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my uncle
jimmy, i just learned, had a heart attack last week and a dual amputation and is on a ventillator....though im not certain, my father wasnt that forthcoming.
i looked up to him, he was an kinda archetypal 70's smoker/heavy drinker, played darts and we were never without a turkey or ham at xmas or easter. independent and very much one to not suffer fools gladly. he, like my dad eschewed the fake comraderie of many peers. i always felt he knew something beyond the limited social constructs provided people like us, the working classes of dublin.
its started, i suppose, the dying off of those who connect me to my origins.
i feel despite my supposed learnedness, i cant possibly be as admirable as those who came before me. i wonder will my son think of me like that? fricken weird!
Current Mood: melancholy
Current Music: syd barrett
jimmy, i just learned, had a heart attack last week and a dual amputation and is on a ventillator....though im not certain, my father wasnt that forthcoming.
i looked up to him, he was an kinda archetypal 70's smoker/heavy drinker, played darts and we were never without a turkey or ham at xmas or easter. independent and very much one to not suffer fools gladly. he, like my dad eschewed the fake comraderie of many peers. i always felt he knew something beyond the limited social constructs provided people like us, the working classes of dublin.
its started, i suppose, the dying off of those who connect me to my origins.
i feel despite my supposed learnedness, i cant possibly be as admirable as those who came before me. i wonder will my son think of me like that? fricken weird!
Current Mood: melancholy
Current Music: syd barrett