tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post4409474816145757897..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: Another McKie's identity mistaken...Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-81910174178487116752010-08-13T10:41:47.959+01:002010-08-13T10:41:47.959+01:00Ha! I suppose some people - walrusiphiles say - mi...Ha! I suppose some people - <i>walrusiphiles say</i> - might find Gene's vast moustache mesmerically charming. For all we know, he may the thinking garden gnome's crumpet.<br /><br />I've no doubt the Scotsman left your epistle to moulder among the detritus of the press room floor with heavy hearts, Almax, bosoms heaving with regret...Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-44840868603908399482010-08-12T15:09:36.539+01:002010-08-12T15:09:36.539+01:00Some years ago I wrote to the Scotsman about a cas...Some years ago I wrote to the Scotsman about a case of mistaken identity in their radio listings - they were previewing a programme about so-called 'beautiful loser' Gram Parsons, ex of the Byrds (Gram is pictured in profusion at the link below)<br /><br />http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=gram%20parsons&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1680&bih=857<br /><br /><br />However the schoolboy error crept in when they illustrated their story with a photograph of another person called Parsons who had also been in the Byrds, viz Gene Parsons, pictured at the link below<br /><br />http://cn.last.fm/music/Gene+Parsons<br /><br />A loser certainly, but it might be stretching things to append the adjective 'beautiful'.<br /><br />The Scotsman somehow couldn't find the space to print my helpful letter pointing this out.almaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-48199692974086915302010-08-06T21:54:00.961+01:002010-08-06T21:54:00.961+01:00Without question, Jim - beyond satire.Without question, Jim - <i>beyond satire. </i>Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-33139904241754919992010-08-06T21:52:59.885+01:002010-08-06T21:52:59.885+01:00Capital notion, Anonymous.
Unfortunately, I'v...Capital notion, Anonymous.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I've been locked up inside a train carriage all day and didn't get around to giving them a malicious prod. I was wondering if some other sharp-eyed reader would also have caught the error and persecuted them in my stead.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-33769489723107808172010-08-06T08:44:22.010+01:002010-08-06T08:44:22.010+01:00That it should have been Shirley McKie's fathe...That it should have been Shirley McKie's father puts it beyond parody!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797359279671022904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-49962491240903592382010-08-06T00:48:56.705+01:002010-08-06T00:48:56.705+01:00Ohoho. I think a wee letter should be fired off to...Ohoho. I think a wee letter should be fired off to the Herald, don't you Mr Peat Worrier? T'would be very interesting to see whether or not it is published.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com