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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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According to the daily Telegraph :This was the worlds longest queue
“The Guinness World Record for the longest queue ever recorded stands at 6 miles, when people lined up to see the grave of Russian musician Vladimir Visotsky in Moscow, 1980”
I’ve never heard of him -has anyone else?Comment
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Horowitz played in Moscow in 1980, or thereabouts, and there was a huge queue for him, so maybe they've mistaken their names.Comment
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Singer-songwriter, poet and actor. died 1980 aged 42. Probably a cultural icon as much as a musician.Originally posted by Ein Heldenleben View Post
It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Yes I did this as well but had you heard of him ? The thing is it’s not the length of the queue it’s the density and from what I’ve heard this queue is getting very crammed at the start.Originally posted by french frank View PostComment
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No, I hadn't heard of him, but Russia is a fairly large country so a national 'cultural treasure' might well attract a large crowd, especially as he was nobbut a youngster-ish.Originally posted by Ein Heldenleben View PostIt isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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