Very good choices!
― Tim, Thursday, 5 May 2022 11:58 (two years ago) link
Feel like the ILB jury was split on This IS Memorial Device, but I liked (what I read of) it.
― Wile E. Is President (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 May 2022 13:37 (two years ago) link
👀
― mark s, Thursday, 5 May 2022 13:54 (two years ago) link
OTM
― Wile E. Is President (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 May 2022 14:01 (two years ago) link
I liked quite a lot of the books on that list; TIMD wasn't one of those.
― Tim, Thursday, 5 May 2022 14:36 (two years ago) link
No Bobby Gillespie memoir, no credibility.
― Was Hitler a Hobbit? (Tom D.), Thursday, 5 May 2022 14:46 (two years ago) link
That was a keeper, obv.
― Tim, Thursday, 5 May 2022 14:58 (two years ago) link
I had no prior knowledge of David Keenan so I went in with open 👀
― Wile E. Is President (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 May 2022 15:01 (two years ago) link
Ok so I’m on way to lbg probably via Borough market? It’s hot as fuck so going to whichever pub I can tbh? Let me know if any of ye are there around 5 (I saw you saying you could be early mark)
― gyac, Thursday, 5 May 2022 15:34 (two years ago) link
I am here
― gyac, Thursday, 5 May 2022 16:24 (two years ago) link
Tom D I am sorry you’re not well, because you would love the tiny kitten in this pub
― gyac, Thursday, 5 May 2022 16:25 (two years ago) link
How did public houses come about and what did they drink at different times during their evolution? (I am also very happy indoors and sympathize with the difficulties encountered when sitting on the ground (hardness, damp, insects that might be friendly or unfriendly, etc.), but the upside is that you can bring a variety of equally attractive (non-)alcoholic beverages and snacks to please all tastes, whereas in a pub it seems only right to drink beer. And there might be ducks or other birds and lakes and bushes and the smell of grass and blue sky above. On the downside you might have to invent your own pub games.)
― youn, Thursday, 5 May 2022 18:13 (two years ago) link
This was great!
― gyac, Thursday, 5 May 2022 21:45 (two years ago) link
Yes - a good FAP.
Much talk about not voting in elections. An explanation, to me, of Tim's Harvill project. Poster Gyac presenting several photographs without warning, while carrying a bright green bag that I admired. Poster Ronan's pursuit of the aesthetics of William Trevor and his account of certain academic creative writing matters. Pub opening times and lock-ins in UK vs Ireland.
― the pinefox, Friday, 6 May 2022 09:00 (two years ago) link
Daniel - this is the piece I was talking to you about.
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2015/03/10/dantes-dogs/
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 6 May 2022 09:02 (two years ago) link
Can I just say the photographs were of several ilxors past and present that the pinefox knows! Ty for your compliment on the bag though!
― gyac, Friday, 6 May 2022 09:04 (two years ago) link
Also mark s, this was the Twitter thread about Miyazaki drawing a Moomin driving a tank
why did she hate the previous anime so much? well they stories wildly differed from her books and comics, Moomin himself was a lot more of a generic 70s comedy shonen protagonist getting into fights and causing trouble, there were guns and Snufkin drove a car... pic.twitter.com/e5n6aJpr2S— Michaela Joffe (@joffeorama) April 25, 2022
― gyac, Friday, 6 May 2022 09:06 (two years ago) link
Yes, it was good especially to see pictures of ilx poster Felicity (aka), including in Shoreditch - 6 years ago?
― the pinefox, Friday, 6 May 2022 09:13 (two years ago) link
Funnily enough, overnight I was sent pics which make the Harvill project complete (it might be more accurate to say there's nothing more to add to it that I know exists):
https://300oddleopards.wordpress.com/
― Tim, Friday, 6 May 2022 09:21 (two years ago) link
Yeah this was a good one! Inspired by the closing hours chat I stayed 'till the end and made myself dinner after midnight, been years since that happened.
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 6 May 2022 09:42 (two years ago) link
from further down the warmoomins thread: "in Miyazaki's book of memoirs and essays, he describes the Moomins as 'grotesque Christian art'" 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
(admittedly neither of these words is necessarily a diss)
― mark s, Friday, 6 May 2022 09:47 (two years ago) link
anyway hurrah for the FAP which was v nice
― mark s, Friday, 6 May 2022 09:48 (two years ago) link
tho my cheeseburger had the density of neutronium
― mark s, Friday, 6 May 2022 09:53 (two years ago) link
Why did Ireland become a poster child for globalization? Did it have to do with the relative wealth or demographics of Ireland, Scotland, and England? Do you think this state of affairs will continue after the pandemic and Brexit? Apologies for off-topic post; please ignore.
― youn, Friday, 6 May 2022 18:09 (two years ago) link
How about a FAP in early September?
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 22 July 2022 14:32 (two years ago) link
Sure!
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 25 July 2022 08:50 (two years ago) link
Sounds good - I could do the 8thas it stands.
― Tim, Monday, 25 July 2022 09:02 (two years ago) link
Grand, let's go for the 8th.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 25 July 2022 10:05 (two years ago) link
Next Thursday.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 1 September 2022 09:11 (two years ago) link
👍🏽
― mark s, Thursday, 1 September 2022 09:11 (two years ago) link
Yeah can do!
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 1 September 2022 09:20 (two years ago) link
Will try to make it.
― Buckfast At Tiffany's (Tom D.), Thursday, 1 September 2022 09:21 (two years ago) link
Come down with the 'rona, trust me to get it when no-one cares about it anymore, so I'm out. Unfortunately.
― Buckfast At Tiffany's (Tom D.), Tuesday, 6 September 2022 16:29 (two years ago) link
Sorry to hear that Tom, hope you’re not feeling too bad / feel better soon. I’m on about a 60% chance of making it at present, depending on a bunch of stuff. Hope I can. If I do it’ll likely be earlyish and not for terribly long.
― Tim, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 16:31 (two years ago) link
Tom - get well soon.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 19:13 (two years ago) link
Here’s a link to our latest “books to be got rid of” pile, in case anyone fancies any of them: https://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?tag=giveaway&view=jennpb
― Tim, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 20:59 (two years ago) link
Henry Green plz, thanks!
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 21:04 (two years ago) link
Feckin' COVID.
― Buckfast At Tiffany's (Tom D.), Tuesday, 6 September 2022 21:25 (two years ago) link
Planning to be there by 6.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 8 September 2022 08:14 (two years ago) link
me too
― mark s, Thursday, 8 September 2022 08:46 (two years ago) link
wait is this the usual venue?
Yes, tabard street.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 8 September 2022 08:55 (two years ago) link
Come and join us for books discussion and to celebrate this.
NEW UPDATE ON QUEEN:“Following further evaluation this morning, The Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision. The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.”— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) September 8, 2022
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 8 September 2022 11:49 (two years ago) link
at (both deep below and towering above) Balmoral
― mark s, Thursday, 8 September 2022 12:00 (two years ago) link
At the Lord Clyde now btw, should anyone come along.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 8 September 2022 17:58 (two years ago) link
Christ I’m sorry for not shutting up, I’ll do better next time, lovely to see you all.
― Tim, Friday, 9 September 2022 18:51 (two years ago) link
luckily we were there to learn about rock and learn we did
― mark s, Friday, 9 September 2022 18:59 (two years ago) link
Glad to share the sad moments with you all 💞
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 9 September 2022 20:08 (two years ago) link
😭 <-- xyzzzz__ all evening
― mark s, Friday, 9 September 2022 20:23 (two years ago) link
So Tim H not only turned up, but stayed a long time, and talked a lot, about rock music?
I'm sorry I missed this.
― the pinefox, Saturday, 10 September 2022 20:11 (two years ago) link