http://deadfamous.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/oscar-wilde/ Gravestones of the Rich and Famous Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:59:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://deadfamous.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/oscar-wilde/#comment-296 Karen Olsen Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:12:12 +0000 http://deadfamous.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/oscar-wilde/#comment-296 I visited Oscar's tomb in Paris just after Easter weekend in April 2006. It was kind of like a pilgrimage for me, something I'd wanted to do for more than 20 years. It was intensely moving to finally be there. I left the lyrics of a song I wrote for him, as well as a greeting card and postcard from my hometown of Seattle, WA, and a few polished pieces of amethyst and rose quartz in a drawstring bag. I also sang the song I'd written for him in 1992, crouching in back and singing in almost a whisper (it's a very popular gravesite for visitors). The back of the tomb was relatively clean, but there is the problem of lipstick kisses all over the front, as well as the statue's legs being quite corroded from the elements. I hated to leave the place, and plan to return ASAP... I visited Oscar’s tomb in Paris just after Easter weekend in April 2006. It was kind of like a pilgrimage for me, something I’d wanted to do for more than 20 years. It was intensely moving to finally be there. I left the lyrics of a song I wrote for him, as well as a greeting card and postcard from my hometown of Seattle, WA, and a few polished pieces of amethyst and rose quartz in a drawstring bag. I also sang the song I’d written for him in 1992, crouching in back and singing in almost a whisper (it’s a very popular gravesite for visitors). The back of the tomb was relatively clean, but there is the problem of lipstick kisses all over the front, as well as the statue’s legs being quite corroded from the elements. I hated to leave the place, and plan to return ASAP…

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