11 replies to this topic

[Ken_Coles]

There has been a death in the family, so I will be away for an unknown period. Best way to show sympathy (you are a lovely bunch, I know you want to do this) would be not to reply here but just to keep talking concertinas and stay out of online (or bar) fights etc. Just have fun with those concertinas and think of the loved ones you have lost, so much they added to our lives. The one I lost was not a musician, but was my best audience.

Ken

[JimLucas]

...stay out of online (or bar) fights...

Be especially careful to avoid fights with grizzly bars.

Edited by JimLucas, 13 April 2006 - 04:19 PM.

[Alan Day]

Ken I am sorry to hear of your sad family loss and many of us have gone through similar sad experiences
and know exactly how you feel at this time.
We look forward to your return,perhaps to happier times in our company.
Al

[Robert Booth]

Ken: I hope that the time spent with family helps soothe the sting. Let it be expressed in Art.

Jim: it's them grisly bars that have made me grizzly.

[m3838]

I was thinking how best to reply, when the thing I wanted to do is to keep silent for a moment, remembering all thet I've lost and will lose.
So let's have a moment of silence, take a deep breath, and keep on going.

[Rhomylly]

Ken,

Kathy just confirmed for me what I suspected. I'm really sorry for the loss of your aunt, who I met on a couple occasions when she was living here. She was quite a lady, in all good senses of the word. My daughter thought she was really something special. And she always had the nicest things to say about you.

Keeping several branches of the family in my thoughts,
Rhomylly

[bill_mchale]

Ken,
Sorry to hear about your loss. My sincere condolences.

--
Bill

[Ken_Coles]

Thanks for all your thoughts. I must say it helped a lot to have four days off work; after months of 7 days a week that was theraputic. I played concertina at my aunt's funeral. Some of my relatives wondered how I could do that, or give part of the eulogy, but for me it would be more difficult if I didn't get to express myself.

The night before, I met up with about 30 relatives at my aunt's farm, where my two cousins were headquartered. We had Noah's flood (and a tornado watch but no tornado) in the early evening, and two of the cars got stuck in the muddy yard. Getting them out was a messy circus. If my aunt had been there she would have been laughing.

Back to life as we know it.

[Rhomylly]

(((((virtual hug))))) for you and the family. Sounds like it was a proper send-off

[Mark Evans]

It's wonderful you played concertina at your aunts funeral. Wish I'd still owned my Stone when Dad and then the next year Mom passed. Had to make do with a cappella at the grave site for them both.

Ya' done good Ken, real good. If it's not too personal, what selections did you play?

[Ken_Coles]

It's wonderful you played concertina at your aunts funeral. Wish I'd still owned my Stone when Dad and then the next year Mom passed. Had to make do with a cappella at the grave site for them both.

Ya' done good Ken, real good. If it's not too personal, what selections did you play?

Well, since I was a last-minute addition to the postlude, I didn't do any of the dance tunes I might have done otherwise. I did Coilsfield House (by Neil Gow? isn't it?) a couple of times through and that was long enough to cover it. It was on my humble Morse; my two fancy concertinas have issues right now that I haven't had time to fix.

Ken

[Animaterra]

It sounds lovely, Ken, and a fitting tribute to your aunt. Add my condolences, and may the memories be sweet.