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I was and am a big fan of the late Clive James and since his recent death I've been re reading some of his stuff.
In summing up his own abilities he said, "All I can really do is turn a phrase until it catches the light".
He certainly could.
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Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 07:19:38 AM
I was and am a big fan of the late Clive James and since his recent death I've been re reading some of his stuff.
In summing up his own abilities he said, "All I can really do is turn a phrase until it catches the light".
He certainly could.
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 07:19:38 AM
I was and am a big fan of the late Clive James and since his recent death I've been re reading some of his stuff.
In summing up his own abilities he said, "All I can really do is turn a phrase until it catches the light".
He certainly could.
If you only read one page of Unreliable Memoirs, it has to be this one...
https://gertloveday.wordpress.com/2015/09/13/clive-james-unreliable-memoirs/
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Quote from: Pokerpops on December 12, 2019, 07:41:36 AM
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 07:19:38 AM
I was and am a big fan of the late Clive James and since his recent death I've been re reading some of his stuff.
In summing up his own abilities he said, "All I can really do is turn a phrase until it catches the light".
He certainly could.
If you only read one page of Unreliable Memoirs, it has to be this one...
https://gertloveday.wordpress.com/2015/09/13/clive-james-unreliable-memoirs/
Great choice, one of my favourites too Dave.
The only thing that grates slightly is the way his Billy-cart, bogey, trolley, soap-box, call it what you will is designed and ridden.
When my cronies and I were boys we were past-master trolley builders and racers and I can categorically state that you don't nail a cross piece to the chassis to rest your feet on as per Clive's photo.
You put your feet on the front axle crossmember to aid steering, and I'll race anyone who says different.
Something like this, only with much bigger, 'Silver Cross' pram type wheels.
Click to see full-size image.
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This is a great watch for people of a certain vintage. Dave, Ralph, kev, Tony etc.
I'm not sure about Doobs, Boo, Nirvana, Celtic, Ironside and the like, they may be a bit on the young side.
https://youtu.be/NUEMn2t6L24
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Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 08:17:18 AM
Quote from: Pokerpops on December 12, 2019, 07:41:36 AM
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 07:19:38 AM
I was and am a big fan of the late Clive James and since his recent death I've been re reading some of his stuff.
In summing up his own abilities he said, "All I can really do is turn a phrase until it catches the light".
He certainly could.
If you only read one page of Unreliable Memoirs, it has to be this one...
https://gertloveday.wordpress.com/2015/09/13/clive-james-unreliable-memoirs/
Great choice, one of my favourites too Dave.
The only thing that grates slightly is the way his Billy-cart, bogey, trolley, soap-box, call it what you will is designed and ridden.
When my cronies and I were boys we were past-master trolley builders and racers and I can categorically state that you don't nail a cross piece to the chassis to rest your feet on as per Clive's photo.
You put your feet on the front axle crossmember to aid steering, and I'll race anyone who says different.
Something like this, only with much bigger, 'Silver Cross' pram type wheels.
Click to see full-size image.
Orange box/crate or similar for the seat.
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December 12, 2019, 09:12:11 AM »
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 08:51:08 AM
This is a great watch for people of a certain vintage. Dave, Ralph, kev, Tony etc.
I'm not sure about Doobs, Boo, Nirvana, Celtic, Ironside and the like, they may be a bit on the young side.
https://youtu.be/NUEMn2t6L24
I loved Clive James tremendous wit and raconteur.
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Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 07:19:38 AM
I was and am a big fan of the late Clive James and since his recent death I've been re reading some of his stuff.
In summing up his own abilities he said, "All I can really do is turn a phrase until it catches the light".
He certainly could.
my favourite piece of his is 'Have you got a biro I can borrow?'.
A stunning declaration of love and a brilliant working of such an ordinary premise.
https://www.waterstones.com/blog/remembering-clive-james-have-you-got-a-biro-i-can-borrow
The best comedians promise to "make it funny", how ever mundane or extreme the situation. Clive James could "make it" anything you wanted from any premise, no matter how silly or mundane or or or.
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Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 08:51:08 AM
This is a great watch for people of a certain vintage. Dave, Ralph, kev, Tony etc.
I'm not sure about Doobs, Boo, Nirvana, Celtic, Ironside and the like, they may be a bit on the young side.
https://youtu.be/NUEMn2t6L24
BTW- The picture quality improves after a couple of mins.
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Escape to the country.
Basically a TV prog about people who want to buy a house and retire to somewhere more rural than where they currently live.
Budgets typically range from £250k to £750k
How come they always choose the house that is like, 10% over budget?
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Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 02:53:45 PM
Escape to the country.
Basically a TV prog about people who want to buy a house and retire to somewhere more rural than where they currently live.
Budgets typically range from £250k to £750k
How come they always choose the house that is like, 10% over budget?
I'm always agog at the prices, (even more shocked at what my sister paid for a 2 bedroom flat in Brighton mind you).
If you really want a country house move to the country properly and you could have a small estate for what some of them have to spend.
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Quote from: Rod Paradise on December 12, 2019, 08:18:56 PM
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 02:53:45 PM
Escape to the country.
Basically a TV prog about people who want to buy a house and retire to somewhere more rural than where they currently live.
Budgets typically range from £250k to £750k
How come they always choose the house that is like, 10% over budget?
I'm always agog at the prices, (even more shocked at what my sister paid for a 2 bedroom flat in Brighton mind you).
If you really want a country house move to the country properly and you could have a small estate for what some of them have to spend.
Nah.
They want a country house within a mile of the coast/shops/station.
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Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 07:19:38 AM
I was and am a big fan of the late Clive James and since his recent death I've been re reading some of his stuff.
In summing up his own abilities he said, "All I can really do is turn a phrase until it catches the light".
He certainly could.
His writing after Diana died is beautiful
He pulls off a literary flourish that I didn't spot until it was pointed out to me. Takes a brace writer to try, and a.brilliant one to pull it.off without people noticing ave a read, it's wonderful writing, and very much in his voice
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/09/15/requiem-4/amp
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Quote from: teddybloat on December 12, 2019, 09:07:37 PM
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 12, 2019, 07:19:38 AM
I was and am a big fan of the late Clive James and since his recent death I've been re reading some of his stuff.
In summing up his own abilities he said, "All I can really do is turn a phrase until it catches the light".
He certainly could.
His writing after Diana died is beautiful
He pulls off a literary flourish that I didn't spot until it was pointed out to me. Takes a brace writer to try, and a.brilliant one to pull it.off without people noticing ave a read, it's wonderful writing, and very much in his voice
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/09/15/requiem-4/amp
That's great Teddy, thanks for posting.
I've just been reading his 'Reports of my death' blog published in the Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/reports-of-my-death
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Did you spot the trick he pulled off?
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Quote from: teddybloat on December 12, 2019, 10:12:37 PM
Did you spot the trick he pulled off?
No.
No I didn't.
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