Yes, I got into big trouble at Bryan Appleyard's comments once for referring to George Best as a drunk Irishman -- not from Bryan but from one of his trusty regulars.
Incidentally, have you seen Freud, Marx, Engels and co in the comments to his Failed Intellectuals piece? Bet you did not anicipate having people like this trio join you. I tried to redress the balance a bit...
Well, Bryan continues to take flack for his coverage of the Best funeral, which struck me as a pretty darned good piece of reportage. I also believe that Mr. Best is no longer with us in large part because of his fondness for John Barleycorn. And he was Irish.
Yes, I got into big trouble at Bryan Appleyard's comments once for referring to George Best as a drunk Irishman -- not from Bryan but from one of his trusty regulars.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, have you seen Freud, Marx, Engels and co in the comments to his Failed Intellectuals piece? Bet you did not anicipate having people like this trio join you. I tried to redress the balance a bit...
Well, Bryan continues to take flack for his coverage of the Best funeral, which struck me as a pretty darned good piece of reportage. I also believe that Mr. Best is no longer with us in large part because of his fondness for John Barleycorn. And he was Irish.
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