tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post3074322691912659056..comments2023-09-19T02:11:13.500+10:00Comments on TONY PARK: Travel shows and slide nightstonyparkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642680619668762777noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-43260089680041357502009-03-19T22:09:00.000+11:002009-03-19T22:09:00.000+11:00Trin : loved the Angel reference (however there ar...Trin : loved the Angel reference (however there are many who would disagree). I will mail it off to you as soon as you send me details. I regularly haunt this local little Book Den & have found some wonderful, hard to get, books there.<BR/>You might also enjoy "Rain Queen" by Katherine Scholes which I found to be a wonderful story set in Tanzania.dozycowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982248015622341082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-29693342948930126872009-03-19T19:34:00.000+11:002009-03-19T19:34:00.000+11:00Ali G - you're an angel, but it seems I will not n...Ali G - you're an angel, but it seems I will not need to take you up on your kind offer. Thank you very much all the same. I had every intention of accepting until I read the delightful Dozy's comment.<BR/><BR/>Dozy, you are a BIGGER angel. I will send my details on. What a stirling lot of LOF's you have Tp!! Dozy is more than worth a trip to the Hunter Valley.<BR/><BR/>And again, Dozy, have read all BH's and very sad that she wrote so few before passing....but now I have Frank Coates.<BR/><BR/>Tony - I am SOOOOOOOOOOO sorry. How very insensitive of me. But it does not mean I have defected - I am just enjoying a momentary diversion until you get your act together. You wouldn't want us LOF's to starve would you?Trinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01750226004205342220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-45789330692849563802009-03-19T10:56:00.000+11:002009-03-19T10:56:00.000+11:00Hi Trin,I have just this morning found you a copy ...Hi Trin,<BR/><BR/>I have just this morning found you a copy of Hold My Hand I'm Dying - I was going to lend you my own copy but now you can have this one to add to you own collection. If you send me your mailing details (via my email address on profile) I will mail it off to you directly.<BR/>Frank Coates is good (I have all of his books) & so is Beverly Harper, another Aussie writer who has sadly passed away.dozycowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982248015622341082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-36563007392802593452009-03-19T00:52:00.000+11:002009-03-19T00:52:00.000+11:00If you'd like to email me your address little ...If you'd like to email me your address little Miss 'Snigger pants' & I'll send you my copy of HMHID for a loan.<BR/>Anything to stop Mr 'blubber pants' from all that crying....ali ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812715274894076637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-85717797867904695452009-03-18T21:26:00.000+11:002009-03-18T21:26:00.000+11:00Trin....(sob)Trin... Frank....(sob)Frank.....(sn...Trin....<BR/><BR/>(sob)<BR/><BR/>Trin... Frank....<BR/><BR/>(sob)<BR/><BR/>Frank.....<BR/><BR/>(sniffle)<BR/><BR/>Trin, how could could you?<BR/><BR/>(gasp)<BR/><BR/>If I had my copy of Hold My Hand I'm Dying I'd send it to you express post to stop you... (sob) well... to stop you... (my well-thumbed copy is sitting in a plastic storage box in a shed on a farm just outside Harare, Zimbabwe).<BR/><BR/>Please, please, please... can anyone find a copy of Hold My Hand I'm Dying in their local second hand bookstore and save this poor woman.<BR/><BR/>Trin.<BR/><BR/>(sob)<BR/><BR/>Trin.<BR/><BR/>Trin. <BR/><BR/>(Aaaaaaaaaargh)<BR/><BR/>(PS: Frank, if you're self-googling again, hi mate, and hope you're well).tonyparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642680619668762777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-83666438048104080882009-03-18T21:03:00.000+11:002009-03-18T21:03:00.000+11:00I wasn't going to comment for a while cos thought ...I wasn't going to comment for a while cos thought I had more than my fair share recently, however, the Grammar Nazi getting on Ali G's case caused me a not-so-minor snigger or two. Basically because, if my memory serves me correctly (and if it doesn't, blame it on early onset of Alzeimer's), Ali G not so very long ago had a shot at someone for speling chardonnay incorektly - iff I'm nott misteaken.<BR/><BR/>PS: Hold My Hand I'm Dying is out of print, which is a b*gger, so if anyone finds a cheap (ie not $85) copy, I would be happy to pay costs and postage.<BR/><BR/>Whilst waiting for TP's next book, am trying out Frank Coates.<BR/><BR/>PPS: Seeing I'm here.....Africa, then Peru, then Egypt...then anywhere where there is history (no big cities). So, if there is a very rich single man out there who could indulge me...ha ha...Trinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01750226004205342220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-87860772587583345252009-03-18T20:48:00.000+11:002009-03-18T20:48:00.000+11:00correction again ..'from' him not 'off...correction again ..'from' him not 'off' him ..just been slapped by the 'grammar Nazi' <BR/><BR/> <^..^><BR/> _ali ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812715274894076637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-28664082108271987602009-03-18T20:40:00.000+11:002009-03-18T20:40:00.000+11:00meant 'off' not 'of' goddammitmeant 'off' not 'of' goddammitali ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812715274894076637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-83469411210903357872009-03-18T20:37:00.000+11:002009-03-18T20:37:00.000+11:00Cant think of anywhere to go if GFC not a problem....Cant think of anywhere to go if GFC not a problem... but... seeing as it is there is us ..The Africa you have when you're not having Africa..<BR/>yes "VARYKINO' Mudgee NSW We have the big Five [ Well 5 cats anyway]<BR/>No german tourists wearing sandals and socks] [although we have 5 German Spitz puppies] <BR/>Then there's the geese, cows and goldfish.<BR/>Also have some ebony elephant bookends which hold our collection of known 'African authors' so what more could you ask for?<BR/>never know ...if you're lucky one of the authors might be here to sign one of your books that you have purchased of him...never never know if you never never go...<BR/><BR/> <^..^>ali ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812715274894076637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-62874589846846274022009-03-17T19:26:00.000+11:002009-03-17T19:26:00.000+11:00Guten tag, Herr Doktor.Good to hear from you. All...Guten tag, Herr Doktor.<BR/><BR/>Good to hear from you. All fine here and looking for an excuse to get to Perth some time.<BR/><BR/>I was wondering how you were.. thought you might have headed off to another war zone since I hadn't heard from you for a while.<BR/><BR/>Must be drink time soon.<BR/><BR/>TW... share your frustration about photography, though the good thing about going digital is that we can take thousands while hoping for that nice shot.<BR/><BR/>tptonyparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642680619668762777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-58643710229374001242009-03-17T19:16:00.000+11:002009-03-17T19:16:00.000+11:00TPGreat photos! Why not compile them into a travel...TP<BR/>Great photos! Why not compile them into a travel book "Mr & Mrs TP do Africa"? <BR/>Love the blog and photos - howzit back in Sydney?<BR/>DokHerr Doktorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302425091837232480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-76173587068916569802009-03-17T17:26:00.000+11:002009-03-17T17:26:00.000+11:00Nice lion shot!The last time I tried my hand at wi...Nice lion shot!<BR/><BR/>The last time I tried my hand at wildlife photography was when the format was still 35mm. 30 rolls of film later, and I'd only managed to get one reasonable photo! <BR/><BR/>Anyone who has decided to take up wildlife photography as a pastime will know how frustrating it can be. As you frame the perfect shot, the subject will move - time and time again. They seem to know when you're just about to press the shutter!TWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835711087657652317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-15474752966593834762009-03-16T21:36:00.000+11:002009-03-16T21:36:00.000+11:00You're on !!Five, plus wine, is a definite &am...You're on !!<BR/>Five, plus wine, is a definite & the pub is closer than the library (come to think of it I have my own little library which does include all your books as well)and the vineyards are only 20 mins away......dozycowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982248015622341082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-82422643733427049442009-03-16T20:41:00.000+11:002009-03-16T20:41:00.000+11:00Well, Doze, by all time low attendance record at a...Well, Doze, by all time low attendance record at a library visit was five people at one of the Darwin Council libraries (I hasten to add, here, that Darwin's Nightcliff library, which was one of the others I spoke at on the same trip set an upper record with about 60-70 people).<BR/><BR/>The five-person library was, in fact, a very good experience as they had all read my books and the library had put on about half a dozen bottles of wine, so we all got drunk and had a good time.<BR/><BR/>If you guarantee five plus wine, I'll be there.<BR/><BR/>Come to think of it, we could always skip the library and go to the pub.<BR/><BR/>(Nice pic)tonyparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642680619668762777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-69766369713222940942009-03-16T20:19:00.000+11:002009-03-16T20:19:00.000+11:00What do you need regarding "huge demand"...What do you need regarding "huge demand" from the library ? I can guarantee at least 2 people showing up & have some excellent Hunter Reds at hand......(am actually indulging in one now)<BR/><BR/>Did you notice my "new look" picture ?dozycowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982248015622341082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-36186340988513340722009-03-16T19:15:00.000+11:002009-03-16T19:15:00.000+11:00I'm with you, Dozy. I think I'm stuck with Africa...I'm with you, Dozy. I think I'm stuck with Africa for... well, forever.<BR/><BR/>I'll be doing some library talks when the new book comes out. If there was huge popular demand for me to come and talk at Cessnock library I'd love to pop up.<BR/><BR/>(IE: If they'll have me - I'll be there! I might look at a Hunter Trip for this year. Even if no one show up, I can drown my sorrows in Hunter red).tonyparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642680619668762777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-2993146049102783352009-03-16T18:51:00.000+11:002009-03-16T18:51:00.000+11:00My answer is Africa, always has been & always ...My answer is Africa, always has been & always will be the one place I most want to go to.<BR/><BR/>I was hoping to be able to make it to Sydney on the weekend but, sadly, was unable to get there. I hope you & Mrs Blog had a nice time & a good turn-out.<BR/>Maybe you could venture into the wilds of the Hunter Valley sometime soon ??? There is a nice library in Cessnock....<BR/><BR/>PS : I love your pics !! <BR/>I am saving them all onto my PC, that way I can at least have an "armchair safari" (or would that be "desk-bound safari") so please can you include more in future blogs ?dozycowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982248015622341082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-12846231172578563162009-03-16T15:45:00.000+11:002009-03-16T15:45:00.000+11:00Chobe River, I mean.Chobe River, I mean.tonyparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642680619668762777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-70923225049856700692009-03-16T15:44:00.000+11:002009-03-16T15:44:00.000+11:00HI Heidi.Nice plan. Mrs B and I drove into Moremi...HI Heidi.<BR/><BR/>Nice plan. Mrs B and I drove into Moremi from Maun on this trip and pretty much circumnavigated the okavango delta. We drove up to Kasane on the Chope river, then down Namibia's Caprivi Strip; down the western side of the delta; back to Maun, then south to South Africa.<BR/><BR/>Haven't done the central kalahari, but would love to one of these days. Let us know when you're going.tonyparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642680619668762777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360765.post-46034299992426338822009-03-16T11:54:00.000+11:002009-03-16T11:54:00.000+11:00We really want to drive through Botswana and Namib...We really want to drive through Botswana and Namibia in a 4x4 with a roof tent, and then end up in beautiful Cape Town for a few days.<BR/>We are aiming to put this plan into action and go over next year.Heidihihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775268141969005876noreply@blogger.com