Remembering Linda
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oobu24 wrote:
oobu24 wrote:
I love the photo of Linda and the horse, but one of my favorite photos is this one Oobu posted above. They're on holiday in the Caribbean, not long before Linda died, sitting in deck chairs, and still looking very much in love, which was so very sweet!. If Linda had lived, I'm sure we'd see a similar photo of them now.
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I always wondered where that Caribbean photo was originally from and what the date on it was.
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soymilk wrote:
I always wondered where that Caribbean photo was originally from and what the date on it was.
Don’t know where, but I bet it was from February 1998. Just an educated guess.
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Thought this was such a lovely photo, hadn't seen it before. Looks like t could be a publicity photo from the time they did the "Get Back" concert special.
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Coming up on 20 years soon. It’s hard to believe.
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Never forgotten x
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Dear Linda, Always in our hearts, never forgotten. Thank you for being such a wonderful example of what a good wife, mother and humanitarian is, as well as a very talented woman in your own right! Your inspiration lives on. Know you're still watching over your loved ones from heaven, and probably taking care of the animals there too! lol. Blessings to your family as they remember you today.
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Wedding Day Mar. 12, 1969
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Aug. 22, 1969 (6 days before the birth of Mary)
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From Paul's instagram this morning
paulmccartney:
Remembering Linda with love today. Beautiful memories.
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I’ve been thinking about this anniversary coming up for a while and how much I could say about Linda and what she has meant to me, but I’ll keep it to a few brief things.
Like everyone, I can’t believe it’s been 20 years because the memory is so vivid. Even though we fans had been following her illness, she had looked so happy and healthy in public in the preceding months that it came as an awful shock. I wrote previously here about her smiling and waving to me at Standing Stone 5 months prior -- it was the first thing I pictured when I heard the news and I still can’t reconcile the two memories. A couple of months later Paul flashed a crowd of us a thumbs-up out the car window at her memorial, always keeping it positive and thinking of others even when his heart was broken.
Linda has been a very special role model to me -- we have things in common in our backgrounds and share many interests. She directly influenced two of my passions, photography and veg*nism, and her legacy in these fields inspires me everyday.
Perhaps what I admire most is her relationship with Paul and her family. We fans are the indirect beneficiaries of the inspiration, joy, and love she brought into their lives and work, and her spirit is still very much alive in how fondly she is remembered by them and honored in all they do.
I hope she had some awareness of how much she meant to so many, not just the family and friends to whom she was so dear. Linda, you are deeply missed yet always alive in our hearts!
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AcresOfFun wrote:
I’ve been thinking about this anniversary coming up for a while and how much I could say about Linda and what she has meant to me, but I’ll keep it to a few brief things.
Like everyone, I can’t believe it’s been 20 years because the memory is so vivid. Even though we fans had been following her illness, she had looked so happy and healthy in public in the preceding months that it came as an awful shock. I wrote previously here about her smiling and waving to me at Standing Stone 5 months prior -- it was the first thing I pictured when I heard the news and I still can’t reconcile the two memories. A couple of months later Paul flashed a crowd of us a thumbs-up out the car window at her memorial, always keeping it positive and thinking of others even when his heart was broken.
Linda has been a very special role model to me -- we have things in common in our backgrounds and share many interests. She directly influenced two of my passions, photography and veg*nism, and her legacy in these fields inspires me everyday.
Perhaps what I admire most is her relationship with Paul and her family. We fans are the indirect beneficiaries of the inspiration, joy, and love she brought into their lives and work, and her spirit is still very much alive in how fondly she is remembered by them and honored in all they do.
I hope she had some awareness of how much she meant to so many, not just the family and friends to whom she was so dear. Linda, you are deeply missed yet always alive in our hearts!
Hear Hear! Very well said! I'll raise my glass to that.
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AcresOfFun wrote:
I’ve been thinking about this anniversary coming up for a while and how much I could say about Linda and what she has meant to me, but I’ll keep it to a few brief things.
Like everyone, I can’t believe it’s been 20 years because the memory is so vivid. Even though we fans had been following her illness, she had looked so happy and healthy in public in the preceding months that it came as an awful shock. I wrote previously here about her smiling and waving to me at Standing Stone 5 months prior -- it was the first thing I pictured when I heard the news and I still can’t reconcile the two memories. A couple of months later Paul flashed a crowd of us a thumbs-up out the car window at her memorial, always keeping it positive and thinking of others even when his heart was broken.
Linda has been a very special role model to me -- we have things in common in our backgrounds and share many interests. She directly influenced two of my passions, photography and veg*nism, and her legacy in these fields inspires me everyday.
Perhaps what I admire most is her relationship with Paul and her family. We fans are the indirect beneficiaries of the inspiration, joy, and love she brought into their lives and work, and her spirit is still very much alive in how fondly she is remembered by them and honored in all they do.
I hope she had some awareness of how much she meant to so many, not just the family and friends to whom she was so dear. Linda, you are deeply missed yet always alive in our hearts!
Every word of what you wrote was lovely, AcresofFun, and such a wonderful tribute to Linda. I've been thinking of her off and on all weekend as well, knowing her family will be remembering her, as we all are.
As we've shared before here, I feel Linda tried to put on as brave of a front as she could towards the end, because she had to be strong for Paul, and her family, she knew how much it was going to affect them after she was gone. She was one courageous lady!
I think she knew how much she was loved and appreciated, and that probably meant a great deal to her.. and I'm sure she knew that it meant (and still means) a great deal to Paul, that so many people all over the world appreciate him and his music. She knew that was a great strength to him. What meant a lot to him meant a lot to her as well! She probably didn't speak about that often publicly because even though she was very strong, she was also very humble, and genuine, and kind, and didn't want to draw attention to herself... Paul is that way too. He said in an interview once that she was very kind by nature, and said "I can make a good home for you." and that was one of the wonderful qualities she had that attracted her to him, and inspired him to write so many beautiful songs for her. Ok, I better stop now, or I'll need a kleenex! lol
Anyway, it was nice to be able to take time to remember her today.
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Indeed, Leslie! I love the "I can make you a home" line too and feel it sums up well how she was the right person for Paul and what he needed. Lovely thoughts and memories today.
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LadyLeslie wrote:
AcresOfFun wrote:
I’ve been thinking about this anniversary coming up for a while and how much I could say about Linda and what she has meant to me, but I’ll keep it to a few brief things.
Like everyone, I can’t believe it’s been 20 years because the memory is so vivid. Even though we fans had been following her illness, she had looked so happy and healthy in public in the preceding months that it came as an awful shock. I wrote previously here about her smiling and waving to me at Standing Stone 5 months prior -- it was the first thing I pictured when I heard the news and I still can’t reconcile the two memories. A couple of months later Paul flashed a crowd of us a thumbs-up out the car window at her memorial, always keeping it positive and thinking of others even when his heart was broken.
Linda has been a very special role model to me -- we have things in common in our backgrounds and share many interests. She directly influenced two of my passions, photography and veg*nism, and her legacy in these fields inspires me everyday.
Perhaps what I admire most is her relationship with Paul and her family. We fans are the indirect beneficiaries of the inspiration, joy, and love she brought into their lives and work, and her spirit is still very much alive in how fondly she is remembered by them and honored in all they do.
I hope she had some awareness of how much she meant to so many, not just the family and friends to whom she was so dear. Linda, you are deeply missed yet always alive in our hearts!
Every word of what you wrote was lovely, AcresofFun, and such a wonderful tribute to Linda. I've been thinking of her off and on all weekend as well, knowing her family will be remembering her, as we all are.
As we've shared before here, I feel Linda tried to put on as brave of a front as she could towards the end, because she had to be strong for Paul, and her family, she knew how much it was going to affect them after she was gone. She was one courageous lady!
I think she knew how much she was loved and appreciated, and that probably meant a great deal to her.. and I'm sure she knew that it meant (and still means) a great deal to Paul, that so many people all over the world appreciate him and his music. She knew that was a great strength to him. What meant a lot to him meant a lot to her as well! She probably didn't speak about that often publicly because even though she was very strong, she was also very humble, and genuine, and kind, and didn't want to draw attention to herself... Paul is that way too. He said in an interview once that she was very kind by nature, and said "I can make a good home for you." and that was one of the wonderful qualities she had that attracted her to him, and inspired him to write so many beautiful songs for her. Ok, I better stop now, or I'll need a kleenex! lol
Anyway, it was nice to be able to take time to remember her today.
Great words from both of you - very moving.
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AcresofFun wrote:
Indeed, Leslie! I love the "I can make you a home" line too and feel it sums up well how she was the right person for Paul and what he needed. Lovely thoughts and memories today.Thanks, AcresofFun! I feel Linda and Paul were led together, and meant to be. I'm a hopeless romantic and a believer in true love and destiny and soulmates, and that many couples are divinely led to meet each other, to fulfill some purpose in "completing" each other and making the world a better place. Even with true love and soulmates, not every day is perfect and all roses and sunshine, we're human after all, but I think Paul and Linda had a special strength and love for each other that few couples have. I'm so glad you were able to see them both in person before she passed away. What a wonderful memory for you and your mother!
Today one of my co-workers brought in a small box of jewelry for us all to choose from, that didn't sell at her church rummage sale. For some reason my eyes were drawn to a silver compact, and as I turned it over I saw it was engraved "L & P 1967" My heart stopped for a second, I think I may have even gasped and looked both ways, lol It was their initials together with the year they connected at the Bag 'O Nails Club! lol Anyway, I kept the compact... I think of it as a sweet souvenir and special treasure of everything we all wrote for Linda yesterday
NancyR wrote:
Great words from both of you - very moving.Thanks, Nancy! Sometimes what I write gets pretty deep, and don't mean to overwhelm with my intensity, and didn't want to steal AcresofFun's thunder, after all the good things she wrote! But I guess it never hurts to write something positive from the heart
Love this photo, not sure when it was taken... perhaps someone has seen it before and knows.. my guess is 1987 or so.
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Was thinking about Linda all day yesterday and her many inspiring ways. Spoke with several of my friends who were also thinking of her too. Those of us who only knew her through her photography, her music, her cook books and her kind and warm ways.
It was really very nice to read the inspirations of others on here too! Some very special and beautiful memories indeed. She is still so present, in many many hearts.
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Leslie, LOVE that photo of Paul and Linda - have never seen it before!
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Nancy R wrote:
Leslie, LOVE that photo of Paul and Linda - have never seen it before!
Thanks, Nancy! I wonder if it was taken backstage during one of their concert tours. When Paul tours now, he has a special curtain backstage that he often poses for photos in front of.... and the photo above could show the curtain they used backstage at one time, who knows.... may not be a curtain though, lol