Re: Lionheart

[Norman Buchwald <jbuchwald@csun.edu>]

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>My response was, in fact, two sentences too long.  I am usually
>a pacifist non-smoker, except when it comes to children.
>I can only say that *if* Kate is
>going to have children, I sincerely hope she gives up
>the habit then, for their sakes.
>
>Now for the puzzler:
>Why is the title of "Oh England My Lionheart" hand-lettered on
>the cover of my _Lionheart_ CD, when all the other titles are
>typeset?  I tried grep'ing for this in the archives and the Garden,
>but all I got was the haystack.
>
>--
>The UnderToad, (P. Dale Campbell, pdCampbell@goodyear.com)
>___

Have you forgotten "Breathing?"  ("Breathing my mother in/Breathing her 
nicotine"?)  Why would Kate smoke when she's pregnant when she's been 
aware of the effects it can do to a fetus more than fifteen years ago?  
Personally, I'm more concerned about her own health (I want her to be 
around for years to come) and her voice, if anything  (She'll run into 
more and more problems the more and more her throat's affected.)  As for 
the "Oh England My Lionheart" logo, on my Woman's Work CD set, the 
"Lionheart" CD also prints the lyrics, and the lyrics are also uniquely 
handwritten compared to the typesetting to the rest.  Kate considered the 
song very important to her.  (I wish I was home so I could refer to 
quotes she may have made on The Visual Documentary book about her.  
(Printed right after the release of "The Whole Story" and available at 
any Tower record store that sells books).  Written in the tradition of 
the World War I poems, (very famous in Brit Lit to this day) she sings 
from the point of view from a soldier just shot in the war and in love 
with his country.  Kate is probably also indirectly singing the love for 
her country, anthemlike.  So it's a personal choice on her part.  Not bad 
since until "The Dreaming," Kate did not have complete control over her 
art.  

                                             Stormin' Norman