What Are You Doing Now?

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Post by Rob Houghton »

Perhaps he was waiting for her by the Cathedral, and she didn't turn up, but if the bells had rung she might have had an attack of conscience... :wink:
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Post by Courtenay »

Perhaps. Or are we reading too much into it?? :lol: (I guess I'm just still a little baffled as to how a cathedral could logically be blamed for a failed romance. But then, what do I know? :wink: )
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It’s poetry - full of metaphors. :lol: To me he is saying, if they had gotten married (if the bells had rung), they would not have drifted apart, because their future would be together. Yes, in metaphors cathedrals can think and have intentions, like all those castles that frown down on Enid Blyton characters!
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Yeah, but it's still hardly the cathedral's fault that she didn't say yes. :mrgreen: :wink:
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Actually, it just might be, being the house of that greatest of all metaphors which control our fate. :wink:
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Now there's a thought — gosh, who would have reckoned this song could be that profound... :lol:
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Or 'bell' might not be the bell of the cathedral... just sayin' :mrgreen:
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Chick and I have been to see Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story at the Theatre Royal, Brighton. We have seen it several times before, but it is such a great show and well worth seeing again and again. :D

On the way out of the theatre, we booked tickets for the evening performance of Halfway To Paradise: The Billy Fury Story on 23rd June. It is another show that we've seen a number of times, but another that is worth repeating. :D
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Glad you both enjoyed yourselves, Eddie! No doubt you'll be rocking in the ailses on the 23rd! I must admit, Brighton does attract some cracking shows. :D
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I'm wondering if I should order this new book on Corfe as it has no reviews yet:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/085 ... 1OLE&psc=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Did any of the forumites read it yet?
And what do you think about it?
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Practicing the hazard perception test, much more dfifficult than the questions :( . I can't get the hang of it all, I'm either clicking too many times or not enough! :x
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Chrissie777 wrote:I'm wondering if I should order this new book on Corfe as it has no reviews yet:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/085 ... 1OLE&psc=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Did any of the forumites read it yet?
And what do you think about it?
It looks interesting, Chrissie. I'd be interested to see some reviews. :D
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I'll check it again in a few weeks, Eddie. 8)
Maybe some Corfe fans will order it and post a review.
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Great shows Eddie. :D :D
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Thanks for your responses, Number 6 and John. :D
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