tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post6258957365773511100..comments2024-03-29T12:00:55.658+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Single and The CityJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-36470416306816928632012-02-14T07:41:22.932+00:002012-02-14T07:41:22.932+00:00Congratulations on both the weight loss, and the r...Congratulations on both the weight loss, and the resistance to cultural dumbing down. It seems that councils round the world take this option. And it is wrong, wrong, wrong.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15506258177153380612012-02-14T00:11:35.024+00:002012-02-14T00:11:35.024+00:00MorningAJ wrote "... 'Museums? What museu...MorningAJ wrote <i>"... 'Museums? What museums? What do you need them for?' ...</i> - sort of reminds me of the socialist creed of <i>"Art? Pretty to look at but can you eat or drink it?"</i><br /><br />What's the point of being able eat and drink purely to subsist and not having any colour in one's life to make living a little more tolerable?JohnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608216150220329902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70027767603662509582012-02-13T18:48:41.339+00:002012-02-13T18:48:41.339+00:00well said JOhn-boy!well said JOhn-boy!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77049274144249088092012-02-13T18:45:46.141+00:002012-02-13T18:45:46.141+00:00We must never take community cultural facilities a...We must never take community cultural facilities and activities for granted - they need to be promoted and attended and the public administrations need to be continually reminded of the appreciation and perceived value of cultural facilities, activities and amenities.<br /><br />If we don't do so we will lose them!<br /><br />260,000 thronged into the Food Festival at Canberra's National Multicultural Festival last weekend. organisers had moved it from its historical lakeside location to an open Mall in the City and the 'crush' was unreal. Nearly everyone supported calls to move it back to lakeside. <br /><br />The reason for its move - 250 Port-loo hire charges for lakeside - v - two toilet blocks in the mall!JohnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608216150220329902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34259330957957212132012-02-13T17:13:21.949+00:002012-02-13T17:13:21.949+00:00The reviews are coming in very nicely now - and al...The reviews are coming in very nicely now - and all extremely positive up to now!Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72838870833566256392012-02-13T16:42:11.844+00:002012-02-13T16:42:11.844+00:00that sort of thing is in one of your novels Belthat sort of thing is in one of your novels BelJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70947176477112734692012-02-13T16:27:14.260+00:002012-02-13T16:27:14.260+00:00Steady there...don't enjoy the experience too ...Steady there...don't enjoy the experience too much...Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11336592451443593582012-02-13T16:14:40.279+00:002012-02-13T16:14:40.279+00:00So many art and cultural venues are under threat f...So many art and cultural venues are under threat from funding cuts, it's alarming. A lovely gallery in Belfast, the Ormeau Baths Gallery, shut down suddenly a few months ago because private sponsors withdrew their funding. Luckily a massive new arts centre and theatre is about to open in the city centre.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76350772274779053082012-02-13T16:01:30.780+00:002012-02-13T16:01:30.780+00:00PS, are you now just down to your y-fronts when yo...PS, are you now just down to your y-fronts when you're stepping on the scales?xChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22858705466289812912012-02-13T15:59:55.188+00:002012-02-13T15:59:55.188+00:00Bloody shame, but it's places like this that a...Bloody shame, but it's places like this that are always upfront when it comes to budget tageting. <br /><br />Weirdly, I've just completed some artwork for an artist who is pitching for work in Wales, where they are really keen to spend money on street art for example. Seems it's a bit of a post-code lottery when it comes to funding.<br /><br />There's always 'MeadowHall' for the locals go and visit. Lots to see and do there. ;-)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85386340838153470872012-02-13T15:42:58.732+00:002012-02-13T15:42:58.732+00:00Many thanks for this John - much appreciated. Whi...Many thanks for this John - much appreciated. Whilst as AJ says some city residents are not bothered about culture, i'm sure that is the case in many cities. There are though, as you know many many more who are bothered about our lovely city and ALL that it has to offer - be it art, history, sport etc etc We are not like the cosmopolitan northern cities of Leeds and Manchester - Sheffield is like one huge village and very friendly. The more the big wigs knock us down, the more we get up anf fight back - but in our peaceful, sandwich eating manner. xxxx PS FAB news on the wight loss!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75606209909732283332012-02-13T15:23:42.745+00:002012-02-13T15:23:42.745+00:00When oh when will the 'powers that be' rea...When oh when will the 'powers that be' realize that the more austere the times, the more important it is to keep the arts flourishing -- libraries, museums, theatres are not 'extras' they are necessities and an intrinsic symbol of our civility. Good luck Sheffield!<br /><br />And well done, John on your new and svelte self!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37911650554797246972012-02-13T15:09:24.674+00:002012-02-13T15:09:24.674+00:00Crikey! How have you lost all that weight since Ja...Crikey! How have you lost all that weight since January?<br /><br />LB's had put some on when he weighed himself this morning...he can't understand it.<br /><br />It might be to do with the apple crumble I saw him wrapping himself around yesterday of course.<br /><br />Well done sir!<br /><br />SPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87509546100033679882012-02-13T14:10:22.677+00:002012-02-13T14:10:22.677+00:00"TWACK"
And AGAIN Bel "twack!!!&quo..."TWACK"<br />And AGAIN Bel "twack!!!"John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61503177358905983352012-02-13T14:07:04.821+00:002012-02-13T14:07:04.821+00:00I hope their protests have positive results.I hope their protests have positive results.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-3406190155357462522012-02-13T13:56:30.473+00:002012-02-13T13:56:30.473+00:00well done on your weight loss, very impressive.
A...well done on your weight loss, very impressive.<br /><br />As with every country around the world there is money for strange and unusual causes but none for institutions that benefit all people.<br /><br />Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51585753092669615372012-02-13T13:40:19.221+00:002012-02-13T13:40:19.221+00:00Amazing how our 'governments' always find ...Amazing how our 'governments' always find the cash for military efforts they deem necessary for the stability of the 'nation' (and the pockets of the 'big business' enterprises that support the 'war effort') and a lot of of other unnecessary expenditures...and they can't or won't support community/culture related institutions.<br />Something is a little off-balanced if you ask me!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76691350776703919442012-02-13T12:51:32.984+00:002012-02-13T12:51:32.984+00:00I so totally agree, John. The Sheffield museums ha...I so totally agree, John. The Sheffield museums have had some excellent exhibitions and workshops going on in recent times. Not only I, but also my children, have derived much pleasure from them. When, oh when, will our government recognise that Art is a necessary and vital part of our country's foundation, heritage and its peoples' growth? The gift of creativity is one of the greatest treasures we can give to anyone and to appreciate that need for creativity in others is so, so important. Did you know that NASA astronauhts in training are urged to daydream and think creatively for a far greater amount of their training than any time allotted to physical and practical skills? <br /><br />As YP stated so well, 'Depriving the arts of vital funding is the opposite of civilation'. <br /><br />There are none so blind as them that cannot see.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792185208462306952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70346756191447864522012-02-13T12:49:45.566+00:002012-02-13T12:49:45.566+00:00Even at the risk of a smacked bottom, let's be...Even at the risk of a smacked bottom, let's be brutally frank here...you were never going to make it into the GQ 100 Best Dressed list. I doubt even now that you'd make it into the Pig Farmers' Weekly 100 Best Dressed list!Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-80944015128182280922012-02-13T12:49:38.402+00:002012-02-13T12:49:38.402+00:00I so totally agree, John. The Sheffield museums ha...I so totally agree, John. The Sheffield museums have had some excellent exhibitions and workshops going on in recent times. Not only I, but also my children, have derived much pleasure from them. When, oh when, will our government recognise that Art is a necessary and vital part of our country's foundation, heritage and its peoples' growth? The gift of creativity is one of the greatest treasures we can give to anyone and to appreciate that need for creativity in others is so, so important. Did you know that NASA astronauhts in training are urged to daydream and think creatively for a far greater amount of their training than any time allotted to physical and practical skills? <br /><br />As YP stated so well, 'Depriving the arts of vital funding is the opposite of civilation'. <br /><br />There are none so blind as them that cannot see.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792185208462306952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10156000756976873682012-02-13T12:46:28.221+00:002012-02-13T12:46:28.221+00:00bel
I am going to smack your bottom....bel<br />I am going to smack your bottom....John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48404665955923248192012-02-13T12:25:50.293+00:002012-02-13T12:25:50.293+00:00Did Rupert Everett ever do The Flintstones?Did Rupert Everett ever do The Flintstones?Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-79492952590058390172012-02-13T12:14:53.698+00:002012-02-13T12:14:53.698+00:00It's always difficult to get back what's b...It's always difficult to get back what's been lost. I like the sound of a 'sit down picnic'. Real People Power.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-44699508097368158542012-02-13T12:03:30.620+00:002012-02-13T12:03:30.620+00:00bel I was talking relatively......compared to what...bel I was talking relatively......compared to what I am now I bloody well looked and dressed like Rupert EveretJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89181958362774835342012-02-13T11:52:21.682+00:002012-02-13T11:52:21.682+00:00"Clean cut Man-about-the-city"...was tha..."Clean cut Man-about-the-city"...was that before I met you?Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.com