Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #20
October 30, 2009
“Some mornings, in a perfect world, you might wake up, have a coffee, finish meditation, and say ‘Okay, today I’m going into the shop to work on a lamp.’ This idea comes to you, you can see it, but to accomplish it you need what I call a ‘setup.’ For example, you may need a working shop or a working painting studio. You may need a working music studio. Or a computer room where you can write something. It’s crucial to have a setup, so that, at any given moment, when you get an idea, you have the place and the tools to make it happen.
“If you don’t have a setup, there are many times when you get the inspiration, the idea, but you have no tools, no place to put it together. And the idea just sits there and festers. Over time it will go away. You didn’t fulfill it – and that’s just a heartache.”
David Lynch – “Catching the Big Fish”
A Present for a Good Boy from Scarborough
July 27, 2009
In recognition of the 40th anniversary of the publication of the first novel in the Flashman series, BBC Radio 7 recently rebroadcast an edition of ‘Book Club’ from 2006 featuring the author, George MacDonald Fraser (1925-2008). In the 30-minute show a group of readers, guided by Radio 4 presenter James Naughtie, ask the author questions about the book, the characters and himself.
The content is fairly insubstantial but for anyone who has even a passing interest in the very wonderful and very funny Flashman series this is an enjoyable diversion.
- Book Club: George MacDonald Fraser (rapidshare.com)
The 30-minute program in 128Kb/s mp3 format.
Approx. 25Mb.
More:
- Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser eBook (rapidshare.com)
The first book in the series in DRM-free ePub format.
Approx. 2.5Mb. - Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser unabridged audiobook (getdropbox.com)
At 64Kb/s mp3 this isn’t the best quality but this is the definitive, out-of-print version. Read by Timothy West and far superior to the currently available edition.
Approx. 210Mb. - Royal Flash, the movie (piratebay.org)
The second in the series and the only one of the Flashman novels to be turned into a movie.
Starring Malcolm MacDowell, it’s played for laughs more than the book but it remains, even today, a worthy interpretation. - The Flashman Society (harryflashman.org)
- The Book Club, BBC Radio 4 (bbc.co.uk)
- George MacDonald Fraser audiobook collection (ioffer.com)
17 GMF audiobooks, converted to MP3 and offered on two DVDs.
Includes all of the Flashman series.
