tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4055126109981572747..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Guest blogger: An Irishman of NoteClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74461526536591458012013-10-03T08:44:37.919+01:002013-10-03T08:44:37.919+01:00I think there are people of a certain era who will...I think there are people of a certain era who will always remember Val Doonican....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46298014250923143602013-10-03T08:04:58.296+01:002013-10-03T08:04:58.296+01:00Great post - and I *so* remember Val DoonicanGreat post - and I *so* remember Val DoonicanSarahhttp://crimepieces.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47532139116617937972013-10-02T21:29:27.193+01:002013-10-02T21:29:27.193+01:00It does doesn't it? I haven't read it myse...It does doesn't it? I haven't read it myself, but must borrow it from the guest blogger. And album covers are a lost art...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43805467753919891242013-10-02T21:28:43.086+01:002013-10-02T21:28:43.086+01:00I didn't see that (because the only place I wo...I didn't see that (because the only place I would see it would be sitting somewhere where mags were provided...) but it sounds fascinating. Lucky you at the Sanctuary.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41455356419774198782013-10-02T20:16:43.026+01:002013-10-02T20:16:43.026+01:00This book sounds fascinating. Even knowing next to...This book sounds fascinating. Even knowing next to nothing about music, I can see how interesting stories of one's first guitar would be. And I love the album covers.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26301784820908834252013-10-02T19:18:41.889+01:002013-10-02T19:18:41.889+01:00BTW - did you see September's Harper's Baz...BTW - did you see September's Harper's Bazaar? Interesting article by Margaret Atwood on how she uses clothes in her novels, plus a re-published short story by Virginia Woolf...just picked this up while I was lucky enough to be relaxing in the Sanctuary in Covent Garden - no mobiles allowed of course, so back to the forgotten pleasure of reading magazines!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838569838333502182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84229844108218851542013-10-01T18:50:45.403+01:002013-10-01T18:50:45.403+01:00Thanks Maggie - how kind. But you're definitel...Thanks Maggie - how kind. But you're definitely right, he should do more entries. I'm working on him...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6353648724349691702013-10-01T18:50:03.910+01:002013-10-01T18:50:03.910+01:00I know, both are the kinds of tunes that stick. An...I know, both are the kinds of tunes that stick. And yes, Val was pretty much a Saturday night fixture in our house too.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42824082823927620382013-10-01T14:05:27.332+01:002013-10-01T14:05:27.332+01:00Interesting and amusing...as always...you should g...Interesting and amusing...as always...you should guest blog here more often! Not that the original blog isn't always fascinating - I may not comment much, but I do read avidly, and often pick up new books to read through this site - my favourite blog, so thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838569838333502182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52087851101861018202013-10-01T12:29:57.049+01:002013-10-01T12:29:57.049+01:00I don't believe I will be going after the book...I don't believe I will be going after the book to be truthful, but it's a bit of a trip down memory lane for me. <br />I think old Val, was compulsory viewing in our house, a bit like attendance at church the following day.<br /><br />Walk tall, walk straight and look the word right in the eye,<br />That's what my momma told me, when I was about knee high......etc etc<br /><br />I'll be cursing you guys later, because I'll still have this going around in my head......unless I switch to Paddy McGinty's goat!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com