Review of a first recommendation.

Just finished reading Robin Cooper's "The tinctured letters"

All in all not a very good purchase, it is funny in places but there are a bits which really gripe me, the major one being that in every letter he makes something up so he is almost guaranteed a reply. Normally like "I have a great idea... Do you want to hear it." I'm sure if I shouted aloud in a pub that I've got a great way to make money legally, I'd have near on everyone's attention, and it is in this way he gets most of his replies.

Also his book is covered with quotes from famous 'funny people' such as Ricky Gervais (not funny) and those chaps from Little Britain (of which I only have respect for Matt Lucas, because he was George Dawes, the man with the scores). Now it might be all these quotes are because they like the book, or it might... MIGHT be because Robin Cooper is a producer (so I'm told) and has probably worked with these people. Or more accurately they have worked for him.

The other thing is the time it took to write the book. It began in 1999 and finished in 2004 and is a fairly small book. Not only do I not like the idea that this is not really a committed book, maybe just a few jots every so often, but its not really timewasting letters if you only send out letters every so often.

Anyway, this is not to say that I think I'm better than him and I've gone all up myself, its just my opinion on one mans work. I've got the sequel as well to make sure I think I'm right.

But having Ian D, a man I'm sure I've never met saying "Recommended viewing, john kirbys onelosthousemate blog, entertaining and enlightening. Thanks John" is surely a good advertisement for me!!!

onwards now to Henry Root's book if I can find it... Recommended by Radio maestro numero uno JJ - MFC

and the beat goes on...

So yes here I am again telling everyone everything will be running again soon and smoothly.

"People... everything will be running again soon and smoothly"

Now having processor problems, but let it be known, after this there will be no more PC problems

In the meantime put on your art detectives hats and try and see what else i've been up to recently.

Ta ta. Onelosthousemate

Good News....

This blog should be fully operational... like the Death Star by this Sunday coming

Unfortunately I have lost a few things... designs and photos.

If you have any onelostphoto to show or add send to me at onelosthousemate@hotmail.co.uk and it will be shown on the first blogback with aforementioned credits as people who love me

Enjoy the week

onelosthousemate

long time no blog.... (sorry)

Hello there, long time no blog and i must apologise.

After telling the world of all the lovely people who were viewers of the website my graphics card exploded into a million fragments and as of now am using the onelostbackuplaptop, christ that sounds like a inspector gadget tool.

anyhow, until my PC heals blog updates will be at a minimum as i am seriously lacking in the resources department.

To keep you all happy, why not start at the beginning and read it all again so far, or why not go out right now and get your entrant in, and become entrant 6... yes 6

also rejoice in the knowledge that I am now getting lots of cool stuff through the post.

Or rejoice further that any of you with a sticker, now own an official artwork, as I had two onelosthousemate artworks accepted to the open exhibition in leicester and can view them as of next next saturday.

Thank you all so far for your time, effort and so on, I promise as soon as all is sorted, onelosthousemate will be back and more concentrated.

until then, i'm making shot glasses, desk tidys and t-shirts... email me if you're interested in all of it or bits of it.

Keep photos, feel obliged to send me anything, must keep it all going

I LOVE YOU ALL

onelostcompuerlesshousemate