Just back from my week-end. Thanks to all those who offered their good wishes to my new wife and I. My thanks to those who persevered through all six parts of the article that appeared in my absence. I have made responses where I thought appropriate in each of the relevant threads.
Great little review of Listening to Van Morrison by Griel Marcus… It’s a short book, not a biography or a career survey, but an attempt to follow those moments in Morrison’s music, as he’s made it from his first records with Them, from Belfast in 1965 to the present day, when something happens that breaks [...] read our review »
Interesting BBC article on an upcoming presentation and talk [Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, 17 August] by lecturer and broadcaster Stephen Price on the subject of his new book – The Earl Bishop. The 18th Century ”Earl Bishop” was Frederick Augustus Hervey, fourth Earl of Bristol and Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry. Hervey was also elected [...] read our review »
More as a trailer than a review – as it’s out on Thursday– I draw attention to Fintan O’Toole’s latest polemic “Enough is Enough – how to build a new Republic“. Fintan has been promoting the book vigorously on this side of the water, on Radio 4’s Start the Week and here at greater length [...] read our review »
Thanks for your response to my enquiry about your weekend but i think you’re being a little evasive.
May put an FOI request into slugger to find out what went on!!!
Anyway your 6 part “thriller” was a curates egg.
FD glad you had a great time away.
Oh and seeing as no on else is mentioning it Well done to the Irish team on Sunday, beating Australia and moving to third in the world rankings
Fair Deal
Isn’t a qualified no in essence the same as a qualified yes?
The first means “no” unless such and such happens. The second means “yes”, but only if such and such happens.
Same as the old glass half full or half empty.
I didn’t know that you got married FD, is it congratulations or commiserations that are in order?
would imagine the commiserations would be in order for Mrs FD…………short straw and all that.
congratulations on your marriage. Marriage after all is much more important than a whole load of political codswallop.
joeCanuck
“Isn’t a qualified no in essence the same as a qualified yes?… Same as the old glass half full or half empty.”
You mean you didn’t read the conclusion? I consider the class 40% full and if topped up to 50% I will shift to a yes.
CG
Congratulations for myself and commiserations for my wife, like most men I married above myself.