irwcustom
08-19-2005, 01:15 PM
Me again:)
Errr ..what did I have... cheese and tom sarnies bolted down in 1 minute flat because I was rushing around like a blue arsed fly. Roll on the Bam curry night on Sunday.
Book Worms.
Tell us about your great read. I have not read much fiction at all (other than on bam;) ). Have spent my life studying text books etc. I like biographies myself. My favourite book of all time is 'With a little help from my friends' by Sir George Martin. His 'All you need is ears' is great too - more about his earlier life in that one. I read the Davinci code on holiday ..that started off good, but got a bit predictable and labouring the points. I got the 'apple' cryptex clue well before it was revealed. It was a good read though considering I don't read fiction. I think Michael Palin is closer to the Holy Grail though.
Norman Wisdoms auto b was great - really interesting. Just read that on holiday too. He had nothing and was very badly treated as a kid. He blagged his way into Ed Sullivans house to try to get on his show. Ed turned him down but gave him full credit for initiative on fooling everybody to get in. Then a few years later, he did appear on the show. he did all his own stunts - even one where he flies off the top of an ambulace -AFTER a real stuntman broke several bones doing the same stunt that the film company insisted the Norm wasn't allowed to do. He also recorded a song and sugested they use it ..but it wass poo pooed without even a listen. So he told a songsmith to say that he wrote it ..and yes, once it was all done and dusted ..he did rub their noses in it.
Frank Skinners (British Comic) Auto B was great too - incredibly honest ..and well...Frank.
I read John Peels biog was ok till it got to the punk era which he is famous for, but I lost interest in that one. I liked the stories of his time in America though.
Paul McCartneys Barry miles ghost written biog was good, though a bit contradictory to the anthology (which as a book is also brilliant). I hated his summing up of writing %ages on pretty much every song that was between him and John as a collaboration. His stories and recollections and insights into the songs here are fantastic though.
Alistair Tailors book was great - the Beatles 'mr fix it'. Lots of great stories and insights in to the real personalities of not only the beatles, but their wives and friends.
Errr ..what did I have... cheese and tom sarnies bolted down in 1 minute flat because I was rushing around like a blue arsed fly. Roll on the Bam curry night on Sunday.
Book Worms.
Tell us about your great read. I have not read much fiction at all (other than on bam;) ). Have spent my life studying text books etc. I like biographies myself. My favourite book of all time is 'With a little help from my friends' by Sir George Martin. His 'All you need is ears' is great too - more about his earlier life in that one. I read the Davinci code on holiday ..that started off good, but got a bit predictable and labouring the points. I got the 'apple' cryptex clue well before it was revealed. It was a good read though considering I don't read fiction. I think Michael Palin is closer to the Holy Grail though.
Norman Wisdoms auto b was great - really interesting. Just read that on holiday too. He had nothing and was very badly treated as a kid. He blagged his way into Ed Sullivans house to try to get on his show. Ed turned him down but gave him full credit for initiative on fooling everybody to get in. Then a few years later, he did appear on the show. he did all his own stunts - even one where he flies off the top of an ambulace -AFTER a real stuntman broke several bones doing the same stunt that the film company insisted the Norm wasn't allowed to do. He also recorded a song and sugested they use it ..but it wass poo pooed without even a listen. So he told a songsmith to say that he wrote it ..and yes, once it was all done and dusted ..he did rub their noses in it.
Frank Skinners (British Comic) Auto B was great too - incredibly honest ..and well...Frank.
I read John Peels biog was ok till it got to the punk era which he is famous for, but I lost interest in that one. I liked the stories of his time in America though.
Paul McCartneys Barry miles ghost written biog was good, though a bit contradictory to the anthology (which as a book is also brilliant). I hated his summing up of writing %ages on pretty much every song that was between him and John as a collaboration. His stories and recollections and insights into the songs here are fantastic though.
Alistair Tailors book was great - the Beatles 'mr fix it'. Lots of great stories and insights in to the real personalities of not only the beatles, but their wives and friends.