On Mon, 16 May 2005 14:42:35 +0100, Robin Hamilton
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>> Well, there you go, I got the title wrong but the name of the cop
>> sheila is Angelique de Xavier (typical bloke, forgetting a girl's name)
>
>Touché! Angel X.
>
>> > I know he worked as a journalist in both Glasgow and Edinburgh, but you
>> > might be right about the Aberdeen connection.
>>
>> Yep, it says in the bio note that he was born in Glasgow, for sure, but
>> also 'He no longer lives in Aberdeen. Yes.' And that he's lived in
>> Edinburgh as well as London and Los Angeles. Busy feller.
>
>K.
>
>> I've read a number of the Rebus books. They give me a yen to visit my
>> granny's city - but not for too long. It all seems wet and grey and
>> narrow but perhaps I've misunderstood.
>
>It is (I'm reluctantly forced to admit) good to visit -- and if you ever
do,
>check out The Deacon Brodie pub in the Royal Mile. They do an appetising
>line in haggis baps, both carniverous and vegetarian, and sell Deacon
Brodie
>T-shirts (I'm wearing one as I type). Not as grey as Rankin makes out, at
>least in the summer, but it can be bloody cold in Princess Street when the
>wind is blowing.
>
>> And, yes, there wasn't anything
>> there I didn't really misunderstand, though it took me a while to
>> figure out Irn-Bru.
>
>Drinking too much of that stuff when I was young(er) is part of the reason
>why I've only one tooth left in my jaw.
Robin,
Only one tooth? You handsome devil,how could the ladies resist?
It was back in 1980 that my wife and I visited Glasgow and Edinburgh
before we caught the Ferry over to Parlous vous.
a wintry day in Glasgow,folks bending forward to fight of the rain
as they hurried about their business.
Looked for nessie at the Loch.Visited the Whiskey distillery
on the west coast.We camper-vanned in a VW Kombi all over Europe.
The trip from Dubrovnyck [spelling!]to Skopie during Tito's reign
was plagued with drama unforgettable. But that is another story.
David.
>
>They're actually trying to market it in England now -- will wonders never
>cease?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Robin
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