Comments on: On Eastercon http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/04/06/on-eastercon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-eastercon Philip Palmer on writing for print, radio and screen Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:26:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Chris (The Book Swede) http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/04/06/on-eastercon/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Chris (The Book Swede) Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:48:23 +0000 http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/04/06/on-eastercon/#comment-195 Yeah, I've always thought Neil to be one of those types to have maybe -- just maybe -- made a pact with Him With the Horns. (Which is what I thought of Paganini when I tried to learn the violin at twelve -- I settled for piano, eventually, when I broke both my arms after violin lesson! Surely a sign...) Have you heard him read Shoggoth's Old Peculiar? It's essentially condensed stand-up comedy, and is pure brilliance. With a Lovecraft touch. http://www.neilgaiman.info/Shoggoth%2527s_Old_Peculiar ~Chris Yeah, I’ve always thought Neil to be one of those types to have maybe — just maybe — made a pact with Him With the Horns.

(Which is what I thought of Paganini when I tried to learn the violin at twelve — I settled for piano, eventually, when I broke both my arms after violin lesson! Surely a sign…)

Have you heard him read Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar? It’s essentially condensed stand-up comedy, and is pure brilliance. With a Lovecraft touch.

http://www.neilgaiman.info/Sho.....d_Peculiar

~Chris

]]> By: Philip Palmer http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/04/06/on-eastercon/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Philip Palmer Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:16:29 +0000 http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/04/06/on-eastercon/#comment-193 I hope you do make the next Eastercon, Chris. I think it's in Bradford? Which is a wonderful city, the Florence of the North in my blown-away opinion. Neil's a great performer as well as a great writer...a rare combination of talents. I hope you do make the next Eastercon, Chris. I think it’s in Bradford? Which is a wonderful city, the Florence of the North in my blown-away opinion.

Neil’s a great performer as well as a great writer…a rare combination of talents.

]]> By: Chris (The Book Swede) http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/04/06/on-eastercon/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Chris (The Book Swede) Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:22:51 +0000 http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/04/06/on-eastercon/#comment-192 Glad you had a good time! I've never been to a con, either. And I'd love to hear Neil reading from The Graveyard Book! :) I'm trying so hard to get a copy for review... ;) I might try and make Eastercon next year. (Which means, of course, I won't be able to -- but I'll try!). ~Chris Glad you had a good time! I’ve never been to a con, either. And I’d love to hear Neil reading from The Graveyard Book! :) I’m trying so hard to get a copy for review… ;)

I might try and make Eastercon next year. (Which means, of course, I won’t be able to — but I’ll try!).

~Chris

]]> By: vloxy http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/04/06/on-eastercon/comment-page-1/#comment-191 vloxy Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:23:23 +0000 http://www.philippalmer.net/2008/04/06/on-eastercon/#comment-191 I just wanted to say that I just finished reading Debatable Space and all I could think about was the pursuit of achieving hermeneutic advantage in a Debatable Space. :) On topic: Charles Stross is an amazing individual and his book Accelerando is blissfully fascinating. Also, don't be scared of cons, they are a brilliant device used for interacting. Nah...heheehehe ;) I just wanted to say that I just finished reading Debatable Space and all I could think about was the pursuit of achieving hermeneutic advantage in a Debatable Space. :)

On topic: Charles Stross is an amazing individual and his book Accelerando is blissfully fascinating.

Also, don’t be scared of cons, they are a brilliant device used for interacting. Nah…heheehehe ;)

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