Tuesday, 5 June 2018

My dead sister



My sister passed her driving test very late in life but, once she had, she got away from her family on warm Summer nights by climbing into her car and driving aimlessly in the dark around the Wiltshire lanes and roads, listening to this full blast on the car's sound system.

The world's first disco music was the perfect night driving music for Toni. I miss her.
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15 comments:

  1. John Going Gently5 June 2018 at 13:56

    Xx

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  2. The Weaver of Grass5 June 2018 at 13:57

    My sister was twenty two years older than me and my brother was eleven years older than me (same parents) so both have been dead for some years. So many things remind me of them and I miss them every day Tom - but they are happy memories. I hope yours are too. xx

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    1. Tom Stephenson5 June 2018 at 15:16

      They are indeed Weave - well, most of them. This sister was not too kind to me when I was a kid, but she made up for it later.

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  3. Rosina Sestina5 June 2018 at 14:12

    You do?

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  4. Ursula5 June 2018 at 14:43

    When, a few minutes ago, I saw your header over at John's, glancing at his blog list, I said out loud: OH MY GOD.

    I am so sorry, Tom. Your sister won't know ... so wonderful for her to be missed. I miss my sister(s) too. They are both still alive.

    Touched,
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    1. Tom Stephenson5 June 2018 at 15:29

      Remember Lenny Bruce. Remember his demise. Study how it happened.

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  5. Joanne Noragon5 June 2018 at 16:17

    The sister who shared my birthday, I believe. Or was it the very British ancestral last name? A big sister. I miss my little brother. Good times. Good memories. How nice you were friends, too.

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  6. Cro Magnon5 June 2018 at 20:39

    My clever cousin was murdered; I still miss him terribly.

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  7. Bea5 June 2018 at 20:51

    Donna Summer records are so very good. Toni sounded pretty darn good, too. xx

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  8. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe6 June 2018 at 05:40

    Siblings can be rough on each other when growing up, but we realize and treasure our connection when we become adults - except when we don’t.

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  9. Vivian6 June 2018 at 06:41

    She sounds like a true free spirit, driving at night with the radio blasting.

    I wish my sister had not married a jerk, so that we could still hang out together and make another car trip on the Tamiami Trail across Florida. We go with Cher on CD.

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