Happysad
Created | Updated May 1, 2016
I like this month's Create theme, even though it is sad, as it is good to celebrate people. David Bowie was a particular one that affected me this year, as I know of him from the collaboration with Queen and also enjoyed the film Labyrinth in which he pretty much stole the show as the Goblin King.
The Create theme made me think of people from other years too. I remember having a bit of a depression in 1992 when I learned about Frankie Howerd and Benny Hill, even though I wasn't a fan of the latter, because that was so close to my loss of three relatives, including my grandad, who I always remember as inspiring my interest in science. I remember my gran too, as she inspired my interest in experimenting with crafts and not being afraid to deviate from the pattern. Plus she often stayed overnight at our house and was happy to sit with me when I was afraid of going to sleep because of nightmares.
I wasn't a Queen fan in 1991, so I didn't have much awareness of Freddie Mercury then, although I remember my schoolfriend brought a newspaper in on the day after. One that affected me more closely was his boyfriend Jim Hutton, who died in 2010 - I met him in 2005, and he was friendly and happy to see me and my mum each day when we were all at the Queen Convention.
And of course the one I felt the most was my dear partner in 2014, but I remember her well because she changed my life and made me a better person, so every time I am myself and every time I try to help people and make a difference, she is proud of me.
The Create theme made me think of people from other years too. I remember having a bit of a depression in 1992 when I learned about Frankie Howerd and Benny Hill, even though I wasn't a fan of the latter, because that was so close to my loss of three relatives, including my grandad, who I always remember as inspiring my interest in science. I remember my gran too, as she inspired my interest in experimenting with crafts and not being afraid to deviate from the pattern. Plus she often stayed overnight at our house and was happy to sit with me when I was afraid of going to sleep because of nightmares.
I wasn't a Queen fan in 1991, so I didn't have much awareness of Freddie Mercury then, although I remember my schoolfriend brought a newspaper in on the day after. One that affected me more closely was his boyfriend Jim Hutton, who died in 2010 - I met him in 2005, and he was friendly and happy to see me and my mum each day when we were all at the Queen Convention.
And of course the one I felt the most was my dear partner in 2014, but I remember her well because she changed my life and made me a better person, so every time I am myself and every time I try to help people and make a difference, she is proud of me.
