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Re: A Moment of Silence (for Heath and all of us)
« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2008, 11:54:22 pm »
not sappy at all, Rory!  I too believe in life after death.  And I'm not the only one here on Bettermost who does!
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Re: A Moment of Silence (for Heath and all of us)
« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2008, 12:14:18 am »
I'll be at a Neil Young concert tomorrow evening. I don't know if 'Old Man' will be on the playlist, but if it is, I'll know who I'll be thinking of.

This song was played at the memorial service in Perth.



Neil Young - Old Man - Live at Massey Hall
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vef03k5i8VI[/youtube]
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Re: A Moment of Silence (for Heath and all of us)
« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2008, 12:19:42 am »
*David raises his hand in the air*

I believe in life after death too! :D

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Re: A Moment of Silence (for Heath and all of us)
« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2008, 12:52:43 am »
Oh boy so sad hey...gosh how will we move on from this...everything seems to have stopped
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Re: A Moment of Silence (for Heath and all of us)
« Reply #24 on: February 12, 2008, 01:12:27 am »

Neil Young - Old Man - Live at Massey Hall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vef03k5i8VI

Thanks for the video, John.  Here are the lyrics:

"Old Man"

Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.
Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.

Old man look at my life,
Twenty four
and there's so much more
Live alone in a paradise
That makes me think of two.

Love lost, such a cost,
Give me things
that don't get lost.
Like a coin that won't get tossed
Rolling home to you.

Old man take a look at my life
I'm a lot like you
I need someone to love me
the whole day through
Ah, one look in my eyes
and you can tell that's true.

Lullabies, look in your eyes,
Run around the same old town.
Doesn't mean that much to me
To mean that much to you.

I've been first and last
Look at how the time goes past.
But I'm all alone at last.
Rolling home to you.

Old man take a look at my life
I'm a lot like you
I need someone to love me
the whole day through
Ah, one look in my eyes
and you can tell that's true.

Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.
Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.

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Re: A Moment of Silence (for Heath and all of us)
« Reply #25 on: February 12, 2008, 07:56:07 am »
thanks for the video and the words.

I've already seen the playlist, Old Man isn't on it. But I'm sure I'll be thinking of Heath anyway. It's difficult not to....
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Re: A Moment of Silence (for Heath and all of us)
« Reply #26 on: February 12, 2008, 11:55:44 am »
So there will be no talking/posting on Bettermost at this time period, I suppose.  Sounds like a good idea. Too bad, there's no bell to ring on Bettermost at 3EST. ..  I guess BBM radio can't do something to this effect?? I always thought the music used in PLATOON was so emotional  in creating a feeling of a terrible terrible sense of loss. The title is ADAGIO FOR STRINGS by Samuel Barber.

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Re: A Moment of Silence (for Heath and all of us)
« Reply #27 on: February 12, 2008, 12:32:07 pm »
So there will be no talking/posting on Bettermost at this time period, I suppose.  Sounds like a good idea. Too bad, there's no bell to ring on Bettermost at 3EST. ..  I guess BBM radio can't do something to this effect??

Great idea.  Don't know if it's too short notice for that to happen....
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Re: A Moment of Silence (for Heath and all of us)
« Reply #28 on: February 12, 2008, 12:36:31 pm »
This means for continental Europe 9pm (21:00) and 8pm for the UK (20:00), correct? How long should the moment of silence be?

I always get goose bumps when I listen to G. Allegri's "Miserere" (the 1963 version with soloist Roy Goodman). Sooo beautiful. So heavenly...  :'(

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Re: A Moment of Silence (for Heath and all of us)
« Reply #29 on: February 12, 2008, 12:58:55 pm »

How long should the moment of silence be?


I think of a 'moment' as at least a minute, and then for however long you wish...  I don't know that a moment in time correlates specifically to the clock.

Here's a web site that converts the time for you:  http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
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