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Megalithomania!

Shortfatdyke

14:40 / 11.07.02

there's an exciting looking event coming up in london (conway hall, holborn) on october 12. organised by '3rd stone' magazine, in conjunction with strange attractor, it's a celebration of 5000 years of stone circles and sacred sites in britain - the folklore and architecture. the event is an all-dayer, with evening performances by coil, among others. tix are £20.00. www.strangeattractor.co.uk will give you the details. it's quite expensive, but i think i could learn a lot from this, so i'll probably go.

Boy in a Suitcase

22:02 / 11.07.02

God, if I lived in the UK I would travel and pay that much just to see Coil.
Is Julian Cope playing as well?

Shortfatdyke

23:09 / 11.07.02

cope's not playing, as far as i am aware. there are a lot of speakers and suchlike - the site is at www.strangeattractor.co.uk if you want to check it out. one thing has rather been bugging me about this, though - everybody involved in this is male. wonder if it's a bit of an old boys' network. i'm still very interested in going, but am i likely to be the only woman there?

do you have the book 'the modern antiquarian' by cope? if you don't, there's a website (www.themodernantiquarian.com) which has reports on sacred sites filed by all sorts of people, with some great photos.

Stone Mirror

23:14 / 11.07.02

SFD writes do you have the book 'the modern antiquarian' by cope?

I have a copy of that! Tremendous book, makes me want to weep that I'm a continent and an ocean away from the British Isles. And I very envious that you're going to get to attend this event: it sounds great!

I really wish we had remnants of megalithic culture here in California. I may have to create some...

(On a vaguely related note, anyone else familiar with Marco Pogacnik or the work he is doing with "lithopuncture"?)

grant

16:16 / 12.07.02

There may not be megaliths out west, but there are certainly petroglyphs and other stuff not far from you...

Boy in a Suitcase

08:28 / 13.07.02

I wish I had that book. I've seen a copy but it's quite expensive.
On a related and goofily self-repetitive note, I'm, erm, interviewing Julian Cope by email right now. Anybody have any questions for him?

Shortfatdyke

09:42 / 13.07.02

nice one, suitcased boy! i've always wondered how 'the modern antiquarian' was recieved by the establishment, archeology-wise. it's written in a totally different way to most other related stuff i've read, i.e. down to earth, passionate, accessible, colourful (to look at and otherwise!). he's probably been asked it before, but i wondered if he had rocked any boats with the rather chin-stroking establishment.

Bill Posters

16:02 / 19.07.02

One thing has rather been bugging me about this, though - everybody involved in this is male.

I think you'll find Leslie Ellen Jones id's as female.

Wonder if it's a bit of an old boys' network. i'm still very interested in going, but am i likely to be the only woman there?

Presumably not if she's going to be there.

Shortfatdyke

17:30 / 19.07.02

ah, thanks for that bill - 'leslie' is the male spelling of the name, 'lesley' is the female. so i assumed ze was male.

unfortunately i think i'll have to give the event a miss now - had to re-distribute some of my wealth to a friend in need. if anyone else goes, would love to hear a report.

Bill Posters

12:46 / 10.10.02

* bump *

As yet I haven't got a ticket. Some people have said there is a possibility of daytime and evening tickets on the door, so I am gonna give that a try. If I get in, maybe see some of ya's there...

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