tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.comments2024-03-18T16:41:34.785+00:00Vapour TrailsSéamus Dugganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comBlogger1740125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-959963265604385772023-05-20T10:40:25.066+01:002023-05-20T10:40:25.066+01:00Nice comments on Costello's and Byrne's me...Nice comments on Costello's and Byrne's memoirs. Inspirationals check out, soon you'll find them on Substack's TheBeatles' Review of HistoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-57772473305442444302021-02-03T11:36:57.788+00:002021-02-03T11:36:57.788+00:00Thanks Guy. Of course it turned out that GG was a ...Thanks Guy. Of course it turned out that GG was a psychopathic original. Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-23622063846843295932021-02-03T10:36:53.586+00:002021-02-03T10:36:53.586+00:00I was there too. Regarding: smaller, younger, ster...I was there too. Regarding: smaller, younger, steroid addicted psychopathic version of Gary Glitter; with a stare you didn't want to be on the end of.<br />Brilliant!Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01274320787039538126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-69072371879474809872020-11-03T16:29:14.534+00:002020-11-03T16:29:14.534+00:00Cheers. Always nice to see a post getting a respon...Cheers. Always nice to see a post getting a response, even after the passage of so much time. (Can't believe it was eight years ago!)Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-21305494238647871322020-11-03T14:54:53.164+00:002020-11-03T14:54:53.164+00:00Hello, I am very late to this review i found of yo...Hello, I am very late to this review i found of yours but I wanted to say how spot on this is. Many people have difficulty making sense of this novel but as someone that is a huge fan of Carl Jung and very familiar with his works and ideas this book makes a lot of sense to me. I honestly had no idea when I started reading it that it would have anything to do with Jung's ideas but I immediately picked up on it when the character of the Crow started to dialogue with the main character. The Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604254397219508873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-88492887737457321562020-07-15T15:45:22.787+01:002020-07-15T15:45:22.787+01:00There are some on AbeBooks https://www.abebooks.c...There are some on AbeBooks https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30686521251Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-84160938766561556292020-05-14T07:30:16.580+01:002020-05-14T07:30:16.580+01:00I know it has been quite a while since you posted ...I know it has been quite a while since you posted this, but I wonder if you, or anyone else, know how I may obtain copies of The Guermantes Way, Chatto & Windus, pictured here? I can't find copies anywhere!Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971357610338164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-57883415424885905632019-12-08T11:50:06.068+00:002019-12-08T11:50:06.068+00:00Slight correction - Johnny did release a solo albu...Slight correction - Johnny did release a solo album before this one. It was called 'Johnny Duhan', released by Phillips in 1982. It's a lovely album - I much prefer it over Current Affairs.LimerickMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963349101280082594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-87155239165906041272019-01-07T14:47:20.700+00:002019-01-07T14:47:20.700+00:00The unknown jukebox with a few country songs
or
...The unknown jukebox with a few country songs<br /><br />or <br /><br />Lend Me A Hungover Jukebox With A Few Country Songs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-17985930648760423052018-09-27T21:44:53.016+01:002018-09-27T21:44:53.016+01:00DRUMCONDRA is a lower-middle class suburb of N Dub...DRUMCONDRA is a lower-middle class suburb of N Dublin. It abuts on Donneycarney, a working class Dublin County Council beside Killester, a mid-class suburb (1950 - 1960)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11503029085699561622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-85215966031446964632018-09-01T09:35:00.536+01:002018-09-01T09:35:00.536+01:00You're welcome. Discovering the largely undisc...You're welcome. Discovering the largely undiscovered is one of the joys of reading.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-42237514207587199632018-09-01T09:32:28.074+01:002018-09-01T09:32:28.074+01:00Pity your friend didn't get a job on this one....Pity your friend didn't get a job on this one...Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-11167145724399235632018-09-01T09:30:58.763+01:002018-09-01T09:30:58.763+01:00Yes, Infotainment Scan is another good entry point...Yes, Infotainment Scan is another good entry point, although I suspect that The Fall will appeal as an accumulation rather than as just one album. They creep into unsuspecting corners of unwary minds..Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-92025596087979528142018-08-31T21:56:18.778+01:002018-08-31T21:56:18.778+01:00I tend to recommend to first timers Infotainment S...I tend to recommend to first timers Infotainment Scan. However, most people I recommend it to are 40-50 yrs old. I find it's a very accessible point of entry into a band that's either hated or loved.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904635655260132605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-8404627728354209022018-08-11T00:08:37.619+01:002018-08-11T00:08:37.619+01:00Thanks Seamus for this very thorough critique--one...Thanks Seamus for this very thorough critique--one of a few. Rise is right. (No pun intended.) No prophet is accepted in the prophet's hometownAlma Viajerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956686062943175782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-53115631321852978622018-08-09T06:25:15.860+01:002018-08-09T06:25:15.860+01:00I am currently reading and having a hard time gett...I am currently reading and having a hard time getting past the rubber bullet anachronism. In past novels he has been pretty fastidious about historical detail. I was introduced to his work back in the early 90s by a friend who met him and nearly worked as a historical researcher for him.John Borlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13017351068466326167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-51216513704297473642018-05-11T12:04:03.176+01:002018-05-11T12:04:03.176+01:00Still here Trevor, if very quiet... Still here Trevor, if very quiet... Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-75292705738257725272018-05-11T08:24:48.818+01:002018-05-11T08:24:48.818+01:00Are you still there Seamus?Are you still there Seamus?Hissyfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-12566102370340332132018-04-18T18:54:42.959+01:002018-04-18T18:54:42.959+01:00I would certainly recommend Return of the Brute, a...I would certainly recommend Return of the Brute, and Flaherty's Short Stories.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-21964791725438903412018-04-18T17:35:39.843+01:002018-04-18T17:35:39.843+01:00One of these days I'll have to make up for los...One of these days I'll have to make up for lost time with all these great Irish novelists I mostly know through reputation only. When that time comes, I hope I remember O'Flaherty's name. A "Beckett in the trenches" sounds pretty all right to me.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-76405613553424626952018-04-08T17:51:07.654+01:002018-04-08T17:51:07.654+01:00Ha! The first thing the guilty do is announce thei...Ha! The first thing the guilty do is announce their innocence before they have even been accused!Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-19344454351330173552018-03-07T23:21:48.614+00:002018-03-07T23:21:48.614+00:00Hey, man. I didn't buy up all your bread. I ...Hey, man. I didn't buy up all your bread. I hardly have any $$$ left for food after books and CDs!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-16882636952998556142018-03-03T20:20:09.041+00:002018-03-03T20:20:09.041+00:00Great story! My parents were not the sort to go to...Great story! My parents were not the sort to go to see Ballet, or The Fall.<br />Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-28284318740965691952018-03-03T08:47:25.413+00:002018-03-03T08:47:25.413+00:00Hoping this comment works this time... The Kurious...Hoping this comment works this time... The Kurious Oranj ballet was my first Fall gig (of many!) too. My mate raved about it so much when he got home that his parents decided they ought to see it too, so he got to go back again later in the week! Not sure they were too impressed though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-13837476497823606052018-03-02T21:39:19.941+00:002018-03-02T21:39:19.941+00:00The Kurious Oranj ballet was also my first (of man...The Kurious Oranj ballet was also my first (of many!] Fall gigs. My mate raved about it so much when he got home that his parents decided they wanted to go as well,so he got to go back a few days later! I don’t think they ended up being that impressed....Will Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401273746495849943noreply@blogger.com