|
  10/27/2010: Two Finns in a bar ...
“Darling, I won't be home until morning. My flight has been cancelled.”
“My love, the Metro station here is way late ...”
NEWSPAPER HEADLINE: “Repair work on the Kulosaari Metro has been delayed.”
Harry writes: “The cartoon of this conversation as translated by me is attached from the online Helsingin Sanomat. The cartoonist is Karlsson.”
10/5/2010: United Finnish Kaleva Brothers and Sisters Berkeley Lodge No. 21 Invites You to:
An Afternoon of
Finnish-American Poetry. Sunday, October 24, 2:00 pm. For details in PDF, click on: Poetry Reading.
8/9/2010 — Harry writes, “Hey Daniel: I wrote a little item on a Finnish anti-war song "Veli, Sisko", (Brother, sister) including its history briefly and its lyrics written by Elsa Rautee in 1936, plus a 2006 English translation by Tuomas Kaikkonen. Reijo Frank popularized it around 1969-70.” Check out: Veli Sisko.
7/8/2010 — Harry writes: Production has begun on a feature film, “Big Finn Hall” in Thunder Bay, Ont., about Finnish Canadian immigrant radicals in the early 20th century, directed by Kelly Saxberg, a descendent of these immigrants. Two Finnish professional film actors have been brought in to play the leads. The film will be based on actual historical events.
Recently, the centennial of the Big Finn Hall was held, which still exists and includes a cooperative restaurant called “Hoito" . Finnish-Canadian members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, Wobblies) owned Big Finn Hall for many decades.
Plans are for a public showing of the film in the fall of 2011. See the online Helsingin Sanomat for a Finnish language story about the this film project.
—Harry
Hey, Harry’s in a cartoon!
|
For those who don't know Finnish:
1. The balloon in the upper-right corner reads: “Maximum retirement age to 70 years.”
2. Harry (in the foreground with the walker) asks: “Have you lived long in this old age home?”
3. The woman with the walker responds: “No, I'm working here.”
|
Here’s a very fine poem by Heidi Komulainen – Utopias, Part IX
Abe Lincoln got it right:
Harry writes, “Here’s a picture of me at a Golden Gate Racewalkers holiday party yesterday in Oakland, CA. Photo by host Mort Landsberg”
 More from Harry’s Poetry Corner: “Name In Vain” Check it out.
Harry’s been back to the aulde country. Check out this photo: Harry @ Suomenlinnaon. Cheers!
Harry’s just completed the fifth istallment of his memoirs. It’s not just for family and friends, or for Finns or labor activists — it’s a good read. Check it out: Harry’s Latest.
Harry’s poetry corner. (Check out his recently-penned: What’s Immoral – (An alphabetized laundry list aspiring to become a poem).
Harry returned from FinnFest in Minnesota last July. Here are the remarks he delivered: READ.
Sadly, Utah Phillips has taken the High Rail. Read Harry's Obit. 'Twas a wonderful send-off was given him at the Ashkenaz August 1st. Harry was there, and
spoke, and was much music & merriment. His music and legacy live on.
|
