Yea, I know what you’re all thinking. “But I thought it was Father’s Day.”
Well, it is. But, it’s also Bloomsday!
Go read James Joyce’s Ulysses!
(just so you know, it’s bloomsday because Ulysses takes place on June 16, 1904 in Dublin, Ireland.)
Speaking of Bloomsday…
Follow the link below, you might recognize the band’s whistle player. You also might know Kevin (on the right in the pic) as “tunemarshall” here at the message board.
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Happy Bloomsday!
Began my third reading of Ulysses last Monday, hoping to finish it by Bloomsday. Ha! No way! Only got to part II (chapter 4) this AM. Have tentatively reset the deadline for finishing it to Midsummer Day (a week from tomorrow). Thought briefly about trying to get a mutton kidney to eat today (in honor of Leopold Bloom) but settled on a pork chop instead.
I loved Ulysses, but I still don’t GET it!
Anna - here’s a hint: it’s a story of a perfectly normal day in a perfectly mundane human. It’s an epic of humanity, of the human experience. I do believe that Joyce was trying to capture life in a bottle, so to speak…
The magic is in the way it’s told…
*Disclaimer: I’m not a literature major or even a semi-educated. I’m not a genius. I’m not a Joyce scholar. This is just my opinion, so pretentious literary f$%ks, go jump in a lake…
On 2002-06-16 09:27, TelegramSam wrote:
Yea, I know what you’re all thinking. “But I thought it was Father’s Day.”(just so you know, it’s bloomsday because Ulysses takes place on June 16, 1904 in Dublin, Ireland.)
It’s also my birthday, and I was born in Dublin, but not that long ago. 
Tony
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[ This Message was edited by: TonyHiggins on 2002-06-16 23:01 ]
This is just my opinion, so pretentious literary f$%ks, go jump in a lake…
Why the venom? We are but simple whistle players. The joke, after all, is on the scholars, for as Joyce wrote (somewhere or other), “I’ve put so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that’s the only way of insuring
one’s immortality.”
I didn’t know Bloomsday was Irish, I thought it was just an excuse to hold a marathon in Spokane Washington when the lilacs were in bloom.
I thought this was gonna be about Bloomfield having a special day. He deserves one, he’s such a card (read: all round thoroughly nice chap).
So can we have an official Bloomsfield Day soon? I’m designing a special banner for the office already.
I tried to get into Ulysses several times with no luck. Then I gave it a try using Cliff’s Notes, and enjoyed the book tremendously. Anyone else wanting to explore this work may want to give it a try. Still couldn’t get into Anna Karenina though…
On 2002-06-17 04:13, Martin Milner wrote:
I thought this was gonna be about Bloomfield having a special day. He deserves one, he’s such a card (read: all round thoroughly nice chap).So can we have an official Bloomsfield Day soon? I’m designing a special banner for the office already.
Good job, Martin. Nicely done and not too obvious. I mean, you only misspelled my name once. But I still can’t believe you charged me 40 quid… :roll:
Happy Birthday Tony!!
Vinny
Good! I’m looking for some summer reading. I have a boring job where I sit at a desk. For hours and hours…All the books I’ve been reading are so FRUSTRATING, it’s like people have abandoned the need to tell a good story just so they can use words in a “haunting” sort of way. I’ve had enough of that. Does anyone know any good books that are good books?
Well now…if you’re open to the mind-expanding universe of science-fiction, I’m no slouch in recommending good stuff. Fantasy, as well. If that doesn’t sound appealing, I have no more to say on the subject (your loss, sniff.) Just kidding.
“Reality is for people who can’t handle science-fiction.”
To remain reasonably topical to this board, read Ciaran Carson’s “Last Night’s Fun.” It’s a very entertaining and funny book about traditional music in Ireland, as well as amusing descriptions of Irish culture and personalities.
Tony
On 2002-06-17 13:12, Bloomfield wrote:
On 2002-06-17 04:13, Martin Milner wrote:
I thought this was gonna be about Bloomfield having a special day. He deserves one, he’s such a card (read: all round thoroughly nice chap).So can we have an official Bloomsfield Day soon? I’m designing a special banner for the office already.
Good job, Martin. Nicely done and not too obvious. I mean, you only misspelled my name once. But I still can’t believe you charged me 40 quid… :roll:
Hey, I thought the deal was 40 quid, plus that box of Megs you “found” on the back of a lorry in Adare High Street. Now I’ve gotta repaint that banner, too, I’m out of pocket over this! Goll, where’s the gratitude?
I saw Riverdance last night (at the Hammersmith Apollo), starts off with a guy playing a low whistle, and there’s a section on the pipes too, but the really impressive musician was the lady fiddle player. There was some bodhran playing too (but it wasn’t too long fortunately) and I believe there was a bit of dancing going on between the musical bits. Quite a show!
On 2002-06-16 21:25, TelegramSam wrote:
Anna - here’s a hint: it’s a story of a perfectly normal day in a perfectly mundane human. It’s an epic of humanity, of the human experience. I do believe that Joyce was trying to capture life in a bottle, so to speak…
I got that, so maybe I’m doing OK just to kick back and enjoy it! Joyce did love a good leg pull and a shaggy dog now and then.
Waiting for the Mothership…
[ This Message was edited by: Anna Martinez on 2002-06-18 10:20 ]
On 2002-06-18 05:08, Martin Milner wrote:
On 2002-06-17 13:12, Bloomfield wrote:
On 2002-06-17 04:13, Martin Milner wrote:
I thought this was gonna be about Bloomfield having a special day. He deserves one, he’s such a card (read: all round thoroughly nice chap).So can we have an official Bloomsfield Day soon? I’m designing a special banner for the office already.
Good job, Martin. Nicely done and not too obvious. I mean, you only misspelled my name once. But I still can’t believe you charged me 40 quid… :roll:
Hey, I thought the deal was 40 quid, plus that box of Megs you “found” on the back of a lorry in Adare High Street. Now I’ve gotta repaint that banner, too, I’m out of pocket over this! Goll, where’s the gratitude?
I don’t know what you are talking about. I never saw those Megs. And if I did see them, I never took the box out of the lorry, anyway. I am sure who ever left them there didn’t want them anymore. And I could have taken both boxes, after all.
But the deal was never that I give you any whistles. I was referring to the Megs: my twin nieces, Margret and Margret. You are welcome to take them off my hands. You’d never know that they’re 19, they way they carry on, constantly wanting to go to parties, wanting me to show them my whistles, wanting to play doctor… Really annoying.
On 2002-06-18 11:03, Bloomfield wrote:
I don’t know what you are talking about. I never saw those Megs. And if I did see them, I never took the box out of the lorry, anyway. I am sure who ever left them there didn’t want them anymore. And I could have taken both boxes, after all.
So you didn’t do it unless there was video, in which case you were insane, right?
On 2002-06-18 11:03, Bloomfield wrote:
I don’t know what you are talking about. I never saw those Megs. And if I did see them, I never took the box out of the lorry, anyway. I am sure who ever left them there didn’t want them anymore. And I could have taken both boxes, after all.
But the deal was never that I give you any whistles. I was referring to the Megs: my twin nieces, Margret and Margret. You are welcome to take > them > off my hands. You’d never know that they’re 19, they way they carry on, constantly wanting to go to parties, wanting me to show them my whistles, wanting to play doctor… Really annoying.
Goll, Bloomy, wish I could help you out with the Megs there, twin nieces sound quite a challenge. but I’m spoken for these days, so no can do. Still, if they’re partial to the English accent, as I hear some folks are round these parts, send me some pics and I’ll show them round the pubs in Sarf London. Bound to get some good offers..
Martin, I would be happy to send pictures of the Megs, but unfortunately only have nude ones. Sorry.
