E-mail exchange between me nd the missus on this very subject yesterday: My question to her: Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2020, 07:55:41 p.m. EDT Subject: Did I ever send you this ? I think you took me to see this once - the dance that is, One of my favourite pieces of music. Actually traded e-mails with John Mills-Cockel of Syrinx when I was trying to replace a missing album of his. He sent me a copy. a-mg6.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.partner=rogers-acs&.rand=fnbs394d684di Her response: Sat., Aug. 29 at 8:48 p.m. They won an international competition with this pas de deux in 1980. David Moroni went with them to Varna as their coach. Evelyn Hart became an international star. David Peregrine started dancing in Ottawa in our school (Nesta Toumine) and went on to the Royal Winnipeg where they both studied with David Moroni. David Peregrine died in a plane crash. He was piloting.
It is the anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech. If you watch videos of it this lady is sat behind him. King wasn't going to make that famous speech but she lent forward and said "Tell them about your dream, Martin." He had mentioned it to her a couple of days previously. Before he came on she had sung a few songs in front of what then was the biggest crowd someone had sung in front front of. Worth listening to for the ending as she walks away from the mic. Just about my all time favourite performance. Especially for what was surrounding it.
50 years ago this weekend less than a busful of us were watching Chillo and Waggy steer us to a 2-1 win at Watford. Meanwhile, on the Isle Of Wight
