Oh yeah sure.
I have a framed photograph of my grandfather sitting at his typewriter in Egypt in 1938.
I have a book of songs and poetry that my childhood friend Stuart Groen wrote and passed on to me before he died.
you can see a video recording of him playing one of his songs here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP2-dAH2qZQ
That guy is GREAT; So much talent! I can picture myself listening to it on a car radio, it's a very beautiful song. It's so alive, full of passion and longing.
:-)
I don't even know him and I wish he was still around!
:-'(
Yeah heaps of talent. What was so awe inspiring about Stuart was he was equal parts talent and productivity, what he created in his short life was quite astounding. He had written a trilogy of fantasy books, was halfway through writing the last one when he died. He played in a local Sydney band called Archives he wrote songs and poetry wherever he went, on napkins, on paper bags, little scraps of paper. I have a file on my computer of songs he recorded solo and they are just brilliant. As a creative person myself he was a very inspiring force in my life and he continues to be post death.
"We are all born with potential; potential to grow,
potential to change and potential to bloom. The
butterfly, one of nature’s most beautiful creatures,
is the final result of a life spent shifting, readjusting,
and improving. Known for the complex iridescent
patterns upon their wings, and their other worldly
flutter; butterflies enter the world as nothing more than
a soft egg, clinging to the underside of a leaf. To see
a butterfly in motion is beautiful, to understand, to
understand the tumultuous journey it has taken, is to
be inspired."
-Stuart Groen
He was working at a small cafe in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney. During one of his shifts the back kitchen flooded. He was on the phone to the owner of the store trying to sort out the blocked drain. The flooded water had risen to a point and unbeknownst to him was sitting in some electrical wiring. When he touched the drain to remove the metal top he was electrocuted.
Is it normal to keep up memorial items of what I've lost?
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Oh man that love letter must be so precious in the context of your family. What an amazing, beautiful thing to have obtained :)
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Thanks, it's very precious to me! It's actually a color copy of the original which I placed in her urn as per her wishes after she passed away.
Do you have any special items that you keep in memorial of those you've lost?
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Oh yeah sure.
I have a framed photograph of my grandfather sitting at his typewriter in Egypt in 1938.
I have a book of songs and poetry that my childhood friend Stuart Groen wrote and passed on to me before he died.
you can see a video recording of him playing one of his songs here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP2-dAH2qZQ
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That guy is GREAT; So much talent! I can picture myself listening to it on a car radio, it's a very beautiful song. It's so alive, full of passion and longing.
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I don't even know him and I wish he was still around!
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Yeah heaps of talent. What was so awe inspiring about Stuart was he was equal parts talent and productivity, what he created in his short life was quite astounding. He had written a trilogy of fantasy books, was halfway through writing the last one when he died. He played in a local Sydney band called Archives he wrote songs and poetry wherever he went, on napkins, on paper bags, little scraps of paper. I have a file on my computer of songs he recorded solo and they are just brilliant. As a creative person myself he was a very inspiring force in my life and he continues to be post death.
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"We are all born with potential; potential to grow,
potential to change and potential to bloom. The
butterfly, one of nature’s most beautiful creatures,
is the final result of a life spent shifting, readjusting,
and improving. Known for the complex iridescent
patterns upon their wings, and their other worldly
flutter; butterflies enter the world as nothing more than
a soft egg, clinging to the underside of a leaf. To see
a butterfly in motion is beautiful, to understand, to
understand the tumultuous journey it has taken, is to
be inspired."
-Stuart Groen
I hope you don't mind if I ask but how did he die?
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He was working at a small cafe in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney. During one of his shifts the back kitchen flooded. He was on the phone to the owner of the store trying to sort out the blocked drain. The flooded water had risen to a point and unbeknownst to him was sitting in some electrical wiring. When he touched the drain to remove the metal top he was electrocuted.