Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[bobby1]

Did you know that there is a Foyles Bookshop on St Pancras Station now? All wrong that. Foyles belongs in Charing Cross Road, nowhere else, & has to be all higgelty piggelty uppity downity to work.  

Having it one floor, & all neat & tidy is so wrong.

"I don't suppose you have a cope of Backing The Draw For Profit? Only it is rather old..."

 

Bloody hell Chompy you are out of luck, I thought I had one behind my copy of Fly fishing. Have you tried the Yellow pages?

[tikay]

Have you ever read the book 'Four Iron in the soul' by Lawrence DoneganTony?

Yes, but a good few years ago if it is the one I am thinking.

Author was a Journo, wrote wonderfully, & caddied for a Pro Golfer for a season or somesuch?

Yes, that's the one. I just spotted it on my bookcase and it is going to be this weeks read. A brill read on sporting mindset and what counts as achievement for some can look like weakness to others.

Chilly Old?

Yup.  Mr C.Old......

Favourite sporting nicknames:
- former Aussie RU captain John Eales = Nobody....because nobody's perfect
- QPR defender Fitz Hall = One Size

Excellent!

Any more of these?

Any Lin news, Mr Basketball Corry?

[bobby1]

Ages since I read  Four Iron in the Soul, I must dig it out for another look

I read  Final Rounds by James Dodson at around the same time as Donegan's book. One of those stories that helps to explain to non-devotees what the appeal of the game is.

For those who already know what the appeal is, Golf in the Kingdom by Michael Murphy is a fascinating read too.

cheers David, i will buy those.

[TheChipPrince]

Any ideas what this is?

Passed it walking on saturday and was a bit puzzled.

30/40ft high, width a telegraph pole until top few feet where it thickened out.

[outragous76]

Mobile phone mast?

[tikay]

Any ideas what this is?

Passed it walking on saturday and was a bit puzzled.

30/40ft high, width a telegraph pole until top few feet where it thickened out.

I believe they are "mini" mobile phone masts, sort of "sub-station" style repeaters.

Not certain on that, though.

They are curiously anonymous.

[TheChipPrince]

Oh right, didn't realise, cheers.

[AndrewT]

It's a golf tee for giants.

[GreekStein]

I was at Covent Garden Underground Station on Saturday. A lovely station by any standards, very old-fashioned, & VERY busy.

They have no escxalators though, so exit to the street is either by Passenger Lift (= queue, which I try never to do), or up the stairs.

So, stairs it was, quickly ignoring the sign "WARNING - 193 steps to street level".

Street stairs, too, very steep.

I have a sort of personal "how am I coping with advancing years?" test, whererby I ALWAYS walk up steps & stairs two at a time, & try to use stairs instead of lifts if not more than three floors.

I failed the Covent Garden test in splendid style, had to take a breather halfway up, then two more breathers. 193 steps does not sound much, if you say it quickly.

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They were right near where I worked so went up and down them a few times.

Let's just say you weren't the only one who had to stop for a breather.

I am over 30 though. Apparently.

[Pelham Boy]

Have you ever read the book 'Four Iron in the soul' by Lawrence DoneganTony?

Yes, but a good few years ago if it is the one I am thinking.

Author was a Journo, wrote wonderfully, & caddied for a Pro Golfer for a season or somesuch?

Very good book.

Lawrence Donegan also played bass guitar on one of my top ten favourite albums.

Here he is doing his stuff.

[bobby1]

lol, I never knew that.

[tikay]

Fine find, Mr Pelham. Quite a versatile chap it seems, Lawrence Donegan.

Love to see people stretching themselves.

[tikay]

Saw this thing on Saturday, in Borough Market - a "Pedibus".

You sit on it, pedal, & drink alcohol.

http://www.pedibus.co.uk/faq-pedibus.html


How did we ever cope without?

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[Acidmouse]

random books i find in a library

[tikay]

Awesome find, Acid!

Any other exciting stuff? "Effect of the Draw" by Graham Wheldon, perhaps?