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Moore, Moorcock & Sinclair in East London, 26th Oct

Haus of Mystery

16:23 / 22.10.07

So I'm heading down to this on Friday:
London Lip: Alan Moore, Michael Moorcock, Iain Sinclair
A celebration of the paperback publication of London: City of Disappearances. Witness a rare urban excursion from the legendary Northampton magus of the graphic novel Alan Moore and the Texas-exiled creator of the multiverse, author of Mother London, Michael Moorcock. A conversation refereed by the book's editor, Iain Sinclair. Readings from Moore, Moorcock, Sinclair. Interventions from performance-artists-poets Brian Catling and Kirsten Norrie. Promoted by Penned in the Margins. Call 020 7375 0258 for information.
Tickets: £12 on the door, £10 online
Where: Great Hall, The Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London
When: Friday, 26 October 2007, 6.30pm

Go to Paul Gravett's website for more details.

Should be rather good, if only to see a mighty clashing of beards (offset by Sinclair's gleaming pate).
Any London 'lithers interested?

Squirmelia

17:28 / 22.10.07

Maybe! Is it likely to sell out?

Haus of Mystery

18:09 / 22.10.07

Unsure really. In my universe it would, but in this one it might be dead. If you follow the link from Gravett's website you can buy tickets online, and there were only 9 or so available, although that might be just that particular outlet.

lord nuneaton savage

18:14 / 22.10.07

Brian Catling as well. It should be well good. Unfortunately due to financial constraints I imagine I'm going to have to give this a miss, which is a bollocks.

A beautiful tunnel of ghosts

19:49 / 22.10.07

If this is Friday the 26th of October, could you change the thread title please? I just excited myself unnecessarily. Thank you.

Haus of Mystery

20:05 / 22.10.07

Oops - my bad. It is indeed this week. Sorry...moderation has been requested.

lord nuneaton savage

08:41 / 23.10.07

Ah, well, I'm in London then. But "unfortunately" I'll be watching the Boredoms instead. Woe is me, etc.

Squirmelia

11:33 / 23.10.07

I'll swap you an Alan Moore ticket for your Boredoms ticket? (Sold out, bah.)

lord nuneaton savage

14:02 / 23.10.07

Nice try, sunshine. Nah, Boredoms it is.

Squirmelia

17:50 / 24.10.07

This has now sold out as well! I have a ticket, but wanted to get one for my friend as well and now can't. They said there is a possibility that the venue may allow them to increase the capacity, but weren't sure.

So, how was it?

Badly organised. Considering there were three of my literary idols in the same room, I spent most of the time craning my head to hear em speaking. Sound was rubbish, and you couldn't see them that well, as they weren't on a raised stage or anything.

That said, Sinclair was reliably good, reading a fantastic passage about Jayne Mansfield visiting Haggerston Town Hall, and Moore was his blustery charming self. Moorcock was actually ncredibly cuddly, with a sandpaper dry wit. Nice discussion of magic and place, a few interesting tidbits (Moorcock and Ballard apparently argued a lot) and general goodwill for the evening as a whole.
the book sounded great too.
Would have been a bit better in a smaller more intimate venue with a few noisy bands and chaos thrown in for good measure i reckon.

lord nuneaton savage

11:40 / 05.11.07

I'll get in touch with 'em and see what I can do. I reckon Sinclair demonstrating his rugby skills with Moorcock playing guitar and Moore on vocals. Now, what song would we have them doing?

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