I think the conversations round the tables of the Deutsche gechattering klassieren went something like: "That Hitler eh? He's a one *tsk* :rolleyes:"Quote:
Originally Posted by jodg
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I think the conversations round the tables of the Deutsche gechattering klassieren went something like: "That Hitler eh? He's a one *tsk* :rolleyes:"Quote:
Originally Posted by jodg
Have to be careful Emmi, SouthernSoftie, otherwise this thread will end up as "Today's Third Reich..."! :eek:
Bizarrely enough, will be in Preston on Thursday.
Thursday you say, do pop by and say hello!Quote:
Originally Posted by jodg
Why is that bizarre? Is Preston 'today's Third Reich'? :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by jodg
Read a great book about the rise of the Third Reich not so long back. Looks at the hows, whys and wherefores, from the establishment of the Weimar republic up to the end. V good.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Third-Reich-.../dp/0330487574
Should be read in conjunction with Correlli Barnett's The Collapse of British Power. I read 'em back to back. Fascinating. (I had a lot of time to kill - 2hr each way bus journey to/from Manchester)
Grendel - John Gardner
You obviously take the same approach to posting as you do guitar playing!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grouse
Thanks for the tips - have added Burleigh's book to my wishlist. Corelli's is out of print at the mo' and 2nd hand copies go for a fortune.Quote:
Originally Posted by southernsoftie
Climbing Songs by John Hirst - vintage stuff, published by The Rucksack Club (probably in 1960 - but cover etc suggest 1930!).
Contains "gems" from 1919 to 1959 - mainly well known songs across the decades, reworded to suit moments in the mountains, on steep rock & ruminating about such things.......
Front'ish piece....."To the memory of Geoffrey Winthrop Young, who set a standard to which I have vainly endeavoured to aspire. The beautiful song which he wrote for "Songs of Mountaineers" is reproduced below.....
IF SOME PART OF A MAN....etc...(But, my typing is far too slow for anymore of that!)..
Another one of the true gems, is a song to celebrate Eustace Thomas, who in 1920 at Whitsuntide, holidaying in The Lakes, aged 51, succeeded in setting the new Fell Record, previously held by Wakefield..... THE HELPERS LOT (air "The Policeman's Lot" - Pirates of Penzance)...and an awful lot later in time a young chap, aged a mere 42 celebrated his 42nd birthday by doing something nearly as difficult in 24hrs...and the press got hold of it....and it became the Bob Graham!!!
Off to try & learn a bit more.....!
The Sun and Metro.......and whilst on the bog, an destruction book for a surface inspection scanner:confused:
Now i'm home i may read a Whizzer and Chips annual:D
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Originally Posted by merrylegs
I have a whole HUGE collection of Dandy and Beano comics in the loft (tomboy ya see not really into Twinkle!!) they must be worth something now :confused: all dating to the 70's and 80's I also have a whole host of immaculate Rupert annuals again from the 70's .....one of these days I'll get into all that ebay malarky