tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post8981972433291040595..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Sunday Mornings: Coffee, Reflections and MusicA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-64007288489603415762012-06-15T23:09:03.429+01:002012-06-15T23:09:03.429+01:00Many thanks for your kind comments/
Greetings fro...Many thanks for your kind comments/<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-35369736361949743992012-06-11T21:57:29.248+01:002012-06-11T21:57:29.248+01:00One important function of a monarchy, someone has ...One important function of a monarchy, someone has written, is to put on a good show. The Jubilee was a good show, and the queen an example of constancy.<br /><br />Her hats are part of the good show.<br /><br />Best regards from BostonMimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-1748068752482864892012-06-11T11:33:29.537+01:002012-06-11T11:33:29.537+01:00You make some telling points - the number of Iraq ...You make some telling points - the number of Iraq protesters being close to those at the palace etc. They'd say, of course, that the Queen is non-political - another brain teaser.<br />An enjoyable post and very good to get the views of an outsider - if I can call you that with no disparagement intended. A great read.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-48373287074154795422012-06-10T21:04:07.889+01:002012-06-10T21:04:07.889+01:00I am a monarchist, and like the constitutional rol...I am a monarchist, and like the constitutional role that the monarch plays in this country. So I had a ball, decorated the cottage in a distinctly over-the-top fashion (particularly for a Scottish village) and took a horde to the nearest big hill to light a beacon. And drink gin-and-tonics.<br /><br />One thing that does bug me is the trotting out of the phrase 'accident of birth', as if all nobility, Kings, Queens etc. somehow fell out of a birth canal near a title. They are who/what they are because of their family history, just as I am who/what I am because of mine. At some point in the past someone in their family shone in battle, conned a King, made a load of dosh or married up. Being born into such a family is surely not an accident? It happens, as it does for all of us.<br /><br />And how can punk have been so long ago? I fret that it feels like yesterday. God Save the Queen!Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-91857465334492183522012-06-10T18:42:22.202+01:002012-06-10T18:42:22.202+01:00Great post, Cuban, and probably the only one about...Great post, Cuban, and probably the only one about the Jubilee that I've had any interest in. I'm not a monarchy lover, I admit -- no interest at all, but I do love your judicious musings on the subject.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-7204399091251399302012-06-10T17:14:29.904+01:002012-06-10T17:14:29.904+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Judith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-63489104764173530602012-06-10T17:13:57.828+01:002012-06-10T17:13:57.828+01:00With no horse in the race, so to speak, I enjoyed ...With no horse in the race, so to speak, I enjoyed the Jubilee concert staged before Buckingham Palace. An older friend, who had attended the coronation, remarked how different the cast of characters were (in terms of color and class) and asked, "Did the grandchildren pick the performers?" :)Judith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-679749425043522292012-06-10T11:38:47.029+01:002012-06-10T11:38:47.029+01:00Dominic, mate, there was Pistols on Punk Britannia...Dominic, mate, there was Pistols on Punk Britannia! But they didn't show the "God Save the Queen" clip, God knows why. And it was interesting to see all these bands I knew so little about like Dr Feelgood. I'd seen a couple of clips on The Old Grey Whistle Test and You Tube but was completely ignorant of their origins and reach. Great programme. I'll be watching the second part in a little while on the BBC iPlayer. Whilst doing the ironing! :-)<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-86435517478450942832012-06-10T10:45:25.421+01:002012-06-10T10:45:25.421+01:00Wot? Punk Britannia with no Sex Pistols?
Just wat...Wot? Punk Britannia with no Sex Pistols?<br /><br />Just watched the video of GSTQ. Of its age or what? Policemen with sideburns! Well, at least there was no future for sideburns.<br /><br />I was also struck by what a cultural bombshell the Pistols were. They did for the 70s what the Beatles did for the 60s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com