Various People on Fathers & Father figures
“At present there is an alarming scarcity in British life of public figures we revere or admire. Or even like. I can think of very few in politics or the media or business whose example young people might be encouraged to emulate. There is a poverty of inspiration out there. All the more reason why in this era of dire tumult and anxiety we look to someone who has not just authority but common sense, decency, a will to honour the life we have been given, and the wit to enjoy it. Jürgen Klopp isn’t just for Liverpool. He isn’t just for his adoring fans and the quote-hungry sports media either. He is for all of us”
In memory of Peter Quinn (1930–2019), my dad, who first took me to Anfield, Anthony Quinn
I’m not that interested in sport, but I’m so glad Jürgen Klopp is in the world and not only because my husband is a Liverpool fan. In the age of Trump and Johnson he delights me as an example of what male leadership can look like: passionate, humorous, generous, kind, driven by humility and integrity and, above all, decency. My husband loads up clips from post-match interviews and match highlights for me to watch and without fail Klopp makes me laugh or my heart swell.
Lucy Kirkwood, playwright, quoted in the Observer
In 1st position is
Sk8ter boi ... On his intended letter
Hey,
Just read the latest post,
I’ll try my best to tell that to my father
Pozdrawiam
Maciek
Kirill has The Cure
“...Once at, English class I used "sarcasm" and the teacher corrected me with "irony".. did the hell she had the right for such substitution?!..)
11 years ago I was awakened by the doorbell. My friend said “Uncle Kolya has gone..” I wasn’t close to my father those times. But we contacted regularly then, I’ve spoken to him two days or weeks before and hadn’t even a thought that this was for the last time.. can’t remember if any of us used to say “I love you” but we always could rely on one another .. or at least I can say this now.
And we could be much closer now. And still there are opportunities to say “I love you” that way.
Did I ever send you this ..... the Dropbox thing can wait until I am over
See you soon”
Godbeer’s daughter on her father
http://57rulesofmedia.blogspot.com/2011/01/fear-of-godbeer.html
“Hello -
I'm Roger Godbeer's daughter and I just thought I'd let you know that I enjoyed reading your text about my father. My dad passed away unexpectedly a few days before Christmas this year (Dec. 22nd). He was active and energetic right to the end so it was a huge shock to everyone. I did some googling after he died to see if there was anything I could find about him -- he retired before the Internet had taken off, so there wasn't much, but I did come across your blog. Unfortunately I don't think my dad ever saw it but I'm sure if he did he would have had a good laugh about it. I did include some excerpts of your piece in the eulogy I gave for my father as I know my father would have enjoyed it. I think you really captured his work persona. I don't know if you ever got to know him more on a personal note. To his family and friends he was a 'gentle giant'. He was a good man and cared deeply for his family and friends. I know though at work, he was often demanding (but I like to think also fair) and he wanted both to "do the right thing" and "do the thing right".
I really appreciated you writing about him.
kind regards -
Gail”
J.C. Muir on his Great Uncle...
“... had a great-uncle killed in 1942 in Texas while training for the US air force. Only found this out last year when going through a box at my mum’s – found the telegram that brought the news.
Anyway, not getting maudlin or anything!”
