"A Pittance of time" -A song based on experience.

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  1. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    YouTube - A Pittance of Time - Terry Kelly

    The intro on u-tube reads

    On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store's PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us. Terry was impressed with the store's leadership role in adopting the Legion's "two minutes of silence" initiative. He felt that the store's contribution of educating the public to the importance of remembering was commendable. When eleven o'clock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the "two minutes of silence" to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child, showed their respect. Terry's anger towards the father for trying to engage the store's clerk in conversation and for setting a bad example for his child was later channeled into a beautiful piece of work called, "A Pittance of Time". Terry later recorded "A Pittance of Time" and included it on his full-length music CD, "The Power of the Dream".


    My own experience.
    In the late 1980's I went to a 158 Squadron reunion in Yorkshire - the veterans held a short act of remembrance at the Church adjacent to their old airfield at lisset.
    As they did so a lad in his 20's came along towing a rally car and was less than impressed with these "old men" who held him back- "the pittance of time" was lost on him - even when it was explained what was taking place.
    Some folks just don't have an ounce of respect.
    Had I not seen this with my own eyes I would not have believed it , but they say there is one born every minute.

    A colleague who send me this saying " Even if it is late , watch this" - it does say a lot.
     

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