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Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 19:36
by James Blast
halfway through this dark tale of modern urban madness, you guys should try him sometime

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read it years ago via the local library (now shut, of course) Big Eat thi Bried found a copy via e-bay

Thankee! :D :D :D

Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 23:49
by Big Si
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Thanks to Hot Black for making my mind up and buying this :D

Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 00:03
by James Blast
noted

Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 00:09
by Big Si
James Blast wrote:noted
I was pondering on waiting for the 'general' release but thought bugger it - 5 free guitar plectrums and a war-pig metal badge plus some stories to read will suit me ;D

Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 00:14
by James Blast
och aye!

I'm still finding some guid shit oan yon KLF forum so, wur skwerr fur wance ;D :D :notworthy:

BTW cannae put doon 'Happy Now', should finish it afore Santy's visit :D

oh, dae yew even huv wan guitar, ne'er mind five? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 00:20
by Big Si
James Blast wrote:och aye!

I'm still finding some guid shit oan yon KLF forum so, wur skwerr fur wance ;D :D :notworthy:

BTW cannae put doon 'Happy Now', should finish it afore Santy's visit :D

oh, dae yew even huv wan guitar, ne'er mind five? :lol: :lol: :lol:
There's a lot of guid stuff on that forum, but unfortunately a lot of links are pan bried.

Aye, my Uncles old Acoustic yin from the 1960's. Could always swap it for yer BASS :wink: ;D

Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 00:25
by James Blast
the BASS stays wi Blaast!, ye well ken that ;D

Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 11:56
by Debaser
James Blast wrote:noted
Did you catch this one?

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Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 16:51
by James Blast
nup, I don't buy magazines of the rockular format anymore, hell I don't even buy jazz mags anymore either ;D

Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 10:49
by radiojamaica
Big Si wrote:Image
:eek: Oowee... I'm gonna have to get me one of those! I hope they sell it here too.

Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 10:54
by Silver_Owl
radiojamaica wrote:[ :eek: Oowee... I'm gonna have to get me one of those! I hope they sell it here too.
If they don't - let me know. :wink:

Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 11:25
by radiojamaica
Hom_Corleone wrote:
radiojamaica wrote:[ :eek: Oowee... I'm gonna have to get me one of those! I hope they sell it here too.
If they don't - let me know. :wink:
Cool! :D

Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 11:34
by Quiff Boy
Quiff Boy wrote:now onto:

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8)
still only half-way through this... i got slightly distracted by various ipad games and a lot of gigs :oops: :lol:

hoping to make more of a dint in it over the xmas period as it is very cool 8) :notworthy:

Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 13:11
by markfiend
Quiff Boy wrote:
Quiff Boy wrote:now onto:

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8)
still only half-way through this... i got slightly distracted by various ipad games and a lot of gigs :oops: :lol:

hoping to make more of a dint in it over the xmas period as it is very cool 8) :notworthy:
...must ...not ...post ...spoilers! :lol:

Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 13:12
by Quiff Boy
thanks :lol:

Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 16:38
by James Blast
the butler did it then commits suicide and leaves a note, all that's written on it is the number 42

Posted: 25 Dec 2010, 12:58
by radiojamaica
Hom_Corleone wrote:
radiojamaica wrote:[ :eek: Oowee... I'm gonna have to get me one of those! I hope they sell it here too.
If they don't - let me know. :wink:
Found it! Very expensive it was and no guitar plectrums in the package, but the poster's ace :wink:

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 22:12
by Big Si
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Similar to Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian 8)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 22:25
by mh
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Feel free to post spoilers, I know how it ends anyway! :lol:

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 22:58
by iesus
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Feel free to post spoilers, I know how it ends anyway! :lol:
Indeed we almost all know how it ends, but at the same time it is so similar the times mentioned in the book with the present :roll:

life makes circles and has a nasty taste of black humor :lol:

Posted: 27 Jan 2011, 00:45
by Petseri
For personal reasons:
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Posted: 28 Jan 2011, 10:43
by radiojamaica
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Not really one of thee great rock books, but some trivia among the dramatics were new to me: I didn't know he spent some time in Mechelen (B), of all places...

Posted: 28 Jan 2011, 10:46
by markfiend
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It's a bit... "meh" compared to the other Culture books. :/

Posted: 28 Jan 2011, 11:02
by Quiff Boy
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It's a bit... "meh" compared to the other Culture books. :/
i finally finished "Use of Weapons" the other day, which means i've read the first 3 'culture' books back to back (and very fab they are too), so i'm taking a break before the next one and re-reading one of the scariest books i've ever read...

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;D :notworthy:

Posted: 28 Jan 2011, 12:13
by Izzy HaveMercy
Quiff Boy wrote:re-reading one of the scariest books i've ever read...

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;D :notworthy:
IT'ers can be a nasty bunch indeed... *shudders*

IZ.