Of three old friends, the first told me on the phone that the blog was "crap".The second said that I'd "lost the plot".
The third e-mailed to ask 'Is the 'l' in blog silent ?'
Since then, despite a sustained lack of interest among family and friends, I have continued to post and receiving my 600,000th Google recorded 'Total Pageviews' today gives me a great deal of satisfaction. I'm running at 100,000 a year. Not bad for an old blogger.
Even more than that, I take it as a great compliment when someone of note reads a post and retweets it, or better still, leaves a comment and retweets it, albeit with the proviso that a 'retweet does not amount to an endorsement.'
Tuesday, 28 April 2015 :
'That's a lovely tribute to Dick Balharry, thanks for sharing it.'
Fraser Milne
Hazard Geoscientist at the University of Dundee.
'a great tribute for a real champion. My Granddad explored the woods, marshes & fields around Muirhead with him when they were boys'
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Britain is a country which once made and has now lost its scarce 'old' historian, Professor Chris Bayly http://ow.ly/MBSLM
Historian (London/Riots), Adjunct Research Prof (Carleton), Policy Analyst.
'Find a lovely tribute to Chris Bayly here: '
'Find a lovely tribute to Chris Bayly here: '
Artellus
International Literary Agency: fiction and non-fiction. Liaison for several Italian periodicals.
'Thanks for that, really good piece'
Margaret L. Sharp
Award-winning author of 'Of Love and Secrets', 'Love, Desire and Betrayal' ,'A Taste of Life and Love in Australia', 'Encore'.
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Giles MacDonogh
Author of 14 books on German history, French gastronomy and wine. Written for major newspapers including the FT, the Guardian, the Times and FT Deutschland
'That's very good, and more informative than the Telegraph obit! Thank you.'
Sir Richard Evans
Historian of modern Europe, President of Wolfson College and Regius Professor Emeritus of History, Cambridge, and Provost of Gresham College, London
'Nice tribute to the late Sir Christopher Bayly, full of his fascinating autobiographical reminiscences '
Tamson Pietsch
'Oh that's wonderful John thanks so much. The life in the history'
Revati Laul Chronicle of politics and culture as an independent journalist, Gujarat, INDIA
History Today
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SocialHistorySociety
'Oh that's wonderful John thanks so much. The life in the history'
Revati Laul Chronicle of politics and culture as an independent journalist, Gujarat, INDIA
'I enjoyed that very much...thanks for posting it'
I am gainfully employed by a newspaper. Future generations will not be able to say that.
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Writer, historian and Mehrauli goatherd
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The UK's oldest and most respected history magazine
Promoting historical study of society and cultures
'A charming tribute... '
'Wonderful'
Knowing City Structures @BalliolOxford
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PVC for Research and Innovation at Sheffield University.
Deputy editor Mirror Money Online
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Publishing junkie; principal spirit behind YODA PRESS
Historian of science and modern political history based in New Delhi.
'Very different way to pay a tribute to someone as great as Chris Bayly ' Retweet
Princeton, NJ, USA
'Thanks for this. We were together in Delhi this Feb & he agreed to lecture at Princeton later this year. Great loss'
BL Asian and African Introducing the collections of the British Library's Dept. of Asian & African Studies.
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historian, walker, medievalist, frumious bandersnatch, author
'Wonderful!'
History prof, freelance writer, commentator on China
'Thank you for sharing; so much about his life and career I didn't know'
Sunday, 12 April 2015
Britain is no longer a country for and says "Farewell" to its old and best blind artist, Sargy Mann http://ow.ly/MBU8k
Voice Monet
'This is AWESOME...Thank You!'
A.P.T is a Charity that encourages participation in the visual arts through creative practice, exhibitions and education.
'Thanks John, a moving and well researched tribute. He will be much missed.'
Alice Hole- An artist, constantly inspired by my surroundings. Based in Helston, Cornwall
'Fantastic tribute. What an inspiration he was...'
Monday, 30 March 2015
Britain is no longer a country for and says "Farewell" to an old English guitar player called John Renbourn http://ow.ly/MBVbH
The Times rock & pop critic, author of The House Is Full Of Yogis, Guitar Man, Song Man.
'Thanks, a very nice tribute'
Acoustic guitarist. Been in the business for about 46 years. Still crazy about guitars, composing, performing and working with nice people
'John,I had known JR for nearly fifty years but there were things in your tribute that I didn't know.THANKYOU '
Science writer, author: Latest book I Superorganism (Icon books) about human microbiome.
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The Gentle Good Cantor/Musician
'Thanks john - fascinating!'
Making radio, listening to it, tweeting about it...and music.
'Many thanks! Loving the links.'
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Author of In the Shadow of Saint Death: The Gulf Cartel and the Price of America's Drug War in Mexico, as well as books on Democratic Republic of Congo & Haiti
'Very nice. As an amateur guitarist myself, I was always impressed with his work...' Retweet
Los Angeles poet since 1997
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Champion for the Built Environment. Runner, Sportive cyclist & keen shot. RNLI fundraiser & Forces supporter.
'Superb, thank you. So much detail, you have gone to great lengths & the video links bring it all back to life. Very enjoyable.'
hilary fawcett
Older, not necessarily wiser. Books, art, politics, music, and the sea.
'Thank you very much, John. This is a lovely tribute to him.'
solicitor/partner at go-to lawfirm. Represented families at Bristol heart inquiry.
'Thanks great tribute to the late John Renbourn. I saw him play 2 wks before he died & w Pentangle 1969 Bham'
Mike Jempson
Director, journalism ethics charity MediaWise; journalist, international trainer, university lecturer .
'Thanks for this John. I'l pass it on. No idea he was around Surrey when I was a lad. Bought his first album with my student grant.'
Cerys Matthews
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Britain is no longer a country for and says "Farewell" to an old historical ecologist called Oliver Rackham http://ow.ly/MC4dB
DJ,programmer,Sings+writes,
'Beautiful- thanks for posting x'
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Britain is no longer a country for and says "Farewell" to a once feted and now forgotten, old classical pianist, called Peter Katin http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-and_24.html
'Wonderful things you probably didn't know about Peter Katin,' Retweet
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Britain is no longer a country for and says "Farewell" to an old historical ecologist called Oliver Rackham http://ow.ly/MC4dB
'This is great!' Retweet
Friday, 13 March 2015Wales, within Britain, is no longer a country for and says "Hwyl Fawr" to an old artist called Osi Rhys Osmond http://ow.ly/MBXy9
Freelance producer/ director .
'Thanks John, I really got a sense of Osi in there and it's put a smile on my face xx'
Writer / Awdur
'The wonder of colour' - what an excellent, moving piece. Thank you.' Retweet
Reporter with the Carmarthen Journal.
'Some beautiful quotes there. Last time I met Osi was at peace vigil for Palestine. Never said anything he didn't truly believe in.'
Jill Nicholls @NichollsJill
Documentary filmmaker: The Art That Hitler Hated, Vivian Maier, The Fatwa: Salman's Story
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Britain is still a country for and says "Bravo" to its old and much loved humanitarian, Nicholas Winton http://ow.ly/MC3NS
@corrie_corfield
Newsreader/Announcer BBC Radio 4.
'A wonderful post for a wonderful man'
ITV news
'Fascinating. Thanks. I especially likes "Officials at the Home Office worked very slowly with the entry visas" ... and why ?'
Sunday, 25 May 2014
Britain is no longer a country for and says "Goodbye" to an old and forgotten debt-busting philanthropist called Martin Dent http://ow.ly/MBYHL
Jonty Bloom
Business correspondent for the BBC, spend a fair amount of time covering the eurozone and EU.
Business correspondent for the BBC, spend a fair amount of time covering the eurozone and EU.
'Thanks for that great read'
Monday, 1 December 2014
Is Britain still a country for an old Polish warrior from the Second World War called Captain Zbigniew Mieczkowski http://ow.ly/MBYez
Kirsty Wark
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Maurice Gran
Writer of stage musicals and TV comedy - Dreamboats and Miniskirts, Birds of a Feather - now on ITV - Goodnight Sweetheart, The New Statesman
'Good work Cooper. Will retweet'
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Friday, 3 January 2014
Britain is no longer a country for and says "Goodbye" to an old TV producer called Allan McKeown http://ow.ly/MC1dy
Writer of stage musicals and TV comedy - Dreamboats and Miniskirts, Birds of a Feather - now on ITV - Goodnight Sweetheart, The New Statesman
'Good work Cooper. Will retweet'
Michael Deacon
Political sketch writer, Telegraph.
'Thanks John. Won't be the same watching P M Qs tomorrow without him muttering asides two seats away'
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