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[sildil]

OK, taken from Celebrimbor.....

Three CDS you own that no one else on your friends list does

1. ‘Ceremony of Carols’ by Benjamin Britten
2. ‘Carmen’ by Bizet
3. ‘Back to Back’ Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges


Three books you own that no one else on your friends list does
1. Paula Rego by John McEwan
2. Duncton Wood by William Horwood
3. Way Station by Clifford Simak


Three movies you own that no one else on your friends list does.
1. Dr Zhivago
2. Mr Hulot’s Holiday
3. The Commitments


Three places you have visited that no one else on your friends list has
1. River Lea and Hackney Marshes
2. Lathkildale, Derbyshire
3. Applecross, West Coast of Scotland


Three jobs you've had that no one else on your friends list has had
1. Rainbow Guide Leader
2. Architect
3. Parish Administrator


Three things that make you glad you no longer have those jobs
1. Thinking of ways to entertain 25 5-7 year old girls week after week
2. Stroppy clients
3. The Vicar


Three vacations you dream about
1. Lathkildale, Derbyshire
2. Visiting Meskuciai, Lithuania
3. Venice


Three things it would surprise your friends to learn you've never done
1. Smoked a cigarette
2. Dived off a diving board
3. Actually earned any money from drawing


Things it would not necessarily surprise your friends to learn you are completely ignorant of:
1. Horseriding
2 Skiing
3. Changing a tyre


And one I have added:

3 Things it might surprise your friends to know you can do.
1. Dance the Waltz
2. Lay Bricks
3. Play the Guitar


And the second Meme is to enter poetry into your livejournal.

?'Little Johnny’s Confession' by Brian Patten One of the 'Liverpool Poets'

This morning
being rather young and foolish
I borrowed a machinegun my father
had left hidden since the war, went out,
and eliminated a number of small enemies.
since then I have not returned home.

This morning
swarms of police with trackerdogs
wander about the city
with my description printed
on their minds, asking:
‘Have you seen him,
he is seven years old,
likes Pluto, Mighty Mouse
and Biffo the Bear,
have you seen him anywhere?’

This morning
sitting alone in a strange playground,
muttering You’ve blundered You’ve blundered
over and over to myself
I work out the next move
but cannot move;
the trackerdogs will sniff me out,
they have my lollypops.

Comments

[eveiya.livejournal.com]

Nah, bad luck! I have Bizet's "Carmen" (OK, on tape not CD, but that still counts), I've been to Applecross and I also own Dr Zhivago (the David Lean movie, not the crappy mini-series). :-D

Nice poem! :-)

[sildil]

Of course it HAS to be the David Lean film! And I am not surprised you have been to Applecross!

[ilyusha-a.livejournal.com]

Oooohh oh, I have the Commitments.. well, the Lord and Master does, but what's mine is his and vice versa, right? *smiles*
I was a pack leader for Brownies... not quite the same, but similar...?

I am going to have to do this now.... with all the additions that I keep finding!

Lúthien

[sildil]

The Commitments is GREAT! And being a Pack Leader certainly qualifies!

[feanaros-house.livejournal.com]

Not doing well, girlfriend! We have Carmen and the Britten and Dr. Zhivago (*tries not to drool at thought of Omar Sharif*) However, the poem I have NEVER seem before! Most interesting.

Love,
Celebrimbor

[sildil]

Hehe! Well I sort of expected you might have Dr Zhivago, same generation you see!! When I was a teen I wanted to BE Lara, and have a torrid affair with Zhivago! The Carmen, was the first opera I saw with my Dad, and the CD I have is a reissue of the record set I grew up listening to.

The poem is also one from my teens, I love the Liverpool poets, Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten. There were so many poems to choose from (I love poetry) but decided to return to my youth!