tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post6158970209936926492..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: The Beloved Vagabond by William J LockeClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44020272600558235692015-07-20T11:13:07.079+01:002015-07-20T11:13:07.079+01:00I cannot be objective about this book Tracy! But i...I cannot be objective about this book Tracy! But it really is fun. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-20725209764304687202015-07-20T03:15:52.227+01:002015-07-20T03:15:52.227+01:00This sounds like fun and I look forward to another...This sounds like fun and I look forward to another entry.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28880235307616119152015-07-18T09:41:23.334+01:002015-07-18T09:41:23.334+01:00There is something about live music at a wedding, ...There is something about live music at a wedding, isn't there? I come from an Irish background and there was an expectation years ago of fabulous traditional music from an impromptu band put together on the night from people who'd come along with their instruments....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54553710615720487902015-07-18T09:40:05.638+01:002015-07-18T09:40:05.638+01:00Yes. It doesn't exactly have a high crime coun...Yes. It doesn't exactly have a high crime count....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-86958300696641331372015-07-18T09:39:50.091+01:002015-07-18T09:39:50.091+01:00It is fascinating. When you've read it we must...It is fascinating. When you've read it we must meet up and discuss it. I've done half a dozen of the books from it on the blog over time - not all discovered via him, but all informed by him. It is the bible of high-grade tosh! And I actually think that reading Bestseller years ago gave me an idea of how I would like to write about books if I ever had the chance - he is incisive and clear-eyed, and very funny, but at the same time a real fan of the books. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-69440778122899805542015-07-18T07:36:14.795+01:002015-07-18T07:36:14.795+01:00Moira: When I was growing up wedding dances never ...Moira: When I was growing up wedding dances never had professional bands. It would be some local group who played on special occasions. Now it is rare to even have a live band in Canada. It is a DJ providing the digital music. I miss the old bands.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43401160149257432882015-07-18T07:11:30.280+01:002015-07-18T07:11:30.280+01:00Hmm, I'll leave you to it this time....Hmm, I'll leave you to it this time....col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52402767855060279512015-07-17T22:45:14.486+01:002015-07-17T22:45:14.486+01:00In fact, I've just ordered it!In fact, I've just ordered it!Lissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-90796817804635210472015-07-17T22:43:08.742+01:002015-07-17T22:43:08.742+01:00What really whet my appetite is the Claud Cockburn...What really whet my appetite is the Claud Cockburn book - it sounds absolutely my cup of tea!Lissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26155755647775927792015-07-17T20:42:07.759+01:002015-07-17T20:42:07.759+01:00Thanks Margot - I think we all can see the apparen...Thanks Margot - I think we all can see the apparent attraction of the vagabond life (no responsibilities...) even though we know it would be not so great in reality...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-15989404962097526362015-07-17T20:41:21.044+01:002015-07-17T20:41:21.044+01:00Exactly Christine, there is nothing quite to match...Exactly Christine, there is nothing quite to match that feeling when you found a book you loved beyond reason, and just wanted to read over and over again....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-89393582891767126922015-07-17T13:06:55.903+01:002015-07-17T13:06:55.903+01:00Oh, no doubt, Moira, the Bohemian life has a certa...Oh, no doubt, Moira, the Bohemian life has a certain appeal, and it's easy to see how a character such as Paragot could be so intriguing. And what a great story for getting the imagination going. I'll be keen to read your thoughts on the plot itself. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51022541701193083782015-07-17T13:04:47.822+01:002015-07-17T13:04:47.822+01:00Never heard of it! Do tell us more. There is somet...Never heard of it! Do tell us more. There is something so special about those books one loved as a teenager.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.com