tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post6096174815150816021..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: On The RoadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74104266938247154722010-05-17T00:54:28.364-07:002010-05-17T00:54:28.364-07:00I got Ivor Cutler to visit the William Cobbett for...I got Ivor Cutler to visit the William Cobbett for the poetry society once (I think). What a mad-man he was. Tony Shaw used to play the jugs there too! He lived in Bath for years, but went to live on a boat in London a few years ago. Time (and beer) did not mellow him.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27843353634853133092010-05-16T07:48:51.399-07:002010-05-16T07:48:51.399-07:00I enjoyed the agricultural side of RR. And yes, th...I enjoyed the agricultural side of RR. And yes, that publican became rich off my back. I can hardly believe it, but I used to drink Guinness and cider mixed. Yuk!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79557073924948015792010-05-16T03:38:11.807-07:002010-05-16T03:38:11.807-07:00Yes, Cro, I remember the Cobbett connection from F...Yes, Cro, I remember the Cobbett connection from Farnham, but I have a slightly clearer recollection of the 'William Cobbett' pub there. I never made it to the end of Rural Rides - a bit too political for me, even then.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-39789864619642203192010-05-16T01:33:42.918-07:002010-05-16T01:33:42.918-07:00I've read Cobbett's Rural Rides. A lot of ...I've read Cobbett's Rural Rides. A lot of informative stuff there, but gawd how tedious to read! I trust that deFoe's tour of Britain will prove less tiresome. Bryson does well in 'Notes from a small island', and his one on Oz is pure genius; it should be obligatory reading for ALL Aussie school-children.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com