"Yeah, The Chiffons will never notice!"Marky Dread wrote: ↑02 Nov 2019, 12:26pmDr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Nov 2019, 12:15pmOr he's thinking, "asymmetric time signature and complex changes"
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Boom! winner!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Nov 2019, 12:39pm"Yeah, The Chiffons will never notice!"Marky Dread wrote: ↑02 Nov 2019, 12:26pmDr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Nov 2019, 12:15pmOr he's thinking, "asymmetric time signature and complex changes"
Forces have been looting
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Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
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No fuchsias for you.
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So, I just learned about the Aberford disaster from watching an episode of The Crown. I am ashamed to admit that this was the first I had heard of it. One of the most heart wrenching events in history. I'm sounding trite, I know, but I can't even fucking imagine.
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I've not seen The Crown, but do you mean Aberfan? If so, there are a lot a good documentaries from a few years back.
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Yes, sorry. Aberfan. I will try to find one of the docs. Thank you.
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Every year at my Junior School on the anniversary the morning assembled would be dedicated to the children of Aberfan. At the time I thought it was something that happened ‘years ago’ in history and could not understand why the teachers made such a big deal of it. Now of course I understand fully and it was less than 10 years prior.
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I was surprised I'd never heard of either until it was the 50th anniversary a couple of years back. Really shocking and upsetting stuff.
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Read this earlier. Though I don't want to come across ignorant, it was the first I'd heard of it. Can't imagine what those families must have went through, simply terrible.laxman wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:02pmhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/id ... 0a19828c47
This is a painfully sad read.
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I'm a lot older than you and must admit I hadn't read much about it before, although I was aware of it. I can't even imagine the horror of it all, and then to have to go through the awful treatment with the funds that were donated. Truly shocking.BitterTom wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:08pmRead this earlier. Though I don't want to come across ignorant, it was the first I'd heard of it. Can't imagine what those families must have went through, simply terrible.laxman wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:02pmhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/id ... 0a19828c47
This is a painfully sad read.
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I saw a documentary on it a few years back. Might've been on Amazon. Very sad and heart breaking story.laxman wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:18pmI'm a lot older than you and must admit I hadn't read much about it before, although I was aware of it. I can't even imagine the horror of it all, and then to have to go through the awful treatment with the funds that were donated. Truly shocking.BitterTom wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:08pmRead this earlier. Though I don't want to come across ignorant, it was the first I'd heard of it. Can't imagine what those families must have went through, simply terrible.laxman wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:02pmhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/id ... 0a19828c47
This is a painfully sad read.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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Nos Sumus Una Familia
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Thanks Marky, looks like it might be on Youtube.Marky Dread wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:23pmI saw a documentary on it a few years back. Might've been on Amazon. Very sad and heart breaking story.laxman wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:18pmI'm a lot older than you and must admit I hadn't read much about it before, although I was aware of it. I can't even imagine the horror of it all, and then to have to go through the awful treatment with the funds that were donated. Truly shocking.BitterTom wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:08pmRead this earlier. Though I don't want to come across ignorant, it was the first I'd heard of it. Can't imagine what those families must have went through, simply terrible.laxman wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:02pmhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/id ... 0a19828c47
This is a painfully sad read.
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Considering the scale of the disaster it is not widely remembered. Not surprised Jenny or anyone else was not aware of it. I only know of it through remembrance assemblies at Junior school but suspect that was only because the Headmaster was Welsh, maybe he had a personal connection? I don’t know.laxman wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:38pmThanks Marky, looks like it might be on Youtube.Marky Dread wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:23pmI saw a documentary on it a few years back. Might've been on Amazon. Very sad and heart breaking story.laxman wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:18pmI'm a lot older than you and must admit I hadn't read much about it before, although I was aware of it. I can't even imagine the horror of it all, and then to have to go through the awful treatment with the funds that were donated. Truly shocking.BitterTom wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:08pmRead this earlier. Though I don't want to come across ignorant, it was the first I'd heard of it. Can't imagine what those families must have went through, simply terrible.laxman wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:02pmhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/id ... 0a19828c47
This is a painfully sad read.
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I was definitely aware of this disaster whilst growing up, and I'm pretty sure I've seen a documentary or two on telly over here in recent years. So desperately sad.101Walterton wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:45pmConsidering the scale of the disaster it is not widely remembered. Not surprised Jenny or anyone else was not aware of it. I only know of it through remembrance assemblies at Junior school but suspect that was only because the Headmaster was Welsh, maybe he had a personal connection? I don’t know.laxman wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:38pmThanks Marky, looks like it might be on Youtube.Marky Dread wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:23pmI saw a documentary on it a few years back. Might've been on Amazon. Very sad and heart breaking story.
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Even more so when you consider the scale of loss from one village, basically a generation of children. I am surprised the village survived you would never escape the loss.Heston wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 9:07pmI was definitely aware of this disaster whilst growing up, and I'm pretty sure I've seen a documentary or two on telly over here in recent years. So desperately sad.101Walterton wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:45pmConsidering the scale of the disaster it is not widely remembered. Not surprised Jenny or anyone else was not aware of it. I only know of it through remembrance assemblies at Junior school but suspect that was only because the Headmaster was Welsh, maybe he had a personal connection? I don’t know.laxman wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:38pmThanks Marky, looks like it might be on Youtube.Marky Dread wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 7:23pmI saw a documentary on it a few years back. Might've been on Amazon. Very sad and heart breaking story.