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ExpatinIstanbul
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Posted: Mon May 19th, 2008 09:52 pm |
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I wonder if dan has the rights to foreign translations, or the publisher. I'll buy them for $39.99 for six languages. I know, I know, it's far too generous, but that's just me.
I read several of his articles, and I'm happy to say the space taken up in my mind, for remembering good writing, has not been used up by any of them. And yes, I know, my sentences are hardly gold standard.
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Posted: Mon May 19th, 2008 10:18 pm |
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for me the appeal of dan's writing isn't purely about whether he's a first class writer, it's about a combination of things. he had the balls to go off and do something that lots of us (me for one) only dream of doing. he writes about a subject we can relate to (bikes, albeit indirectly), travel, new experiences, low points, high points, chuck in a few cultural reference points i can relate to, a pretty smart turn of phrase and you've got a winning combination.
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Posted: Tue May 20th, 2008 01:24 pm |
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Marvoging wrote: Good news, I'll be getting that. Cheaper at Amazon.
thanks for link I'm off to order one - love Dan
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Posted: Tue May 20th, 2008 02:27 pm |
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boicey
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Posted: Tue May 20th, 2008 09:08 pm |
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Read a fair few of Dans articles and found they varied from thought provoking excellence to utter dross.
I shall await the new installments with an open mind.
I have a feeling 'Jupiters Travels' will continue to remain my all time favourite motorcycle/travel book though. If you havent read it, go buy it right now!
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Posted: Wed May 21st, 2008 02:58 pm |
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I will show my support and buy a copy. 
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Posted: Wed May 21st, 2008 02:59 pm |
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Posted: Wed May 21st, 2008 03:19 pm |
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Thanks for the plugs, hugs and kind words, kids. Really. And the unkind words are ok, too. Criticism's part of the deal.
Suerte, Dan
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Posted: Wed May 21st, 2008 03:55 pm |
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| Ordered. I will be saving it for my hols in July and August!
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Posted: Wed May 21st, 2008 04:03 pm |
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Dan Walsh wrote:
Thanks for the plugs, hugs and kind words, kids. Really. And the unkind words are ok, too. Criticism's part of the deal.
Suerte, Dan
At the risk of sounding sycophantic, I've been waiting for this book for three years... fully expecting great things, from the best motorcycling journalist since LJK Setright and, indeed, HST..subjecitive, but,,,
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Posted: Wed May 21st, 2008 04:34 pm |
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| Are you doing a book signing Dan? Shall I gather some of the girls and throw our bras at you?
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Posted: Wed May 21st, 2008 04:35 pm |
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| Yes, please. (Is my cover still intact?)
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Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 03:02 pm |
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I'm not getting my two til the 2nd of July.. That's aaaaaggggessss away.
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Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 03:08 pm |
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got to say after meeting DW at the NEC I enjoyed his articles more - because I now know thats just Dan - its not some wishy washy act he puts on to pay the bills.
Plus he took all the piss taking we chucked at him about 125's with good grace 
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Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 03:31 pm |
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Trixyminx wrote: Are you doing a book signing Dan? Shall I gather some of the girls and throw our bras at you?
Go easy on him pet, yours would knock the poor chap out cold.
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Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 07:52 pm |
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karTER wrote: Trixyminx wrote: Are you doing a book signing Dan? Shall I gather some of the girls and throw our bras at you?
Go easy on him pet, yours would knock the poor chap out cold.
I heard that!!!
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Posted: Thu Jun 5th, 2008 03:11 am |
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Trixyminx wrote: karTER wrote: Trixyminx wrote: Are you doing a book signing Dan? Shall I gather some of the girls and throw our bras at you?
Go easy on him pet, yours would knock the poor chap out cold.
I heard that!!!
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Posted: Thu Jun 5th, 2008 05:54 am |
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I like Dan Walsh. A storm in a pint pot, a rebel without a clue, A Don Quixote for the beaten generation.
En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, rocín flaco y galgo corredor.
I'll steal a copy when I get the opportunity.
PS: IF I PROMISE TO BE NICE AND NOT INSULT YOU ANYMORE CAN I COME BACK KARTER?
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Posted: Thu Jun 5th, 2008 08:24 am |
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Shamal wrote: I like Dan Walsh. A storm in a pint pot, a rebel without a clue, A Don Quixote for the beaten generation.
En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, rocín flaco y galgo corredor.
I'll steal a copy when I get the opportunity.
PS: IF I PROMISE TO BE NICE AND NOT INSULT YOU ANYMORE CAN I COME BACK KARTER?
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Posted: Thu Jun 5th, 2008 01:21 pm |
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Dan Walsh is, for me, the best writer in contemporary bike journalism (which I maintain is like being the world's tallest dwarf) and one of the very writers within that category who could write beyond the usual confines of the subject.
I've no wish to denigrate other Bike staff - I think Ru Paul always puts out interesting articles, and Si Hargreaves and one or two others convey well what a particular bike rides like, or how different bikes compare (which, let's face it, must get pretty fucking samey bike after bike, month after month ) but I don't think I'd buy a bike magazine specifically for their writing, which I would for Dan Walsh. But then, I suppose that while I love riding bikes, I'm more interested in the experience of what riding means and less so in how the latest mental litre bikes compare, or how Honda have managed to shave 500 grammes off Bike X's frame.
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