In memory of Patrick Meadows and Stephanie Shepard
These are recordings of conversations with Patrick from over the years.
Here’s a beautiful and very moving video of Patrick talking about music and Mozart’s requiem, sent to me by Carles Ponseti of Fundació Studio Aureum.
Carles Ponseti de la Fundació Studio Aureum me envió este hermoso y muy conmovedor video de Patrick hablando de música y requiem de Mozart. Continue reading “Patrick Habla de Música (Patrick Speaks about Music)”
I’ve created a new category and menu item for recordings of conversations I’ve had with Patrick from over the years and added a few items, including some humor, some philosophical musings about the end, and his recommendation for a film by Francesca Joseph. Continue reading “Conversational Recordings Added”
We talk about the need for direct morphine injections to alleviate Patrick’s pain.
Recorded on the 25th of March 2017.
Patrick and JP discuss the idea of memorial services after they’re gone. Patrick didn’t want anything, but agreed to letting us have something “for the living.” JP talked about when his time comes that he’s set aside money for a couple of parties and to send his ashes out on one last rally ride.
Recorded on the 25th of March 2017.
In this recording we talk about his failing health and a bit about family.
Just before noon on the 25th of March 2017 .
Patrick gets philosophical about how the pain will end. Continue reading “I’m Looking Forward to the Big Sleep”
Working through a check list of pain and hoping for a real solution, one that works quickly, even if it means surgery. Continue reading “Assessing the Pain and Hoping for a Solution”
This is a fairly mundane recording of JP and Patrick saying goodbye, and JP and Ivonne coordinating the timing of the trip to the airport.
It’s not so much an interesting recording as one of personally historical significance. Although we talked a bit by phone in the following month, this was one of the last times I captured our conversation on the digital recorder.
Patrick describes his first computer while Ivonne makes a delicious dinner in the background. Sadly, you can hear his groans of pain during the conversation. Continue reading “Patrick’s First Computer”
Patrick, Ivonne and JP talk about Spanish history, specifically on Mallorca, during the time when Franco was seizing power with the help of Mussolini and Hitler. Recorded 23 March 2017 in Palma.