tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post7829977752902597285..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: The Sacred and the ProfaneSteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-33732920465185308962012-05-27T03:10:14.292+00:002012-05-27T03:10:14.292+00:00Thomas, for their music, see http://www.youtube.co...Thomas, for their music, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyfjPuw04Ps <br /><br />They even have a Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Joystrings/60569900298nzlemminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351882869127927629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-26087410027634982232012-05-24T21:05:45.580+00:002012-05-24T21:05:45.580+00:00It's a mystery. I posted another tweet about J...It's a mystery. I posted another tweet about <i>Joy and the Joystrings</i> and sent someone a message. I've been through Twitter's list of don'ts and don'ts, but I can't see what I've done. It's very odd.<br /><br />Perhaps some Joystrings fans have complained. I've appealed, so unless Twitter is terribly Stalinist I'll be back for my one tweet a day.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-21996415073903605832012-05-24T20:52:39.545+00:002012-05-24T20:52:39.545+00:00Tried to follow you but it says you're "s...Tried to follow you but it says you're "suspended" - what have you been up to..?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256244895723910890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-34782722001322760482012-05-24T20:50:57.837+00:002012-05-24T20:50:57.837+00:00Did your account get suspended? How so? Hope you c...Did your account get suspended? How so? Hope you come back - I hardly had a chance to say hello!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-4717608087298312542012-05-24T14:39:40.388+00:002012-05-24T14:39:40.388+00:00One must wonder about a man who chooses a shirt, t...One must wonder about a man who chooses a shirt, tie, pull-over, dark trousers and leather shoes for a stroll on a tropical beach. Lord knows what he's wearing underneath it all.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-51038916248465651082012-05-24T14:33:51.123+00:002012-05-24T14:33:51.123+00:00I would give my left nut to hear a Joy and the Joy...I would give my left nut to hear a Joy and the Joystrings album.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-35217809998724738892012-05-24T09:14:27.975+00:002012-05-24T09:14:27.975+00:00I'm on Twitter too (@sazen) but don't do m...I'm on Twitter too (@sazen) but don't do much on there. I got bored with it, to be honest.<br /><br />I almost mis-read Joystring for Gstring. That would have livened things up!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-25590121818890698332012-05-24T09:08:52.268+00:002012-05-24T09:08:52.268+00:00I'm sure you'll find that Twitter becomes ...I'm sure you'll find that Twitter becomes useful to publicise Steerforth books, new stock etc. I mainly use it to get more blog traffic. <br /><br />Speaking of Limericks, I found the I'm sorry I haven't a clue limerick book in a charity shop some time ago, but haven't looked at it yet. I bet there are some great clean but dirty ones in there!Annabel (gaskella)http://gaskella.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-8095737362113014212012-05-24T08:48:23.153+00:002012-05-24T08:48:23.153+00:00You do know that the Joystrings were real, don'...You do know that the Joystrings were real, don't you? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joystrings<br />So I doubt that's a novel, more likely a haloes-and-all biography. My grandmother, who was in the Sally Army all her life (until, in their phrase, 'promoted to glory'), was delighted that there was a respectable pop group to challenge all those hairy oiks.<br /><br />I'm glad to see Rankin get a name check. I published his first 6 books, at 3 different publishers (in fact I published his first three twice). Unlike an awful lot of writers I 'discovered', he's still going and still successful, which is a relief. A lot of them were never heard of again...MikePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589363260977274335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-28794679565129813322012-05-24T06:52:41.188+00:002012-05-24T06:52:41.188+00:00I gave Twitter a whirl, and couldn't get on wi...I gave Twitter a whirl, and couldn't get on with it. However, after much resistance, I finally signed up for Facebook, and was pleasantly surprised. Blogging is rather like visiting someone at their home, whilst Facebook is much more akin to bumping into someone in the street and catching up. It might not be a bad thing for Steerforth Books to have a page?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-29082702672019207882012-05-24T04:39:59.538+00:002012-05-24T04:39:59.538+00:00But that pipe-smoker looks a bit like Fred MacMurr...But that pipe-smoker looks a bit like Fred MacMurray in All My Sons and, aged about six, when I saw that programme on the television at our neighbour's, he became my template for a perfect husband, replacing Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home: the template was further refined when I first clapped eyes on James Stewart (to my great disappointment, several - or even many -years after he was already dead.)zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-57965761895854441952012-05-23T22:58:36.822+00:002012-05-23T22:58:36.822+00:00I too hope you won't stop blogging now that yo...I too hope you won't stop blogging now that you've discovered Twitter. This post is the most interesting and amusing thing I've read in ages! :o)Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-54593091581351824342012-05-23T21:58:18.855+00:002012-05-23T21:58:18.855+00:00Thanks Kid - I'd love to write a newspaper col...Thanks Kid - I'd love to write a newspaper column, particularly one of those ranting, Daily Mail-syle types, where ignorance of the subject is almost a virtue. I have a long list of subjects I could write about before they sacked me.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-24037866842844614262012-05-23T21:45:04.952+00:002012-05-23T21:45:04.952+00:00C.B and nilly - Twitter won't make any differe...C.B and nilly - Twitter won't make any difference to my blogging because I think they occupy completely different realms. I think that Twitter's very urban (and urbane): fast, witty and 'zeitgeisty'. I can imagine tweeting regularly when I used to commute to work on the District line, but I spent most of today on a farm, listening to birds and dogs.<br /><br />Lucy - Facebook has its uses, but yes, I could do without the lunch updates. Luckily, you can block the posts by your dullest 'friends'. I like it for the messaging facility and the YouTube clips.<br /><br />Donna - Thanks. I've just 'followed' you as well. Thanks also for quoting the Rankin anecdote on Facebook - the more people who hear it the better. I still can't get over the woman's lack of embarrassment. When I told her that I'd actually said <i>Rankin</i> and wouldn't have said the W word in a million years, she still seemed completely unfazed.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-58598570179808279462012-05-23T21:13:26.271+00:002012-05-23T21:13:26.271+00:00You really should have a column in a newspaper. Gr...You really should have a column in a newspaper. Great stuff.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-32239500182247092412012-05-23T19:32:20.578+00:002012-05-23T19:32:20.578+00:00Hi,
I've written to you a few times regarding ...Hi,<br />I've written to you a few times regarding how much I love your blog, and especially your writing. Just wanted you to know that I quoted you on Facebook, so please don't sue me. The quote is:<br />“On the subject of Robert Rankin, I once had an embarrassing exchange with a middle-aged woman who'd asked what I'd recommend for her 17-year-old son. When I said ‘Has he tried Rankin?’ she misheard me, but to her credit didn't bat an eyelid and replied ‘Well, I suppose that would keep him quiet.’” <br />HILARIOUS.<br />As a former bookseller, I can relate.<br />Also, I'm following you on Twitter now (Illustrated Word.) I was reluctant to enter into all of these social media ventures as well, but my view has softened. Gotta pick your battles, I suppose. Anyway, welcome to the Twittersphere, and thanks as always for your wonderful, and amusing words.<br /><br />Donna McKinnonAnonymoushttp://www.32pages.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-11920695933483617342012-05-23T19:31:59.169+00:002012-05-23T19:31:59.169+00:00What a good laugh, I needed that. Cheers.
Twitter...What a good laugh, I needed that. Cheers.<br /><br />Twitter is something I can take or leave, I'm not very good at having 'conversations' on there, but I have found it to be a great way to muscle in on otherwise unapproachable people/organisations. <br /><br />There are lots of ten minute slots throughout the day which can't be filled with anything constructive, I think this is why Twitter is so popular. <br />As with Facebook, (which I never joined, but have witnessed) there are an alarming number of people who deem it necessary to narrate the minutiae of their day in real-time. "Coffee and toast...mmm"<br /><br />I'm guilty of doing the same with my blog, I don't share anything remotely useful.<br /><br />Has any book or film described as 'hilarious' ever been remotely funny? I doubt it. That limerick book would be right up David Cameron's street, I bet.<br /><br />The guy with the pipe looks a little bit creepy. The type of guy who blows hot and cold - buying everyone drinks and telling funny stories one minute, weeping about the premature death of his nan the next. <br />Yes, he reminds me of a friend's ex. Minus the pipe, a dead ringer for Jason.<br />Jason went to prison for beating up a guy who made the mistake of "looking at him funny".<br /><br />I do go on, sorry. 140 character limits should be imposed on my comments.lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-57689140719823217842012-05-23T19:27:32.420+00:002012-05-23T19:27:32.420+00:00And I can't think of a comment to make make on...And I can't think of a comment to make make on this fantastic and funny post! Here's hoping you don't completely abandon the blogosphere.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-77368652932583168612012-05-23T19:12:00.049+00:002012-05-23T19:12:00.049+00:00I'll be sorry to see you leave blogging for th...I'll be sorry to see you leave blogging for the twitter-verse. Is it a 'verse' or a 'sphere'? I intend on remaining a Luddite myself as far as twitter is concerned.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com