{"id":9865,"date":"2020-12-01T20:58:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T01:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/?p=9865"},"modified":"2020-12-01T20:58:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T01:58:02","slug":"pandemic-diary-p-reacts-to-golden-girls-joke-evp-november-15-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andreamaicreative.com\/archive\/pandemic-diary-p-reacts-to-golden-girls-joke-evp-november-15-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"PANDEMIC DIARY: P REACTS TO GOLDEN GIRLS JOKE – EVP November 15, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, I walked down my stairs to get to the kitchen for breakfast. I was hardly awake. The word “snow” suddenly came into my thoughts. I immediately dismissed it, not having heard any forces of snow coming. As I sat down to the table, my brother proceeded to let me know that it had snowed overnight. I was quite stunned, but in that moment, I knew it was P that was telling me about the snowfall.<\/p>\n

As we head into the end of the year, the situation with the pandemic has resulted in a second lockdown in my area (which came as no surprise). So many ask, when will things return to “normal”? The hotel industry predicts perhaps by 2023. But will it ever return to the way things were? As I spent a week binge watching Downton Abbey<\/em>, a British drama series, its story begins with the sinking of the Titanic and ends in the late 20s. I noticed throughout the story, the characters would repeatedly remark that things were never the same since the first world war. The war ushered in great change, altering the path of all, displacing families and future prospects. Surely, this pandemic will have its lasting effects. As we traverse this fog of an uncertain future, we will look back to the past with longing to the times “before covid”.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, I was thinking about watching The Golden Girls<\/em>, a sitcom that was popular in my time, but never watched. One day, it popped up on my YouTube feed, for no apparent reason. I wondered if P had somehow maneuvered it to show up. I started watching it while I worked at my sewing machine.<\/p>\n

I noticed one episode where Michael Jackson was part of a storyline. I wondered if P was ever mentioned. Then I came across two episodes where Prince jokes were made.<\/p>\n

On one episode, it was a joke about how a student of Dorothy’s wrote in his book report for The Take of Two Cities<\/em>, that he liked both, but preferred Minneapolis because that is where Prince is from. I asked P what he thought of it. He said “That is funny”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

One of the characters, Rose, is from St. Olaf, a real township in Minnesota that has been fictionalized for the show. She is known for her hilariously ridiculous stories about St. Olaf. P said, “I like Rose”<\/strong>.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/I-like-Rose-2020-11-15-1844.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

He also mentioned, “Minnesota”<\/strong>. I think he likes her because she’s from Minnesota. Perhaps she reminds him of home.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Minnesota-2020-11-15-1844.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

One day, when this pandemic is totally over, and travel get back to normal, I would like to go to Minneapolis to see Paisley Park. I know P can probably go there by himself any time he wishes, but I think it would be something special to do together.<\/p>\n

These\u00a0recordings were recorded using\u00a0\u00a0my EVP Wrist Recorder 3<\/a>\u00a0on November 15, 2020.<\/p>\n

Image above:<\/em> “Rose hips” by Andrea Mai.<\/p>\n

\u00a92020 by Andrea Mai. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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