tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post4900217992055690877..comments2024-03-18T16:41:34.785+00:00Comments on Vapour Trails: When the Lights Went OutSéamus Dugganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-6017567663287999222014-07-10T21:49:57.826+01:002014-07-10T21:49:57.826+01:00I have done the same thing on more than one occasi...I have done the same thing on more than one occasion Brendan. And not just recently, so I can't blame age. I have a few Coes on my shelf, including the much recommended What a Carve Up and The Rotter's Club. Must actually read one soon. <br />I will probably post my presentation fromThe Clash event, once I've turned it from notes into something comprehensible. It covers a lot of the same ground as When the Lights Go Out. Unfortunately I had to make my way to a family event on the Saturday and missed the second day. It was an enjoyable day, however, especially once my presentation was over and I could relax. <br />Before leaving Belfast I had some very successful book shopping in a pretty wonderful Oxfam bookshop, near the Botanic train station Well worth a visit if you're in Belfast.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-50738059628244631862014-07-10T20:18:25.265+01:002014-07-10T20:18:25.265+01:00Seamus, the Seventies seem to back in fashion and ...Seamus, the Seventies seem to back in fashion and this looks very interesting. Coincidentally, last week, I ordered "Strange Days Indeed: The Golden Age of Paranoia" by Francis Wheen which covers the period. I'm a big fan of Wheen. <br />On a tangential note, I was away in Brighton last week - which is full of record and book shops- and picked up the Closed Circle by Jonathan Coe - his sequel to the Rotters' Club. The Rotter's Club is set in Birmingham in the Seventies. I was delighted with the purchase as I loved the Rotter's Club. However, when I got home and soon after starting to read,it became more and more familiar. Hold on, I thought, have I read this already? I nipped out to the garage and sure enough there was a copy of the Closed Circle under a different cover. I'm not sure if I should be worried about this. It happened before with a George Pelecanos crime novel. It would probably be more worrying if I didn't remember it at all., but then, I'd be blissfully unaware of my amnesia. <br />Brendan<br />PS Will you be posting on the Clash event? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com