tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post5523955318334241825..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: We're all punks now - Simon CheshireKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-48300086804477084762012-06-24T00:19:56.288+01:002012-06-24T00:19:56.288+01:00Couldn't agree with the militant tendencies of...Couldn't agree with the militant tendencies of your post more, Simon, thanks!John A. A. Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03613779477853664598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-21223258894700743682012-06-23T22:02:07.982+01:002012-06-23T22:02:07.982+01:00Nice one, Simon! And best of luck with your festiv...Nice one, Simon! And best of luck with your festival! SheriSheridan Winnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-22840829767119867512012-06-23T18:51:18.082+01:002012-06-23T18:51:18.082+01:00Ah, I LOVE this post. Thank-you for pointing out t...Ah, I LOVE this post. Thank-you for pointing out the parallels which are obvious - but only when you make the connection like this. Good luck with the new book. Meanwhile, I'm off to share this on Facebook and anywhere else I can think of!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-80127714410801849302012-06-23T15:51:42.342+01:002012-06-23T15:51:42.342+01:00too cold and damp and deadline kicking to write a ...too cold and damp and deadline kicking to write a proper response, but thanks simon - I LIKE IT! (or should i say I ******g ****g *******g<br />think it's really rather spiffing, old bean, you ****! geronim*Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-14347397138698429692012-06-23T09:11:03.523+01:002012-06-23T09:11:03.523+01:00Simon - thank you! You have liberated my inner pu...Simon - thank you! You have liberated my inner punk rocker! I speak as one who has a green vinyl copy of I'm in love with Margaret Thatcher by the Not Sensibles. And more besides. But like you I was a tame punk at the time, who hid her safety pin in her pocket. <br />And you are right. We are all punks now - spiky, independent, not caring about what the establishment thinks of us. Like Sid Vicious's refashioning of the vintage Sinatra anthem, we'll do it our way.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939773925762029500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-76628625403885953312012-06-23T08:14:05.926+01:002012-06-23T08:14:05.926+01:00I think we're about to enter the twent-teens d...I think we're about to enter the twent-teens decades wise aren't we? Your observations about punk are most apposite and it's the POST PUNK age that is the interesting one to me(where some people realised that if they learned to play their music they COULD forge a career, whether that be 'alternative' or 'mainstream') And where politics got social (to my mind) I cite Paul Weller (the young one, I'm not sure if he lost his way or I lost mine with age) as a great influence even though he's now the MODFATHER of rock, but then I guess eventual commercial success takes its toll on everyone who tastes it. And what about Billy Bragg (okay he can't sing but he has a message) and Elvis Costello (not to mention lots of forgotten bands such as The Lambrettas - anyone remember them?) Anyway, my point (such as it is) is that yes, like INDIE music before it, we are at the forefront of a new creative age in publishing and to my mind, looking forward is the best way to go. I realise I have been an 'independent' writer all my career (which explains why I didn't get the mainstream commercial success thing - and I use the word 'get' in more than one sense there!) Thanks so much Simon for reminding me of the music of my radical youth and joining the dots in such a way that the reader can focus on what's to come that's GOOD out of it, not dwelling on all the problems during the birthpangs of the new wave of publishing. And don't forget to bung a copy of your new work for review to Indie ebook (are we the NME or our day -I don't know, I never had spare cash to buy music mags in those days!)CallyPhillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481379296340077102noreply@blogger.com