by stacy1 Wed May 28, 2008 9:52 pm
I have just found this website, am not sure if any member of Cranky George receive these postings or they just go into cyberspace - I'm not that up on computer technology but here goes.... I feel a little embarrassed after reading a lot of your postings here but I had never heard of you before May 2nd 2008, apologies for that!!! I feel a little foolish but feel I need to give you a little insight into leading up to May 2nd. I became a widower in April 2007 at the age of 34, my husband of 8 years unfortunately lost his 12 months battle with cancer which left me with 2 small boys aged 6 & 2 years. I have been through a lot of the grief process since then as a mum and a woman who has lost her partner in life. 2 years ago a childhood friend of mine relocated to Santa Monica, she flew to see me the week Kevin died and was a godsend, anyhow just after Christmas she invited myself and my boys out to stay with her and her family for the 1st anniversary of my husbands death, I jumped at the chance as I felt it would be great for all 3 of us to get away, I had been to California in my early 20's and had really good memories of my holiday there and felt it would do the boys and myself good to be able to get out and about to the beach etc. Anyhow that's exactly what we did my boys and I went to the beach most days, walked on Santa Monica Pier went on some rides ate dinner there and I felt we really re-grouped as a family of 3 and I felt my eldest who is now 7 finally felt that our little family unit of 3 was OK , I must say that as I mum I really never had any doubts in my ability to nuture my boys through this which I am sure will always be the most painful time in their lives, a mum is what I am and am proud to say I know I am good at it. Anyhow on Friday 2nd May my friends husband had offered to babysit all the children while my friend and I went out with some of her friends, I must say I wasn't particularly thrilled but did feel quite comfortable in the fact that I was going on a night out and I wouldn't be bumping into anyone who knew what had happened over the last 12 months - I think I had been pitied out really!!! Anyhow my friend and her girlfriends had seen you at Molly Malone's before and were really buzzing to be able to see you again. I really didn't know what to expect what with one thing and another they were all trying to describe what kind of music you played who you were etc!!! (1 a one time Pogue another an Actor?????) What kind of band was this i kept thinking!!!! Anyhow you all came onto the stage and started with your music (I must say here that it had been quite a few years since I'd seen a live band playing real instruments) i was completely blown away not just by your music but by all your enthusiasm, passion and just everything about all of you up on that stage. I guess i was just carried away by your whole set and I can honestly say when you had finished I felt like a completely different woman than what had walked in the door a few hours previously, I felt completely alive something I hadn't felt like in a really long time and I felt like Stacy again(probably how I did 10 or 15 years ago), not a widower or a mum or anything else just me and I really had to try to contact you all to say from the bottom of my heart you will never know how your music that night has changed me, I'm not saying I am ready to meet someone else just yet but I am ready to live my life again. I have searched all over the internet for your music and have found you myspace website with some of your tracks on and play it every day, so every day I have a smile on my face thinking about that night. We are back home in England now and are all settled back and life is really pretty good, my boys and I are making plans for the future and we all laugh at least once a day!!! Our holiday was a real turning point for us as a family and May 2nd was my turning point so thank you all very much and keep going!!! It will be a few years before we can afford to come back for another a holiday but I will make sure I check your website for when you are playing because I would really love to see you perform again. I notice that you James do check into this website - if you read my posting will you please pass my heartfelt thanks onto everyone else you were all fabulous that night!!!!!!!!!
I have just found this website, am not sure if any member of Cranky George receive these postings or they just go into cyberspace - I'm not that up on computer technology but here goes.... I feel a little embarrassed after reading a lot of your postings here but I had never heard of you before May 2nd 2008, apologies for that!!! I feel a little foolish but feel I need to give you a little insight into leading up to May 2nd. I became a widower in April 2007 at the age of 34, my husband of 8 years unfortunately lost his 12 months battle with cancer which left me with 2 small boys aged 6 & 2 years. I have been through a lot of the grief process since then as a mum and a woman who has lost her partner in life. 2 years ago a childhood friend of mine relocated to Santa Monica, she flew to see me the week Kevin died and was a godsend, anyhow just after Christmas she invited myself and my boys out to stay with her and her family for the 1st anniversary of my husbands death, I jumped at the chance as I felt it would be great for all 3 of us to get away, I had been to California in my early 20's and had really good memories of my holiday there and felt it would do the boys and myself good to be able to get out and about to the beach etc. Anyhow that's exactly what we did my boys and I went to the beach most days, walked on Santa Monica Pier went on some rides ate dinner there and I felt we really re-grouped as a family of 3 and I felt my eldest who is now 7 finally felt that our little family unit of 3 was OK , I must say that as I mum I really never had any doubts in my ability to nuture my boys through this which I am sure will always be the most painful time in their lives, a mum is what I am and am proud to say I know I am good at it. Anyhow on Friday 2nd May my friends husband had offered to babysit all the children while my friend and I went out with some of her friends, I must say I wasn't particularly thrilled but did feel quite comfortable in the fact that I was going on a night out and I wouldn't be bumping into anyone who knew what had happened over the last 12 months - I think I had been pitied out really!!! Anyhow my friend and her girlfriends had seen you at Molly Malone's before and were really buzzing to be able to see you again. I really didn't know what to expect what with one thing and another they were all trying to describe what kind of music you played who you were etc!!! (1 a one time Pogue another an Actor?????) What kind of band was this i kept thinking!!!! Anyhow you all came onto the stage and started with your music (I must say here that it had been quite a few years since I'd seen a live band playing real instruments) i was completely blown away not just by your music but by all your enthusiasm, passion and just everything about all of you up on that stage. I guess i was just carried away by your whole set and I can honestly say when you had finished I felt like a completely different woman than what had walked in the door a few hours previously, I felt completely alive something I hadn't felt like in a really long time and I felt like Stacy again(probably how I did 10 or 15 years ago), not a widower or a mum or anything else just me and I really had to try to contact you all to say from the bottom of my heart you will never know how your music that night has changed me, I'm not saying I am ready to meet someone else just yet but I am ready to live my life again. I have searched all over the internet for your music and have found you myspace website with some of your tracks on and play it every day, so every day I have a smile on my face thinking about that night. We are back home in England now and are all settled back and life is really pretty good, my boys and I are making plans for the future and we all laugh at least once a day!!! Our holiday was a real turning point for us as a family and May 2nd was my turning point so thank you all very much and keep going!!! It will be a few years before we can afford to come back for another a holiday but I will make sure I check your website for when you are playing because I would really love to see you perform again. I notice that you James do check into this website - if you read my posting will you please pass my heartfelt thanks onto everyone else you were all fabulous that night!!!!!!!!!
