i think that he could have put some photos inside it! and there was much
left out! indeed, simultaneously pants and not-so-pants.
>From: A Ridehalgh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: The Sharper Word
>Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 11:21:52 -0800
>
>
>Come on helen - we both agreed it was 'good' yet at the same time 'pants'
>(again) - In a position such as Mr Hewitt is, i felt that he could have
>done something far better other than just regurgitate well-established mod
>articles that most peoiple with a love of the scene have already sought
>out individually at sometime.
>
>It's good, but there was so much promise that just wasn't recognised.
>
>Tinx!
>
>
>
>On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Helen Barrell wrote:
>
> > it was very good, but i found it frustrating that they seemed only to
> > recognise 60's mods - ie. no journalism about mod revival or mod in the
> > 90's. saying that though, as we hve just been saying about VH1,
>mainstream
> > jounrnalism on the mod in the 90's has been nothing short of innacurate.
>i
> > think they could have found some more female writers, though, apart from
> > just Mary Quant! and i fail to see why they went on in the book about
>mod
> > girls having short Sassoon cuts with eyeliner and white lipstick, and
>then
> > put a girl on the cover that had none of these! they should have put in
>the
> > Marc Feld 1962 interview, as Mojo magazine said in their review of it,
> > instead of just referring to it! but, still, it was nice to see hundreds
>of
> > pages of a book all devoted to mod, and put together with some idea of
>what
> > it's about. makes a nice change!
> >
> >
> > >From: David Steel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: The Sharper Word
> > >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 15:15:23 -0800
> > >
> > >Apologies if this thread has been and gone but how many of you out
>there
> > >have read this book? I just finished it a week back and found it a good
> > >concise read. Ideal for anyone just getting into Mod from a theoretical
> > >point of view, or even just from an interest level.
> > >
> > >Particularly liked the interview with Pete Meaden, and the piece by 'Mr
> > >Orange Socks' himself, Tony Parsons.
> > >
> > >Any comments anyone?
> > >
> > >David
> > >
> > >np - 'Forever My Love' - The Association
> > >
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