Sad, indeed; Douglas was a major voice here for many years, always
giving us his news from Bath.
Doug
On 23-Jul-10, at 3:13 PM, Sally Evans wrote:
> very sorry to pass on the news that Douglas Clark, poet living in
> Bath, died suddenly of a form of leukemia this week. the news came
> from Fred Beake and Douglas' bother. Funeral in Bath next Weds 4pm.
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> Sally Evans
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Wolman" <[log in to unmask]
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> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 2:18 PM
> Subject: Re: Remains of the day
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>> On 7/22/2010 10:48 PM, Janet Jackson wrote:
>>> people who think they are going to hell, probably aren't
>>> (not that I believe in it)
>>>
>>> Yes, more! More, more! For one thing, I want to know what *she* is
>>> wearing.
>>>
>>> I don't like the last line... usual reason: it puts an
>>> interpretation on the
>>> situation for us instead of letting us figure it out
>>>
>>> Janet
>>>
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>> Agree about the last line though I view it has history rather than
>> personal interpretation. Well, what IS the difference? As for what
>> she's wearing, what did white-collar shop clerks wear in 1925?
>> Probably form fitting enough to show off the "stuff." I would
>> imagine that in '25 women dressed to attract men as marriage
>> prospects. This one had to go through phases to get to the marriage
>> part. The wrong man, the wrong time.
>>
>> ken
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