WOODPECKER WOOLIAMS is the bizarre pseudonym for Brighton resident Gemma Williams who earned this nickname for her tendency to nod along to her music and a fervent love of woolly jumpers.
Her excellent album The Bird School Of Being Human has just been released and you can read my glowing Whisperin’ & Hollerin’ review here.
The standout track is Sparrow, a disturbing song that takes lines from Dolly Parton’s ‘Little Sparrow’ and presents them in a darker, more venomous setting. Continue reading
The fascination with the emerging intelligence of a child discovering the world for the first time is different from the declining mental faculties of the elderly.
But when dealing with both we need a degree of patience and tact.
This is depicted in the short video made in 2007 by Greek director Constantin Pilavous which a former student of mine sent to me.
It can either be viewed as a reminder of the need to treat ageing parents with love and respect or (a more cynical viewpoint) an indication of how ageing parents are skilled in making their offspring feel guity.
Watch and decide for yourself :
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