tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post8712899418238184545..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: Blofeld Is My Next Door NeighbourStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-43027949123891674712008-04-23T16:02:00.000+02:002008-04-23T16:02:00.000+02:00True Daisy, but Mr Bond could drive very fast thro...True Daisy, but Mr Bond could drive very fast through the cornfield and test the torque (or whatever it is car enthusiasts go on about) as the ears fly about in abandon. Wow. That almost sounds poetic.<BR/><BR/>Hi Gina, tenuosity is my middle name. It's great for anagrams if nothing else. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Inchy, Robert Burns parking his arse in a local house is a cool claim to fame. All we have in Leamington is a house where Nathaniel Hawthorne once lived (author of The Scarlet Letter). Oh and apparently Wellington once stayed in a local hotel. Hmm. Both hundreds of years ago. We're hardly celebrity central are we?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-56245843096655133112008-04-23T14:25:00.000+02:002008-04-23T14:25:00.000+02:00My home town's claim to fame is that The Bard of B...My home town's claim to fame is that The Bard of Bards, Robert Burns, slept in a house in the High Street one night. I kid you not. <BR/>There's even a blue plaque on the wall to commemorate the occasion.Inchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881822060745007191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-12313283064026872292008-04-23T14:17:00.000+02:002008-04-23T14:17:00.000+02:00Not sure how I missed this yesterday!It is a rathe...Not sure how I missed this yesterday!<BR/><BR/>It is a rather tenuous claim to fame isn't it? <BR/><BR/>The best man at my wedding was from Leamington but he does not live there any longer. <BR/><BR/>My father-in-law's father (great FIL? the great grandfather of my sons anyway) was actually called James Bond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-22246783178836714302008-04-23T11:32:00.000+02:002008-04-23T11:32:00.000+02:00see that is why they don't bring the bond car wher...see that is why they don't bring the bond car where i live...there are no cliffs in flatville illinois...crashing into a corn field is not exciting at all...Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190578784452773984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-81057430660508045782008-04-23T11:16:00.000+02:002008-04-23T11:16:00.000+02:00As long as he doesn't drink and drive, Ally... ;-)...As long as he doesn't drink and drive, Ally... ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-51972592838797166372008-04-23T10:59:00.000+02:002008-04-23T10:59:00.000+02:00Brilliant claim to fame,hopefully he should manage...Brilliant claim to fame,hopefully he should manage to get a few free pints out of that in his home town!MOTHER OF MANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555514242369474271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-55507853579388213312008-04-23T10:58:00.000+02:002008-04-23T10:58:00.000+02:00I have to be careful what I say, Laura, given that...I have to be careful what I say, Laura, given that I work at the olde spa attraction now opened as an art gallery and library... but I secretly agree with you, especially as spa water bathing is rising in popularity in Europe. As for the decaying buildings, I must say that my beloved council is slowly working on a programme of improvement and rejuvenation... one day Leamington will hopefully recover it's former glory as the Midlands most premier town...!<BR/><BR/>TimeWarden, alas Halle Berry has, to my knowledge, never taken my waters... but if she's reading this she has an open invitation.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-8633932030994726902008-04-23T10:49:00.000+02:002008-04-23T10:49:00.000+02:00I hear Halle Berry's a regular visitor to Leamingt...I hear Halle Berry's a regular visitor to Leamington! She likes to take in the waters... You wouldn't have anything to do with that, Steve, would you?!! ;-)TimeWardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853837867256272087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-47621246931618314992008-04-23T10:25:00.000+02:002008-04-23T10:25:00.000+02:00Britain in Bloom and James Bond in the same postin...Britain in Bloom and James Bond in the same posting?<BR/><BR/>Steve, I salute you!<BR/><BR/>Leamington's flower displays are indeed fine. Pity it lets so many of its noble buildings decay though and refuses to re-open its spa properly as a tourist attraction. Oliver's Poetry Garret has a good posting on his loves and hates of Leamington, with which I largely agree.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-17668760042113625422008-04-23T10:17:00.000+02:002008-04-23T10:17:00.000+02:00Yes but we have very nice amenities. And we've won...Yes but we have very nice amenities. And we've won Britain In Bloom countless times.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-65751711793214108592008-04-23T08:46:00.000+02:002008-04-23T08:46:00.000+02:00You're from the same place as Aleister Crowley...?...You're from the same place as Aleister Crowley...?<BR/><BR/>Isn't that a little suburb of Hell?Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-74971933868032456072008-04-23T08:20:00.000+02:002008-04-23T08:20:00.000+02:00Thank you David, that's very kind - I've never bee...Thank you David, that's very kind - I've never been described as an antidote before but it's rather nice!<BR/><BR/>Emma, the Leamington Lemmings obviously take precedent over little old me but I'm amazed more people haven't heard of Aleister Crowley - the so called "Wickedest Man In The World" and "The Beast 666". He even featured on the cover of the Beatles Sgt Pepper album. However, I'm more than happy to assume the mantle of most famous Leamingtonian though I suspect dear old Fraser Dunn might have a thing to say about it!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-58913664278690918352008-04-23T02:19:00.000+02:002008-04-23T02:19:00.000+02:00I just looked up famous people from Leamington Spa...I just looked up famous people from Leamington Spa and apart from you there was no one I'd ever heard of, - still you should be proud of your Ultimate Frisbee Team, the Leamington Lemmings. You're probably the most famous person from Leamington! Wear the title with pride!MommyHeadachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924035710478459520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-17874444582486696542008-04-22T22:00:00.000+02:002008-04-22T22:00:00.000+02:00Great antidote. I so enjoy your blogGreat antidote. I so enjoy your blogDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250044610162724765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-2792708855216759462008-04-22T21:09:00.000+02:002008-04-22T21:09:00.000+02:00Erm... ok, how about the story of how I sat in a t...Erm... ok, how about the story of how I sat in a train carriage from Glasgow to Leamington opposite Peter Vaughan and said not a word...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-75674801470490910482008-04-22T20:49:00.000+02:002008-04-22T20:49:00.000+02:00I now wish to sever all ties with you and your blo...I now wish to sever all ties with you and your blog.Inchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881822060745007191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-53666080602325855242008-04-22T20:43:00.000+02:002008-04-22T20:43:00.000+02:00Inchy, I've obviously never told you the story abo...Inchy, I've obviously never told you the story about how I once met Mel Giedroyc as Weston-super-Mare train station...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-62103746330596627062008-04-22T20:00:00.000+02:002008-04-22T20:00:00.000+02:00That is the worst claim to fame ever in the histor...That is the worst claim to fame ever in the history of bad claims to fame, Steve.Inchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881822060745007191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-28584152027846849932008-04-22T17:46:00.000+02:002008-04-22T17:46:00.000+02:00Ha ha! I can't comment on Daniel Criag but I'm pre...Ha ha! I can't comment on Daniel Criag but I'm pretty sure that <I>Fraser Dunn</I> wasn't wearing bermudas at the time of the crash... though he might take to wearing them regularly on any future driving excursions to Italy. If anybody ever lets him drive a car again of course. Poor chap will never live this down.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-70616885033409564192008-04-22T17:23:00.000+02:002008-04-22T17:23:00.000+02:00Yes but was James Bond wearing those blue swimming...Yes but was James Bond wearing those blue swimming trunks at the time? Come on, give the people the information they really want!Glenda Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-73708275525860523052008-04-22T15:34:00.000+02:002008-04-22T15:34:00.000+02:00Sorry Eve, didn't realize I was being cryptic. I g...Sorry Eve, didn't realize I was being cryptic. I guess Dr No would have been a more obvious choice!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-29557158604422586712008-04-22T14:56:00.000+02:002008-04-22T14:56:00.000+02:00Ahh... had to google Blofeld... now I know what th...Ahh... had to google Blofeld... now I know what this is all about :-)-eve-https://www.blogger.com/profile/01051512896652327719noreply@blogger.com