tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post2737137810337110166..comments2024-02-05T01:55:53.566-08:00Comments on Gently Mad: Sex Pistols The Inside Story by Fred and Judy VermorelSharon Wilfonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-15470281221273127672019-07-06T14:03:01.470-07:002019-07-06T14:03:01.470-07:00Sure thing!Sure thing!Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-24541324780292228122019-07-06T13:20:13.036-07:002019-07-06T13:20:13.036-07:00interesting... i'll look around for a bio... ...interesting... i'll look around for a bio... tx...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-37710102037012646042019-07-06T12:31:56.755-07:002019-07-06T12:31:56.755-07:00I forgot to add that there is an interesting What&...I forgot to add that there is an interesting What's My Line with Salvador Dali as the mystery guest. Here is the link if you'd like to see it:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdLn6GTHZ94Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-48821099147641798542019-07-06T12:31:02.677-07:002019-07-06T12:31:02.677-07:00HI Mudpuddle. I would like to know who painted th...HI Mudpuddle. I would like to know who painted this card. It wasn't Dali, it is a Russian artist. I, like you, had regarded him a bit of a con artist, but after reading an excellent biography of him, I have come to regard him as a creative genius.<br /><br />He also went through a spiritual transformation after WWII. The invention of the atom bomb shook him to his core and his paintings began to take on religious themes reflecting his Roman Catholic background.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-83637281687871106622019-07-06T12:26:35.336-07:002019-07-06T12:26:35.336-07:00HI Sarah!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog and...HI Sarah!<br /><br />Thanks so much for visiting my blog and thank you for the compliment. <br /><br />I'm glad you said you are weirdly fascinated by them, because those are my sentiments exactly. I also have been reading books by Patti Smith. I don't know why these people intrigue me so. Maybe because I'm trying to understand how they became so popular.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-17945347196318992852019-07-06T12:24:59.269-07:002019-07-06T12:24:59.269-07:00Hi Carol.
I just watched Norman Gunston with Fran...Hi Carol.<br /><br />I just watched Norman Gunston with Frank Zappa. I was hoping he would really raze Zappa because I can't stand him. He didn't, but he was so funny and witty. And a darned good harmonica player.<br /><br /> I'm going to have to watch the rest of his videos now.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-15604905901166016532019-07-04T13:19:45.332-07:002019-07-04T13:19:45.332-07:00i wonder what that thing that looks like a rib cag...i wonder what that thing that looks like a rib cage is behind Dali? he's fascinating... i know he was regarded as a con artist, but it's always seemed to me that there was a sort of mesmerizing quality about his work... and was it technically excellent i thought. but what do i know, proletarian no-nothing that i tend to be...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-31470858892647150862019-07-04T07:09:29.771-07:002019-07-04T07:09:29.771-07:00Your point about being a reactionary needed someth...Your point about being a reactionary needed something to react against is such a lovely line and very poignant. I am weirdly fascinated by the group, but at the same time have not bothered to read up on them - now I can just read your reviews instead! Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-60744189805481836132019-07-04T02:36:01.672-07:002019-07-04T02:36:01.672-07:00Maybe if they had a different name we might never ...Maybe if they had a different name we might never have heard of them.:) We had a comedian/'journalist' over here in the 70'/80's and he interviewed a few of the more well-known celebrities in Australia, the USA & the UK. His name was Norman Gunston & he was a bit of an idiot but I loved how he handled some of them especially when they were trying to be cool. He interviewed people like Cheech & Chong, Guns & Roses, Frank Zappa & Warren Beatty. He's on youtube - not everyone's type of humour.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-59552344062341868252019-07-01T22:59:42.036-07:002019-07-01T22:59:42.036-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-49936096023212885882019-07-01T20:22:34.479-07:002019-07-01T20:22:34.479-07:00that's all that's required...that's all that's required...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-28252177890028173972019-07-01T12:40:03.418-07:002019-07-01T12:40:03.418-07:00Thanks, R.T. I'm glad you enjoyed them. I wi...Thanks, R.T. I'm glad you enjoyed them. I will look up you new blog address.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-31366595100225253642019-07-01T12:39:34.148-07:002019-07-01T12:39:34.148-07:00Hi Brian. You have an eclectic reading tastes as ...Hi Brian. You have an eclectic reading tastes as do I. You probably would find this book interesting. I did, even if I'm not all that thrilled with who the Sex Pistols are. As you say, they were a moving force in our present culture. <br /><br />I think the Clash are going to be mentioned in a few of the other books I have.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-74853992212352445242019-07-01T12:38:12.965-07:002019-07-01T12:38:12.965-07:00I know. I knew that not many of my readers would ...I know. I knew that not many of my readers would be all that interested in this book, but I read what I read and then I write about it afterward. What can I say?Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-30001606721572364302019-07-01T09:43:24.927-07:002019-07-01T09:43:24.927-07:00I always enjoy your musical offerings. Thanks.
FYI...I always enjoy your musical offerings. Thanks.<br />FYI ... new posting at new address due to Blogger problems:<br />https://rtdsmarginaliarevisited.blogspot.com/2019/07/diderot-knowledge-and-wisdom.html<br />RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-10502947404493999372019-07-01T02:24:19.642-07:002019-07-01T02:24:19.642-07:00Hi Sharon - I think that I would find this fascina...Hi Sharon - I think that I would find this fascinating. I always felt that other groups, such as The Clash, that came later, had a lot more substance then The Sex Pistol. But as a cultural phenomenon I guess this band had a short lived but strong impact. As for what they represented, I understand youthful rebellion, but their brand of angry nihilism went beyond that and was an odd thing. <br /><br />I am curious as to what your impressions are of the other books on this subjects. <br /><br />Have a great week! Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-84712325008774423982019-06-30T21:54:27.557-07:002019-06-30T21:54:27.557-07:00great card! never heard of the sex pistols...great card! never heard of the sex pistols...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.com