Sir George Martin...I have such admiration for this great gentleman! He just passed away this week, known most famously as the "5th Beatle" and behind other great British musical groups, he was also quite simply, a great admirer of wonderful songwriters. If you don't believe me, look at the clip I have here for you of his meeting with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. (And you MUST watch him driving in LA, driving the MOST coolest of cars and it looks as if this was just from 2013, so that means he is driving in the USA, which means on the other side of the road, and that he did this at the age of 87!)
Hoping that all of you doing well these days, my friends. I have once again managed to do some kind of damage to my hand, nothing serious, but I really must try not to beat myself up, so much, don't you think? Take care!
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I hope your hand heals quickly. I am beginning to think you are accident prone.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I just hurt it a bit at work not by accident, but by working too hard. Maybe my boss will read my blog! LOL!
DeleteHi Kay -- thanks for the comment about Van Gogh that you left on my post today. I think you're right -- I read somewhere that we should really pronounce his name like "Van Guff" or something. But I just go with the flow, LOL! After your comment about the possibility that he was murdered and didn't commit suicide after all, another commenter named jadedj posted this link to a Vanity Fair article that he says discusses this and debunks it --
ReplyDeletehttp://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/12/vincent-van-gogh-murder-mystery
So I hope this will be interesting reading!
Ha, I also go with the flow and say "Van GO"! :-)
DeleteI have read others who disagree with the murder possibility but I still wonder about it. If you have ever read Vincent's letters to his brother Theo, you just have to wonder.
Thanks for your comment. You always have the most interesting posts!
When I spoke to my mother-in-law in Yorkshire on the phone Wednesday night, she told me about Sir George Martin's death, and how much she always liked him, not only for his being so influential in music (she LOVES music and passed that love on to Steve who used to play in a band with his cousin when they were teenagers), but also because he was such a gentleman.
ReplyDeleteShe also mentioned Terry Wogan, who died at the end of January. Her late husband (whom I never met, because he died when Steve was only 12 years old) was sometimes mistaken for Mr. Wogan. When people would say to him "You look like Terry Wogan", he would always reply "No, Terry Wogan looks like me!" :-)
I hope your hand will be better soon. Do be careful, dear Kay, we need you whole and in one piece :-)
I very much agree with Mary! You know I love people of talent, but it is their KINDNESS, their goodness that I most admire!
DeleteAnd you know I remember Terry Wogan very well, I always liked him too. AND he was also very good looking, so being mistaken for him would have been a good thing for her husband!
My hand does what it wants to, gets sore from over-use but I hope it takes your advice! :-)
You really need to take better care of yourself Kay. Of your hands at least.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mark. You know I need my hands to type on my blog! Sorry I comment on your blog, my friend, my old computer just won't let me!
DeleteHe was a great producer and he knew talent! Hope your hand heals quickly.
ReplyDeleteHe was wonderful and I hope that perhaps someone will make a movie of his life and kids these days will find out what it means to be a gentleman.
DeleteThanks for the healing wishes!
We were very sad when we heard that Sir George had died. He was SUCH a gent, so self-effacing, so talented - and so influential. Love the clip you included - another musical genius, Brian Wilson. You're right about the car - it's wonderful. Sorry to hear you've been in the wars - hope it heals soon.
ReplyDeleteGentleman, you don't hear that word much anymore, do you? I always loved him and I always thought he was so very handsome! A personal thing for me, his voice reminds me of my father-in-law, so I loved to hear him speak.
DeleteGradually catching up with your posts. Back from the South of England and happy to be so. We had a really nice time and managed a day in Eastbourne with fish n chips in ""our" chippie. You know where I mean and then we drove up to Beachy Head (in the SUN)and drank a toast to you both in Shandy at the pub there.
ReplyDeleteDo hope your hand is getting better. At least you can still walk the walk!!x
OH! Did you go to the Odyssey, the one near the Arndale Centre? Yum, that lovely cod and chips, makes me "homesick"! And Beachy Head in the sun, lucky you!!!
DeleteYup! The "Chippie" near the Arndale Centre. Lovely. But definitely did not have mushy peas -Yuk!
DeleteNo, mushy peas are not for me either, but I do love the English peas! (We always called them that when we were kids in school!) :-)
DeleteMy goodness - I didn't know he had passed away. Sad.
ReplyDeleteAnd be good to yourself - stop with the hand hurting! I brought my walking stuff with me today and will walk in the park after work.
I know this hand hurting is not fun. you really use your hands a LOT!
DeleteBlue skies would be most welcome, as we have had solid gray for days now. If i walk with you, though, you must promise to try not to hurt yourself!
ReplyDeleteOh, I have thought of you with all the rain! The pictures on TV look very scary, hope you are okay.
DeleteBlues skies are wished for you!!
I heard about Sir George the other day. A remarkable man and also he lived a full life and lived to a ripe old age. I hope your hand is OK and will heal quickly. I'm enjoying some nice mild weather that's a bit unusual for our neck of the woods this time of year. Take care and have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteYes, let's enjoy this weather while we can, it might be snowing by April! LOL.
DeleteA walk in blue skies is good treatment for damaged hands.
ReplyDeleteI agree, good treatment for everything! :-)
DeleteDear Kay, Be well! I write this with a thumb splint/thumb wrist stabilizer on my left hand, so share your discomfort!
ReplyDeleteI know, I see a lot of women wearing those. And it is my left hand that is giving me trouble too! Take care!
DeleteThey did a very good tribute Arena programme to Sir George Martin over here on the BBC recently which ran for about an hour and a half and covered his life before and after the Beatles. Probably available on catch up, i player or You tube.
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you very much for telling me, maybe they will show it on BBC America and I will be able to watch it.
DeleteWe get some shows/specials on there sometimes, but it might be YEARS after you have seen them, my mother-in-law would say DONKEY'S years, do you use that expression too?
We have so much to thank George Martin for. I remember walking down Whitechapel in Liverpool where Brian Epstein had one of his stores (NEMS) and a friend (who later became the youngest Bank Manager in Liverpool) said of the huge picture of The Beatles in NEMS window "They'll never make it...just look at them!' Hmmm. Of course he was not alone.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great true story from your Liverpool days! Thanks very much for sharing it here, Graham.
DeleteI have always adored George Martin, not only because I believe that if not for him, we would not have the Beatles, but also, because I admired his kindness and gentlemanly ways.
It was so interesting to listen to George Martin and Brian Wilson. You can better understand why he was so great. Now I know why they called him the 5th Beatle. I always thought the 5th Beatle was Pete Best.
ReplyDeletePete Best was the first drummer for the Beatles, Ringo Starr replaced him. We are big fans of the Beatles in this house! :-)
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