tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post7136225187965922967..comments2024-03-04T12:44:00.261+00:00Comments on Debi Alper: We can have some really good fun with this!Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-10647272227494416322006-12-06T19:40:00.000+00:002006-12-06T19:40:00.000+00:00Give me their number...I'll convince them!
Yes, b...Give me their number...I'll convince them!<br /><br />Yes, but look who is acomin'...Shazza!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-5694488402622038132006-12-06T19:35:00.000+00:002006-12-06T19:35:00.000+00:00Hmmm...now you girls can keep plugging away at me,...Hmmm...now you girls can keep plugging away at me, but sadly I shall be plugging away myself on a night shift this weekend, so unless someone could convince my bosses that national security will not be compromised by me coming along on Saturday evening, it's just not going to be possible! :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-16058669049591940932006-12-06T17:36:00.000+00:002006-12-06T17:36:00.000+00:00Keep at him, Minx! And NEVER be afraid ...
Oh an...Keep at him, Minx! And NEVER be afraid ...<br /><br />Oh and don't forget our Shazza's coming from Crewe too ...Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-76049074502343452282006-12-06T17:27:00.000+00:002006-12-06T17:27:00.000+00:00Is Lehane coming then? Have you hounded him enough...Is Lehane coming then? Have you hounded him enough Alper, or should I have a go as well? <br />No excuse for these London bloggers I'm afraid, especially now that Cailleach is coming all the way from Ireland!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-52839982436631801702006-12-06T17:25:00.000+00:002006-12-06T17:25:00.000+00:00I left the 'chump' an invite in his comments. Wond...I left the 'chump' an invite in his comments. Wonder if he'll come?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-47152107499718028332006-12-06T09:54:00.000+00:002006-12-06T09:54:00.000+00:00Yep, that's the one, Lehane!
Do you have any idea...Yep, that's the one, Lehane!<br /><br />Do you have any idea how much I hope you're going to be there on Saturday???Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-90954346170665087032006-12-06T08:40:00.000+00:002006-12-06T08:40:00.000+00:00Would that be the very same 1970's graffiti that s...Would that be the very same 1970's graffiti that spawned a worldwide interest in street art? A movement that near revolutionised the art world?<br /><br />Why bother giving bandwidth to further advance the prehistoric views of these irrelevant bitter old hacks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-64359519524372840782006-12-05T10:37:00.000+00:002006-12-05T10:37:00.000+00:00Thanks for bringing us back to the point here, Ste...Thanks for bringing us back to the point here, Steerforth. You are clearly a mine of useful info. <br /><br />I do think the negative response to blogging is a combination of fear of change (especially when it has an anarchic tinge!) together with a bit of jumping on bandwagons. Not so probably with JS, whom I suspect blundered in unawares. But now he's started a whole genre of blogger-bashing.<br /><br />Part of me feels the best response (contradicted by what I'm now doing!) would be to ignore them and just get on with what we do best ...Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-53659513837999077782006-12-04T22:14:00.000+00:002006-12-04T22:14:00.000+00:00I'd heard of Rachel Cooke because I've been follow...I'd heard of Rachel Cooke because I've been following her career for years - not in a creepy sort of way, I hasten to add. <br /><br />My interest in Rachel started when she was given her own column in the Sunday Times (called 'The Cooke Report' - get it?) during the early 90's. At the time I thought that she must be a bright young thing to have gone from obscurity to having her own column and I read it every week to see what the fuss was about. <br /><br />After a while someone obviously decided that the column wasn't working and relegated her to an obscure corner of the 'Style' supplement. Then she disappeared.<br /><br />Rachel Cooke resurfaced in The Observer and has been there ever since. I have to admit I quite like reading her articles because they have a refreshingly honest quality about them. Cooke's articles aren't good journalism, but their candour can make for interesting reading.<br /><br />It's ironic that Cooke derides blogging because it could be argued that her confessional, opinonated style of writing is more blogging than journalism. Perhaps she's like those American evengelists who condemn homosexuality from the pulpit because deep down, they're more attracted to men.<br /><br />As for John Sutherland, you can't turn on BBC4 without him appearing somewhere. At least, that's what it feels like. <br /><br />It's a shame that Cooke and Sutherland have said such silly things as I've always had a soft spot for them. Jasper Gerard is different. He's always come across as the sort of person that would be described as a 'chump' in an Evelyn Waugh novel. He's a fairly indifferent writer who compensates for this by making outrageous statements - an A.A.Gill/Jeremy Clarkson wannabee.<br /><br />The one thing that interests me is why blogging has touched a nerve with so many people. It's a harmless activity. Why do some journalists feel the need to slap us down?Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-20433065742149564552006-12-04T15:13:00.000+00:002006-12-04T15:13:00.000+00:00Ooooh, Carol. I could write volumes about Grenada...Ooooh, Carol. I could write volumes about Grenada ... and still leave so much unsaid ...<br /><br />But most importantly, thanks for stopping by here. Glad to hear you're on the recovery road - hope it's speedy and smooth!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-55280237534440130682006-12-04T13:54:00.000+00:002006-12-04T13:54:00.000+00:00Debs
Thanks for your comments on my blog. Sharon t...Debs<br />Thanks for your comments on my blog. Sharon told me about you having lived in Grenada. I love it. I would sell up tomorrow and go, if I could............actually there is nothing stopping me is there really?<br /><br />Oh and while I am off sick, I promise I WILL read your book,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170492581566652759noreply@blogger.com