tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post3446019543597453962..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Tom Waits and MeBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-91255342135624189662007-12-10T22:18:00.000+00:002007-12-10T22:18:00.000+00:00an invitation to the blues methinks...an invitation to the blues methinks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-50752275652627134802007-12-08T10:36:00.000+00:002007-12-08T10:36:00.000+00:00Tom doesn't live in Carshalton yet, Richard, but I...Tom doesn't live in Carshalton yet, Richard, but I'm sure that, as with evryone else, it's only a matter of time. Our celebrated Ponds would surely have a revivifying effect on his muse... <BR/>Thanks again, everyone.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-17205674764719823562007-12-07T21:07:00.000+00:002007-12-07T21:07:00.000+00:00Happy birthday, Nige.Happy birthday, Nige.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-55093445664580189112007-12-07T19:44:00.000+00:002007-12-07T19:44:00.000+00:00Many Happy Returns. Perhaps you will enjoy a tumul...Many Happy Returns. Perhaps you will enjoy a tumult of popping corks this evening.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-10992201997196917362007-12-07T19:20:00.000+00:002007-12-07T19:20:00.000+00:00Does Tom live in Carshalton too? Happy b'day NigeDoes Tom live in Carshalton too? Happy b'day NigeRichard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-58411864345052328532007-12-07T17:19:00.000+00:002007-12-07T17:19:00.000+00:00Wow, that's cool Nige. I share my birthday with N...Wow, that's cool Nige. I share my birthday with Nigel Mansell, my wife shares with Noddy Holder. I think you win. Happy Birthday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-60834782491389313082007-12-07T17:05:00.000+00:002007-12-07T17:05:00.000+00:00Nige, it's what all true Waits fans must wear on h...Nige, it's what all true Waits fans must wear on his birthday. I know I am... with a thong, of course.Big Chip Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585365213244296058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-860638549064688512007-12-07T16:04:00.000+00:002007-12-07T16:04:00.000+00:00Thanks everybody - and Chip, how did you know what...Thanks everybody - and Chip, how did you know what I was wearing?! That man is psychic...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-84701151542608750582007-12-07T15:00:00.000+00:002007-12-07T15:00:00.000+00:00Happy Birthday, Nige! Here in the U.S., today mark...Happy Birthday, Nige! Here in the U.S., today marks a major Day of Infamy (Pearl Harbor attack).<BR/><BR/>Hmm, Tom Waits. He's a bit beyond my era. I like that other Waits who had one big hit song, "I'm not missin' you at all....."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-68503319423112150842007-12-07T14:58:00.000+00:002007-12-07T14:58:00.000+00:00Many happy returns Nige! And can I say that, on a ...Many happy returns Nige! And can I say that, on a personal level, I'm quite glad you're not too much like Tom Waits.Celebritishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391308506175646556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-61939221979723640372007-12-07T14:33:00.000+00:002007-12-07T14:33:00.000+00:00Many happy returns Tom. And Nige too. Nige, I hope...Many happy returns Tom. And Nige too. <BR/><BR/>Nige, I hope you're wearing your green gabardines with boneroo britches and a leviticously duteronomous sort of catastrophic lunchbox Stetson?Big Chip Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585365213244296058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-55875936168611420552007-12-07T12:51:00.000+00:002007-12-07T12:51:00.000+00:00'they're just thorns without the rosebe careful of...'they're just thorns without the rose<BR/>be careful of them in the dark'<BR/><BR/>i aspire to be Waits, though so far i've only got as far as being like one of his characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-71003367991497995102007-12-07T11:41:00.000+00:002007-12-07T11:41:00.000+00:00happy birthday, nige.But brit, have you got the cl...happy birthday, nige.<BR/><BR/>But brit, have you got the clip with him and Ian Hislop? it's the only one of his performances I think I like.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36334979719502014742007-12-07T11:00:00.000+00:002007-12-07T11:00:00.000+00:00Happy Birthday.Apart from the mighty 'In the Neigh...Happy Birthday.<BR/><BR/>Apart from the mighty 'In the Neighbourhood' from Swordfishtrombones, my favourite is: <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMqxNPsfN50" REL="nofollow">What's he building in there?</A>Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-66133683022594291062007-12-07T10:56:00.000+00:002007-12-07T10:56:00.000+00:00And a very Happy Birthday to you, old chum. As you...And a very Happy Birthday to you, old chum. As you know, it was mine on Wednesday (we Sagittarians must stick together), a date I share with a veritable triumvirate of diverse genius... Joan Didion, Walt Disney and snooker player extraordinaire, Ronnie ‘The Rocket’ O’Sullivan. Not bad, I think you’ll agree. And at least I can rest in the knowledge that Tom Waits features in my birthday week. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-32667328374785512792007-12-07T10:55:00.000+00:002007-12-07T10:55:00.000+00:00The Tumult of Thorn is okay but I preferred his As...The Tumult of Thorn is okay but I preferred his Asylum Years. Happy birthday. And to think we never thought we'd make 25.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36925318308349898752007-12-07T10:39:00.000+00:002007-12-07T10:39:00.000+00:00Happy birthday. And while I'm at it, Merry Christm...Happy birthday. And while I'm at it, Merry Christmas.... But I feel the Tumult of Thorn is best forgotten...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com