tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post7864736184851529633..comments2023-10-30T10:45:45.193+01:00Comments on Sort of San Francisco Fan Club: London, courtly love & another pairFram Actualhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-37470537658900763242009-03-09T23:50:00.000+01:002009-03-09T23:50:00.000+01:00I think I'll dress as Zorro when I do ....I think I'll dress as Zorro when I do ....Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-28386035323250829942009-03-09T06:36:00.000+01:002009-03-09T06:36:00.000+01:00Lol...that would be fun to see :)Lol...that would be fun to see :)TheChicGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781656678543589662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-57951720612894011382009-03-07T04:43:00.000+01:002009-03-07T04:43:00.000+01:00Thank you, Kelly. So far the day has been sort of ...Thank you, Kelly. So far the day has been sort of fun.<BR/><BR/>I'm trying to visualize myself learning to Tango at 82 ....Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-18839679914660166882009-03-06T18:58:00.000+01:002009-03-06T18:58:00.000+01:00Yes, Fram. I think anything is possible. I once ...Yes, Fram. I think anything is possible. I once had a neighbor that fell in love at 82. She was out having fun and dancing every week. One never knows what life has in store for us. I certainly hope I don't have to wait until I'm 82 to find a dancing partner :)<BR/><BR/>Have a Great Day!TheChicGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781656678543589662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-12768640502714898302009-03-06T06:50:00.000+01:002009-03-06T06:50:00.000+01:00Kelly, thank you. First, I assume you realize the ...Kelly, thank you. <BR/><BR/>First, I assume you realize the 25 years came from your story. I was thinking in terms of the beginning but, as you pointed out, it still is continuing for your friends.<BR/><BR/>Next, since I have no hats, I think I will refrain from trying to make a silly comment this time at your page. By the way, the "proud" remark was reflecting something you once said about seldom writing about yourself. I think it is risky to do, and I honestly thought your piece was great. Therefore, I was proud you did it.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I am not certain there is a "magic girl," but time will tell. I might try to explain more about that concept. Do you think one might exist?Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-23192641834815568142009-03-06T06:40:00.000+01:002009-03-06T06:40:00.000+01:00Katy, me, too, nearly every night.It leaves me scr...Katy, me, too, nearly every night.<BR/><BR/>It leaves me scratching my head when I think you could jump into your car and, in a matter of minutes, be looking at familiar places that I had only a momentary glimpse of as a stranger.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-78104338046456181182009-03-06T06:09:00.000+01:002009-03-06T06:09:00.000+01:00Hello Fram :) This was so lovely. I adore your p...Hello Fram :) This was so lovely. I adore your poetry in columns too. Magic girl is, well, magic. I loved it. I always have much to think about after I read what you've written.<BR/>I think I'm a courtley love type too....except for the questioning my "wretched state." Always questioning, yes, but wretched, no. At this point in my life I only have the inclination to love myself and share it with others. Life is too short to spend it berating oneself. <BR/>As for romance being alive 25 years ago, no, no, no, Fram. It is still very much alive today :)<BR/>Sweet Dreams :)TheChicGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781656678543589662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-21310243186819356112009-03-06T03:30:00.000+01:002009-03-06T03:30:00.000+01:00My turn with the insomnia tonight.Yes, the Saatchi...My turn with the insomnia tonight.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the Saatchi Gallery was at County Hall although I have a feeling it has moved again now, a year or so back maybe? I saw it there, and at its previous home where it was in an old factory or warehouse unit in a residential area - either Maida Vale or Mill Hill, I can't remember which M. <BR/><BR/>I didn't see the naked people more's the pity. I think the most recent time I was inside County Hall was when I took my daughter to the International Manga & Anime Festival held there a few years ago. It's a great part of London, always so busy and full of life, and I love to walk through it (or take that bus route) when I'm in London if I can.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333746085472824454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-4863192560009584442009-03-06T02:17:00.000+01:002009-03-06T02:17:00.000+01:00I guess that's what it is, Katy. I think of it as ...I guess that's what it is, Katy. I think of it as the Saatchi Gallery, hence the remarks made regarding art in the story below the photograph. I wanted something more obscure in the photo I used of London than what I used in the photos from Paris and Rome, but something fairly easy to recognize at the same time. I was a year too late to see all the naked people. Did you?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the good words about my "columns." I'm not certain if I have a person or an ideal in mind with "Magic Girl." Knowable and unknowable, yes, but that being more of a question for her to ask herself. Mature and wise, while young and daring.<BR/><BR/>Probably more to come.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-57976979777617901602009-03-06T02:11:00.000+01:002009-03-06T02:11:00.000+01:00To your first comment, you made me laugh, Natalie....To your first comment, you made me laugh, Natalie.<BR/><BR/>To your second, thank you, and it was fun to see you "dive" in yourself. Your piece is most definitely prettier and more poetic than mine. You think like a poet, I usually think like an observer of myself and my surroundings.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-58442272129275370532009-03-06T01:53:00.000+01:002009-03-06T01:53:00.000+01:00Not City Hall, County Hall. Obviously got Batman o...Not City Hall, County Hall. Obviously got Batman on my mind.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333746085472824454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-34711260575597231602009-03-06T00:57:00.000+01:002009-03-06T00:57:00.000+01:00Is that City Hall in Westminster in your picture F...Is that City Hall in Westminster in your picture Fram? <BR/><BR/>I'm intrigued by your stories in columns. The first one, "Night Run" is very evocative. I'm right there with you, watching my breath steaming in the dark cold night air, laughing and sharing cigarettes and numb feet. I like this one very much.<BR/><BR/>"Magic Girl" is much more a poem I think, more introspective perhaps? I think you may have had someone in particular in mind when you wrote this; the feeling that someone is at once knowable and unknowable comes over strongly. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing these Fram. Are you planning to write more?Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333746085472824454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-43642438411869746172009-03-05T15:54:00.000+01:002009-03-05T15:54:00.000+01:00My complements, Fram! Love both poems (The mood di...My complements, Fram! Love both poems (The mood did strike me, as you predicted! With your permission, submitting “my” version. Couldn’t resist…) <BR/><BR/>"I miss seeing the stars at night<BR/>Above clean and clear country skies,<BR/>While running along a graveled road<BR/>In the midst of winter, in the black of night.<BR/><BR/>The temperatures are brutally low,<BR/>Smoking a cigarette, as I run.<BR/>My dreams have gone missing in deep snow<BR/>Safeguarded forever by the stars and ice…"<BR/>******************************Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167043840787049344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-42003677842270318452009-03-05T15:10:00.000+01:002009-03-05T15:10:00.000+01:00May I add to your "collection" from the Great Will...May I add to your "collection" from the Great Will???<BR/><BR/>“Being your slave what should I do but tend<BR/>Upon the hours, and times of your desire?<BR/>I have no precious time at all to spend;<BR/>Nor services to do, till you require…”Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167043840787049344noreply@blogger.com