tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post4197731546019327954..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Featuring special guest...Christina PattersonRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-47463575360546008032009-06-25T22:54:33.217+01:002009-06-25T22:54:33.217+01:00Hello Anne...and welcome.
xHello Anne...and welcome. <br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-79424156436461197562009-06-25T20:45:32.858+01:002009-06-25T20:45:32.858+01:00Very interesting, thanks! I always read CP's i...Very interesting, thanks! I always read CP's interviews and columns in the Indy so was very glad to see this.<br /><br />As for Herzog, that interview does indeed sound a nightmare. I've recently seen Encounters at the End of the World (about people working in Antarctica - relentless, and tragicomic in places), and now I want to see all his others. Not a man to do things by halves.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308068899467100319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-81516395907697939602009-06-25T17:13:26.739+01:002009-06-25T17:13:26.739+01:00I thought you might pick up on that bit, Hope!
xI thought you might pick up on that bit, Hope!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-54174493585353742192009-06-25T17:10:48.381+01:002009-06-25T17:10:48.381+01:00So you can actually make a career out of being nos...So you can actually make a career out of being nosy...I mean curious? :)<br /><br />Interesting read!hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-83691626792874368632009-06-24T20:31:19.298+01:002009-06-24T20:31:19.298+01:00As I say, it's nothing personal. Not many peop...As I say, it's nothing personal. Not many people would turn down millions of pounds to drivel on (if offered) with a 'no, no, I'm not worth it!'<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-30355314685916808652009-06-24T20:12:36.206+01:002009-06-24T20:12:36.206+01:00Excellent suggestion... and gets rid of the whole ...Excellent suggestion... and gets rid of the whole Time Travel paradox thing.<br /><br />Maybe Christina should (has?) interview Jonathan R and ask him if he thinks he's worth it? (I'd expect a Herzogian respons - "I don't know and I don't care.")deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-21633855719796211442009-06-24T18:15:00.221+01:002009-06-24T18:15:00.221+01:00Or they could sack Jonathan Ross and use that mone...Or they could sack Jonathan Ross and use that money..not that I have anything against him in particular....but I do hate to see money misused. He's OK but he's not worth millions. <br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-22256515185564697522009-06-24T16:21:48.243+01:002009-06-24T16:21:48.243+01:00Millionaire backing? No, you just need a 1960s BBC...Millionaire backing? No, you just need a 1960s BBC production budget... just a time machine needed!deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-35476348413001307632009-06-24T15:40:07.133+01:002009-06-24T15:40:07.133+01:00Thanks, Ms B. In my fantasy perfect TV programme a...Thanks, Ms B. In my fantasy perfect TV programme about books (and maybe some other arts too) you and Christina would be key staff members. It would be a huge project though...every type of book, every type of feature, all done carefully, no rushing...so it would be very expensive, I suppose. We'd need millionaire backing.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-26712098213624829072009-06-24T14:57:37.181+01:002009-06-24T14:57:37.181+01:00Very interesting Rachel and well done! Great stuff...Very interesting Rachel and well done! Great stuff. I was at that Donghy event..Ms Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836227454899083962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-15956706789680094482009-06-24T14:53:34.216+01:002009-06-24T14:53:34.216+01:00I know. I did only say 'maybe'. There are ...I know. I did only say 'maybe'. There are so many other books in the world. And then there's the Radio Times.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-54950814794680589472009-06-24T14:37:33.826+01:002009-06-24T14:37:33.826+01:00What a great read. Thanks for this, Rachel. No dan...What a great read. Thanks for this, Rachel. No danger of my giving Martin Amis another go on the strength of it, but I shall certainly read Christina Patterson with special interest.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-43831570689497129912009-06-24T13:43:17.746+01:002009-06-24T13:43:17.746+01:00Oh, Liz, sometimes I forget how much I used to lov...Oh, Liz, sometimes I forget how much I used to love that language! 'Would you like a plumber'? 'No! I'd like a fontanero, please (and it must be said in the appropriate OTT accent - no wimping out there). And don't spare the horses!'<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-45529071964223878322009-06-24T13:36:18.019+01:002009-06-24T13:36:18.019+01:00Great job, Rachel. You haven't lost the knack....Great job, Rachel. You haven't lost the knack...looking forward to reading her interviews that you cited.<br /><br />And yes, I'm with you on the Spanish language...even though my spanish came after moving to Spain and my first word in spanish was connected with plumbing...fontanero! ; )Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990807765195683301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-19732271714138200192009-06-24T13:10:01.614+01:002009-06-24T13:10:01.614+01:00Temptress! I shall not forsake my Times two days ...Temptress! I shall not forsake my Times two days a week.<br />Though your excellent work has possibly persuaded me that Friday may be a-changin'.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-42217970954366017542009-06-24T12:59:14.966+01:002009-06-24T12:59:14.966+01:00Though of course, the Indy does have interviews at...Though of course, the Indy does have interviews at the weekend too. I quite like the ones by Deborah Ross too (very funny).<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-26086780508331757712009-06-24T12:58:24.958+01:002009-06-24T12:58:24.958+01:00Yes, I checked with her - Fridays are the day for ...Yes, I checked with her - Fridays are the day for her interviews (most Fridays, obviously, not every single one).<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-11251103686814458302009-06-24T12:57:22.938+01:002009-06-24T12:57:22.938+01:00Cheers. I'll check out Friday's.Cheers. I'll check out Friday's.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-25069744128377579042009-06-24T12:42:43.778+01:002009-06-24T12:42:43.778+01:00She has interviews in at various stages during the...She has interviews in at various stages during the week, Titus, (though most of the ones linked to here seem to be on Friday - which is the Indy's books'n'arts special day). I read things late a lot so am not sure...maybe if Christina looks in she can clarify.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-76741624247626226262009-06-24T12:29:20.900+01:002009-06-24T12:29:20.900+01:00Oh, had a brilliant morning skiving off work and t...Oh, had a brilliant morning skiving off work and then came in to this. Well worth the wait after your teasers for it.<br /><br />So good, in fact, that I am tempted to drop the Saturday Times for the Independent (I'm presuming the big interview is in the Sat. edition?) as I got hacked off when the Times dropped the "Books" section and mashed it into a lumpen "Review" section instead.<br />Good questions, good answers = good interview.<br /><br />English for me please. I think we get the best of both worlds. Hurrah for the Norman Conquest.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-44094444460070382492009-06-24T12:22:14.442+01:002009-06-24T12:22:14.442+01:00Excellent point! Let's converge...Excellent point! Let's converge...deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-31994799070509732562009-06-24T12:21:29.075+01:002009-06-24T12:21:29.075+01:00Saying you love all languages is maybe the same as...Saying you love all languages is maybe the same as saying you like the big thing: Language. And I can't say I don't. :)<br /><br />But some, to my Scottish ear, have a more satisfying sound. <br /><br />(On the subject of languages... have a read of <a href="http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=1528" rel="nofollow">this Language Log post</a> from this morning.)deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-55371885182612151172009-06-24T12:16:11.801+01:002009-06-24T12:16:11.801+01:00We seem to be tripping each other up in these comm...We seem to be tripping each other up in these comments, D! I'm one behind you (it's like a bad translation!).<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-17590179851199543182009-06-24T12:15:15.175+01:002009-06-24T12:15:15.175+01:00As for languages, D, I love all of them (ever the ...As for languages, D, I love all of them (ever the liberal). I really do though - learning any (living) language was always one of my favourite activities from a very early age (so much potential, so many combinations, so many oddities and novelties). I've left it all alone for a while now (about 20 years!) and very much focused on English (is there anything more focused you can do in a language than write poetry in it?) but who knows when it will be time for a change back?<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-1958577229562442762009-06-24T12:15:14.816+01:002009-06-24T12:15:14.816+01:00I've said it before about stuff* I do... and I...I've said it before about stuff* I do... and I think I mean it. And I think he thinks he means it. <br /><br />* see? I can only call it "stuff"...deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.com