Hi Lynn, yes I've seen Tish - as I messaged to a friend of mine I found it a wonderfully poignant documentary offering a warts and all portrait of a marvellous talent. I felt the participation of her brothers and its creation by her daughter adds to it's authenticity. I recognised much of which Tish captured and I ran through many emotions while watching; anger, happiness, bitterness, sadness and joy. I thought Maxine Peake did a decent job of a northeast accent voicing some of Tish's writings and I had to smile that there are subtitles for those with stronger Geordie accents. It was good to see Chris Killip make an appearance speaking kindly of Tish (and by the way Newcastle's Laing Gallery has a permanent exhibition of some of his work) but it's clear she was not too taken with Side. I also thought there was a sideways pop at photographers from other places 'parachuting' into the northeast for a bit to take photos of deprived areas whereas Tish was definitely one of our own.
Hello Harry, how funny - I also have an awful fear of bodies of water! This was really interesting, and at the moment for me hit especially close to home (excuse the pun). I’m only 20, but after two years of living in London alone, I spent the second half of the second year inexplicably drawn back to the town I grew up in. I found this particularly odd because I spent half my whole time there just waiting to leave and get to London to ‘start my life’! None of my family live in the area I grew up in anymore either, but (comedically) maybe that is what made me want to go back there! But still after feeling so strongly for such a long time that I wanted to be as far away from that place as possible, once I’d been an Adult for a couple of years I sort of found myself wanting the comfort of the place where I grew up, even though my times there were not overly happy, and London was completely the happiest and most exciting time of my life! I found this article very enlightening and the way you described your life stories and various marriages fascinating, as well as an extremely sophisticated way of storytelling. Thank you for this! Looking forward to reading more stories about your adventures. :)
I've also lived a somewhat peripatetic life with regard to houses. The present one is where I have lived the longest (24 years). Have you seen the film 'Tish'? I love her photography. Sad that I didn't manage to get down for Chris KIllip's exhibition.
Hi Lynn, yes I've seen Tish - as I messaged to a friend of mine I found it a wonderfully poignant documentary offering a warts and all portrait of a marvellous talent. I felt the participation of her brothers and its creation by her daughter adds to it's authenticity. I recognised much of which Tish captured and I ran through many emotions while watching; anger, happiness, bitterness, sadness and joy. I thought Maxine Peake did a decent job of a northeast accent voicing some of Tish's writings and I had to smile that there are subtitles for those with stronger Geordie accents. It was good to see Chris Killip make an appearance speaking kindly of Tish (and by the way Newcastle's Laing Gallery has a permanent exhibition of some of his work) but it's clear she was not too taken with Side. I also thought there was a sideways pop at photographers from other places 'parachuting' into the northeast for a bit to take photos of deprived areas whereas Tish was definitely one of our own.
Life’s indeed ‘snakes and ladders’! Enjoyed reading your story!
Thanks 😊
Hello Harry, how funny - I also have an awful fear of bodies of water! This was really interesting, and at the moment for me hit especially close to home (excuse the pun). I’m only 20, but after two years of living in London alone, I spent the second half of the second year inexplicably drawn back to the town I grew up in. I found this particularly odd because I spent half my whole time there just waiting to leave and get to London to ‘start my life’! None of my family live in the area I grew up in anymore either, but (comedically) maybe that is what made me want to go back there! But still after feeling so strongly for such a long time that I wanted to be as far away from that place as possible, once I’d been an Adult for a couple of years I sort of found myself wanting the comfort of the place where I grew up, even though my times there were not overly happy, and London was completely the happiest and most exciting time of my life! I found this article very enlightening and the way you described your life stories and various marriages fascinating, as well as an extremely sophisticated way of storytelling. Thank you for this! Looking forward to reading more stories about your adventures. :)
Thanks for your very kind words Mabel - here's where my fear of water comes from - https://open.substack.com/pub/harrywatson/p/oh-i-do-like-to-be-beside-the-seaside?r=1v4z4o&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
I've also lived a somewhat peripatetic life with regard to houses. The present one is where I have lived the longest (24 years). Have you seen the film 'Tish'? I love her photography. Sad that I didn't manage to get down for Chris KIllip's exhibition.
He was OK Ben, he'd been the Minister of Sport before the job swap so just went back to his old role...