Capsules, Albarn, Barenboim, Books and a Birthday
As it is my birthday I have decided to write The Sunday Times. I review Daniel Barenboim's book Everything is Connected. I interview Damon Albarn. And, finally I express a view on the strange world of time capsules.Also, once again, it is the day of the Stiffkey Village Fete or, more precisely, the day of BryPat Books - all the gentry's reading needs, never knowingly oversold, who needs TV, open 1/365 etc.. This afternoon Grabber and I will be flogging mind expanding matter to the grateful Nor-folk. It is a great day, very English, very strange and, by the looks of things, very wet.
# posted by Bryan Appleyard : 5:23 AM
10 Comments:
At August 24, 2008 9:47 AM,
ian russell said…
happy birthday, old bean.
At August 24, 2008 9:52 AM,
Anguished said…
Happy Birthday Bryan. The man for whom time reverses.
At August 24, 2008 10:52 AM,
Nige said…
Happy birthday you old bastard. Me I've just arrived at NigeCorp via a two-hour, carnivaaaal-related diversion into the NW London badlands, leaving me stranded first in a hellhole called Kensal Rise, then in one called Harlesden, all in steady drizzle. We know how to enjoy ourselves down here.
At August 24, 2008 11:19 AM,
Susan B. said…
Happy birthday, dear Bryan. From the looks of your t.v. appearance, you really are turning 29 -- again!
Wish I were at your book fair. Instead, I have boxes and boxes of books in translation to dig through for a review on same.
Which reminds me: Any of your commenters who speak/read in foreign languages and want to rec me contemporary authors or old authors with newly published stuff in English translation -- do it now.
I'll be immersed for the next six weeks and am hoping some of what I see will be good ... Only 3% of the world's books get translated into English and yet now that I've begun reading, I'm beginning to see why....
Oops, sorry Bry-- Happy day to you again. Have fun with your friends!
At August 24, 2008 11:33 AM,
Shirley said…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
At August 24, 2008 12:22 PM,
Mark said…
Best wishes for your birthday and I hope you get some sun this afternoon. Sell one for the gipper!
I don't think there's really any need to put anything in a time capsule except a post-it note saying "Have a nice day". Give things enough time and that's about the total extent of our power and influence.
At August 24, 2008 1:57 PM,
malty said…
I would wish you very many but we miserable Geordie gits don't do that sort of thing. Put AA Gill in the capsule, please.
At August 24, 2008 4:29 PM,
elberry said…
Excellent, not dead yet, quaff a tankard of liquor and shake your fist at the heavens crying aloud (in public or just at the breakfast table at some ungodly early hour): "Not yet, meine freunde! Not yet!" like the captain in Das Boot.
If i'd known sooner i would have sent you some kind of weapon.
At August 24, 2008 10:21 PM,
Michael Smith said…
Elberry, the pen is mightier than the sword - especially if it's one of those exploding pens.
Happy Birthday Bryan. Remember: only death is old, life is always young.
At August 25, 2008 1:06 AM,
Rus Bowden said…
I just left a message for my father on his voice mail, and now leave the same for you here:
Happy Birthday!
Of course, here in the states, it still is. And I hope you have a great year.
Yours,
Rus
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