tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post559176507578645359..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: "FIRST POLITICAL MOMENT" MEMEWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-76073561664975453472007-09-26T20:06:00.000+02:002007-09-26T20:06:00.000+02:00Hi, TF. It must have been a terrible shock for yo...Hi, TF. It must have been a terrible shock for you. Yes, that describes my Dad. Hi, Shirl. No, I don't think we get shocked in quite the same wat now - except for 9/11 probably - because we get all the news as it's happening now and there are so many terrible things going on across the world. My Dad would have liked your comment. Hi, Ellee. So close! You must have been very proud of him indeed.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-44966420103138889422007-09-26T17:59:00.000+02:002007-09-26T17:59:00.000+02:00A well deserved "A" in those circumstances. What v...A well deserved "A" in those circumstances. What vivid memories you have. <BR/><BR/>I remember my father standing as a Conservative candidate in a Labour ward and losing by 32 votes. He was such a shy man, we were all very proud of him.Ellee Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647480320978146418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-18438779679255315112007-09-26T13:19:00.000+02:002007-09-26T13:19:00.000+02:00Yes, I remember this day, evening, so clearly, as ...Yes, I remember this day, evening, so clearly, as my da was ill with pneumonia. He was in bed and my mother and I went up to tell him about the newsflash. I was only 8 and could not understand my father's worry about the state of the world. I think all that has happened since then no longer shocks us in quite the way that moment did. Or was it just because it was my first awareness of the wider world.<BR/><BR/>I bet your essay was stunning and real - well done Dad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-74816785767957955872007-09-26T04:00:00.000+02:002007-09-26T04:00:00.000+02:00I was in 8th grade study hall when the art teacher...I was in 8th grade study hall when the art teacher came in with his head bowed and he said "President Kennedy is dead." What a shock. Your father reminds me of mine, so wise in encouraging you to not follow the pack but dare to be different.tooth fairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11206486055051515161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-33182434564835730652007-09-26T00:08:00.000+02:002007-09-26T00:08:00.000+02:00Great post, Welsh.I was still in bed when my grand...Great post, Welsh.<BR/><BR/>I was still in bed when my grandmother came in to me very upset to announce the assassination of President Kennedy. It was a turning point in the world as we knew it...and one I will always remember that day.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-91529426804294299412007-09-25T21:32:00.000+02:002007-09-25T21:32:00.000+02:00Thanks, jmb. That teacher wouldn't survive 5 minu...Thanks, jmb. That teacher wouldn't survive 5 minutes in a school these days. And thank you, too, Sally. My Mum and Dad were wonderful, I must admit. Yes, it would be interesting to know where the others were. I didn't know you went to school in Rome! I remember when the Ital phone system was creaky myself. How interesting to know the reactions there on that day.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-9617817798431602272007-09-25T19:38:00.000+02:002007-09-25T19:38:00.000+02:00That was such a good post dear Welsh - the more I ...That was such a good post dear Welsh - the more I hear about your parents the more terrific they sound, such excellent values and you are in every way a credit to them and the way they brought you up. I wonder what all the other regulars were doing (if they were alive!) when JFK was shot? I was at school in Rome and heard about it as a wild rumour, later confirmed by my parents braving the creaky Italian telephone system. We were due to attend a papal mass the next day and were told by the Pope before the mass started that he would be saying it for the repose of the President's soul. The Sistine Chapel choir sang, the incense swirled, the organ thundered, all contributing to reducing a bunch of emotional late teenage girls from all over the world to floods of tears.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785812439996916465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-7607721552445955422007-09-25T18:48:00.000+02:002007-09-25T18:48:00.000+02:00Excellent post Welshcakes. Your father was indeed...Excellent post Welshcakes. Your father was indeed wise while your teacher was harsh indeed. What on earth did he expect?jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.com