Complicated People
Recording with Patrick and Christine about complicated people.
Tag: Christine
The Best Part about Patrick’s Visit
Here’s a little recording I just stumbled upon. Patrick, Christine, and I were enjoying breakfast at the Busy Bee Diner in Ventura so there are occasional interruptions from our server in the audio. It was 8 October 2014 and Patrick had just finished his visit with me. We were on our way to the Santa […]
On Poetry and Manuscripts
Several years before Patrick died he began sending me manuscripts and documents, boxes of them. During a 2014 visit we discussed these a bit, then shifted gears slightly to my own collection. This is that short recording. JPI’m the son of Patrick of Meadows.
How Patrick’s Life Choices Affected My Own
Back in January 2015, Christine asked if my Dad’s life choices affected my own. I recorded this response while driving. Naturally in this vastly interconnected yet simultaneously disconnected world, all things impact all other things. A mosquito bite in Africa can lead to profound consequences in North America. So, yes, there were certainly aspects of […]
Meeting Patrick
One of the most memorable events that happened while living at your house was when your father visited. It was enormously satisfying to me on so many different levels and I don’t even know why, actually. He’s a great conversationalist, he’s very personable, and he has a great sense of humor. He’s outside of the […]
Patrick’s Childhood Memories
Here’s a recording from 2014 in which Patrick recalls his childhood, specifically how his family would can foods in the summer and eat them in the winter. PM: We canned green beans and tomatoes and I think peas, canned peas, and so of course all winter we had that stuff from the garden. When you […]
Patrick Talks About Rock ‘n’ Roll
Here’s a recording made over breakfast in Ventura, CA, in which Patrick talks about rock and roll music.We were having breakfast at the Busy Bee Diner. JPI’m the son of Patrick of Meadows.
The Whole Point of My Life Was to Meet Stephanie
Another one of those long conversations with Patrick, sharing a bottle Scotch at my dining table and talking about life, responsibility, love, and minding our own business. This one is from 7 Oct 2014 and was transcribed by Christine. The audio file is too big to post here, but if you want to hear it, […]
Moving to Spain
This is the transcript of a conversation from 2014 between Patrick, Christine, and myself while at a Japanese restaurant. The topic was how to move to Spain as an American before devolving into silliness. (141007-203740-patrick-christine-asks-about-moving-to-spain.mp3) JPI’m the son of Patrick of Meadows.
Nothing Is More Important than Love
This very special recording from 7 Oct 2014 is a conversation between Patrick, JP, and Christine. It’s too large to upload here so I’ve posted it on YouTube instead. Here’s the URL: https://youtu.be/mPrnePfAqQ0?feature=shared-from-patrick-meadows.com. Christine: From your point of view as an 80-year-old man, and your son being 58 years old, and having lived the life […]
We’ve Lived, You and Me, Very Interesting Lives
This is a transcript of a really long recording dated 7 Oct 2014, while Patrick was visiting me in California. It lasted almost 20 minutes. You can listen to the conversation below. It begins when he’s talking about music in college. I’d be interested in Lee’s thoughts and comments on this one. We go on […]
Nice Visit with Patrick
While tidying up some old files, I stumbled upon these notes from 2 Nov 2012 which describe a nice (but brief) visit with Patrick. I am on my way now to Jean, Nevada for the Seed 9 Rally. I had a nice but very short visit with Patrick. Here is a quick summary of what […]