Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS
2007-Oct-19-1733hrs
Hello Errol,
Please forward this response to Elaine in case she doesn't receive it directly.
Thanks,
Selwyn
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Dear Elaine,
Thank you very much for taking the time to comment on the video, Harry Joe's Children, and specifically for your insights into some of the events and personalities referenced in it. We all have our individual connection to Mausica in general, and Mr Joseph, in particular. In my day I did a mean imitation of Mr Joseph, and we developed a kind of respect for one another, as a result.
But just as there is no definitive Mausica experience, I am sure there is not a singular response to the video, and I hope that it strikes a chord in each and every Mausican, in some manner; and cumulatively, the those individual experiences would be far greater than the individual video, as Harry Joe might have pointed out in one of his classes.
One story that stands out for me from the video goes as follows: Florence Harvey Sorias, who lives in Toronto, tells the story of being saved from drowning by a fellow Mausican while on an excursion. Last year on a visit to New York, I ran into Elmo Phillip (64-66) and he confirmed Florence's story, and added that he was the person who saved her from drowning. He subsequently called her and they re-connected after several decades.
I am sure there are dozens of unusual stories hidden in all of the footage seen in the video, but we wouldn't know until someone identifies them.
Thanks for starting something, maybe there are lots of other stories out there.
Regarding the archiving of the video, I have asked Felix Edinborough to drop off a copy at the National Library, as you suggested.
Best Wishes
Selwyn Jacob
