Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: Fred

Russell Brown

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:02:35 +1200

Its so so good to hear and give honour to the many generosities of spirit that were in your story: not just Fred but all of those others too.

Cheers, and thanks for saying so. I included Sam quite consciously, in that he represented his own kind of difference. My…

WaterDragon

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:46:58 +1200

Thank you for this Russell. Its so so good to hear and give honour to the many generosities of spirit that were in your story: not just Fred but all of those others too. When the story "sings" for me, as this did, is special.

Chrys Berryman

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 12:03:43 +1200

....a great antidote to all the "othering" in the current narrative about Muslims

Mike O'Connell

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 09:13:22 +1200

Lovely story Russell.

David Bishop

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 08:44:10 +1200

Great post. The comment about 'first strike' reminded me of two idiots I shared a house with in Hawera during 1985. There was a lot of hot air at the time about Mt Egmont being renamed Taranaki, with some people claiming it was the thin end of a wedge that…

Shaun Lott

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 00:07:45 +1200

the basic goodness of people

This is the thing we have to hold onto.

Venetia King

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 20:40:52 +1200

This sort of thing is why I keep up my subscription even though I haven't had much time to read Public Address for a while. Thank you for a little bit of light against the dark.

Russell Brown

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:20:00 +1200

Beautiful Russ. This post feels like hope.

That's what I felt, and what I wanted people to feel. I'm moved by the response across the various social platforms and feeling like it's a great tribute to a good man.

We grumble sometimes about dreadful old people, but it's good to…

John McCormick

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:43:14 +1200

Thanks Russell. In a time when there seems to be so much bad stuff around, it's important to recognise the good when it happens.

Deep Blue

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:30:48 +1200

Well said Russ.
Your story just made the world seem a better place, thank you.

Angela Hart

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:06:41 +1200

Thanks Russell

JacksonP

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 13:27:37 +1200

Beautiful Russ. This post feels like hope. Thank you.

Fiona Mckenzie

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 13:23:02 +1200

just what I needed – thank you

mark taslov

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 13:18:48 +1200

This is what the world needs right now.

nzlemming

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:49:29 +1200

Beautiful.

Doug Hood

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:39:57 +1200

nice one Russ

Public Address

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:39:57 +1200

Discussion from blog post.