"Oblivion's Deepening Veil"

[poliphilo]

When I was a kid there were still plenty of people around who had grown up in the Victorian age. Not any more. And last time I checked there was only one man left in Britain who had served in the trenches of World War I. Time is like a rain storm coming up the valley.  The first half of the 20th century is deep in shadow and the mid century is under threat. One by one the landmarks are blotted out.

Deborah Kerr- film star
Joey Bishop-  last surviving member of Sinatra's rat-pack
Alan Coren- British humorist.

Minor figures all of them,  but  links to a past that we will soon only be able to touch in its artefacts. Kerr becomes her films, Bishop becomes whatever it is he left behind, Coren becomes a talking head in a radio and TV archive that only scholars will bother to access.

Comments

[alice-g.livejournal.com]

Hello pops, how are you and Ailz? Whats with all the travelling about the country. I like your pics. I was in Dublin a few weeks ago - it was pretty interesting, I write for a website called www.cosmotourist.com - my name is Alibaby, you can see my travels on there. THey pay me too, not a lot but a little bit - cool eh!! xx

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Well, we've taken to having these short breaks- a couple of nights here, a couple of nights there. If we book in advance we get excellent rates with Travel Lodge.

I've taken a look at cosmotourist. Very nice. How does that work? Do you have complete freedom in your choice of holiday venues or do they make suggestions?