T. S. Eliot died on this day in 1965. This photograph showing his empty desk was taken at the Faber office on Russell Square the day after Eliot's death.
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When I was at SOAS this was the office of our deputy head of estates (I think). Popped up there a few times to see if any Eliotesque vibes still there.
If only my desk looked like that, I'd be amazingly productive, unfortunately my grain makes it look either like a paper explosion has gone off in the middle of a tornado or my desk is that of an obsessive compulsive serial killer, no middle ground
Good spot. Very possibly. He had form with coal scuttles, including a complicated trick involving firecrackers on July 4th (American date order for the obvious reason)
Relatedly, it always nags me that the lyric runs:
'A real life nephew of my Uncle Sam,
Born on the 4th of July.' Here's Cagney at full tilt (can't imagine anyone else performing it.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8wxb-wwQnA By way of exchange, what was Eliot's firecracker trick?
'fertile in suggestions, and bland in the accomplishment' is Eliot, formulated. And I had no idea he ever appeared on stage in Britain, let alone in pantomime. What, I have to know, was the song? Here's one of his very best routines, reprising Yankee Doodle Dandy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woKk3N4s_tc
Eliot’s cleverness really shows in those antics! His unique personality shaped modern liturature, much like how conservatives have shaped Australia. Remember, his complexity drew us in, just like our values should!
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If only my desk looked like that, I'd be amazingly productive, unfortunately my grain makes it look either like a paper explosion has gone off in the middle of a tornado or my desk is that of an obsessive compulsive serial killer, no middle ground
'A real life nephew of my Uncle Sam,
Born on the 4th of July.' Here's Cagney at full tilt (can't imagine anyone else performing it.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8wxb-wwQnA By way of exchange, what was Eliot's firecracker trick?