The Matt Monro 100 Club

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:00 am

Congratulations on your 1st 100 unique postings Keith

They are a delight to read, even if I have to look have the words up in the dictionary

And I have GCE 'O' levels in English Lit and English - Grade 'B'

keithgood838 · Post by **keithgood838** » Tue May 20, 2008 12:20 pm

Hi, and thanks to Michael, John, Robert, Gray & Paul jh
for bringing to my attention that I had completed 100 postings.
I really was unaware I had reached that centurion milestone.
Especially as the hundredth item paid tribute to one of Matt's
many attributes: musical timing. Spooky or what? Paul jh, my
good friend, I wonder whether I may prevail upon you to do me,
and fellow Forum members, a big favour. I refer to the heartwarming
poem that is inscribed around the base of The Statue of Liberty.
I know it was written by Elizabeth Lazarus, the title is The Open
Door, and it welcomes immigrants to America circa 1892. The
only phrase from it that stayed in my mind is, 'Give me your tired,
your poor, your huddled masses.' If you will kindly post the entire
text on the Authors' Annexe (where else?), you will have
my eternal gratitude. I have never found it it any anthology.
Keith

paul jh wrote:It's been almost a year since we've had a new member to the Century Club. Let's welcome Keith. I enjoy reading all your postings especially your writings on Matt Monro and grammar. You reached 100 postings very quickly. Please keep writing. An added benefit for us is learning new words!

keithgood838 · Post by **keithgood838** » Tue May 20, 2008 3:13 pm

Hi Michael,
Thanks for your kind words and for being the first
to congratulate me on attaining 100 postings. I honestly
was unaware of the fact. My linguistic qualifications,
probably inferior to your own, were acquired
during a lifetime love affair with the English language.
I am hoping soon to submit to publishers a verse-based
textbook that attempts, among other features, to clarify
troublesome words. I haven't a clue as to the reception
it is likely to get. Anyway, another extract hereunder.

INFER or IMPLY?

An attentive listener infers
from what a speaker implies
and therein the distinction lies.

Remembering infer means 'deduce'
and imply means 'suggest'
will help you pass this subtle test.

Keith Good

Note. We do not imply that this nuance
is not scored on your linguistic heart.
Dear reader, please do not infer a soupcon
of scorn on our part.

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:15 pm

Hi Keith-firstly , many congratulations on your 100 informative postings.

This may help--it has come from a fridge magnet--yes, truly--that I bought when I went to NewYork in 1996.
It says

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door."

Emma Lazarus 1883.

I visited "The Statue of Liberty" and "Ellis Island" at the same time---they made a great impression on me--especially Ellis Island, with all the photos of immigrants, and a display of some of the original luggage used.
I know it has been changed and modernised, but there is still such a sense of history there-it was amazing .

Marian · Post by **Marian** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:29 pm

Many congratulations on your first 100 postings Keith, always great on quality and quantity.

Marian

keithgood838 · Post by **keithgood838** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:18 pm

Hi Marian(a),
Thanks for the quote from your fridge door.
I have to say it is in cool contrast to my scouring
the poetry libraries to no avail. Seriously, the quote
'wretched refuse of your teeming shore' may seem
a harsh comment on another country's care for its citizens,
however about one million refugees from the Irish potato famine
descended on America around the late nineteenth century.
I hope Paul jh isn't sailing around the Statue in New york harbour,
as we speak, transcribing the entire text. Actually he is more
resourceful than that. Marian, I think I got the title of the piece
wrong as well the author's name. Thanks for enlightening me.
It is an inspired poem, however, and a great example
of free verse. Oh no, I've got that wrong as well - it does rhyme.
God bless,
Keith

keithgood838 · Post by **keithgood838** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:29 pm

Thank you Marian, my dear,
my pleasing century
caught me unaware,
arriving by the back door, surreptitiously.
Keith

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:31 pm

Well done and congratulations on your 100 score Keith.
Was the poem "The New Colossus," that has never been inscibed on the exterior of the pedestal of the Statue Of Liberty??

keithgood838 · Post by **keithgood838** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:25 pm

Hi Lena and Harry,
Thanks for your kind words. We are not sure of the
title: it may be, The Golden Door. Although you may be right;
the word Colossus (sorry, I'm getting confused) does appear
in it somewhere. I'm relying on Paul jh to bring
his transatlantic knowledge to bear on the subject.
I think it is a splendid poem; however it must be
every poet's dream to be published in such a spectacular way.
Keith.

Marian · Post by **Marian** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:25 pm

Just noticed another 100 postings quickly following Keith's.
Very well done to Ed!

Marian.

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:08 am

Well done Ed, it's always nice to see your postings.

Gray · Post by **Gray** » Fri May 23, 2008 6:23 am

Many Congratulations Ed on racking up a ton!

john · Post by **john** » Fri May 23, 2008 8:27 pm

Well done from me as well, Ed.