Transcripts from Leslie Flint's direct voice communications
Date: Tuesday 18th February 1975. Sitters: Bramwell Rogers and others (including Les and Lou). Communicator: Rose Creet and Dr. Charles Marshall.
SUMMARY: The energy it takes to communicate. Communicates with people she knew in life and how difficult her illness was.
Flint: (Sighs)... Mickey? Creet: (The sound of heavy, laboured breathing is heard coming from the voice box and continues for some time as the sitters ask questions and Rose Creet speaks - initially very quietly). Female Sitter: Hello? Who's that? Who is that? Flint: Mickey? Male Sitter: God bless you friend. Creet: (Very faintly) Cheerio. Male Sitter: Jerry is that? Female Sitter: Jilly? Male Sitter: Gillian I thought it was. Female Sitter: Gillian I thought. Sitters: Hello friend. Creet: (Very faintly) Cheerio. Rogers: Yes my dear. Is that Rosie? Creet: (Very faintly) Mamoose. Flint: Ooh... yes? Female Sitter: Ah Rosa! Flint: Hello. Rogers: Welcome. Creet: (Laboured breathing). Rogers: Are you finding it difficult? Creet: (Very faintly) Cheerio. Rogers: Yes my dear. I can hear you. I'm doing what you used to do. I've got a sweetie in my mouth. Female Sitter: Huh! Creet: (Very faintly) Yes. Flint: ... could only be Rosie but she only called... Mickey? Female Sitter: Come on. Sitter: Wonderful. Rogers: Come on Rose. You show us how it's done. Female Sitter: Please come and speak. We'd love you to come through. Creet: Hello. Female Sitter: Hello. Rogers: Have you seen the photograph. Creet: What photo? Rogers: The one on the table, over near the door here. We've had one enlarged; you know the one that Vivian's friend took of you. Do you remember: the little American girl? Creet: Yes. I am often here. Rogers: Are you? Creet: Yes. Rogers: Gwen was here the other morning. You know, your Gwen. Creet: Yes. Rogers: And her daughter. Creet: Yes. Remember me to her. Rogers: Of course. Creet: And everyone. Rogers: Of course. Creet: I think I remember some of the friends here. Female Sitter: Yes. Male Sitter: Yes we have met. Rogers: You've met some of them. Creet: I'm sorry I can't remember your names. Female Sitter: Les and Lou. Creet: But I'm very pleased to meet you. Female Sitter: And we're very pleased to be here. Creet: Cheerio. Rogers: Yes my dear. Creet: I'm so much better now. Rogers: Good, good. Creet: Thanks for all your help. I knew you was... I knew you were there. Rogers: Did you? Creet: Yes. I knew I was coming over. I saw... I saw... my mummy and Frédéric and Picka and lots of others too... Rogers: Chloe? Creet: Yes. I knew I was coming over. I could hear what you were saying. Rogers: Could you? But how peaceful it all was, Rose. Creet: Mamoose? Flint: Yes Rosie? Creet: What are you going to do? Flint: Wha... How do you mean what am I going to do? Creet: You're carrying on. You must carry on. You must carry on. Flint: Yes I shall carry on as long as I can. Creet: You mustn't move. Flint: No. I'm not seriously thinking of moving. Creet: Stay. Stay. Oh I'm so... I'm so thrilled... I only wish I could speak better. Now I know how difficult it all is. Rogers: (Chuckling) Yes, don't you! Creet: I used to be so impatient I'm afraid at times but now I know only too well how difficult it all is. It's wonderful to be able to say just a few words but I can... I think now I shall be able to come occasionally. Rogers: I do hope so. Creet: I had to wait a while. Rogers: Yes. You had to rest did you? Creet: Yes. Rogers: Well why was... Creet: (Interrupting)... such a lot of people here today. Rogers: Why was it you had to rest when your physical body had left you? Creet: Ah. Rogers: Or is that too complicated. Creet: No. I was not exactly resting. In a sense I was but I was so anxious to be over here and there's so much to, so much to see and now I'm sorting myself out, I'm much happier, of course. Rogers: Well my dear, you've got a lot of sorting out to do, haven't you? Creet: I'm sorry if things aren't going too well. Rogers: So what. Creet: But I expect they'll all be straightened out. Rogers: Yes. Yes. After all they're material aren't they... and you were not that concerned... Creet: (Interrupting) I must say you've made a few alterations. Rogers: Yes, not many. Creet: I knew. I knew as sure as fate as soon as I passed he'd start doing something. Sitters: (Laughing) Flint: (Laughing) Oh dear! Creet: Paint everywhere. Rogers: Yes but we've gone green down here Rose. Creet: Well, I don't mind. Rogers: Of course. Creet: I don't care two hoots what you do as long as you're happy and behave yourselves. Rogers: Oh we always do that you know that, don't you? You know we're good boys don't you? Creet: I wasn't... I wasn't... oh dear. Rogers: Oh dear, yes. Creet: I hope I wasn't too much trouble. Rogers: Well occasionally you were but we forgave you for it. Creet: That's enough of that! Sitters: (Laughing) Rogers: But then we're all trouble at times aren't we? Creet: You're a good boy. Rogers: Not that good though am I? Creet: Mamoose? Flint: Yes Rosie. Creet: I forgive you. Flint: What? You what? Sitter: Forgive you. Female Sitter: Missed you? Rogers: Forgive you. Flint: Oh I... Rogers: You know what that is. Flint: Yeah, I know. Creet: I was a trial. Flint: No you weren't really, love. You weren't a trial it was your illness and one's nerve. Creet: You be a good boy. Rogers: Anyway Rose you find things interesting do you where you are? Creet: I see... I see you've got Bernard here. Flint: Yes. He's in your old flat on the first floor Rose. Creet: How's Louise? Flint: Hasn't she been in... She was in the other day. Rogers: She's very well, yes. She's terribly interested to know if you come and speak with us. Creet: Ha! Just talk. Flint: Mmm? Rogers: Oh no, no. Flint: You mustn't say that. Rogers: That's you. (Chuckles) Creet: Well you know what she's like. Rogers: Well you be careful because she might listen to this tape recording. Creet: I suppose she is interested but she never wanted ever to come and talk to Ilene or any of us. Rogers: Well... Creet: I wish she'd get away from that Catholicism. Rogers: Mmm. Have you met Ilene? Creet: Yes of course. Ilene often goes to see her. So do I from time to time. I wish we could get Louise interested. Rogers: Well, I think basically she is interested. Creet: Oh I don't know. She likes her teacup readings and all that. Rogers: (Chuckling). Creet: Still never mind. She'll understand one day. It's nice... Rogers: (Interrupting) Are you having piano lessons. Creet: ... oh I am so happy to be here to speak to you just for a moment or two. Can you hear what I'm saying? Rogers: Yes. You could be a little stronger but we'll... How are your piano lessons? Have you started them yet? Creet: I'm quite happy with my piano but I shall never satisfy myself. Besides, there are other things. Rogers: Are there? Such as what? Creet: What have you done? What have you been up to with your... Rogers: Well, with what darling? We went to see Malcuzynski. Do you remember Malcuzynski? Creet: Yes, of course. Rogers: Chopin's pupil. Creet: Well, he's got a lot of pupils including me. Rogers and Flint: (Laughing) Rogers: Yes well we went to the Festival Hall to hear him. Creet: Yes. I was there. Rogers: Daphne and I... were you? Creet: Yes. Rogers: Well we thought you... Louise went with us. Creet: Yes I know. I saw her. I saw you all; not very good seats. Rogers: Come off it. They were very good seats. We couldn't see his hands very well, but there. Creet: You were sitting in a bad position to see his hands. Rogers: Well the trouble is for someone like that Rose it's very difficult to get tickets these days. Creet: I suppose so. Rogers: Mmm. The place was packed... as you probably know as you were there. He spoilt it by playing too many encores. Creet: What did you say? Rogers: He spoilt the concert, really, by playing too many encores. Creet: Oh. Rogers: Mmm. You used to love those didn't you? Creet: I liked the encores. Rogers: Yes. Creet: And the impromptu bits. Rogers: Yes (Chuckling). He played that thing "Love of Three Oranges." Creet: Love of Three Oranges? Rogers: Yes the March thing that Louise used to play sometimes. Creet: Oh yes. Rogers: That rips up and down on the key. Have you met any other composers besides Chopin? Creet: Oh yes. Oh yes. Why have you taken down all the pictures? Flint: Well we can't... Rogers: Well lovey, we had to take them down when we decorated. Creet: Yes. I see Frédéric's in the hall. Rogers: Yes. But doesn't he look nice there? Creet: I suppose so. Rogers: On that plain white hall. Creet: Yes. I suppose so. Rogers: And you see any one who goes into that flat, the very first thing they see is Frédéric. Now what could you have more welcoming than that? Creet: How's Mary? Rogers: I think she's quite well. She phoned the other day but she's a little tired of the solicitor hanging on as long as he is. Creet: Oh, hasn't he settled it all yet? Rogers: No love, no not at all. Creet: Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Rogers: And of course to her it means a lot I suppose. Still, one can't rush things. Creet: Well, be happy. I must go. Rogers: Time is nothing is it? Creet: My love to all my friends and if you see Gwen give her all my love and Louise and all the others. How's... how's... Reenie and Arthur? Rogers: We haven't heard from them for some time. We had a Christmas card but that's all. Creet: Well, give them my love. Rogers: I think they're a little interested in other things. Creet: Oh. Well, well, I must go. Rogers: Come again. Creet: Bye. Female Sitter: Goodbye. Rogers: And when you next... Creet: Goodbye everyone.
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