The
word symposium, from
the ancient greek σύν (read
syn) which means “with”
and πόσις
(read
posis) which means “drink”,
refers to the
second part of
a banquet during the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans. This was
when the diners drank according to the directions of the master of
the dinner called the Symposiarch; to sing congenial
rhymes,
recite poems, enjoy various entertainment and converse, yes,
converse... as they practiced the art of conversation. To
attend a banquet, it is necessary to be at a common table and then to
be part of the after dinner symposium.
Now
I want to bring this little bit of history to a modern day table; the
“Rudolph Valentino table” where according to what was stated by
Tracy Ryan Terhune: “There
is room for all of us at the table of Rudolph Valentino.”
But
it looks like there is no possibility of a fair conversation in this
virtual “after dinner”,
because
the self appointed master of the dinner, the Symposiarch
–
Tracy Terhune – states this only after he wished us our deaths and
so “nicely” advised us to go like worms, “back
under the slimy rock you slithered out from”
and adding the following:
“The
world doesnt need you. Nor will it miss you when you're gone.
Tick Tock..... Tick Tock!”
Now,
after I posted a response to his post, “Tick Tock.....Tick Tock!”,
like magic, it disappeared!
The
fact is, that at that table, we are not part of his, “all
of us”,
after he states:
“You
are mistaken Mr. Floris, No one, least of all, myself is wishing you
or Evelyn death. (Pinocchio's
nose grows!) I
would not approve any post that indicated that. (Pinocchio
again!)
The references you refer to are merely an attempt to show that most
people who are in their 70's wouldn't be posting daily rants that
contain lies, distortions and false information against the people
they claim to want nothing to do with.”
Yes,
he is right to claim we don't want to have anything to do with him..
but the problem is that those people, including Terhune, are
attacking and insulting us on daily basis and have been for many
years. I want to say only this to the self appointed master of this
“dinner”, the Symposiarch:
we never called you offensive names, we never bullied you because of
your age or your activity.
You
bully me calling me “Child Star 73”... yes, I was a young actor
in the first years of Italian television and I'm very proud of that
as it was a great experience. Now, I'm 73 years old, but for you,
Tracy Terhune, it looks a kind of a crime to age and be active.
According
to you, what should we do in our 70s? Stay silent in a corner,
sweetly senile with bubbles of saliva dropping from our old open
mouths? This won't ever happen and you can count on it. I suggest
you to respect the elders and take advantage from the experience of
those who have reached an age which deserves only respect. We will
defend ourselves from your defamation no matter how old we are.
Regarding
the lies and distortion here I state that we never lie and never give
false information or distort reality and this because our first rule
is... “Intellectual Honesty”... something you and your minions do
not have!
