Waterstone's Aberdee Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Come to Waterstones on the 29th of July to hear Grace Maxwell and Edwyn Collins talking about and signing copies of their new book 'Falling and Laughing' which details Edwyns' journey back to health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Come to Waterstones on the 29th of July to hear Grace Maxwell and Edwyn Collins talking about and signing copies of their new book 'Falling and Laughing' which details Edwyns' journey back to health.What time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kiosque Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 What time?7.30pm, tickets 3 from Waterstone's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 I thought Edwyn Collins was dead. I guess I was wrong! Did he have cancer or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Two strokes and a bout of MRSA, I believe. He hasn't made a total recovery, but he's well enough to record and perform, it seems.Yeah, I wandered into the King Tut's tent to see him at TITP the other week - he sits down for the gig & has a walking stick. His voice isn't what it was & he can't play guitar. Good on him though, it's a helluva achievement to get that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Do Waterstones normally charge entry fees to see book signings and so on? Or is this a little bit of opportunism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kiosque Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Do Waterstones normally charge entry fees to see book signings and so on? Or is this a little bit of opportunism?Yeah I was wondering about this too and had a dig around their site and it appears they do for readings from 'bigger' names...You do get a 'complimentary refreshment' from Costa though which, going by their prices, means you'll probably end up technically making a profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 There was a good video of him performing 'Sorry For Laughing' by Josef K with Malcolm Ross and a few members of Franz on the BBC interactive coverage of TITP. Can't find it online though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 It's normally 3 for author readings, especially ones in the evening, certainly in my experience working at this Waterstones. Willie Miller, Joey Harper and Stuart McBride have done free signings though.This is also in the Union Bridge store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kiosque Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 We've done a wee preview of this by the wayEdwyn Collins & Grace MaxwellGood excuse to get some Orange Juice up on the site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kiosque Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 This was a really nice little event. Grace Maxwell was brilliant, very engaging and some of the passages she read from the book really brought a lump to the throat. They spent a long time talking to people and signing books afterwards, it was great to see Edwyn on such fine form. My only regret was getting a little bit starstruck and tonguetied when I met them, but what does a person such as myself say unto Edwyn Collins? Looking forward to the gig at the Lemon Tree on October 18th now...Agreed, Grace was fantastic and the a cappella stuff from Edwyn was the icing on the cake, and really powerful to boot.I gabbled some shite to them afterwards too (which will come as no surprise to anyone that's met me). The time they spent with people was unbelievable and they seemed genuinely interested in meeting folk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 I went to see Celtic get beat by Dinamo instead. Fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Oh, fuck! I forgot all about this, I'm a massive idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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