What are you reading now?

[Richard Tarleton]

and the inspiration I think for Woody Allen's wonderful parody as part of his early stand-up act:

Wonderful stuff, and Throppers' pic.

Rincon pedante: Hemingway never saw Manolete fight - his era coincided with EH's long exile from Spain. Manolete was a favourite of Franco, who declared 3 days of national mourning when he was killed in 1947. EH is very rude about Manolete in this book.

A recent film about Manolete stars Adrien Brody, a remarkable lookalike, with the luscious Penelpoe Cruz as his mistress. Manolete was killed in the Andalusian town of Linares, which also happens to be the birthplace of Andrés Segovia.

[Thropplenoggin]

Wonderful stuff, and Throppers' pic.

Rincon pedante: Hemingway never saw Manolete fight - his era coincided with EH's long exile from Spain. Manolete was a favourite of Franco, who declared 3 days of national mourning when he was killed in 1947. EH is very rude about Manolete in this book.

A recent film about Manolete stars Adrien Brody, a remarkable lookalike, with the luscious Penelpoe Cruz as his mistress. Manolete was killed in the Andalusian town of Linares, which also happens to be the birthplace of Andrés Segovia.

Fascinating, Richard.

[Nick Armstrong]

Rincon pedante

Love it!

[vinteuil]

Rincon

... perhaps "Rincón" ?


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retreats rapidly to el Rincón del Pedante

[Richard Tarleton]

... perhaps "Rincón" ?


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retreats rapidly to el Rincón del Pedante

[Nick Armstrong]

Uh-oh...the accent Gestapo arrive!!

This is all making me hungry for plaintain chips and quy - due to the name of this little café I go to if I need to be reminded of South American sojourns ... http://www.london-eating.co.uk/36972.htm

[vinteuil]

This is all making me hungry for plaintain chips and quy - due to the name of this little café I go to if I need to be reminded of South American sojourns ... [El Rincón Quiteño" - 235 Holloway Road, London, N7 8HG]

... looks interesting - but I'm not sure I'm brave enough to contemplate a trip to the Holloway Road...

[Nick Armstrong]

... looks interesting - but I'm not sure I'm brave enough to contemplate a trip to the Holloway Road...

It's true, it's not quite the same as munching empanadas and quaffing Casillero del Diablo from the bottle (a most specific memory) along the Avenida de los Volcanes....

[vinteuil]

... now that [as in photo] would be worth going on a trip for!

[teamsaint]

I read far too little, and almost never pop onto this thread..yet amazingly I have just got half way through "The Old Man and the Sea"
Spooky !

[amateur51]

Uh-oh...the accent Gestapo arrive!!

You got Anton Diffring to play vints in your film of his life, Caliban?!

http://www.historyforsale.com/productimages/thumbnails/278343.jpg

[amateur51]

... looks interesting - but I'm not sure I'm brave enough to contemplate a trip to the Holloway Road...

Caliban will have to persuade Carmody to take you up in Hispanic-Squeezer, vints - he'll wait outside in the car, cos the last time he went up 'Olloway for a curry he came back to find the old girl propped up on bricks

[EdgeleyRob]

It normally takes me around 3 to 6 months to read a book.
My spare time is almost always spent listening to music and I can't read and concentrate on the music at the same time.
I have however recently finished reading this for the second time.



I expect many on here are familiar with this super book.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

It's true, it's not quite the same as munching empanadas and quaffing Casillero del Diablo from the bottle (a most specific memory) along the Avenida de los Volcanes....

Very nice picture.


Snowden, isn't it?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

"Snowden"?!

What a dreadful Typo!


I meant, of course, "Yr Wyddfa"!