You’re Very Brave to Go on Living Alone
Here’s a newsy letter from Patrick to his mother dated 21 April 1993, written shortly after her second husband passed away.
Patrick Meadows and Stephanie Shepard Memorial Site
Here’s a newsy letter from Patrick to his mother dated 21 April 1993, written shortly after her second husband passed away.
Mo 2 1 uhr 56, 29. 6.1992 I could not believe, I was totally unprepared for The sinking feeling Which hit me. All my insides seemed to drop through to the floor. My knees trembled, My hands shook. Then, walking, trying to pull myself together, I saw the color fading from the mountain, and either […]
A long letter from Patrick to JP dated 24 Oct 1991. He was responding to a letter I’d sent him early that year. He talks about family, music festival planning, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, travel. writing, John’s death, Mary’s death, grandparenting, old age, working with music companies, and learning Finale. (Click on the images to […]
A poem from Málaga, written by Patrick sometime in 1991, that begins with:
We stand in line, waiting our turn
with Destiny,
always more or less aware
that even Mr Nobody
enjoys a flash, before checking out:
That life was mine.
Here’s a letter I wrote to Pat and Stephanie in early 1991, found in Patrick’s files. Pretty boring stuff, but I do mention John’s death and Mary’s suicide.
Here’s a poem marked “Malaga 1990?” so I’m arbitrarily setting the date to that year.
Here’s an article from El Pais in December 1989 about the chamber orchestra in Granada, which Patrick and Stephanie worked hard to establish.
At least, that’s what I think this article is about. Spanish readers out there: comments? It looks like it’s from Ideal, Diaro Regional de Andalucia and is dated 28 March 1989.
I found this old XyWrite file on my computer recently, tucked away in a backup folder for one computer inside the backup of another computer inside the backup of my current computer. It was dated 9 Dec 1988, exactly 32 years ago. Wow. Dear Pat and Stephanie, Things, as always, have been hectic here. My […]
I can’t find the original postcard, but here are the contents of a XyWrite file I just stumbled across that was used to print it. It was dated 8 August 1988. Thought you’d enjoy my first record. [A 45 RPM disc with two songs about racing.] The racetrack has been my surrogate girlfriend these past […]
Here’s another letter to Patrick I found in the backup (Planck) of a backup (Fourier) of a backup (GWG6) folder, originally a XyWrite file dated 20 February 1988. It includes a challenge to help me find a job in Spain, and to develop an app to transmit music between computers via phone connections. (Of course, […]
Here’s a letter from 12 December 1987 (has it really been 30 years?!) that I found in my files, in which Patrick proposes software that recognizes a tune and tells you the name and title. Today there’s a program called Shazam that does exactly that, albeit with a better interface than Patrick proposed.
Here’s an article from El Dia de Baleares dates 19 September 1987 featuring a picture of Patrick and Stephanie. Here’s an English translation.
Translation of El grupo Eolo cierra … by Nicole The ‘Concerts on the Grass’, organized by Patrick Meadows have lasted over a month. Tonight, at 11:00 pm, the Chamber Orchestra Eolo will bring an end to the cycle of ‘Concerts on the Grass’ that have been performed since July 11 at Bendinat’s Golf Club. The […]
Here’s a post card from 21 May 1987 that I sent to Gretchen, Patrick and Stephanie. At this point Gretchen (obviously) was living on Mallorca.