A Fading Star

[maadmaestro]

Don't know how I missed this......This was stunning!...The visuals and the music said everything wivvout a single gob having to be opened!......You are well tuned in, Marc...lol

[LeSaMilano]

even more meaningful as I watch this again. Really superb Marc. xox

[captainfury2007]

This was wonderfully done.  5 stars

[PappyStu]

I think this is undoubtedly my favorite production of yours Marc...

[Therapist1972]

awesome!!! 5 stars!!! :-)!!!

[Perroquet51]

Kim, Thank you very much :-)

[77nova454]

beautiful video marc

[RUBrainDead]

I watched your Slice of Life and loved it (even laughed at your horrible fate), but this is wonderful and I personally feel that the names of these two videos should be exchanged. This seems more of a slice of life to me.

[X0xoXOxQX]

eegad! this was good but soooo depressing! Loved the music.

[AutymnRosa]

I re-watched this. You are so talented Marc. Really!

[Perroquet51]

Thank you Tammy. I see you've been watching a few of my vids :-) How have you been?

[Perroquet51]

Why, thank you Chris :-)

[xWillowTheBlueFairyx]

aaaw! that is so sad but I agree with the quote from Mother Teresa at the end.

[POPARTPRODUCTlONS]

Very nice Marc! Moody, Sad and the end was so moving! Perfect soundtrack! 5 faded valentine cards for this little masterpiece! Pops

[katymayftw]

Ah, very nice- I agree with the last paragraph, of your side blog. I just learned how to drive a car, for the first time, in 2008. I was a little wistfull, that I hadn't learned earlier, when I was a young pervert, I'm sure I would've driven around, doing scandalous acts!

[Perroquet51]

Katy, congratulations on learning to drive! I did learn at 16 and had a car, but was in an accident and stopped driving until my 30's. It's wonderfully freeing when you are old enough to keep your mind on your driving.

[SmecksDotCom]

This was an absolutely, positively beautiful piece of art that you've created Marc. I am very moved. ♥

[Perroquet51]

Thank you so much, Mary. How did you do that little heart?

[SmecksDotCom]

Function + Alt + L = ♥

Of course, if you have a mac, then I imagine your mileage may vary.

[Williepe]

Really ambitious. Thanks for aiding the cause of making YouTube something other than daily headshot blogs (not that the tradition is bad).

A lovely video. Leaves me with a couple of questions, technical and philosophical (was the can pet food? are we really left with a sense of what we MISSED or of what we lost?).

I particularly loved the fade-ins as you set the table.

Please make more.

[Perroquet51]

Thanks for the compliment, Bill. You are so right about missing and/or losing. I think I'll add that to the description.

[parrish1108]

did he eat cat food? lol 5*

[Perroquet51]

Parrish, yeppers...well, that was the idea, anyway. You notice I faded out before I had to do that LOL

[parrish1108]

haha nice

[ydnarOrandy]

Still listening to this great piano piece. Trying to work out the chords myself. I love the mood it sets in your video. (-:

[SpearTwain]

ah, two of my favorite people and their art in one video.

[fehquig]

I have eaten dandelion leaves in a salad before, but not fried.

Was that a cat food sandwich? This is yet another very unique and thought-provoking vid...

[DelisaProductions]

I thought that might be your mother, and I can see from comments below that it is. Very beautiful video. Do you really go out hunting for dandelion greens? EEK! Ha Ha!

Happy New Year Marc!

[AutymnRosa]

Very well thought out. Excellent Marc. Bravo. The first photo in the photo album looked a lot like a pic my grandmother has of herself in her living room.

[popebenadict16]

thats a great vid marc.gets the old gray matter working.

[jasminmommy]

Brilliant video and beautiful music :)

[Perroquet51]

Thank you Jasmin...and also, thanks for the sub :-)

Marc

[jasminmommy]

Your welcome Marc ! Take care :)

[MamboDogFaceOne]

How very sweet, funny and touching, Marc! Foraging for greens is cool, eating cat food, not so much! The photo album sequence made my eyes leak - and made me glad I have fabulous people like you here and the beloved in my life to make it sweet.

Thanks so much my friend! Enjoy these holidays and make lots of new memories! Love you bunches...

[Perroquet51]

Ruth, thanks. I think it would be fun foraging for greens if you didn't have to. But, since I'm not a forager, I fear that my first outing might be my last. One way or another, I'm certain I would poison myself. Besides, having to boil something 3 times could be cumbersome to a real survivalist.

[MamboDogFaceOne]

LOL, so right! We don't want you doing that! I made a point to learn what all the "weeds" on my property are. *Many* are edible or medicinal, a couple are poisonous, others just plain pests! I draw the line at mushrooms though, and there are hundreds right now! I'm inspired to order spawn and grow my own.

[yassau]

Nice Stuff Marc!

The music was beautiful too!

[Perroquet51]

Marcos, thank you :-)

[28October1961]

You can smoke those leaves if you make them brown and dandelions.

Duncan

[HeadlessFatLady]

Awesome Video Sweety! Very touching...very inspiring too.

[RiddleSpider]

very profound, Merry Christmas to you

[f3xpgm]

Very profound video but nice! ;)

[Perroquet51]

Thank you Félix :-)

[RobNorthampton]

Mmmm Dandelions and catfood! You rich Americans sure know how to live! I...ow...only have...ow...raw nettles...ow...to chew on for my Christmas dinner!

I'm also a consummate liar and loved the vid, Marc. I hope you get to do whatever it is you like to do this Consumermass! x

[Perroquet51]

I had never heard of nettles before someone left a comment here about them. I think I'm going to try to find a survival class this next year and learn about edible wild plants.

[lazmalt]

Very very emotional!

Merry Merry Christmas,Marc :)

[Perroquet51]

Merry Christmas to you, Laz!

[atree3]

So lovely. Much more than a slice . . .

[Perroquet51]

atree3, thank you so much for your comment. I hope your holidays are the best ever :-)

[robertpina99]

Our bright and shining star, Perroquet51.

[Perroquet51]

*blush*

[GreatGig1]

I had to come back by to watch again! This video is so beautifully done and carries a powerful message! I feel this video in the depths of my being as it reminds me of just how different moments like these holidays and lifes memories are experienced by so many! Amazingly artistic and heart felt video! Much love to you always, my brother! And you know you are welcome to share my cat food anytime...:-) xoxoxoxox

[Perroquet51]

Aww, thanks Sis! You always say the sweetest things :-)

[OhCurt]

Oh wow.

*****

[Perroquet51]

Thanks for watching, Curt. Happy Holidays to you, my friend.

[479Lucy]

I don't know how you knew that my grandmother died 12/21/08 but thank you for the video.

[Perroquet51]

Lucy, I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother. It's easy to stigmatize a holiday when something like that happens so close to it. On the other hand, we might also look at it as a positive sign for the loved one. My thoughts are with you. Hugs, Marc

[justherewatching]

your right marc.thers a lot out there in the woods to eat. love your video.makes you think.peace,love,mary

[Perroquet51]

As I told Laz, I think I'd like to learn more about those things in the woods that are edible. Dandelions are a great source of nourishment and can be used in many ways. Yet, several times every spring and summer we dump poison all over them.

[LivingOutinOKC]

Very very excellent i really enjoyed it!!!! but there is not much i don't love that you do!!! great job Marc

[3CoolKats]

Well done Marc! I dove right and and started watching before reading the description and thought it was awfully artistic for a cooking vid....right up to the time the can of cat food was opened, LOL. Then I realized it was something else entirely.

[rcmoonpie1967]

incredibly intense, I hope this vid goes viral, or is featured..more people should see this.

real emotions..words cannot express.

(((hugs))) hope u have a blessed Christmas, and a safe 2009.♥

[shyone4444]

By the way, the music was just amazing too!!!!

[Perroquet51]

Thank you shyone :-) And yes, the music is amazing. It's one of my favorites pieces by Bambam8993. Merry Christmas!

[shyone4444]

Amazing vid Perr!!! Really makes you think.. Thank you for taking the time to capture the message the way you did... 5*'s & Fav...

[Time2Relax]

This video is just what I needed to improve my day.

Thank you for sharing your talents.

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Angie. Good to see you here :-) Have a wonderful holiday.

[Perroquet51]

Amanda, I'm thinking it wouldn't be a bad idea to take some survival in the wild classes. Lots of things are edible and one day, we may need to know which ones.

[missdivinestalls]

What you wrote in your sidebar is very true. I'm thinkng about all the choices I regret in my 29 years. I am trying to work on that. I love this vid.

[Perroquet51]

Thanks missD. You are lucky to have come that realization at only 29 while you have lots of time to work things out.

[JustLoseItNow]

Great video Marc. Music was also wonderful.

[Perroquet51]

Thank you Stacy :-) Yes, Bambam's music is wonderful. And both he and his wife are wonderful people.

[CountryComesToTown]

Beautiful video Marc! Was that wilted dandelion you were preparing? -Jim

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Jim. Yes it was.

[StephStance]

Bam is a fantastic composer.

[Perroquet51]

Isn't he though?

[StephStance]

I seriously need to come visit you.The trees are beautiful!!!

[Perroquet51]

We have some of the most beautiful wooded areas around here. I'm discovering that they are also good video ops.

[YaYaJuke]

lovely ... just like you... and when i eat liverwurst and dandelions ... i get all sentimental too. i so relate...

[Perroquet51]

You know! I wish I had thought to use liverwurst, then I could have actually eaten that sandwich.

[bCurious2]

Marc, this is really really, really beautiful!! + thanks for introducing me to Bamamam8993's music I gonna subscribe to him too now, xx

[Summer9293]

Wow, Marc. I'm speechless. What an awesome video.

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Megan. Bambam's music is what made it.

[cynlynj]

I feel so sad for the elderly, it tears my heart out;(

[peggyisme]

mmm poke salad

[Perroquet51]

Wow, I hadn't thought of pokeweed in ages. Have you ever eaten it? I know you have to be careful because it can be poisonous if not gathered correctly.

[MamboDogFaceOne]

Poke grows wildly in my yard! I won't eat it because it takes boiling it *three times* to leach out the toxins. What's left after that? Non nutritious, soggy lump of leaves? Yuck.

[longhairred]

~hugs~ for you and for me.

[Perroquet51]

I'm sure we both need them so let's take 'em and run :-)

[mysteryglo]

This was just beautiful Marc! So touching!!

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Judy ;-)

[anmoose]

Somehow I hesitate to think that Ms West would project quite the family album image...

[anmoose]

This choked me up a bit, Marc. It's so very true, and so very real. In his last few years on this Earth, I watched it happen to my Dad. His mind was sharp, but his body failed him. He could barely walk, could barely see, could barely hear, and his life folded into his memories, and the pain of the reality of everything he could no longer do. He left us last February, at the age of 87. This will be the first Christmas without him, and it's a little strange.....

[Perroquet51]

I'm sorry to hear that Moosie. I'm still grieving over my mom and it's been 3 years. Hers is the photo on the opening page of the album. I've totally stopped celebrating Christmas since she died.

[anmoose]

So that was a real family album. We lost my Mom in 99, and we have closets full of scrapbooks she kept literally from the day each of us was born.

I don't think we ever really get over it. They are, after all, the people who gave us life. They were part of our lives from the moment we took our first breath. Life changes when they're gone, and I think the recognition of our own mortality begins to sink in a little. We're next, after all.....

[MamboDogFaceOne]

Moosie, your comment made me misty... it's been 9 years now since Mom & Dad passed and I think of them every single day. The holidays are both most difficult and yet sweet with memories.

((HUGS)) Have a blessed new year anmoose!

[MamboDogFaceOne]

Perr, I stopped too for a few years - Christmas really was *Mom's* holiday. My girl and I have had to reinvent it for ourselves, keeping what we cherished and discarding the fluff and consumer carnage... a homemade gift and a fabulous meal with extended family & friends, what riches these are!

Your mother is beautiful! Bless you darling...

((Big Warm Hugs)) Marc!

[bowlingballout]

True. Without the fantasy, the reality can be much to bear.

Great music!

[TamHickey67]

Marc, that was a very moving video and a very timely one for this time of year too. The music was wonderful.

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Tam. I really love Bambam's musis.

[LezVirgoBaby]

Wow, totally awesome video and music! I enjoy watching such creative people like your self.

[Perroquet51]

Lez, thank you for sweet comment :-)

[juliejo39]

omg.. that was such a wonderful video....Thanks for sharing...juliejo39

[Perroquet51]

Thank you Julie :-) When you say "share" do you mean posting it or actually sending it around with the Share Video option? I ask because I did try to share it but got an error so I didn't try again for fear possibly sending it twice.

[doodlebugamy]

That was absolutely brilliant. I actually had tears in my eyes at the end! Very well made Marc and that music is gorgeous - I'll have to check him out. Have a lovely (and more cheerful than this) Christmas! xx

[Perroquet51]

Amy, thank you so much :-)

[BAMBAM8993]

Wonderful! Simply Wonderful!

[Perroquet51]

Your beautiful music, totally made the video, Brian. Thank you for letting me use it.

[sprichbeeke]

Marc, what a wonderful video and statement.

It touches me very much...because it speaks a truth, which, as you say, we painfully begin to understand as we get older.

Have a wonderful Holiday Season!

[Perroquet51]

Thanks beeke. Yes, age does bring with it some sad realities, doesn't it?

[dl737]

Wow - powerful message even more powerfully presented. Do you know how to set a mood or what!?!?! Stunning.

Hope you have a wonderful holiday Marc!!

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Danny. You have a great holiday, too :-)

[GIZCHOPS]

Beautiful, poignant, inspirational. Thank you Marc. Well created.

[Perroquet51]

Thank you Gary. Hope you have a wonderful holiday.

[wintergreen143]

Beautiful Marc!!! Love this video and it's message!! Hope you have a great Christmas and may 2009 bring you great times!

[Perroquet51]

Thank you Deb. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...and most of all, safe holidays.

[Bikermom69]

WOW! I totally loved this Marc! Well done my friend. 5 stars/faved!

[Perroquet51]

Thank you Sue ;-)

[Beachmama57]

Beautifully done.

[Perroquet51]

Thanks for watching, Marge ;-)

[Pigseye]

Yesterday is a Memory, Tomorrow is a Fantasy, Today is a bitch. As I remember it, tomorrow is just one long series of bitchs. It is called life.

Ain't it a bitch?

[Perroquet51]

It can be.

[realnutty01]

What an inspiring video Marc. I must admit at first i thought you were collecting food for a rabbit.

[Perroquet51]

Nah, that would be lolaknows who'd do that. Now that she has a job and is making money, I guess she thinks that dandelions grow like weeds. Thanks for the compliment, Kim :-)

[GreatGig1]

You never cease to amaze me! Your artistry astounds! Beautiful and touching piece! Bambam's music was perfect! Hmmmm...we should send this short film to the Sundance Film festival!...:-) xoxoxox

[Perroquet51]

Let's just show up. I'm off to pack now. Oh, when is the festival, anyway?

[yescandles]

Oh..Marc. This one took my breath away. All good Art should make you feel SOMETHING... (Mad,Happy,Glad,Sad....somethi­ng/anything)....and sometimes there is that extra special work of Art that comes along leaving you with a feeling you can't quite describe but you are well aware that you have been touched...and left with a combination of so many feelings. It can be a painting, music score, sculpture or a film....and you never forget them. This film was great Art. Excellent, Marc, Excellent!

[Perroquet51]

Michael, your comment made me feel so good, I had trouble commenting right away. Thank you for such generous praise ;-)

[DorothyDandrich]

...Oh  Why don't you make me cry

Merry Christmas to you too

[Perroquet51]

Merry Christmas, Dorothy :-)

[marniespeaks]

lovely film and music

btw, have you ever tried nettles?

[twish1999]

This is excellent Marc, and such a great message, very well done and of course i just love Bambam's piano playing :-)

x hugs x

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Twish ;-) Bambam's music worked very well. He's very talented.

[kateam1975]

very well made it reminds me of a silent movie

[Perroquet51]

I hadn't thought of that but, you're right.

[orgel12]

You just keep getting better and better. This was sweet in a bitter sort of way.

[Perroquet51]

Good way of putting it :-)

[SunnyDazStormyNitz]

That was really beautiful Marc.

Wonderful message. Just hope the people that need to understand this the most get it.

That was perfect music for this video.

[Perroquet51]

Thank you SDSN. I'm glad to know so many people did get it :-)

[thizizliz]

Robert's music was a perfect accompaniment to your message! So well done. I hope that it makes people reach out to someone who is alone. Not just at Christmas but other times too. Congratulations on a stunning and moving piece of work.

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Liz. I agree that Brian's music was the perfect accompaniment. His music is very much from the heart.

[thizizliz]

Why in the world did I change his name? I am blaming old age. But yeah, his music is awesome and perfect for so many things. Thanks. Have a good night.

[Perroquet51]

So I could correct you and force you to come back and give me another view/comment :-)

[timido66]

Very nice, I loved it. The music and imagery were perfect together.

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Van. PrincessDiana has asked for a cooking video. You think this will work for her?

[silverscreamgrl]

The music was beautiful (awesome job Bambam!!) and the message was simple but yet powerful.

[Perroquet51]

Thanks for watching Beth. I agree, Bambam's music is awesome. I love his extemporaneous work.

[ydnarOrandy]

Wonderful piano BAMBAM8993.

I was truly was inspired by that piece.

And Marc. Well done.The statement is understood.

Kindness need to be spread more often indeed.

Side note: What the heck was in that can? LOL

And I have a cabinet just exactly the same as the one you pulled the photo album from. leaded glass door and all.

[Perroquet51]

Randy, I was very touched by Brian's (Bambam's) music, as well. It's amazing. That oak buffet was my mother's and I couldn't part with it after she passed away.

(cat food)

[Tobie2]

This is so beautiful Perr!

Really well done. Beautiful!!!

[Perroquet51]

Thank you Tobie :-)

[blueclouds4me]

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.  ~Jesse Jackson

Simply a beautiful message and so very well done Marc!! You have a way with making a poignant thought come alive and live in our minds. Thank you!!

Hugs,

Marylou

xxoo

[Perroquet51]

Thank you Marylou, that was a beautiful comment :-)

[popparoc46]

This is one reason why I love you. - roc

[Perroquet51]

What's the other reason, roc?

Love you :-)

[popparoc46]

Ah. For now, I will hold that close to my chest.

[hallbe]

Wow...very well done!

[Perroquet51]

Thanks hallbe :-)

[Radicalreels]

That was amazing! I have never tried Dandy Lion

Greens, I know they are very good for you, but what ever was in that can... I'll pass. Lol RAD

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Rad. Yes, I've heard that dandelion greens are very good for you. I hadn't tasted them since I was a kid and living with my grandfather. I have to admit that I did taste these while they were cooking and with the little bit of sugar I added, they were, indeed, good. BUT, because everyone is so bent on poisoning them a dozen times every summer, I'm nervous about giving them a real chance.

[californiavolcano]

Lovely, I didn't quite get it all, but I got the meaning and it was quite lovely..........I love watching you. Peace out and happy holidays, Lin in Calif

[Perroquet51]

Lin, thank you. It's always the feeling you're left with that counts, not the critical analysis, so your comment was perfect :-)

[mymoosejaw]

Well made video. Greens can be fun to eat if you do them right.

[Perroquet51]

Thank you buddy :-)

[souixana]

well that certainly cheered MY ass up! I'm just grateful that we didn't have to see the guy ACTUALLY eating the catfood sandwich. Now that would have brought warm vomit to the back of my throat. people don't yell at me! I know it's sad and I know plenty of old people eat cat food and I hate that. I'm just sayin...

[Perroquet51]

LOL, good to see your cheery ass, Suzie :-) I wanted to try to put all of this holiday merriment into perspective.

[LeSaMilano]

beautifully done Marc. This immediately brought to mind the song Walk a Mile in My Shoes.

wonderful job. xx

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Lesley. Such a comment from one of my favorite artists is very appreciated.

[MGB1000]

This was put together beautifully.

[Perroquet51]

Thank you Rob :-)

[lolaknows]

Abby likes her dandelion greens raw.

[Perroquet51]

I suppose that might work with a little balsamic vinegar dressing.

[RoyalHairdresser]

Just beautiful Marc!

[Perroquet51]

Thanks Brandie ;-)

[bugsinrug]

Oh..my...goodness..

Beautiful Marc.

Blessings of the season, hugs, Chris

[Minniver]

Powerful and compassionate video.