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Watch it McManus! We're just off out to such a place but in conclusion here's a piece of advice just culled off Arthur Smith just for you: never leapfrog a unicorn. (wink) Best dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick McManus" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:26 PM Subject: Re: Local Poetic Culture > Bloody hell Dave you are around 50!!!really a youngster > Cheers P > Ps was there a petition to ban you again-is it online??? > Now there will be nowhere where you can get a quiet drink > > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and > poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Bircumshaw > Sent: 09 February 2006 13:05 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Local Poetic Culture > > Hey that's a point of interest Joanna: I was fifty last birthday, now I > interpret this as meaning I began to be fifty a year ago but only became so > at midnight (or whatever, strictly speaking it was 8.20 last night) so now I > am beginning to be fifty-one, which is a process for the next twelvemonth, > as far as these things mean anything. It's a bit akin to the arguments about > when the new millenium begun: 2000 or 2001? > I reason it like this: when I was born I was nought, on the first > anniversary of that I was 1 (not out) so therefore my fiftieth birthday > (last year) was the fiftieth anniversary of my being nought rather than my > fiftieth year to heaven. So that now I am fifty-one I am truly fifty (and > hold my head up high). > I think your cricketing analogy works well with this, and thanks for the > applause from the pavilion! > > All the Best (and to Old Grouchy) > > Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joanna Boulter" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 12:34 PM > Subject: Re: Local Poetic Culture > > > > Congratulations, both on the detective work and on your half-century. 50 > not > > out is a good score, and merits a burst of applause from the pavilion. > > > > best joanna > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David Bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 2:05 AM > > Subject: Re: Local Poetic Culture > > > > > > > I'm slow on the responses these last few days Rebecca as I and my aides > > > have > > > been busy on detective work, but now, as it's 1.40 in the morn here, and > > > that we are now (again now, but for the first time this) within a hair's > > > breath of the identity of the psycho-drug-dealer, who would cut me up, > > > bleed > > > me, skin me, because of an incident begat of a dodo, and have also > > > uncovered > > > stuff I wouldn't have imagined a week ago about local affairs in the > > > process, and too the ban on me at the Arts Centre is going to be > > > discreetly > > > lifted, in that inimitable 'English' style which consists of behaving as > > > if > > > it never happened in the first place and let's hope nobody notices, but > > > now, > > > as I said before, but repeat for a first breathing space, a stop-gap > just > > > gasped at, but now again, I feel much that can be said apropos your > post, > > > I > > > like it, I can feel the too much-again of the world coming on in all the > > > observations, the percepts, the sketches of individuals and actualities, > > > that crowd, throng, bustle, jostle to be let in, that that that (like > > > that?!) swamps articulation in its recursive generations of tales to > tell, > > > that as that I am almost two hours into my year fifty-one, for it is my > > > birthday and my sentence is more than half-done, it is perhaps > > > appropriate, > > > in lieu of future parentheses, that now I > > > > > > pause and take breath. > > > > > > All the Best > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > (all the above means is that I'll get back to you on this stuff anon, > > > time, > > > memory and concentration permitting!) > > > > > >