tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post6141623871306755182..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: A hot Summer night in 1959Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-58707128412964230102014-07-19T15:45:43.016-07:002014-07-19T15:45:43.016-07:00That's almost true.That's almost true.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-70551257927090529812014-07-19T15:45:13.946-07:002014-07-19T15:45:13.946-07:00Too boring.Too boring.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9131865703766708842014-07-19T11:46:11.936-07:002014-07-19T11:46:11.936-07:00He was feeling unstable so he went to lie down on ...He was feeling unstable so he went to lie down on his bed.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11873813586243718952014-07-19T09:26:34.860-07:002014-07-19T09:26:34.860-07:00Yes I noticed thatYes I noticed thatJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88116831581513373422014-07-19T09:17:16.392-07:002014-07-19T09:17:16.392-07:00Bloody hot and humid here today; not pleasant. I w...Bloody hot and humid here today; not pleasant. I was hoping to hear it was the same in Bath, but you've deleted. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27655198062837541132014-07-19T08:25:53.079-07:002014-07-19T08:25:53.079-07:00Good for you! One shouldn't half-ass these thi...Good for you! One shouldn't half-ass these things.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3495799685601143462014-07-19T04:38:08.565-07:002014-07-19T04:38:08.565-07:00Strong Pimms?Strong Pimms?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48868541553641863232014-07-19T04:37:23.739-07:002014-07-19T04:37:23.739-07:00There's another just like it marked 'hot&#...There's another just like it marked 'hot', just out of shot.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-23418815997894873562014-07-19T04:36:40.286-07:002014-07-19T04:36:40.286-07:00Haven't read that either - sorry.Haven't read that either - sorry.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11849112250821855512014-07-18T12:23:28.535-07:002014-07-18T12:23:28.535-07:00Such a lovely poetic post, evoking memories of sum...Such a lovely poetic post, evoking memories of summers past while looking out of your present day kitchen window. <br /><br />I was living in South Australia in 1959. Summer was almost unbearably hot and dry and I was in love with my handsome blonde high school classmate and athlete Frederick. Sadly not reciprocated. Though I married his Scottish double many years later. ( Pimm's has been taken this evening.)elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52091617413071050822014-07-18T02:23:51.725-07:002014-07-18T02:23:51.725-07:00Nice tap!Nice tap!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3925463898741826262014-07-18T01:01:39.882-07:002014-07-18T01:01:39.882-07:00Reminded me of 'The years at the Spring, the d...Reminded me of 'The years at the Spring, the day's at the morn. etc. Very poetic.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90800885559379831232014-07-17T20:09:16.776-07:002014-07-17T20:09:16.776-07:00Tom,
Have you ever read Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bra...Tom,<br />Have you ever read Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury? This conversation made me think of that book.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-46583748885790478722014-07-17T14:26:18.879-07:002014-07-17T14:26:18.879-07:00Tom, how old were you in the summer of 1959? (edit...Tom, how old were you in the summer of 1959? (edit - I see you were 8 too) I wasn't born yet. BUT the reason I ask is because I remember clearly when I was eight years old, skipping down the street in my green jeans (yes I had dyed green jeans) that life was absolutely wonderful and it wasn't always going to be this carefree. <br /><br />Then I found that (sappy but I love it) poem when I was a bit older - Reflections on a Gift of a Watermelon Pickle. Perhaps that is when I started my mental health decline.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-85138586733919906782014-07-17T13:31:05.560-07:002014-07-17T13:31:05.560-07:00It has just occurred to me that when I had this th...It has just occurred to me that when I had this thought in the playground, I was the same age as my friend's son who has just died of a broken leg.<br /><br />Now I feel as though I am in 2014.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86552232909338614232014-07-17T13:30:24.693-07:002014-07-17T13:30:24.693-07:00And the summers were always hot and went on foreve...And the summers were always hot and went on forever. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86571810054968431692014-07-17T13:20:48.215-07:002014-07-17T13:20:48.215-07:00For anyone who does not already know, those metal ...For anyone who does not already know, those metal vents on the roof outside are from the Turtle Bay Caribbean restaurant, and they smoke. It is pure coincidence that they happen to be black.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1877792096183237362014-07-17T13:18:02.721-07:002014-07-17T13:18:02.721-07:00I remember stopping short in my school playground ...I remember stopping short in my school playground in 1959, and thinking that things will never be the same, ever again.<br /><br />I have an abiding memory of forcing myself to remember that day, the end of the 1950s, and - amazingly - it worked.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-44777518450976768602014-07-17T12:50:31.875-07:002014-07-17T12:50:31.875-07:00No, it is 2014.
Nice to think some things can be ...No, it is 2014.<br /><br />Nice to think some things can be almost the same.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com