tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post8158316213342397839..comments2024-03-27T20:34:09.464+01:00Comments on zmkc: Gaga, Zappa and the Glorious Westzmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-19601399311347273502010-05-13T01:55:37.507+02:002010-05-13T01:55:37.507+02:00Recusant - Maybe he had an interest in the Mongoli...Recusant - Maybe he had an interest in the Mongolians because they were, like the Latvians, under the Soviet yoke.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-48675883790677440532010-05-12T11:08:02.993+02:002010-05-12T11:08:02.993+02:00Montague Burton, eh? My ex-brother-in-law's gr...Montague Burton, eh? My ex-brother-in-law's grandfather. Gosh, that almost makes us related, zmkc. God knows what he had to do with Mongolia though being, as he was, a Latvian Jew.Recusanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446741817585462393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-83844220103000428502010-05-11T14:38:23.292+02:002010-05-11T14:38:23.292+02:00Recusant - after about 1963 (or so) I believe ther...Recusant - after about 1963 (or so) I believe there were always several British students resident in Ulan Bator, sent over by Leeds University, which had a Mongolian programme (thanks to Montague Burton of Burton Tailoring, as I understand it,) so it's not that rare really.<br />Gaw - It was a Soviet satellite then, pretty simple to work out who was in control. Now I know nothing. I saw Weeping Camel though, which is a terrific film.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-89795676174099080692010-05-11T12:39:54.042+02:002010-05-11T12:39:54.042+02:00Of course, Mongolia is famous for its eponymous ro...Of course, Mongolia is famous for its eponymous rolling clusterfeck. Westminster right now must take you right back, eh z?Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-75891335885057468372010-05-11T11:58:38.435+02:002010-05-11T11:58:38.435+02:00"my dad was living in Mongolia at the time&qu..."my dad was living in Mongolia at the time"<br /><br />Not a sentence you read very often and one that raises all sorts of questions.Recusanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446741817585462393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-57843990943749346892010-05-11T11:39:41.466+02:002010-05-11T11:39:41.466+02:00Aw, Gaw, you are kind - but I did have Zappa, Cagn...Aw, Gaw, you are kind - but I did have Zappa, Cagney, Bob Hope and the great Gaga to help me (plus I think we may still have the odd loose end to tie up).<br />Alas poor Worm, what have you missed - but I hope at least you saw him in the Gunston clip at the end.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-47530936718355504952010-05-11T11:21:10.680+02:002010-05-11T11:21:10.680+02:00I know nothing about Zappa, apart from what he loo...I know nothing about Zappa, apart from what he looked like, and that his kids have stupid names. Sounds like a cool guy thoughwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-44958650803758805122010-05-11T09:54:56.235+02:002010-05-11T09:54:56.235+02:00I think you got close to establishing the meaning ...I think you got close to establishing the meaning of life there. Which is usually very tricky.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.com