Opposed to earnestness
Henrietta Bredin 11:11am
What a delight to discover, on a damp and dreary night, members of the Sohemian Society gathering in an upstairs room at the Wheatsheaf in Rathbone Place for a talk by Andrew Barrow about Quentin Crisp and Philip O'Connor.
The Society is dedicated to the joys of louche living and artistic creativity, and merrily opposed to obsessive risk avoidance, concerns about diet and pubs with sofas. The great Mr Crisp would certainly have approved, especially if it helped to avoid the fate he so dreaded when he pronounced gloomily, 'Modern medicine is now so unkind that some of us may live to be
100'.
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Jeremy
December 2nd, 2009 11:51am Report this commentThere are things that one feels strongly about, but I do agree that earnestness can sometimes achieve the opposite of its intended effect. There is much to be said for a certain lightness of touch - especially when it comes to the most serious of matters.
Anne Wotana Kaye
December 2nd, 2009 4:06pm Report this commentI shall consider earnestly, the pros and cons of whether to join this society or not. Shall I, shan't I, shall I ......Oh what problems I bring upon myself, decisions, decisions, decisions........
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