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Well, the Staines connection puts the action just down the road from here. I agree: nothing to do with Amy Whitehouse. Robert Btw Do you know Gautam Malkani's novel Londonstani? From: British & Irish poets [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jamie McKendrick Sent: 25 July 2011 15:16 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Amy Winehouse Robert, I'm not convinced but you may be right - I haven't followed Ali G with much attention. If you are right, then it makes his catch-phrase "Is it because I's black?" even more vapid. Either way, it doesn't seem to me to have much bearing on Amy Winehouse. Jamie ----- Original Message ----- From: Hampson, R<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 2:49 PM Subject: Re: Amy Winehouse Wasn't 'Ali G' mocking young Asians wanting to be black? Robert From: British & Irish poets [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jamie McKendrick Sent: 24 July 2011 11:07 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Amy Winehouse I think she was and is taken so seriously because people who listened to her could tell the difference between play and parody. Unlike Ali G (though there the mockery may be partly directed at white youth wanting to be black), her music plays around with but shows a genuine reverence for the traditions of black music. Jamie ----- Original Message ----- From: David Bircumshaw<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Amy Winehouse When I first heard Amy Winehouse I wondered how anyone could take seriously such a blatant parody of The Soul Diva then when I discovered she was Jewish I began to smile (this is musical Ali Gee I thought) and when I discovered that the Hawley Arms was one of her favourite pubs I positively warmed to her (if it's still anything like I remember it from the 80s). -- David Joseph Bircumshaw Website and A Chide's Alphabet http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/