tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post1894758997134448300..comments2024-03-25T15:07:41.959+00:00Comments on Nigeness: Birthday BeauNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-66859373002573821692012-06-08T15:18:28.478+01:002012-06-08T15:18:28.478+01:00A memorable encounter indeed, Malty!A memorable encounter indeed, Malty!Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-91276415320141914802012-06-08T13:03:16.934+01:002012-06-08T13:03:16.934+01:00Fascinating link Nige, the days of wine and poseur...Fascinating link Nige, the days of wine and poseurs.<br /><i>The bowler of Mr. Jerome K. Jerome is a perfect preface to all his works. The silk hat of Mr. Whistler is a real nocturne, his linen a symphony en blanc majeur. To have seen Mr. Hall Caine is to have read his soul. His flowing, formless cloak is as one of his own novels, twenty-five editions latent in the folds of it. Melodrama crouches upon the brim of his sombrero. His tie is a Publisher’s Announcement. His boots are Copyright. In his hand he holds the staff of The Family Herald.</i> They don't make 'em like that any more. Reading it reminded me of that hot summers night in the Bigg Market, watching Jimmy Nail saunter past, Doc Martens, Gilbert O'Sullivan trousers, Hawaii Five 0 shirt and a lime green three quarter length jacket. The lack of crocodile shoes causing some consternation.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.com