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English is only needed to communicate in the modern world.
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I generally prefer verses in greek. So not much you would know of. Perhaps when Philothei or Vasilis are here we'll pick the discussion again. I don't follow the international / anglo-saxon scene too much. It's not a conscience decision or anything, but somehow when I relax my mind forgets its english .
In my old days I used to listen to rock and all American bands... now I do prefer Greek balads and soft rock. Some Greek popular songs seem more appealing than loud heavy metal (that I was never into it anyhow) black sabbath would be the far far off I would go into....
Do you know e-radio. gr/. (Sharks, I can't post links yet)
You can get all kinds of greek radio stations broadcasting online from that. I'm a regular. Usually I live under Greek Eclectics. Diesi, Melodia, or Tripa. Diesi plays around 2/3 greek, 1/3 anglo-saxon, so it's a good mix.
Emmanuel (pleased to meet you!)
Do you have contact with St Serge Institute? I used to know 2-3 students from there. I put one of them up at my place when they visited our parish (that was a few years back, I was based in England at the time). He was a russian, Dmitri (very common name, I know). Very quiet and low-profile guy.
Yeah, I say anglo-saxon, because I'm not very familiar with bands and voices, so they could be american, british, aussie or immitations for all I care.
When I was a student in Athens, we would follow artists like Dalaras, Arvanitaki, Thalassinos, Katsimihes, PyxLax - people like that, you get the picture - we would follow them in all performances, ermmm... rephrase... all free performances - we were students. They were nice times.
OK, we actually managed to save enough to actually pay for a ticket once a year or something.
Hello!!!! Welcome back!
I'm sorry we didn't get to talk, also. I hope that all is well with your family, and David and his family, and all the parish at St. Barbara's. Maybe we will see each other during the Diocesan Assembly next month.
Mary
I believe he takes classes or something there... (sorry to talk for you E)...
Btw, do you happen to have run into (I know it's a long shot) this Finnish guy (Vili or Philip)... he's got a good belly on him and blonde quite curly hair. He doesn't know me, but he's a novice (or inquiring brother, not sure) at the monastery in Finland but apparently he studies at St Serge...
I get the message about the "free" sure.. I am listening to Arvanitaki right now... I like Dalaras and Hari Alexiou... my kind of music...Katsimihas is too "youthful" for me but as good and also Pyxlax... ah who can forget them..???
What did you study in Athens? if you do not mind....Theology? We have someone else from the Theological school of Athens here...
Was the question for me or Emmanuel?
Anyway, I'm assuming it was for me and I'm answering. No . I haven't made it to Valamo (yet?), as I'm based far away (in Oulu - yes I know what you'll ask, how can a greek survive up here , myself I'm not sure yet ). But I met a finnish monk in the late Fr Sophrony's monastery in Essex a few years ago. Great guy. Fr Melchizedek (Mika in the world, originally from Kuopio I think).
But it was not in vain that you asked. In the Orthodox church everybody knows somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody who knows YOU. It's a fact of life.
Yeah, I say anglo-saxon, because I'm not very familiar with bands and voices, so they could be american, british, aussie or immitations for all I care.
When I was a student in Athens, we would follow artists like Dalaras, Arvanitaki, Thalassinos, Katsimihes, PyxLax - people like that, you get the picture - we would follow them in all performances, ermmm... rephrase... all free performances - we were students. They were nice times.
OK, we actually managed to save enough to actually pay for a ticket once a year or something.
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