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Posted: 08 Dec 2003, 16:33
by ryan
touching from a distance- deborah curtis
Posted: 08 Dec 2003, 16:37
by Quiff Boy
good lord! i didnt even realise it was co-written by fat bob himself!
Posted: 08 Dec 2003, 23:22
by pikkrong
ryan_w_0000 wrote:touching from a distance- deborah curtis
that was written from the point of view of his wife who was... hm... too different person
Posted: 08 Dec 2003, 23:58
by Debaser
Dark reign of whatsit....cheap as chips in Selectadisc, Nottingham (Goth City Central)
Posted: 09 Dec 2003, 00:01
by Debaser
ryan_w_0000 wrote:touching from a distance- deborah curtis
Is a super read actually
I'm struggling with a Patti Smith on at the mo....so much so I've started a Ramones one to cheer me up
Posted: 09 Dec 2003, 00:01
by Debaser
ryan_w_0000 wrote:touching from a distance- deborah curtis
Is a super read actually
I'm struggling with a Patti Smith on at the mo....so much so I've started a Ramones one to cheer me up
Posted: 09 Dec 2003, 00:02
by Debaser
ooooh heckipeck! damn that double digit slam
Posted: 09 Dec 2003, 00:11
by pikkrong
Debaser wrote:ryan_w_0000 wrote:touching from a distance- deborah curtis
Is a super read actually
I'm struggling with a Patti Smith on at the mo....so much so I've started a Ramones one to cheer me up
i havn't a copy on my shelf (read a friend's one a couple of years ago) - so i can't check it right now but as far as i remember it was written in the style "Ian didn't want to learn driving"...
Posted: 09 Dec 2003, 01:29
by Silver_Owl
I thought 'Touching from a distance' was a really good account of living with someone with epilepsy. It was a great insight into that but as far as finding out much indepth info on Curtis it was thin on the ground. Still well worth reading though.
Posted: 09 Dec 2003, 10:57
by markfiend
One good thing about "Touching From A Distance" is that it has all Ian Curtis's lyrics in the back. Now there's a cheerful read!
Re: The Dark Reign Of Gothic Rock
Posted: 09 Dec 2003, 12:56
by Black Shuck
whitesatin wrote:I mean the book by Dave Thompson.Is it worth for reading?
yes.
a bit overpriced at £15,
But it's a cracking read, even if the author is a blatant Sisters fan. But sometimes a biased author can actually IMPROVE a non-fiction book. Super anecdotes and quotes, the vast majority of which I'd never heard before, and lots of info on some really obscure and criminally overlooked bands like the Birthday Party and Specimen (how many books have detailed Specimen's rise and fall? a great band.)
Also, the author has clearly 'been there' himself; ie he was a goth, went to the batcave etc. which makes for a nice perspective.
some nice pics, too. Though there is a factual error about the recording of Vision thing (now I'm just nitpicking.)
