My past is dying

[Silkie]

As most people know I worked at Shaw's Supermarket from October 01 until May 06. As you already know the Shaw's location in Southington, CT (where I worked from 9/04 until 5/06) closed down in October 06. Now the company has announced it will close the Bristol, CT location (which is where I worked from October 01 until September 04) on July 25. My past is dying.

http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2009/06/26/business/doc4a44f8b908d71625185761.txt

http://www.lordtonymackenzie.com/desiderata.html

Excellent reply Silkie.  The words in the first verse are especially appropriate in this case.

Thank you; I also thought the third and fifth were apropos, given our friend was talking about job and past "dying" - not that people of 27 would pay us any mind, but what the heck.

[GridLeakBias]

As most people know I worked at Shaw's Supermarket from October 01 until May 06. As you already know the Shaw's location in Southington, CT (where I worked from 9/04 until 5/06) closed down in October 06. Now the company has announced it will close the Bristol, CT location (which is where I worked from October 01 until September 04) on July 25. My past is dying.

http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2009/06/26/business/doc4a44f8b908d71625185761.txt

http://www.lordtonymackenzie.com/desiderata.html

Excellent reply Silkie.  The words in the first verse are especially appropriate in this case.

Thank you; I also thought the third and fifth were apropos, given our friend was talking about job and past "dying" - not that people of 27 would pay us any mind, but what the heck.

I would say, "It's a sign of the times", but that's such a worn out phrase.  Wish that I were more literate.

[Silkie]

As most people know I worked at Shaw's Supermarket from October 01 until May 06. As you already know the Shaw's location in Southington, CT (where I worked from 9/04 until 5/06) closed down in October 06. Now the company has announced it will close the Bristol, CT location (which is where I worked from October 01 until September 04) on July 25. My past is dying.

http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2009/06/26/business/doc4a44f8b908d71625185761.txt

http://www.lordtonymackenzie.com/desiderata.html

Excellent reply Silkie.  The words in the first verse are especially appropriate in this case.

Thank you; I also thought the third and fifth were apropos, given our friend was talking about job and past "dying" - not that people of 27 would pay us any mind, but what the heck.

I would say, "It's a sign of the times", but that's such a worn out phrase.  Wish that I were more literate.

Not worn out, we've just been around longer to hear it.  It's a sign of the times.  LOL

[GridLeakBias]

As most people know I worked at Shaw's Supermarket from October 01 until May 06. As you already know the Shaw's location in Southington, CT (where I worked from 9/04 until 5/06) closed down in October 06. Now the company has announced it will close the Bristol, CT location (which is where I worked from October 01 until September 04) on July 25. My past is dying.

http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2009/06/26/business/doc4a44f8b908d71625185761.txt

http://www.lordtonymackenzie.com/desiderata.html

Excellent reply Silkie.  The words in the first verse are especially appropriate in this case.

Thank you; I also thought the third and fifth were apropos, given our friend was talking about job and past "dying" - not that people of 27 would pay us any mind, but what the heck.

I would say, "It's a sign of the times", but that's such a worn out phrase.  Wish that I were more literate.

Not worn out, we've just been around longer to hear it.  It's a sign of the times.  LOL

Petula Clark had a positive view of "the sign of the times", 

Re:
It's a sign of the times
That your love for me is getting so much stronger
It's a sign of the times
And I know that I won't have to wait much longer
You've changed a lot somehow from the one I used to know-oh-oh
For when you hold me now it feels like you never want to let me go

It's a sign of the times
That you call me up whenever you feel lonely
It's a sign of the times
That you tell your friends that I'm your one and only
I'll never understand the way you treated me-ee-ee
But when I hold your hand I know you couldn't be the way you used to be

refrain
Maybe my lucky star at last decided to shine
Maybe somebody knows how long I've waited to make you mine, mm, mm, mm


I'll never understand the way you treated me-ee-ee
But when I hold your hand I know you couldn't be the way you used to be

refrain
Maybe my lucky star at last decided to shine
Maybe somebody knows how long I've waited to make you mine, mm, mm, mm

It's a sign of the times
That you kiss me now as if you really mean it
It's a sign of the times
And a year ago I never could have seen it
Don't ever change your mind and take your love away-ay-ay
Just leave the past behind and, baby, only think of how it is today

It's a sign of the ti-imes
It's a sign of the ti-i-i-i-imes
It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the ti-i-i-i-imes

FADE

[drt]

GridLeakBias,

you stole my thunder!

When I read "It's a Sign of the Times"; I immediately thought of the Petula Clark song.

btw- from what I understand, she is still going strong at least as of 2005 when a friend saw her live in concert, in Melbourne,Victoria,Australia.

[quadraphonic]

Every time yall have said "Sign of the Times" I've thought of Quiet Riot, but "to each his own."

[GridLeakBias]

GridLeakBias,

you stole my thunder!

When I read "It's a Sign of the Times"; I immediately thought of the Petula Clark song.

btw- from what I understand, she is still going strong at least as of 2005 when a friend saw her live in concert, in Melbourne,Victoria,Australia.

I was wondering where she is today.  Petula Clark became an international recording star early in the 1960s, and throughout the years has recorded hits in her native language of English and additionally in German, French, Italian and Spanish.

 

[drt]

I don't know where she is today, but my guess is that she's not in a McDonalds, drinking a rootbeer (a cruel hoax!) and also not listening to her new portable Insignia HD FM unit as well.

Seriously, she lives in France, last I heard several years ago and according to the link I'm going to post below (if I don't forget!) she got her start on the BBC at age 10 in October 1942.

I didn't read this whole article linked below (reminding myself to include the link), but from what I read, she is still active in entertaining and has yet to retire; in 2005 (she would have been 73); she looked remarkably well for her age and looked very vibrant and lively from the photographs I saw of her in Melbourne.

She is one class act.

link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petula_Clark

drt
(who also likes Quiet Riot and UB40; as well as Petula Clark!)

[Silkie]

You and I
As If We Never Said Goodbye
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love

Three Pet Clark stiffs, my fav being the latter of the three.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhjJPf-sc_Q

[drt]

You and I
As If We Never Said Goodbye
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love

Three Pet Clark stiffs, my fav being the latter of the three.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhjJPf-sc_Q

and for those that haven't checked the Buffalo board yet........ Silkie has been a great contributor to "and the stiffs just come on coming" thread!

although, I had never considered, "I Couldn't Live w/o Your Love" to be a stiff, but then again, I don't know how high it charted. (so it may very well be a stiff and probably is, as I have  observed, Silkie is right far  more often than I am! )

DRT,
(just a little  south of Buffalo at latitude 27.75n )