Heartland

24hr is def worth a read, HNTRAC less so, it's an amazing tale told in a really plodding manner

ca cannie laddy

James Blast wrote:24hr is def worth a read, HNTRAC less so, it's an amazing tale told in a really plodding manner

ca cannie laddy

The 24hr PP is one of the best movies, so I do wanna dig into the written version too yeah... and everything written about the Hacienda interests me, even if it's told ina plodding manner (not being a native speaker might help in that dept!)

radiojamaica wrote:24hr PP is one of the best movies,

FACT!

plodding = dull, workmanlike, sans verve and flair

radiojamaica wrote:

Hom_Corleone wrote:I have a copy of 24 hour party people the Z man can willingly have.

and what about me?

Big Si wrote:They have both going cheap in "Fopp" on Union Street, Glesga (it was where I got my copy of Tony's book 7 years ago that Zeno currently has in his possession). I could pick up a copy of both of them for you tomorrow if you'd like

And a mate has promised to give me his un-read signed copy of Bunny Munro tae!

Coolio! Expect a pm soon, Si...

You can have it first and send it on to Zeno if you like.

I've still got a bunch of Scotty's books (and an Almichty vidaeo I transferred to DVD for him, but we'll pass over that, shall we) but I'm too cheap to pay the postage

radiojamaica wrote:

Hom_Corleone wrote:I have a copy of 24 hour party people the Z man can willingly have.

and what about me?

Big Si wrote:They have both going cheap in "Fopp" on Union Street, Glesga (it was where I got my copy of Tony's book 7 years ago that Zeno currently has in his possession). I could pick up a copy of both of them for you tomorrow if you'd like

And a mate has promised to give me his un-read signed copy of Bunny Munro tae!

Coolio! Expect a pm soon, Si...

If the Big Man's alright with it, I'll bring his copy along on Friday?

And thanks for the offer Hom Tis the other one I've not yet read though

James Blast wrote:I've still got a bunch of Scotty's books (and an Almichty vidaeo I transferred to DVD for him, but we'll pass over that, shall we) but I'm too cheap to pay the postage

's okay

Obviousman wrote:

radiojamaica wrote:

Hom_Corleone wrote:I have a copy of 24 hour party people the Z man can willingly have.

and what about me?

Big Si wrote:They have both going cheap in "Fopp" on Union Street, Glesga (it was where I got my copy of Tony's book 7 years ago that Zeno currently has in his possession). I could pick up a copy of both of them for you tomorrow if you'd like

And a mate has promised to give me his un-read signed copy of Bunny Munro tae!

Coolio! Expect a pm soon, Si...

If the Big Man's alright with it, I'll bring his copy along on Friday?

And thanks for the offer Hom Tis the other one I've not yet read though

Sounds pretty darn guid

radiojamaica wrote:

James Blast wrote:I've still got a bunch of Scotty's books (and an Almichty vidaeo I transferred to DVD for him, but we'll pass over that, shall we) but I'm too cheap to pay the postage

's okay

Obviousman wrote:

radiojamaica wrote: and what about me?

Coolio! Expect a pm soon, Si...

If the Big Man's alright with it, I'll bring his copy along on Friday?

And thanks for the offer Hom Tis the other one I've not yet read though

Sounds pretty darn guid

Right Ladz.

One brand new copy of 24 Hour Party People by Anthony H. Wilson is now sitting here waiting to be posted off to the Benelux

Sadly "Peter Hook's The Hacienda: How not to run a Nightclub" was nowhere to be seen, I even popped into Waterstone's across the street where I bought my copy last year If you don't mind waiting on MC Blaast then i'll post it across for you, but it's also available on Hooky's Hacienda Club Nights website - http://www.fac51thehacienda.com/product ... t-run-club

As James said it's slightly plodding as a lawyer recommended that Hooky cut out most of the anecdotes, the juicy gossip, so that he wouldn't get sued. It's still worth a read though, I liked his final comment relating to the Unknown Pleasures Master Tape

I'll gie ye it back oan Snuday, seems we have a meet at McPhabbs

James Blast wrote:I'll gie ye it back oan Snuday, seems we have a meet at McPhabbs

I've got a couple of things for you too

Sounds like a plan, Si...

Too bad Hooky had to loose some of the good stuff... he clearly is the one to have more than a few anecdotes up his sleeves.
Oh well, I still wanna read the Hacienda thing anyway

it could have been better written tho, it reads a bit like a bank statement

real writers like Bill Bryson, Clive James or Stuart Maconnie can make changing the sock on their left foot an interesting read - don't get meringue, I enjoyed it but was happy it was printed in big type

The Manual

IZ.

for Mac?

James Blast wrote:for Mac?

Platform-independent, 'tis calléd...

The joys of legal software

IZ.

Chuck Palanuik's new book comes out tues Can't wait

Currently flicking between one or more of the following:

• The Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
• Building Social Web Applications, by Gavin Bell
• The Invisibles (graphic novel series), by Grant Morrison
• Selected Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (a bit over-romantic, but that's what you get for reading one of the romantic poets)

On the "to be read shortly" pile are:

• Faceless Killers, by Henning Mankell (a "Wallander" book)
• A Fraction of the Whole, by Steve Toltz
• Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
• The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart, by Jesse Bullington
• King Rat,by China Miéville
• The Etched City, by K J Bishop

OH YES!!!! Uncle Bulgaria and friends womble back onto bookshelves

about dealing with the loss of his own son after he comitted suicide.
heavy even tho it is written and drawn lighthearted.

Quiff Boy wrote:

The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear

ace

still reading this (ok, ok, it's taking a while but i have been on holiday for a week and a half!!)

it's brilliant. equal parts surreal, witty, touching & laugh-out-loud funny.

it's a translated version from it's original german, but feels so natural. the translator has done an amazing job of capturing the surreal world bluebear inhabits and it doesn't feel like a translation at all.

wikipedia link: http://is.gd/c8wGB

its one of those things that as you read it you keep chuckling to yourself, and you keep wanting to tell the person next to you about how amusing and clever that last gag was.

it's rather fab

困难!

I thought it was about time I read "Frankenstein"

Now that I have the complete Millenium trilogy by the side of my bed, I'm able to begin, what I hope is, the best read this year

Andie wrote:Now that I have the complete Millenium trilogy by the side of my bed, I'm able to begin, what I hope is, the best read this year

Overall I thought it was very good.