I told you when I came I was a stranger

[sovay]

Rabbit, rabbit.

Today is the hundredth anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. I like the idea of the war dead taking trains across Britain, handing out their names. ashlyme shared with me Darren Hayman's Thankful Villages. No ghosts should be walking their streets today.

strange_selkie tells me that archaeologists have discovered the tunnel from Ponar. The story was always real. I rejoined with Freeman Bernstein, speaking of the accuracy of oral tradition.

Readercon starts in just less than a week. I'll post my schedule as soon as it's finalized. In the meantime, I have acquired a new T-shirt for the purpose.

I hope to spend the afternoon with my husband and the history of radio. [edit] The history of radio was not open to the public, so we went to a really beautiful diorama of Cashes Ledge instead.

Comments

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

Re oral tradition: I'm reminded of a HUmans of New York story from last November, which I can't really find a proper link to: https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/photos/a.102107073196735.4429.102099916530784/1130941293646636/?type=3&theater

(the main website really does need to be made searchable)

[sovay]

Re oral tradition: I'm reminded of a Humans of New York story from last November, which I can't really find a proper link to

I can't tell whether I hope it's true, but it is an amazing story. Thanks!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

"The Stranger Song" has to be one of my very most favorite Leonard Cohen songs.

What does the new T-shirt look like?

[negothick.livejournal.com]

thank you for the link to the Ponar tunnel story. I must say, I have to wonder where that archaeologist has been living for the PAST 20 years of Holocaust denial that he could say “If we had never discovered the tunnel, people would have thought in another 20 years it was a myth, and they would have questioned – What do we really know happened?” said Dr. Freund.

[sovay]

"The Stranger Song" has to be one of my very most favorite Leonard Cohen songs.

I'd never heard it before seeing McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) at the Brattle last Sunday. It's haunting.

What does the new T-shirt look like?

A surprise?

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

A surprise?

Hah, good answer! I won't be at Readercon this year, though! So I hope someone catches it in photos.

we're here because we're here

[lauradi7.livejournal.com]

I have known (and sung) that song for ages but had no idea it was connected with WWI. Youtube knew, though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA730QtjOBE

Re: we're here because we're here

[sovay]

Youtube knew, though

Oh, that's great. I didn't know there were any recordings made by soldiers during the war itself.

[edit] That's because Edward Dwyer's the only one. He was twenty years old. He'd be dead before the end of the year. A ghost in his own time. And still singing.

Thank you for the link!

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

"The Stranger Song" is one of my favorite Leonard Cohen songs, too.

Also, I work at the same university as Richard Freund (although I do not know him as are in very different and unrelated departments). He's done a lot of work at and around the site of the Vilnius Synagogue, too.

[sovay]

"The Stranger Song" is one of my favorite Leonard Cohen songs, too.

It's been in my head on and off since last Sunday.

Also, I work at the same university as Richard Freund (although I do not know him as are in very different and unrelated departments).

Cool!