tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post5594395651925269444..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: A Day in Norwich, a Fine CityIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-47611523927427368772009-03-16T10:18:00.000+00:002009-03-16T10:18:00.000+00:00Can’t stand Norfolk (despite forays to the coast f...Can’t stand Norfolk (despite forays to the coast for bird-watching). It’s just horribly, horribly flat. Flat as far as the eye can see.Simon Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189501697856123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-3131954089065784232009-03-16T03:43:00.000+00:002009-03-16T03:43:00.000+00:00Given that, by your own admission, you have no int...Given that, by your own admission, you have no interest in literature, intellectual movies, foreign food or anything else that smacks of culture its not suprising that Norwich beckons.<BR/><BR/>You must have been considered quite the sophisticate back in the day with your complete set of ABBA records and an A level in German.4x4 the peoplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123923960702059282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14214986913920602262009-03-15T13:21:00.000+00:002009-03-15T13:21:00.000+00:00It's a beautiful day in Norwich - it's definitely ...It's a beautiful day in Norwich - it's definitely a great city to live and workPaul Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219987268146343610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-15645432532855897372009-03-15T09:22:00.000+00:002009-03-15T09:22:00.000+00:00Demetrius said...'Wasn't it Norwich where the seri...Demetrius said...'Wasn't it Norwich where the series "The History Man" was filmed in 1980 ...?'<BR/><BR/>No. It was filmed at the University of Lancaster.Newmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313165998730705169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-51562982348326434492009-03-14T23:08:00.000+00:002009-03-14T23:08:00.000+00:00Oddly enough, I visited my old school in Glasgow y...Oddly enough, I visited my old school in Glasgow yesterday - Jordanhill - for the first time in many years, and I can relate exactly to what you and Wrinkled Weasel say. The odd sense that intervening decades have been an illusion; the extraordinary feeling of being a ghost - and, still more disturbing, of being quite invisible, even with the genial headmaster at your arm; the rush of memories and the eerie familiarity of smell and a entire tide of emotion: thankfulness, humility, vain regret, profound sorrow, keen sense of mortality and a weird healing. It is so difficult to describe, isn't it?John MacLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881108230589246186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-52034560567223344772009-03-14T21:11:00.000+00:002009-03-14T21:11:00.000+00:00Glad you enjoyed the day. It was certainly an exce...Glad you enjoyed the day. It was certainly an excellent seminar and - as you suggest - I think everyone there got a lot out of it.Nick Ansteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801631376484655944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-76362597072560722762009-03-14T20:55:00.000+00:002009-03-14T20:55:00.000+00:00***I spent four very happy years at the University...***I spent four very happy years at the University of East Anglia studying German in the early 1980s, then spent two years working for the then Norwich North MP, Patrick Thompson.***<BR/><BR/>Iain, you really ought to learn a bit of tact. Failing to give us an adjective for the two years contrasts bit too glaringly with the happiness of the four years.Steve Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15992098012803570361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49276068111609977362009-03-14T20:06:00.000+00:002009-03-14T20:06:00.000+00:00davidc said..."one was morgans (whose brewery...davidc said...<BR/><BR/>"one was morgans (whose brewery was in the norwich redlight area - blink and you missed it- and another was bullards. can't remember the name of the third."<BR/><BR/>Steward & Patterson?somedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936839987184425650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46545292869678218822009-03-14T20:00:00.000+00:002009-03-14T20:00:00.000+00:00IainYes, Norfolk is a fantastic place.I was bitte...Iain<BR/>Yes, Norfolk is a fantastic place.<BR/>I was bitterly disappointed at when you did not win the N Norfolk seat at the last election but on reflection, if you had; you would not have had time to produce this superb blog which I read with great enjoyment every day.wafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858223896507395534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-71550641246934305262009-03-14T18:30:00.000+00:002009-03-14T18:30:00.000+00:00But did you go to peppermint park or the reindeer ...But did you go to peppermint park or the reindeer first time round iain?Richard Abbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347877139231123849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-13418203814022569302009-03-14T18:13:00.000+00:002009-03-14T18:13:00.000+00:00How did you manage to turn a marginal into a Lib D...How did you manage to turn a marginal into a Lib Dem stronghold?ahs bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494152466145036258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86901436805237026522009-03-14T18:05:00.000+00:002009-03-14T18:05:00.000+00:00As an ITFC fan I laugh at the Norwich team but wil...As an ITFC fan I laugh at the Norwich team but will admit that I do like the city.nostalgichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772386329372462621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-90403201630672623692009-03-14T17:32:00.000+00:002009-03-14T17:32:00.000+00:00As a Round Tabler, I'm saddened by the loss of the...As a Round Tabler, I'm saddened by the loss of the name "Louis Marchesi" from a landmark in Norwich - where he started the organisation.All Seeing Eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671520010496394878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-78213898218523947282009-03-14T17:23:00.000+00:002009-03-14T17:23:00.000+00:00demetrius@ ----and the beer was dreadful, the only...demetrius@ ----and the beer was dreadful, the only stuff around was Watney's'.<BR/><BR/>watneys bought out the two, or it may have been three, norwich brewers in the 60's.<BR/><BR/>one was morgans (whose brewery was in the norwich redlight area - blink and you missed it- and another was bullards. can't remember the name of the third.<BR/><BR/>although iworked for watneys at the time i can't comment on the quality or otherwise of the beer being a non beer drinker.<BR/><BR/>i do remember however what a very pleasant place norwich was and probably still is.davidchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928205954476712575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-20362456631887779752009-03-14T17:09:00.000+00:002009-03-14T17:09:00.000+00:00Someday: "Legal"? Must be bleeding heart liberals ...Someday: "Legal"? Must be bleeding heart liberals in Norwich. In Hereford it would be compulsory.Salmondnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135160187810480222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-21312512699969211072009-03-14T15:38:00.000+00:002009-03-14T15:38:00.000+00:00Haven't been there for 40 years. I do recall, howe...Haven't been there for 40 years. I do recall, however, buying a first day copy of Piper At The Gates Of Dawn there, in a classic old record ship with listening booths panelled with pinboard.<BR/><BR/>Hpapy days :-)Elby the Beserkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060519682739666145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91689748303342152232009-03-14T15:34:00.000+00:002009-03-14T15:34:00.000+00:00So where was Alan Partridge from? Aha.So where was Alan Partridge from? Aha.Simon Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189501697856123305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-17317589537350657192009-03-14T14:55:00.000+00:002009-03-14T14:55:00.000+00:00Rab C. Nesbitt said..."I was in Norwich once. A ch...Rab C. Nesbitt said...<BR/><BR/>"I was in Norwich once. A chap I was talking to introduced me to his wife and sister, but there was only one woman beside him..."<BR/><BR/>That's normal for Norfolk. <BR/><BR/>I'd be careful, Rab. In Norwich it is still legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow from the city walls.somedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936839987184425650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-89761374481521600302009-03-14T14:07:00.000+00:002009-03-14T14:07:00.000+00:00"Feel like a ghost".At 48 I feel that all the time..."Feel like a ghost".<BR/><BR/>At 48 I feel that all the time. It's kind of useful I suppose. Young mancs out for a good night completely leave me alone on buses or the tram. Others I have talked to note this happens to them as well.<BR/><BR/>It's a less pleasant experience in a gay bar though.Paul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49573252835133706382009-03-14T14:01:00.000+00:002009-03-14T14:01:00.000+00:00I've only been to Norwich twice, to buy ammunition...I've only been to Norwich twice, to buy ammunition(!) at a shop called Uttings. I gained the impression things don't change that quickly there. Not that's always a bad thing.<BR/><BR/>O/T. On R4's website:<BR/><BR/>"Friday<BR/>The Counterfeiter's Tale<BR/>The story of the Nazi's plan to forge millions of pounds and ruin Britain's economy."<BR/><BR/>Am I the only one to to look at that and think: Gordon's Quantitative Easing plan?Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330412326038302877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91007346859900130392009-03-14T14:00:00.000+00:002009-03-14T14:00:00.000+00:00I was in Norwich once. A chap I was talking to int...I was in Norwich once. A chap I was talking to introduced me to his wife and sister, but there was only one woman beside him...RantinRabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557178651491442917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14475173216709228232009-03-14T13:48:00.000+00:002009-03-14T13:48:00.000+00:00"Do other people feel like this when they visit th..."Do other people feel like this when they visit their old school or university?"<BR/><BR/>Yes, although there is the occasional feeling that sacrilege has taken place when you spot noticeable changesPaul Burginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718135185726733792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-20286669107415425622009-03-14T13:12:00.000+00:002009-03-14T13:12:00.000+00:00I know what you mean when you say you felt like a ...I know what you mean when you say you felt like a ghost. Going back, you see people in your minds eye, fluttering down the corridors like wraiths, young, as undergraduates, ever full of hope and the fog of unknowing. The smell always brings everything flooding back.Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64207425386301819662009-03-14T12:22:00.000+00:002009-03-14T12:22:00.000+00:00Wasn't it Norwich where the series "The History Ma...Wasn't it Norwich where the series "The History Man" was filmed in 1980, with Anthony Sher, Paul Brooke, and Geraldine James? It gave us all an insight into University life at the time. I was on a course there in '76, and the beer was dreadful, the only stuff around was Watney's.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-35741402102031680352009-03-14T12:15:00.000+00:002009-03-14T12:15:00.000+00:00Afterwards I went for a drink with with a couple o...<I>Afterwards I went <B>for a drink</B> with with a couple of the students.....the <B>Louis Marchesi pub</B> has become something called <B>Take 5</B>. But the <B>Maid's Head hotel</B> was still there, so I met up with my friend Deborah Slattery <B>for a drink</B> before <B>driving back</B> to London to do the BBC paper review.</I><BR/><BR/>Careful!Rush-is-Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860467341217977185noreply@blogger.com