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John's Song
From: DairJ522@aol.com
Subject: Thanks
Date: 27 September 2004 22:44:03 BDT
To: chris.rawlence@rosettalife.org
Hi Chris, I want to thank you for your help today. I am finding that the more I learn about computers the more I have to learn. Look forward to seeing you next week. Till then keep well. Be Lucky.
Big John
From: chris.rawlence@rosettalife.org
Subject: your e-mail
Date: 22 February 2005 06:41:31 GMT
To: john@dair.wanadoo.co.uk
Hi John, We're in the process of sorting out your Rosetta Life e-mail. Have a think about our chat about carers and role. I think we could do something useful here - a poem, or a piece of writing, or the lyric of a song?? See you next Monday.
Chris
From: chris.rawlence@rosettalife.org
Subject: YOUR SONG
Date: 28 March 2005 20:46:24 BDT
To: jdair33@hotmail.com
Dear John, I've had a go at what we worked on - here it is. I've tried to enfold what you said into the structure of a song - that you might sing?? Nothing's final with this. I've taken a few liberties. Let me know what feels right or wrong, what else you'd like to see. It's up to you to tell me what is true. When we get the words right, then we'll find a musician, or three. This is a draft. I think we can find a more affirmative ending. Hope you've had a good easter and I'll be in contact mid week.
Chris
From: jdair33@hotmail.com
Subject: Song
Date: 29 March 2005 15:03:10 BDT
To: chris.rawlence@rosettalife.org
Hi Chris, Well, what can I say, I honestly think what you have done is brilliant, I have trouble reading it for the tears blurring my vision, I find it very moving. As you have captured my feelings so exact. I have been playing about with something, let me know what you think. Here it is.
Breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out. Three score years and ten, I can't remember when I had any trouble breathing in and breathing out. I mean it is so easy, the natural thing to do. That is until some illness befalls you. Mine was Lung Cancer, Oh what a shock.
Now it's not so easy to breath in and out, Too much smoking, too much drinking, Too much time in bars in smoky atmospheres. I know it's no good moaning, I brought it on myself, but if truth be known, I would do it all again.
Breathing in, breathing out. How I now manage this simple task, Oxygen machine, nebuliser, and pumps of many colours, loads and loads of pills in every shape and form. Still it can't be all bad, for I am still managing. Breathing in, breathing ooooooooooooooout.
From: chris.rawlence@rosettalife.org
Subject: Re: Song
Date: 29 March 2005 15:19:01 BDT
To: jdair33@hotmail.com
John, I'm so pleased that you like it. This is what a collaboration is! I like your Breathing text. Let's go to the work on that and discover its rhythm, its pulse, its breath.... and make a song of this as well. I aim to be in next Monday so hope to see you then.
Chris
Making it happen
