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Invisible heroes

Lars Pålsson Syll December 2, 2019 Lars P. Syll

[embedded content]Invisible Heroes tells the heroic tale of young Finnish diplomats in Chile during the infamous military coup. The diplomats helped over 2000 Chileans escape Pinochet’s junta. The Finns acted without official authorization while Swedish ambassador Harald Edelstam was the most visible defendant of human rights with the backing of Sweden’s Prime Minister, Olof Palme. Finns were the invisible heroes.

Poem of the atoms

Lars Pålsson Syll December 2, 2019 Lars P. Syll

Poem of the atoms [embedded content] O day, arise! The atoms are dancing. Thanks to Him the universe is dancing. The souls are dancing, overcome with ecstasy. I’ll whisper in your ear where their dance is taking them. All the atoms in the air and in the desert know well, they seem insane. Every single atom, happy or miserable, Becomes enamoured of the sun, of which nothing can be said. Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (1207-1273)

Indian reservation

Lars Pålsson Syll December 2, 2019 Lars P. Syll

[embedded content] In loving memory of my brother Peter ‘Uncas’ Pålsson — truly ‘a red man deep inside.’

Only one woman

Lars Pålsson Syll December 2, 2019 Lars P. Syll

[embedded content] Graham Bonnet’s vocal performance is just awesome — it still gives me goose pimples every time I listen to it.

Evenstar

Lars Pålsson Syll December 1, 2019 Lars P. Syll

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Spirit in the Sky (personal)

Lars Pålsson Syll November 29, 2019 Lars P. Syll

Spirit in the Sky (personal) [embedded content] Marcel Proust hade sin Madeleinekaka. Jag har musiken. Den här låten är för mig alltid förknippad med sommarminnen från Hästveda och Luhrsjön, där jag och bästa kompisen Johan (Ehrenberg) brukade spela flipper vid strandcaféet och den här låten gick varm på jukeboxen. Oförglömliga minnen som fortfarande värmer.