Reporter; "Are you putting on extra security for the Queens visit"?
Lange : " We are hoping she will behave herself".
Apparently not an original joke , but great timing.
I sat next to his mother on a boat tour of Lake Manapouri . She quietly said to me , "I'm David Lange's mother , I am not sure I am proud of him , or not ."I can't remember my reply, but I'm sure she was very proud of him indeed. Would have been between 1983 and 1986 .
Thank you Jesse. I feel such a sadness almost a yearning for the Lange years again. I somehow felt safe and uplifted by him. And at the risk of politicising the moment I just can't imagine the hollow man currently running our country (that is the parts that Winston and David allow him to) as having anything like the bandwidth to be witty. How do you monetise wittiness or joy. So our joyless trio of hollow men continue to go on about growth, mines and immigration while providing no vision, no joy no hope even. God I miss Lange. Your memories of him have enriched my day and likewise the monarch weaving a chrysalis on my swan plant is reminding me of the miracle of life beyond the bottom line.
Reporter; "Are you putting on extra security for the Queens visit"?
Lange : " We are hoping she will behave herself".
Apparently not an original joke , but great timing.
I sat next to his mother on a boat tour of Lake Manapouri . She quietly said to me , "I'm David Lange's mother , I am not sure I am proud of him , or not ."I can't remember my reply, but I'm sure she was very proud of him indeed. Would have been between 1983 and 1986 .
Thank you Jesse. I feel such a sadness almost a yearning for the Lange years again. I somehow felt safe and uplifted by him. And at the risk of politicising the moment I just can't imagine the hollow man currently running our country (that is the parts that Winston and David allow him to) as having anything like the bandwidth to be witty. How do you monetise wittiness or joy. So our joyless trio of hollow men continue to go on about growth, mines and immigration while providing no vision, no joy no hope even. God I miss Lange. Your memories of him have enriched my day and likewise the monarch weaving a chrysalis on my swan plant is reminding me of the miracle of life beyond the bottom line.
Thank you for that journey back to an unforgettable moment of New Zealand greatness. So proud then and now.
A timely and wonderful recapitulation!