tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post7319372306164681693..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: Public Death, Private MurderStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-4258024973932087372012-08-30T19:16:28.626+02:002012-08-30T19:16:28.626+02:00Fran: I quite fancy doing a UK tour of such places...Fran: I quite fancy doing a UK tour of such places. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-61925229133071644612012-08-30T13:59:38.107+02:002012-08-30T13:59:38.107+02:00I love going to places linked with literary figure...I love going to places linked with literary figures. You paint a great picture of Slad. My next ambition is to go to Adlestrop where Edward Thomas wrote his famous poem, although he was only sitting on a train, travelling through. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-64094450389633963102012-08-24T08:53:33.041+02:002012-08-24T08:53:33.041+02:00Being Me: the UK is the smallest biggest kingdom i...Being Me: the UK is the smallest biggest kingdom in the world... we've lost Doug McClure around here somewhere too.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-77075461827611956982012-08-24T08:05:31.601+02:002012-08-24T08:05:31.601+02:00I find it intriguing that in a country so tiny, wi...I find it intriguing that in a country so tiny, with such a large population, there are pockets that still house only a few dozen (if that) people. Fascinating.Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-3210094741746774672012-08-23T20:03:49.567+02:002012-08-23T20:03:49.567+02:00John: sometimes that makes them more beautiful.
T...John: sometimes that makes them more beautiful.<br /><br />The Bike Shed: no chance of that; Slad has kept itself pretty much to itself and well off the tourist trail.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-54365398381527717842012-08-23T18:43:34.004+02:002012-08-23T18:43:34.004+02:00I never knew that LL was buried at SLAD - occasion...I never knew that LL was buried at SLAD - occasional pilgrimages like these are enjoyable, so long as tehy don't become maudlin - or hideous tourist traps like Dylan Thomas's grave in wales.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-66221910055404276752012-08-23T11:02:11.788+02:002012-08-23T11:02:11.788+02:00even beautiful places have a dark past!even beautiful places have a dark past!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-81680317261020950092012-08-23T08:59:58.724+02:002012-08-23T08:59:58.724+02:00Owen: I did think of you when I wrote this post......Owen: I did think of you when I wrote this post... glad it hit your soft spot!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-60569746037178435422012-08-23T00:30:11.153+02:002012-08-23T00:30:11.153+02:00I love it when you write like that... and a cemete...I love it when you write like that... and a cemetery photo to boot; what more could I ask for ? Maybe a little fading paint on the pub sign, but not much more. :-)<br /><br />Good to see you out and about the countryside...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-29566728654915398072012-08-22T19:03:34.045+02:002012-08-22T19:03:34.045+02:00Nota Bene: I feel ashamed that I passed up the cid...Nota Bene: I feel ashamed that I passed up the cider and ordered a coke.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-83929916796879401772012-08-22T18:35:10.055+02:002012-08-22T18:35:10.055+02:00Ah as a teenage boy I remember Cider with Rosie we...Ah as a teenage boy I remember Cider with Rosie well...the place sounds a delight!Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-4208595863608131312012-08-22T17:43:54.712+02:002012-08-22T17:43:54.712+02:00Wanderlust: these sounds like wonderful life goals...Wanderlust: these sounds like wonderful life goals which of which I greatly approve.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-78199533191988874212012-08-22T17:13:34.314+02:002012-08-22T17:13:34.314+02:00I have never heard of Mr. Lee but now am curious t...I have never heard of Mr. Lee but now am curious to read his memoir. And visit Slad. Maybe churn some butter and raise a barn.Wanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099758957492165428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-32909546315134526602012-08-22T17:12:41.772+02:002012-08-22T17:12:41.772+02:00Keith: alas, we were in the wrong part of the coun...Keith: alas, we were in the wrong part of the country for Dorcas Lane or Emma Timmons. And, in all honesty, it has been far too long since I've enjoyed a rampant French film.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-55007078902801651222012-08-22T16:54:26.145+02:002012-08-22T16:54:26.145+02:00So there was glad to be had in Slad.
Was there a ...So there was glad to be had in Slad.<br /><br />Was there a corseted post mistress with a stern eye and and warm heart ? Or was that another bucolic literary village ?<br /><br />And what kind of French films are you watching ? All I ever see is angst and cicadas. And shoe boxes.<br /><br />Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070505642533336362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-60620400607444018682012-08-22T15:53:09.015+02:002012-08-22T15:53:09.015+02:00Gorilla Bananas: I have the glasses and the pyjama...Gorilla Bananas: I have the glasses and the pyjamas already.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-1409082851502513162012-08-22T15:46:52.378+02:002012-08-22T15:46:52.378+02:00This is incredibly moving. I never realised that R...This is incredibly moving. I never realised that R White's Lemonade was still being sold. If they want to do a remake of their <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqBa7eay6Fo" rel="nofollow">famous advert</a>, I think you should audition for the lead role.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-52681259005946173412012-08-22T14:48:23.808+02:002012-08-22T14:48:23.808+02:00The fly in the web: all I know of R White's is...The fly in the web: all I know of R White's is their famous TV advert from the 70's that featured music written by Elvis Costello's dad. I'm ashamed to say I haven't read any Laurie Lee but after my wife's recommendations I shall.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-67459861034979977282012-08-22T14:39:02.917+02:002012-08-22T14:39:02.917+02:00R. White's ginger beer goes off pop
A penny on...R. White's ginger beer goes off pop<br />A penny on the bottle when you take it to the shop.<br /><br />Skipping rhyme when I was a child....so the ad was indeed something from long ago.<br />My uncle was a director of R.White when it was taken over by Pepsi.<br /><br />Do you know LL's book about going to Spain with a violin?the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com