boyfriends, Kitty?
Does it involve a preliminary vetting procedure? |
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« Reply #3859 on: 23:41:04, 16-08-2008 » |
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So far, no. But any potential boyfriend who turns up wearing a dog costume had better be a good runner.
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« Reply #3860 on: 10:59:42, 17-08-2008 » |
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Must be always rather worrying for a parent who has a daughter who has started dating. Thankfully, Ive a son and it does'nt seem to be that way round.
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« Reply #3861 on: 13:09:24, 17-08-2008 » |
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Noone is around, but I am on the row. I even write without checking my spelling. I am getting bold.
It is lunch time now. I hope you people will come back.
Thankfully I don't have to approve of any boy or girl friends. I am dizzy as it is.
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« Reply #3862 on: 13:25:17, 17-08-2008 » |
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Speaking as a son, my mother hasn't really had the opportunity to vet any of my other halves until the relationship had got beyond the point where it would make much difference. I think my brothers took the same precautions. All of which were unnecessary because mum never expressed anything negative about C until after we'd split up (admittedly then it was quite negative because of the situation around our break up).
As far as my sister was concerned, I'm not sure my parents had that much of a choice in the matter. Some of the boys/men she brought home were a definite challenge to parental authority but my mum took to having regular chats with her about 'being sure' and 'being careful' that seemed to get through and make a difference. I wouldn't say my mum approves of any of our choices, but she says that's not really the point it and that it's not really any of her business!
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'is this all we can do?' anonymous student of the University of Berkeley, California quoted in H. Draper, 'The new student revolt' (New York: Grove Press, 1965) http://www.myspace.com/itensemble |
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« Reply #3863 on: 13:41:44, 17-08-2008 » |
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Must be always rather worrying for a parent who has a daughter who has started dating.
Quite a lot of the boys my daughter knows are brass players. Should I be concerned about this? (On the other hand, the only one who has been brought home so far plays the double-bass). |
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At every one of these [classical] concerts in England you will find rows of weary people who are there, not because they really like classical music, but because they think they ought to like it. (Shaw, Don Juan in Hell)
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« Reply #3864 on: 13:54:57, 17-08-2008 » |
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It could be in some situations not to tell parents right away.
One has to make his/her own choices if one is mature enough. One also has to make his/her own mistakes, though this is painful.
It is better to make mistake early and there are no children involved.
But one has to be smart and not to date people that are probably incompatable (no interest in music,not caring, very selfish etc.
I can not say much.
There is always a bit of sadness in our life, but then it goes away.
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« Reply #3865 on: 13:56:25, 17-08-2008 » |
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I think I'm really quite lucky because I actually like my daughter-in-law. She wouldn't be my best friend - our interests are different - but she's perfectly all right. I certainly didn't have any say in the matter, but my son usually knows what I think about anything. He's had some girlfriends in the past that I would not have been at all happy with.
I haven't got a daughter, but I wouldn't have thought the feelings would be very different. My parents were always tolerant of the boyfriends of mine that they met, but looking back I think there were one or two they were probably secretly worried about.
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« Reply #3866 on: 14:02:55, 17-08-2008 » |
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Must be always rather worrying for a parent who has a daughter who has started dating. Thankfully, Ive a son and it does'nt seem to be that way round.
I remember Harry Secombe doing a wonderful song "When you have sons you worry. But when you have daughter's you pray" |
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« Reply #3867 on: 14:05:49, 17-08-2008 » |
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It could be in some situations not to tell parents right away.
But one has to be smart and not to date people that are probably incompatable (no interest in music or other things like that).
Oh I don't know, how do you know you are incompatible until you try? When I was 15 I was dating a 28 year old sculptor. I remember my Father quizzing him when we were about to set off for a party. "Jonathan, what do you see in her?" he asked.  The relationship didn't last. |
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« Reply #3868 on: 14:21:00, 17-08-2008 » |
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And sometimes you just get swept off your feet.
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« Reply #3869 on: 14:23:08, 17-08-2008 » |
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Actually, it's quite funny. Going with Jonathan to his arty farty friends who were jazzers (so the joint was jumping so to speak) being virginal and (much as it may amaze folks being Welsh) unused to red wine, he was just about to divest himself of his trousers and deflower me when I puked all over him. Luckily he caught most of it in his hands, saving the carpet. I still recall the expression on his face. I was put in a taxi home in disgrace. I do wish I could remember his surname, I am sure he must be in the Tate Modern |
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