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Post by Hugh on Mar 6, 2009 18:06:25 GMT
Reading another McCarthy : Set in New Mexico and Mexico. The time period is between 1940 and 1944. The background, however, is the Mexican Revolution early in the century, whose campaigns and atrocities have by now become nearly legendary events. Renders that timeless world in all its savagery and beauty. In doing so, he lays bare the mythic skeleton of the American West, telling a story of a ruinous quest for a dubious grail, undertaken by a hero who only dimly guesses what he is looking for and is cruelly diminished by the things he finds.
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Post by roddy byers on Mar 27, 2009 16:58:08 GMT
Revolutionaries by Eric Hobson*
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Post by paulwillo on Mar 27, 2009 20:47:03 GMT
Roger Moore- My word is my Bond ;D
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Post by roddy byers on Mar 28, 2009 9:10:46 GMT
Does it tell you how to raise one eyebrow?
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Post by paulwillo on Mar 28, 2009 17:38:18 GMT
he readily admits to it LOL and admits to being bit of a ponce (his own words) - very funny but candid.
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Post by roddy byers on Mar 29, 2009 9:49:43 GMT
Always preferred Sean he looked like he could kill someone.
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Post by shan on May 28, 2009 18:45:22 GMT
Almost finished 'The Tao of Equus', and about to start Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' - Bill Bryson is a brilliant author.
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Post by roddy byers on May 29, 2009 6:32:37 GMT
"Revolutionaries" by Eric Hobsbawn. Also just finished " ELVIS and the Memphis Mafia" which i really recomend - interviews with Elvis bodyguards/buddys*
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Post by Hugh on May 29, 2009 16:22:27 GMT
Eric Hobsbawn, you old socialist you.
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Post by roddy byers on May 30, 2009 16:34:29 GMT
Raise the Red flag again Hugh! Must get a Cuban flag to put over my amp on the U.S. dates* Torronto was mentioned too i suggested Vancover so you can take me to yer bar and pour Canadian club down me neck and introduce me to Tattoed Rock,a,Billy gals....
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Post by Hugh on May 30, 2009 18:53:31 GMT
There's one you know down in California waiting to meet you
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Post by roddy byers on May 31, 2009 8:15:02 GMT
Its nice to have friends*
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Post by Linda on Jun 1, 2009 2:42:50 GMT
There's one you know down in California waiting to meet you Who is this person?? Hugh, why don't you visit California when they tour. How much fun is that? We can torment you and get to meet Roddy. ;D
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Post by roddy byers on Jun 1, 2009 5:55:58 GMT
Torture Who?
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Post by polly on Jun 1, 2009 9:10:13 GMT
"Revolutionaries" by Eric Hobsbawn. Ah, the old commie loon. He's a bit left of me, which is rare. Would you recommend it for a read, or is it a bit heavy?
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