He is a neighbour and he lives across the road. He's been around for ages. He practically owns the street. Not really but you know what I mean. He knows everybody and he's always there to help. Whenever we're not around, he'll make sure that everything is fine. He's a nice bloke, a very good friend and more to the point, he is a good man. He is important to us. Very. He's got loads of stories to tell. All the time. About when he came over to England in 1958. And about what they called him. And about what they did to him. And about the roaring sixties. And about the seventies.
"Never be jealous of what people have. Never envy people for what they have. What they have is theirs. And what you have is yours. Case closed. End of."
He will be celebrating his 70th birthday later on this year.
And you did not take this photo. And how can I tell? ;)
Well, this year I'll drag you along.
Excellent post, by the way. Please pass along my best wishes later this year.
Posted by: Maxx | 25/05/2005 at 23:58
Deal! And no, this is not my picture : ) I had to post it anyway.
Posted by: Konstantin | 26/05/2005 at 11:49
This is Sammie?
Posted by: Cem | 18/01/2008 at 19:56
Indeed, it is him. He's bloody amazing.
Posted by: Konstantin | 18/01/2008 at 19:59
I imagine it... :-)
Posted by: Cem | 18/01/2008 at 20:13