tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post3067841640211311563..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: KID KLASSICS: PAST IMPERFECT, BUT WELCOME NONETHELESS...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-53473426240332812522016-08-20T19:25:24.903+01:002016-08-20T19:25:24.903+01:00I find myself wondering about the possibility of w...I find myself wondering about the possibility of whether there could've been anyone else among the 'audience' who had been there the year before as well. Wouldn't that be something.<br /><br />Back in 1968, I was on holiday in Largs and went into a newsagent's to buy a comic. I was struck by how similar it was in its layout to a newsagent's back home, which might explain why it stuck in my memory. The point of this story 'though, is that a year later ('69) when we were again in Largs, I went back into the newsagent's and the sudden memory of having been in the year before was so strong that it seemed to me I had only been in the previous day. I think when a pattern is repeated in a familiar place, whatever length of time lies in between the two events, the mind jumps immediately back to the previous occasion, forgetting (for the moment) the intervening period. (I hope that makes sense.) Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-90655137482291627822016-08-20T18:20:35.141+01:002016-08-20T18:20:35.141+01:00I think it's quite a common feeling, it's ...I think it's quite a common feeling, it's what happens when you miss someone, it could be a friend, family member or a pet that might arouse the same feeling. You find yourself anticipating their presence, even making the same preparations and adjustments even though they're no longer around. I think it's likely that some remorse arising from your prior disappointment played a part in this episode. Once the spectacle had finished, you found yourself in a state of mind that might arise from an experience shared while in the company of your friend. Two episodes in the same location, in circumstances that you don't normally experience will evoke a strong association between them. Twenty years from now, if you hadn't made a record of the event, the confusion might've grown stronger and you've found yourself saying to her: 'Remember when we saw that kinetic sculpture together?'.DeadSpiderEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687178085803686186noreply@blogger.com