tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post2086748478703019283..comments2024-03-28T13:18:28.238+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: Pete n DiMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-57706893649743257082010-12-03T18:29:13.918+00:002010-12-03T18:29:13.918+00:00I went to London as you, in the same week, and was...I went to London as you, in the same week, and was amazing to see the Kensington Gardens, it was my first time in Europe. In this case, the description was great as the article too.Viagra Onlinehttp://www.iservepharmacy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-12438016338836423172007-08-28T10:19:00.000+01:002007-08-28T10:19:00.000+01:00'concrete tarted up to look like some kind of low-...'concrete tarted up to look like some kind of low-grade marble' - I think its actually very expensive granite, Cornish I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-76724878174180548332007-08-27T19:44:00.000+01:002007-08-27T19:44:00.000+01:00As I recall Barrie was about five feet high and lo...As I recall Barrie was about five feet high and lost his brother at an early age, and was also forced to stand on the roof of the Albert Hall or something, which led to all of this. So you shouldn't be so hard on him.archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585829829302449682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-71633376184864303822007-08-27T18:34:00.000+01:002007-08-27T18:34:00.000+01:00Oh really, Michael, I think this is very much tong...Oh really, Michael, I think this is very much tongue in cheek. Sexing up a 'pretty' statue to liven up a dull Bank Holiday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-9280713105138002302007-08-27T13:41:00.000+01:002007-08-27T13:41:00.000+01:00I always enjoy seeing His Grumpiness in torment! ...I always enjoy seeing His Grumpiness in torment! I greatly enjoyed the Windling essay, as well. I suspect her best comment was the suggestion that Peter has become more folklore, now, than Barrie, in which children can "still dream of flying off with Peter to Never Land, where they'll never bathe, or eat broccoli, or (the worst fate of all) have to grow up."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-80418135905402122202007-08-27T12:46:00.000+01:002007-08-27T12:46:00.000+01:00May I be so bold as to suggest that by far the mos...May I be so bold as to suggest that by far the most important sculpture in Kensington Gardens is none other than the Elfin Oak, so lovingly (in part) restored by the late Spike Milligan. <BR/><BR/>As to Peter Pan ; it was the Victorian custom for "upper class" boys to wear dresses in their younger years (but then, Michael, I am sure you knew that already !!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com