Puddle of Gravy's time in the interstitial wilderness concludes with a heartfelt pean to the wonders of the old, the elderly, and the dead (maybe from old). If you listened to the last episode, then this one will make you chuckle to yourself and say, "I recognize the reference!", which as we all know is the greatest feeling a person in the Twenty First Century can feel. Anyway, if you want to learn about Pompeii (it's a low-growth area), have a listen.[EDIT: Now the link is fixed!]
Great Show!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the Brothers G have continued this most entertaining project!! As always I look forward to the next one, which hopefully, will be available in a fortnight.
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that african story is pretty f'd up.
A "Dead Celebrety Diary" Danny? That's pretty... hmm... I'll say original (or weird). :)
I loved Danny's version of "teach a man to fish" ...something like "teach an old lady to change a cartridge"
I completely agree with the unwillingness of "old" people not WANTING to learn of techy things of our time.(although i suppose there has to be some exceptions to the rule)
I found really interesting the notion of living in a city/country which is relatively new. Not seeing builings that are several hundred years old. I've never thought about it before.
A very good episode, just what I expect from you.
ReplyDeleteDanny, your DIY approach towards your elderly customers is brilliant. You know the saying, if you build a man a fire you keep him warm for a night, if you set him on fire you keep him warm for the rest of his life.
I also like your philosophical approach towards historical things.
And Tom, part of the joy of studying history is the fact that you never quite know which things of a given historical period will make it through time. Sure, for some things you can say right from the start that they are important and therefore are more likely to being preserved. But there is also so much stuff that the original owners/builders/founders would have hold cheap. And yet these are now precisely the things that "survived" and tell us more about a certain time and place than precious gold coins or the like would have.
Hope to hear from you soon
ontic5