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The last time I saw my father he was in a
reminiscent mood.
“My time is nearly up. If I find myself in heaven I hope it will be
in the company of Solly Goldstein and his band.
I owe them eternal gratitude”.
“Who’s Solly Goldstein?”
“Solly played at the Ballina RSL. The best guitar player I have heard. Your mother and I went to his Beatles Tribute
show in February the year you were born.”
“So?”
“Music heard in the
company of a loved one stays with you forever.
Plus you were born in November.
You do the maths.”
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Written for Friday Fictioneers. Word Count : 100If it's a Beatles/George Harrison/Guitar theme then I leave you with this clip
Ah.. yes the math... the math... in Sweden there is a big peak born around March 20... (Midsummer is a big holiday here)... and yes music evokes memories more than anything.
ReplyDeleteIt all adds up :-) Thanks for your comments Björn
DeleteNicely done. I wonder if the off-spring really wanted to know that. :)
ReplyDeleteHa! Ha! TMI. Parents should be allowed to gross out their progeny once in a while :-)
DeleteThanks for reading Sandra.
Yes, I can just here our girls saying, "Ewww, too much information!" Fun, Subroto.
ReplyDeletejanet
It is seriously 'ewww' but that's why I put it :-)
DeleteThanks for liking it Janet.
A serious case of over sharing! That said, I love the story!
ReplyDeleteThank you I am glad you liked it and the TMI it provided :-)
DeleteHaha - seems like the son's getting a few home truths whether he likes it or not! My only question would be over the word "met" in the first line. It feels a bit as though they are estranged, whereas I assume you just meant them to be living apart because the narrator is older. Maybe "saw" would work better? Or "spoke to", although I like the idea they are together
ReplyDeleteThank you for that detailed feedback, I think that does make sense when you put it that way. It is a subtle change but I've substituted 'met' with 'saw'.
DeleteDear Subroto,
ReplyDeleteIt seems we were on a similar wavelength this week. For some reason the photo prompt screamed "George Harrison" to me.
Well done, enjoyable story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Well it's hard to leave out George Harrison, even though Eric Clapton came in close :-)
DeleteThanks for your comments Rochelle.
There are moments we just seem to remember forever. Solly=conception. Does this make him a musical God? I really enjoyed this Subroto.
ReplyDeletePlenty of musical Gods around. Thanks for your comments Dana, I am glad you liked it.
DeleteTMI !! haha gross. it was a sweet story though :) :)
ReplyDeleteTMI is right, sometimes parents do that. Glad you liked it.
DeleteSweet, and funny with the TMI :) Enjoyable tiny tale, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Joanna. I am glad you enjoyed reading it.
DeleteAs a parent who has grossed out her own offspring when feeling a bit evil I loved this!
ReplyDeleteSometimes grossing out is a requirement of the job. Thank you 'evil' parent, Dawn, I am glad you liked it.
DeleteI like this, even though the offspring probably thinks it's a bit too much information. Does them good once in a while to remind them that they didn't invent everything!!!
ReplyDeleteWell done
Dee
Thanks for reading Dee. You are absolutely correct, they need a reminder every once in a while .
DeleteLovely sentiments expressed by the father - music shared is so much more meaningful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sarah, I am glad you liked it.
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