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Flames in the sand: December 2014
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Flames in the sand. Weblog of writer/cartoonist Paul Taylor. Thursday, 4 December 2014. Sad news indeed. Ian 'Mac' McLagan, who initially found fame with the sixties group the Small Faces, has been suddenly taken from us after suffering a massive stroke. McLagan's talent and contribution to rock music must never be underestimated. The small Faces swiftly became the top selling band of the mid-sixties due to a string of vibrant singles, including. Certainly it played a big part in setting the mood. Bu...
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Flames in the sand: The Pub Quiz . . . Brains Trust or Battleground?
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Flames in the sand. Weblog of writer/cartoonist Paul Taylor. Wednesday, 18 April 2012. The Pub Quiz . . . Brains Trust or Battleground? The game was on. Half a dozen teams of keen keen quiz freaks with eyes down were ready to go. Those who had a pencil chewed on it vigorously; others abused their fingernails instead. Yes, it was going to be serious stuff, and one thing I didn't need was a repetitive urge to go to the toilet. The onset of a terminal disease? Standing up to go to the gents, I immediately h...
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Flames in the sand: Statue of an enigma
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Flames in the sand. Weblog of writer/cartoonist Paul Taylor. Friday, 4 May 2012. Statue of an enigma. This striking piece of work encapsulates so much of the drama and desperation associated with Richard III. It depicts the king on the verge of defeat, his clothes torn from his unprotected arms as he stands with his dagger gripped in one hand and his battle crown raised in the other. The face, a picture of searing anguish, searches to the heavens in this final moment of regal defiance. Art by Paul Taylor.
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Flames in the sand: September 2012
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Flames in the sand. Weblog of writer/cartoonist Paul Taylor. Monday, 17 September 2012. King of the Buskers. Two years ago this month one of the great individuals of British music sadly left this world. Self-styled 'King of the Buskers', Donald Eric Partridge did what he had always said he would: he sang until he dropped. He was very approachable. Softly spoken, polite, he was certainly not playing on past glories. Among other things he told me that his back couldn't take the strain of having the...Don P...
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Flames in the sand: Market Bosworth Station steams back to life
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Flames in the sand. Weblog of writer/cartoonist Paul Taylor. Tuesday, 12 April 2011. Market Bosworth Station steams back to life. The Battlefield Line that runs a heritage service between Shakerstone and Shenton gained a middle stop when Market Bosworth Station opened for passengers on Saturday for the first time in 80 years. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Paul Taylor Art and Prints. Art by Paul Taylor. SCATTERED IN THE WILD WIND.
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Flames in the sand: November 2010
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Flames in the sand. Weblog of writer/cartoonist Paul Taylor. Friday, 26 November 2010. THE TYRANNICIDE BRIEF (Geoffrey Robertson). No doubt the fault lies with me, but I have never found a book about the English Civil War that has managed to hold my interest for very long . . . until now. Geoffrey Robertson's 2005 book,. Saturday, 20 November 2010. A FREEWHEELIN' TIME (Suze Rotolo). There is a warmth about this book that comes to its pages as naturally as a leaf falling from a tree. That is a rare gi...
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Flames in the sand: October 2010
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Flames in the sand. Weblog of writer/cartoonist Paul Taylor. Friday, 22 October 2010. More news needed at Bosworth. Standard of Richard III on Ambion Hill. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Paul Taylor is a professional freelance writer, artist and cartoonist. His work appears in leading magazines in the UK and overseas, and he is available for commissions. View my complete profile. Paul Taylor Art and Prints. Art by Paul Taylor. SCATTERED IN THE WILD WIND. Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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Flames in the sand: Death of a tree
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Flames in the sand. Weblog of writer/cartoonist Paul Taylor. Thursday, 17 March 2011. Death of a tree. It could be 200 years old," he told me. "And I bet the roots spread right beneath the whole area of this car park. I reckon it could be two trees in one." I asked if that was possible; he assured me it certainly was. He even showed me the bend in the trunk where the merger had been effected. For those who do not believe the old legend that Richard's remains were ripped up during the Reformation when Hen...
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Flames in the sand: A visit to a poet's grave
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Flames in the sand. Weblog of writer/cartoonist Paul Taylor. Sunday, 6 May 2012. A visit to a poet's grave. I'd put it off for too long. After reading Jonathan Bate's. Excellent biography of the poet John Clare, I had determined to go to Helpston. And see for myself the final resting place of the man they. Had called the 'Peasant Poet'. One fine spring day, I finally made it. John Clare was born in 1793 in Helpston. In the county of Northamptonshire. Clare met and mixed briefly with the literary lions of...
