Actually I had intended to include some photos in the book, but I couldn't afford to. The price for the printing went through the roof once you added full colour pages.
There were some from our BB reunion, with Bubble wearing a T shirt stating 'It's great to see 9 of you.' in ref to Naz. Also shots from my stag night when all the BB boys bar Brian came up to Birmingham. Maybe I'll get the opportunity to do a second edition.
There were some from our BB reunion, with Bubble wearing a T shirt stating 'It's great to see 9 of you.' in ref to Naz. Also shots from my stag night when all the BB boys bar Brian came up to Birmingham. Maybe I'll get the opportunity to do a second edition.
Another book would be brilliant! I'd love to see the photo's! it's such a shame it costs so much to add them to the book.
My copy of the book arrived this morning, a whole day and a bit after ordering it. Now that's what I call service (I'll call off the search at the Royal Mail depot now)
In a cruel irony, though, it's arrived on the very same day the Premiership football season and the Olympics get under way (not to mention the ongoing Test match, USPGA etc etc). Will look forward to reading it during the ad breaks / half times though!
Portsmouth away first game isn't it, Dean? You just wait, Big Emile might just surprise you with an opening day hat-trick! (either that or he'll fall over every five minutes and eventually limp off after an hour)
Thanks again for the super-quick delivery of the book. Sounds like a cracking read.
P.S. Swing, if your video of it ever wears out you can find that Kenickie track as one of the b-sides on the 'Stay In The Sun' CD single. (I wish Laverne would concentrate on the music a bit more these days as well. There's plenty of time for all that TV presenter / DJ stuff later)
Thanks for that, Esty, but erm, well..........I don't have a CD player and it's the visuals I like. Apart from the lovely Lauren spitting out such a soppy song 'with attitude' the thing that appeals to me is the naughty little boy playing guitar.............you can't get that on a CD............
I've looked at Dean's book on E-bay but I don't like buying things over the net, it's too complicated for a simple soul like me................so I think I'll send off to the PO Box in Halesowen............does anyone know if i should send £4.99 or £ 4.99 plus £ 2.50 P & P ?
Are there any shops that sell it ?............I'm only five mins from all the big bookstores on Charing Cross Road........and I'll be walking down there tomorrow.
My copy of the book arrived this morning, a whole day and a bit after ordering it. Now that's what I call service (I'll call off the search at the Royal Mail depot now)
In a cruel irony, though, it's arrived on the very same day the Premiership football season and the Olympics get under way (not to mention the ongoing Test match, USPGA etc etc). Will look forward to reading it during the ad breaks / half times though!
Portsmouth away first game isn't it, Dean? You just wait, Big Emile might just surprise you with an opening day hat-trick! (either that or he'll fall over every five minutes and eventually limp off after an hour)
Thanks again for the super-quick delivery of the book. Sounds like a cracking read.
P.S. Swing, if your video of it ever wears out you can find that Kenickie track as one of the b-sides on the 'Stay In The Sun' CD single. (I wish Laverne would concentrate on the music a bit more these days as well. There's plenty of time for all that TV presenter / DJ stuff later)
Apparently he didn't play too badly, but there's the rest of the season for him to do that. At least he didn't do a Blaine - Stand around in a box doing absolutley nothing.
By the way Laurene Laverne has the best skin I've ever seen in my life.
Thanks for that, Esty, but erm, well..........I don't have a CD player and it's the visuals I like. Apart from the lovely Lauren spitting out such a soppy song 'with attitude' the thing that appeals to me is the naughty little boy playing guitar.............you can't get that on a CD............
I've looked at Dean's book on E-bay but I don't like buying things over the net, it's too complicated for a simple soul like me................so I think I'll send off to the PO Box in Halesowen............does anyone know if i should send £4.99 or £ 4.99 plus £ 2.50 P & P ?
Are there any shops that sell it ?............I'm only five mins from all the big bookstores on Charing Cross Road........and I'll be walking down there tomorrow.
I've been trying to get Waterstone's to take it and they are umming and arring. Our local branch has it, but that's not that close to Charing Cross. You could always go into Waterstone's and ask as they have ordered the odd copy in for customers and it may help my cause - trying to convince them its worth stocking. Hope that helps.
Hope Waterstones do stock it cos it will make it more easily available to a wider audience which it deserves. I had my copy a few weeks ago and it has joined by other BB treasures. Dean a copy including photographs would be great and certainly worth a few more pennies. As far as this poor sad soul is concerned BB2 knocks the socks off the other series and this book just underlined that. It was great to get an insider's view. Perhaps and update some time would be a good idea.
BTW my boss always knows when he has upset me cos I go round 'singing' I'd Like to Kill You under my breath LOL
I've been trying to get Waterstone's to take it and they are umming and arring. Our local branch has it, but that's not that close to Charing Cross. You could always go into Waterstone's and ask as they have ordered the odd copy in for customers and it may help my cause - trying to convince them its worth stocking. Hope that helps.
I'll pop in tomorrow and ask for it............assuming they're open on a Sunday.............
Dean a copy including photographs would be great and certainly worth a few more pennies. As far as this poor sad soul is concerned BB2 knocks the socks off the other series and this book just underlined that.
Dean............be interested to know what you made of 'Dead Famous'..............as you probably know it was written shortly after BB2 and was dedicated to the BB1 and BB2 housemates
Our 'reading group' read it in the lead up to BB5, but none of us thought it was much good..............quite disappointing in fact
Apparently he didn't play too badly, but there's the rest of the season for him to do that. At least he didn't do a Blaine - Stand around in a box doing absolutley nothing.
By the way Laurene Laverne has the best skin I've ever seen in my life.
Heh, good one. To be fair to him, though, Blainey did manage to find a bit more space in that box than big Emile ever has. The Leicester connection at Birmingham could be just the thing to get him back to his pre-Liverpool form anyway.
Must be great to have hob-nobbed with all the stars. Lauren Laverne got straight 'A's in her A Levels too (in between making great albums with Kenickie), and she was a guest on the final ever edition of the legendary Light Lunch. (OK, slightly too much information)
I've looked at Dean's book on E-bay but I don't like buying things over the net, it's too complicated for a simple soul like me................so I think I'll send off to the PO Box in Halesowen............does anyone know if i should send £4.99 or £ 4.99 plus £ 2.50 P & P ?
Tell me about it
I have been trying all afternon to pay for my copy. For some reason Pay Pal will not accept my address as I don't have a county. I am at the stage now where I don't know if I have paid or not but I think not even though all my other details have been accepted. No other company has ever had trouble with my addy :mad:
I am just waiting for my query to pay pal to be answered and for a confirmation from Dean that he has / or hasn't received mypayment.
Incidently the total is £7.49. I am sure the book is worth every penny too
Thanks very much for posting here, your assertive, intelligent, thoughtful behaviour combined with your obvious talents made you one of my all time favourites of BB.
Don't you get frustrated that housemates who have social skills and the intelligence not to commit endless stupidities are less popular than those that do ?
I am convinced that if a housemate is child-like, accident prone, and unintentionally amusing through stupidity, they are guaranteed to be popular.
Those housemates who do not find life and endless series of confusing events and feel no need to shout about their feelings are doomed to be ignored and regarded as boring.
Are there any shops that sell it ?............I'm only five mins from all the big bookstores on Charing Cross Road........and I'll be walking down there tomorrow.
And we'll be delivering you back in a wheel barrow
If I order a copy swing, shall I get one for you ?
And we'll be delivering you back in a wheel barrow
:eek:
I'm a good boy, I am............
Thanks, peps, .........tally has already offered, so one way or another, looks like I'm going to get the book.........
Jojo..............I've only used paypal once and it was a nightmare. Like you I wasn't sure if the payment had gone through ( it was a donation, not a purchase, so there were no goods arriving )...........a month later I got my statement and it hadn't gone through...........tried again, blah, blah, blah.............took two months to make the donation. I've never used it again...........
Why, oh why, oh why is everything so damn complicated ?
Is it right that Emile's middle name is Lancelot ?
Is it right that Emile's middle name is Lancelot ?
I believe it is, yes! He's currently vying for the title of most eccentrically middle-named Premiership player of all time. (Peter ''Boleslaw'' Schmeichel is the red-hot favourite for this award)
I do a lot of selling on eBay through Paypal and it really is a b*stard of a thing to use when you first set up an account. They almost seem to go out of their way in making it as difficult as possible for new buyers to use.
Thanks very much for posting here, your assertive, intelligent, thoughtful behaviour combined with your obvious talents made you one of my all time favourites of BB.
Don't you get frustrated that housemates who have social skills and the intelligence not to commit endless stupidities are less popular than those that do ?
I am convinced that if a housemate is child-like, accident prone, and unintentionally amusing through stupidity, they are guaranteed to be popular.
Those housemates who do not find life and endless series of confusing events and feel no need to shout about their feelings are doomed to be ignored and regarded as boring.
I agree entirely. I do think that there is something less threatening to the general public about someone who is stupid. Nothing wrong with being stupid either mind you, but its hardly fair to penalise HMs who aren't.
Dean............be interested to know what you made of 'Dead Famous'..............as you probably know it was written shortly after BB2 and was dedicated to the BB1 and BB2 housemates
Our 'reading group' read it in the lead up to BB5, but none of us thought it was much good..............quite disappointing in fact
I liked the idea more than the execution. (Being a smidgen egocentric I spent most of the time trying to work out which character I had influenced.)
I believe it is, yes! He's currently vying for the title of most eccentrically middle-named Premiership player of all time. (Peter ''Boleslaw'' Schmeichel is the red-hot favourite for this award)
Given that he's mainly very white with some red blotches maybe it should have been 'Coleslaw'.............. :cool:
Oo er.........Emile's middle name is Ivanhoe not Lancelot
Bob Wilson.............'Primrose'
Eric Gates............'Lazenby'
Paul Ince...........'Emerson Carlyle'
Those are just off the top of my head..............(whistle smiley)
Heh, good one. To be fair to him, though, Blainey did manage to find a bit more space in that box than big Emile ever has. The Leicester connection at Birmingham could be just the thing to get him back to his pre-Liverpool form anyway.
Must be great to have hob-nobbed with all the stars. Lauren Laverne got straight 'A's in her A Levels too (in between making great albums with Kenickie), and she was a guest on the final ever edition of the legendary Light Lunch. (OK, slightly too much information)
Light Lunch was hugely underated. Though I was surprised at how lost Sue was on Celeb BB2 without Mel. Or is that the other way around?
I have been trying all afternon to pay for my copy. For some reason Pay Pal will not accept my address as I don't have a county.
ROFL God don't I know this problem - eBay won't allow you to have just a house name, you MUST enter a house number to let you continue :mad: I managed to get around it with a crafty number/letter replacement technique though
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Actually I had intended to include some photos in the book, but I couldn't afford to. The price for the printing went through the roof once you added full colour pages.
There were some from our BB reunion, with Bubble wearing a T shirt stating 'It's great to see 9 of you.' in ref to Naz. Also shots from my stag night when all the BB boys bar Brian came up to Birmingham. Maybe I'll get the opportunity to do a second edition.
Another book would be brilliant! I'd love to see the photo's! it's such a shame it costs so much to add them to the book.
In a cruel irony, though, it's arrived on the very same day the Premiership football season and the Olympics get under way (not to mention the ongoing Test match, USPGA etc etc). Will look forward to reading it during the ad breaks / half times though!
Portsmouth away first game isn't it, Dean? You just wait, Big Emile might just surprise you with an opening day hat-trick! (either that or he'll fall over every five minutes and eventually limp off after an hour)
Thanks again for the super-quick delivery of the book. Sounds like a cracking read.
P.S. Swing, if your video of it ever wears out you can find that Kenickie track as one of the b-sides on the 'Stay In The Sun' CD single. (I wish Laverne would concentrate on the music a bit more these days as well. There's plenty of time for all that TV presenter / DJ stuff later)
I've looked at Dean's book on E-bay but I don't like buying things over the net, it's too complicated for a simple soul like me................so I think I'll send off to the PO Box in Halesowen............does anyone know if i should send £4.99 or £ 4.99 plus £ 2.50 P & P ?
Are there any shops that sell it ?............I'm only five mins from all the big bookstores on Charing Cross Road........and I'll be walking down there tomorrow.
Apparently he didn't play too badly, but there's the rest of the season for him to do that. At least he didn't do a Blaine - Stand around in a box doing absolutley nothing.
By the way Laurene Laverne has the best skin I've ever seen in my life.
I've been trying to get Waterstone's to take it and they are umming and arring. Our local branch has it, but that's not that close to Charing Cross. You could always go into Waterstone's and ask as they have ordered the odd copy in for customers and it may help my cause - trying to convince them its worth stocking. Hope that helps.
BTW my boss always knows when he has upset me cos I go round 'singing' I'd Like to Kill You under my breath LOL
Swing, hun, I might just order it for you, you can send me the money! I have to order an extra copy for someone else.
Tal xxx
I'll pop in tomorrow and ask for it............assuming they're open on a Sunday.............
Thanks tally, I'll let you know if i can't get it at the shop............
Think our 'reading group' might be interested ?
It must be better than 'Chocolat'................
Totally agree ValO!
Our 'reading group' read it in the lead up to BB5, but none of us thought it was much good..............quite disappointing in fact
Heh, good one. To be fair to him, though, Blainey did manage to find a bit more space in that box than big Emile ever has. The Leicester connection at Birmingham could be just the thing to get him back to his pre-Liverpool form anyway.
Must be great to have hob-nobbed with all the stars.
I have been trying all afternon to pay for my copy. For some reason Pay Pal will not accept my address as I don't have a county. I am at the stage now where I don't know if I have paid or not but I think not even though all my other details have been accepted. No other company has ever had trouble with my addy :mad:
I am just waiting for my query to pay pal to be answered and for a confirmation from Dean that he has / or hasn't received mypayment.
Incidently the total is £7.49. I am sure the book is worth every penny too
Thanks very much for posting here, your assertive, intelligent, thoughtful behaviour combined with your obvious talents made you one of my all time favourites of BB.
Don't you get frustrated that housemates who have social skills and the intelligence not to commit endless stupidities are less popular than those that do ?
I am convinced that if a housemate is child-like, accident prone, and unintentionally amusing through stupidity, they are guaranteed to be popular.
Those housemates who do not find life and endless series of confusing events and feel no need to shout about their feelings are doomed to be ignored and regarded as boring.
And we'll be delivering you back in a wheel barrow
If I order a copy swing, shall I get one for you ?
:eek:
I'm a good boy, I am............
Thanks, peps, .........tally has already offered, so one way or another, looks like I'm going to get the book.........
Jojo..............I've only used paypal once and it was a nightmare. Like you I wasn't sure if the payment had gone through ( it was a donation, not a purchase, so there were no goods arriving )...........a month later I got my statement and it hadn't gone through...........tried again, blah, blah, blah.............took two months to make the donation. I've never used it again...........
Why, oh why, oh why is everything so damn complicated ?
Is it right that Emile's middle name is Lancelot ?
I believe it is, yes! He's currently vying for the title of most eccentrically middle-named Premiership player of all time. (Peter ''Boleslaw'' Schmeichel is the red-hot favourite for this award)
I do a lot of selling on eBay through Paypal and it really is a b*stard of a thing to use when you first set up an account. They almost seem to go out of their way in making it as difficult as possible for new buyers to use.
I agree entirely. I do think that there is something less threatening to the general public about someone who is stupid. Nothing wrong with being stupid either mind you, but its hardly fair to penalise HMs who aren't.
I liked the idea more than the execution. (Being a smidgen egocentric I spent most of the time trying to work out which character I had influenced.)
Given that he's mainly very white with some red blotches maybe it should have been 'Coleslaw'.............. :cool:
Oo er.........Emile's middle name is Ivanhoe not Lancelot
Bob Wilson.............'Primrose'
Eric Gates............'Lazenby'
Paul Ince...........'Emerson Carlyle'
Those are just off the top of my head..............(whistle smiley)
Light Lunch was hugely underated. Though I was surprised at how lost Sue was on Celeb BB2 without Mel. Or is that the other way around?
I'm not sure its normal to have those sort of obscure facts in your head, near the top or any place else.
ROFL