About the aging thing- I GENUINELY daydream about tending to Richard's aches and pains from aging like, rubbing his back or his knees with pain relief cream or getting him heating pads or making him tea after a long tour. Massaging his hands after a long rehearsal and redoing his manicure; I genuinely care about him and his well being, I just want him to be happy and healthy, no matter his age β€οΈ
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First of all:
While of course I'm sure Richard is fully capable of taking care of himself (not wanting to deny his independence here), I love this energy. That's the energy we need around here. We stan a group of old(-ish) men, the youngest of them being 52, so I think we all should have some kind of understanding that yes, aging is happening in this group and what changes this can bring. Hell, even I have bad knees and I'm not even 30, I would not even think of lamenting about the aging process of the R+ guys because we all willl eventually grow old, have bad knees/backs/whatnot and wouldn't say no to a heating pad and some pain relief.
So yes, I get what you mean, I know this tendency from myself (always wanting to take care of others, maybe that's the cancer sign in me acting up) and I think this take and train of thought is just lovely. We all should just be gentler with the people around us, the people we adore and with ourselves. π€
βThen I went to Mick's chΓ’teau in France and, rather embarrassingly, I stupidly didn't have any money. I'd got a later flight, got a taxi and had to borrow the money off Mick for the taxi. Anyway, Charlie was nearby, so Mick had a little party.
He's very inclusive, he invited me and Charlie, and Tom Stoppard, the playwright, was there. Mick was doing a film with him. Maybe three other people, a handful. Mick had a little thing around a camp fire and made us food. It was lovely. I remember Charlie saying to me [about Mick]:
βHe is amazing, isn't he? Wherever he goes, he gathers these amazing people. I've never known anybody like him.β