tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post1358083875154789699..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: The DeadRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-87047147248875792192008-06-12T11:04:00.000+01:002008-06-12T11:04:00.000+01:00p.s.that deleted comment was just me missing somet...p.s.<BR/>that deleted comment was just me missing something out...and also...I just thought...why didn't I call this post 'Bring out your dead!'....oh, yes...I must be feeling a bit better...Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-66166924488774543892008-06-11T20:47:00.000+01:002008-06-11T20:47:00.000+01:00No I didn't much like 'Body Heat' though I did lik...No I didn't much like 'Body Heat' though I did like 'The Accidental Tourist'. He's a very ugly man for a Hollywood actor WH and that coldness thing he had going on...it certainly made him stand out. He was good for that bit of the 80s at least.<BR/>'Big Chill' and 'Broadcast News' I like/d because they are mainstream movies with funny, intelligent scripts and varied, unpredictable characters (male and female). Anyone can write a wacky arthouse movie (nothing happens, everyone pouts a lot or just beams inanely) but writing a film that can play to millions but not be dumb or a genre filler...now that is a challenge. Bet you can do it though Ken!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-51525407016133372822008-06-11T19:45:00.000+01:002008-06-11T19:45:00.000+01:00Broadcast News! Yay!! You like such cool movies!...Broadcast News! Yay!! You like such cool movies!<BR/><BR/>Mind you, they *all* seem to have William Hurt in them - what's that all about? If there is something in my little WH theory then two words for you - 'Body Heat'.<BR/><BR/>Movies apart, I think it's a lovely post and you should try to feel reassured that a little honest-to-goodness blogging honesty in among all the hyped-up dross is reviving when found.Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-4292394624144510162008-06-11T19:21:00.000+01:002008-06-11T19:21:00.000+01:00Thanks f. I was worrying a little today that this ...Thanks f. I was worrying a little today that this post was maybe something I should have kept personal and not put on here. There is such a fine line between an emotional problem and a load of old whingeing! You've all been so nice though, so really sweet and caring and kind. I really a lot appreciate it (it's a quote from 'Broadcast News' - another of my favourite 80s movies).<BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-38443333455551051952008-06-11T18:40:00.000+01:002008-06-11T18:40:00.000+01:00I think sadness is the default state for a lot of ...I think sadness is the default state for a lot of poets and artists. And the feeling you put forward in this post is real sadness - not cheap misery-lit melancholia, but a sadness that is shot full of the holes of reality. It was a beautiful post. <BR/><BR/>In the book "Everything is Illuminated," Jonathan Safran Foer talks about "useful sadness" as a reason for writing stories without happy endings. I think sadness can be useful. <BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, I hope you feel happier soon :)Fiendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427088675092430747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-10059202859735013172008-06-11T14:18:00.000+01:002008-06-11T14:18:00.000+01:00Sorlil, those of us who write aren't "nosy"...we'r...Sorlil, those of us who write aren't "nosy"...we're just natural curious. Okay, so we're more curious than other people. :) But if it weren't for our incurable need to know, what would those other people have to read? <BR/><BR/>Rachel, as someone who was once referred to as her Mom's "clone", I know what you mean. Bottom line is we share genes but it doesn't mean we have to make the same choices our parents did. My parents are nice people but, I changed a few things in my life that I didn't think worked so well upon viewing what they'd done.<BR/><BR/>Such is life. You have much to offer. Keep offering.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-72087652422470136092008-06-11T12:58:00.000+01:002008-06-11T12:58:00.000+01:00It's a funny thing because I've spent a lot of tim...It's a funny thing because I've spent a lot of time trying NOT to be like him (for obvious reasons)...or at least not like the little I know of him... and yet...here I am. I look quite like he did, I can't cope with stimulants (found that out a bit too late...can't even drink coffee now!), I write poems, I like comedy and humour a lot (he did a double act with the local undertaker, apparently)...then you look at all that and wonder...what the hell am I? A carbon copy? <BR/><BR/>I used to think about it more but I have kind of been through that mill and I am more or less out the other side now (and maybe now you see why reading Plath isn't the obvious choice for me, Sorlil!). But this last week of book stuff has brought it all back a bit. Death, misery, loneliness...no good when you have a child to collect from school...but it's OK...our cooker is electric.<BR/><BR/>As for your parents...I'm not sure anyone is really ordinary or run-of-the-mill...they probably just don't tell you what they get up to when you're not looking!<BR/><BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-88663048712668736582008-06-11T12:09:00.000+01:002008-06-11T12:09:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-57871950639617630712008-06-11T11:13:00.000+01:002008-06-11T11:13:00.000+01:00No wonder you're full of mixed emotions and thanks...No wonder you're full of mixed emotions and thanks for sharing, I'm very nosy about people's backgrounds! Must be a weird feeling of accomplishing one your dad's dreams - there's a whole range of poems in that I'm sure. <BR/>As for me, well if I ever manage to get a book published I think my parents would be a bit embarrassed, they're pretty ordinary run-of-the-mill folk not really into artyfarty poetry nonsense!!Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-5175778079860720932008-06-10T15:39:00.000+01:002008-06-10T15:39:00.000+01:00Speaking of Hope (and assuming it is your real nam...Speaking of Hope (and assuming it is your real name...) there is a poem at the end of the book called 'A song is a dream of hope'. I kept it in even though I know it is just the kind of thing that will make 'proper' poetry people pull their hair out! I like it and know quite a few other people who do too. And I wanted to end on a high! There are always so many lows...I like at least some variety...<BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-3685435189690829662008-06-10T14:37:00.000+01:002008-06-10T14:37:00.000+01:00No matter what troubles our parents, those things ...No matter what troubles our parents, those things we don't see/understand as children, I still believe they'll always be proud of our accomplishments. <BR/><BR/>My Dad's gone [cancer] and yet I still hear him in my head during moments when I've done well cheerfully proclaiming, "You done good!" Yes, he knew it was improper English... he said it to make his kids laugh and to annoy Mom. :)<BR/><BR/>My first thought when reading your posts was that perhaps your sadness was a "end of the journey" phase of accomplishing what you set out to do. Ah, but the journey's not completely over. You now get to share your hard work with others. And I'm betting people who read it [critics be damned] will smile and think their version of "You done good!"<BR/><BR/>Anytime someone can get our busy society to stop and read, they've accomplished a small miracle. Good for you!hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-1473644008384796102008-06-10T13:50:00.000+01:002008-06-10T13:50:00.000+01:00Thanks for saying 'sharing' not 'moaning'!It is an...Thanks for saying 'sharing' not 'moaning'!<BR/><BR/>It is an odd thing though...never having really known one of your parents...must be even odder if you never know both. All you have (if you're lucky) is bits of what people tell you (sometimes conflicting information), tiny bits of memory (a hat, a Xmas morning, a piggy back), lots of imagination...<BR/><BR/>Funny thing - one of my half-sisters just rang and said he would have been proud...and she knew him a lot better...so maybe Shug is right.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-26888684834714680312008-06-10T13:18:00.000+01:002008-06-10T13:18:00.000+01:00Rachel, I wonder if poems and books are something ...Rachel, I wonder if poems and books are something like children... and when we're at the birth of them we think of those who aren't there to share it, who've played a part, been there in our hearts, heads, imaginations...<BR/><BR/>Being sad is absolutely part of being properly alive... and singing your song.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing<BR/><BR/>JoannaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365248029353234051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-25131290005568951762008-06-10T12:19:00.000+01:002008-06-10T12:19:00.000+01:00She's bound to be the next Poet Laureate. I've put...She's bound to be the next Poet Laureate. I've put on a double at Ladbrokes along with Scotland to be independent by 2020.Hugh McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353561780315527799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-82541308732281713222008-06-10T11:48:00.000+01:002008-06-10T11:48:00.000+01:00Thanks for commenting on this rather pitiful post!...Thanks for commenting on this rather pitiful post! Honestly anyone would think I had written a misery tome not a book of what some will no doubt call light verse...**** them an'all!<BR/><BR/>Would he be proud? It's nice idea...I was a bit of an afterthought in his life...hence partly the burning desire to prove one's worth...but I had/still have a very adoring (if misguided) mother so I'm not some poor wee soul or anything. People have much much sadder stories than mine!<BR/><BR/>Faber & Faber...I forgive them anything for Wendy Cope. She may not be flavour of the month in any poetry scenes but I really like her. She has written some lovely poems (I like 'Manifesto' and lots of others). Plus I read the other day that 'Serious Concerns' sold 180,000 copies. Now that is some girl power!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-2386382258839949652008-06-10T11:34:00.000+01:002008-06-10T11:34:00.000+01:00It's a thougt. In fact it's THE thought. My father...It's a thougt. In fact it's THE thought. My father wrote a story about a tank crew which I thought was rather good but it's long lost, like him. <BR/><BR/>Your Dad would be proud of what you've done. You know that.<BR/>And you know that being sad is part of being properly alive. I find drink helps.<BR/><BR/>Raise a glass or two to your book and to your dad.<BR/> <BR/>And ****Faber and faber, eh?Hugh McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353561780315527799noreply@blogger.com