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From: "Pauline James" <>
Subject: Re: Fw: Being Welsh
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 19:08:59 +0100


Hi Pat

Thanks for the e-mail - have you been back since the 60's?? Fancy giving a
mention of Herman's Hermits brought your memories back - I'm in the office
now, and Richard is playing all the old songs from the 60's for me - you
cannot beat this era - I don't care what anyone says - but then when growing
up the songs from the 20's 30's and 40's were around for years, so we all
knew the words to all of them (still do) . I was a 50's baby myself......

Into present day music now, got to be with an 11 year old daughter
around.....just ordered on line from HMV - Reload by Tom Jones......

bye Pauline


-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia Abbey <>
To: <>
Date: 07 September 2000 17:03
Subject: Re: Fw: Being Welsh


>
>Hello Pauline,
>
>Would like to say that I love the Welsh flag. It has character. I
actually collect dragons of all sorts, from the plush stuffed type to the
carved wood and metal type. Don't really know why I started.
>
>I visited Wales with my Grandmother in 1965 when I was 11 and enjoyed
everything and everyone very much. (Even got to meet Herman's Hermits on the
plane back to the US.)
>
>Unfortunately, I get no vote.
>
>Pat Abbey
>
>Seattle Washington
>
>
>
>
> Pauline James <> wrote:
>Hi Gerry
>
>Replace the Welsh Dragon - I agree with your ************** I can't say I
>listen to this group - although I do know of them, and she sang in the
>opening of the Rugby World Cup in Cardiff last year - she went to school in
>St Michael's Llanelli (private paid school) apparently - it's common
>knowledge that Tom Jones likes to do a bit of socialising with this group
>when he is in Wales -
>
>I was a fan of the 'Troggs' Small Faces,Herman's Hermits, Manfred Mann,
>etc., you can tell I was in my teens in the 60's - but not a big Beatle Fan
>(must have been the only one) like all the Bee Gees records.
>
>Richard likes his classical music also - I cannot work to it though - speed
>is all wrong for my typing....he thinks I'm strange
>
>How come my being patriotic with 'Being Welsh' got us onto this
>conversation??????? Oh well, anything goes, and I'm rather fed up today.
>
>bye Pauline
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Therese and Gerry Lewis
>
>To:
>Date: 07 September 2000 12:02
>Subject: Re: Fw: Being Welsh
>
>
>>Joe Gregory asked - Who or what is Catatonia?
>>
>>Catatonia - Schizophrenia with intervals of catalepsy and sometimes
>>violence.
>>
>>Catalepsy - trance or seizure with unconsciousness and rigidity of the
>>body.
>>
>>As I have never had the pleasure(?) of seeing, let alone hearing, said
>>famous singing group from Wales - my taste in music can be reflected by
>>the fact that I'm listening to Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" on
>>Radio 3 in my office at the moment - I can't say whether the description
>>is at all accurate.
>>
>>Peter Hain (Welsh Minister in the UK Government - born South Africa, so
>>I guess eminently suitable to hold that post - and I have nothing
>>against South Africans, I'm married to one) is of the opinion that Wales
>>is better represented by Catatonia than by the many Welsh Male Voice
>>Choirs - much more "modern" you see, much more New Labour. He also
>>thinks the Welsh flag with its wonderful Red Dragon needs replacing.
>>
>>>From the dictionary descriptions above I think he needs his ******* head
>>examined! (expletive deleted as in President Nixon's tape transcriptions
>>- fill in with whichever word first comes to your mind, then I can't be
>>accused of lowering the tone of the list).
>>
>>Gerry Lewis
>>
>>Gerry Lewis
>>
>>
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