Somewhere

So I have been a bit out of action since Barcelona. I now have a gum infection and am dosed up on antibiotics which makes me feel rather strange and unworldly. Nothing new there you might well say!

So I sat yesterday in my local Quaker Meeting enjoying the silence - Quakers in Britain meet mostly in silence unless someone is moved to speak for a few minutes and then we have more silence. It is a bit like meditation but different...

Anyway I suddenly had a vision of us being in a video clip - some shots of us silently sitting there and then some music and singing. I did not know what at the time. Later talking to Sheila and Grace about this it became clear. The music was 'Somewhere' as sung by the Pet Shop Boys among others.

So first off a shot of the Quaker Meeting House with a new LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans) friendly message on its message board then some shots of the silently Meeting - a slow pan across the faces. Later some shots of the forthcoming Gay Pride march in Manchester including some shots of some members of the Quaker Meeting marching under a Quaker banner. There was some heckling of the Gay Pride march last year from evangelical Christians and we wish to show that you can be Christian and LGBT.

"There's a place for us
somewhere a place for us
Peace and quiet and open air
wait for us somewhere

There's a time for us
some day a time for us
Time together with time to spare
time to learn, time to care
some day, somewhere

We'll find a new way of living
We'll find a way of forgiving
somewhere

There's a place for us"
-Somewhere.

It's self evident to me that we are all created equally and that we should try and treat each other with equal regard and not fear one another.

Best to all,

The Boss, Frankie and Q.