tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post7637552508687741336..comments2023-10-31T14:13:40.328+00:00Comments on Big Big Train: BrooklandsGregory Spawtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03196915153035297756noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-85491277023557039662017-08-08T11:34:46.724+01:002017-08-08T11:34:46.724+01:00I came on here planning to goad the band about nev...I came on here planning to goad the band about never playing up north...after reading this it seemed rather shallow. I will be at Loreley next year. Thanks to John for putting things in perspective...TitusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-56959026239964522142016-09-27T12:05:54.475+01:002016-09-27T12:05:54.475+01:00Thanks so much for your reply Greg. It means a lot...Thanks so much for your reply Greg. It means a lot.<br /><br />In late August we went away on a family holiday to a place called One Mile Beach in New South Wales just north of Sydney. Each morning and afternoon.when Leeanne was resting I'd walk the beach and listen to your music. I played nothing but The Underfall Yard and English Electric Full Power for about a week. This is when I fell in love with your music and ordered Folklore soon after. I must make special mention of my love for the end brass/trumpet solo section of Victorian Brickwork which always stops me in my tracks.<br /><br />After Leeanne went to bed a couple of nights ago I said I wanted to play a song on the stereo and hear it in its entirety and would she mind. I said the song made me feel good and wanted to share it with her. Leeanne has brain metastases and often struggles with memory. However, the next day she said, "I liked that song you played last night". It made my day. The song was of course Brooklands.<br /><br />All the best,<br />John<br /><br />One Mile Beach:<br />https://goo.gl/photos/qszPF7kY8pid9LbS9Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429598091401608647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-88835983975247216362016-09-26T12:38:59.228+01:002016-09-26T12:38:59.228+01:00John, I read your comment when I was with David ye...John, I read your comment when I was with David yesterday and we would like to thank you for your kind words. Our thoughts are with you both. Gregory Spawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03196915153035297756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-45127604381563068042016-09-24T12:00:09.075+01:002016-09-24T12:00:09.075+01:00Folklore has become very special to me over the la...Folklore has become very special to me over the last few weeks. Brooklands is the centrepiece for me and my favorite BBT song. My wife is very ill with cancer and her life will soon come to an end as there is no cure. We have lived life to the fullest in the last few months and this year has felt more like twenty. Brooklands fills me with hope and is a great comfort. I know next to nothing about racing but the themes of time and living life to the fullest help keep my hope alive. Brooklands came into my life at exactly the right time. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429598091401608647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-17646801426538842952016-05-20T21:50:33.843+01:002016-05-20T21:50:33.843+01:00Wow, very inspiring story. Thanks for sharing this...Wow, very inspiring story. Thanks for sharing this in word and tune!<br />We need more stories of heros like this.<br /><br />"He died on Loch Ness in 1952 whilst attempting to break the water speed record." much like Donald Campbell, I guess, who died trying to break his record in 1967 when he lost control of his boat called the Bluebird. Recovery of the Bluebird began in 2001 (?) when diver Bill Smith was inspired to look for the wreck after hearing the Marillion song "Out of this World" (from the album Afraid of Sunlight), which was written about Campbell and Bluebird - source: Wikipedia<br />Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589203027350074152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440667673901774474.post-1426406962578562982016-05-13T23:09:11.511+01:002016-05-13T23:09:11.511+01:00I visited Brooklands a couple of years ago. Fasci...I visited Brooklands a couple of years ago. Fascinating place. In the nearby village you can still see another part of the banked race track. It's really exciting to imagine those cars - some driven by women - racing around there in its heyday.Janea57https://www.blogger.com/profile/01924538365124788840noreply@blogger.com