I received the yahoo.com blog this morning and as Sir Elton John sang
on my radio BBC 2 last Sunday or on one of
these many programmes I tune into
weekly/daily ... its, Saturday, its Saturday, and as I write as a poem its
WHOLLY SATURDAY published poet - SM Thompson
Well I am no Jewish diva unlike Barbara Streisand and she has been "wowing"
them as they say in America ... in the continent of Europe in Berlin/Germany
and she has given them "love" they said which I will translate as "entertainment"
She sang some of these songs that are international favourites as follows:
"People" which I like, "Memories" and others ...
She has admitted to bitterness over the Holocaust and this is a great step forward
for the 65 year old Jewish Star as she visited these people and places which
held her in age old hatred and conflict ... so congratulations to Barbra Streisand
for taking the risk .. I know that its hard for people to take the first step .. and I bought a
box set of Funny Girl with Streisand and James Cann and its is wonderfully
entertaining and then the other DVD is Funny Lady with Streisand and
Omar Sharriff ... again a truly great bit of film which I absolutely adore! In fact I can say
with a degree of confidence that these films are ... ageless ... timeless. .. and
transcend
culture barriers because of their fundamental storyline and wonderful
shots of things in swimming pools or big houses or that dressing room scene
with James Cann and Streisand completely cover themselves with face powder ... they have a /friendly fight/ its absolutely superb.
Well back to Streisand in Germany ... she quotes the acceptance she feels in keeping with the world of German culture and points to Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, Wagner,
Mendelssohn, Einstein, Goethe ... heralded by many as the highest culture alive!
there is a quote here as follows ...
/at the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you/
Extraordinary! However, let me point out that I am not an Assistant Teacher as
my title is:
Qualified Teacher (Status) : which loosely in translation means I
am a fully qualified teacher on top of my degree and my teaching qualification
internationally. But unlike the great Barbra Streisand even though I am significantly
younger I was forced to retire ... nothing to do with health as I enjoy excellence in that respect but more to do with State Rules Governing British Pensions.
So the good news is that I am published in America where they have a more
universal notion of this pro active writer ...
Wonderfully exciting reading in todays blog from yahoo.com - excellent stuff!