Forever Romance

I've been looking at the beautiful pictures from Charles W Cushman.

An archive of such varied and brilliant photographs. This collection of photographs of Al Swanson and future Mrs. Swanson in garden of Wooded Island, Jackson park Chicago in 1944, immediately caught my eye.

Old fashioned love, the look in both faces makes me smile. Yes I am a soppy git, my friends would definitely agree with this, but these photo's just make me happy. 

What a pair of babes. Real people, and real love. Forever.

ABC

Illustration by John Broadley

I’ll never find out now
What A. thought of me.
If B. ever forgave me in the end.
Why C. pretended everything was fine.
What part D. played in E.’s silence.
What F. had been expecting, if anything.
Why G. forgot when she knew perfectly well.
What H. had to hide.
What I. wanted to add.
If my being around
meant anything
to J. and K. and the rest of the alphabet.

Wislawa Szymborska, 1923-2012.

Born to be a Soulie.

I'm sure lots of people feel they were born in the wrong era, I definately was.

The mid 70's in Leeds is where I want to be. Going to the central and dancing for hours is what I would be doing if I had a time machine.

I found out about Northern Soul the film and knew I had to work on it. I went to a screen test the other day and meeting the people who are working on the film was magical. To be in a room surrounded by people who loved the music as much as me was amazing. I've never met people my age who have the passion that I have for northern soul, and it was a little surreal to have hear them sing along to some of the songs. Now I just need to pluck up the courage to go along to one of the all nighters and learn some of the dance moves.