Awesome stuff, and I'm not even from Leeds. I grew up in a house where Leeds was ever present though. My Dad's stories about East End Park and my mothers about Seacroft played a big part in my life. Plus, I'm only from Wakey (which is obviously the superior city!)
Sent from my iPhone On 13 May 2011, at 16:56, Dr Michael Benjamin <[email protected]> wrote: > I already bought it and raved over it. > This was like reading 'roots' for me. > It's not about LUFC but my grandparents, parents and me. > The 'history' that was there tied in with things I knew, half knew and never > understood. The waves of ex-city and in-city immigration from to the city, > to the Leylands, to Chappletown to Alwoodley were that of ours. We detoured > in Osmodthorpe and Roudhay but we touched all those bases. > The 'emancipation' and liberation from poverty was that too. > But the escape from the ghetto and ghetto life, the ways of identifying over > the generations were intertwined with a deep love of Elland Road. > That is my deep love of that city. > It is unique in its caring and ability to give. I do not identify myself as > Jewish or English but a Jew from Leeds. > This is who I am and Leeds United is so so much part of that. > I would not be who I am had I been born elsewhere. > Above all I feel a great depth of gratitude to the city that gave us > shelter, me an education and a an undying link to it it through the > spiritual umbilical chord, that can never be severed-- Leeds United. > This book captured all that for me. > Michael > > > > Dr Michael Benjamin, > Community Psychiatrist > ------------------------------- > myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT > http://www.myRay.com > ------------------------------ > Mental Health: > http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com > -------------------------------- > Auditing || Quality Control > http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ > -------------------------------- > Blog: > http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com > > > > On 13 May 2011 17:35, Richard Naef <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> The link was broken try this; >> >> http://bit.ly/lS78Zr >> >> the amazon link is; >> >> http://amzn.to/iJALho >> >> but before you buy or vote, not the git works for Mirror Group........ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: >> http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
