people i wish had blogs…
After looking at some wonderful photos over at Black Notebook of a visit to Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage I was suddenly struck that Derek Jarman would have made a wonderful blogger. I’m sure there must be many other people that I’d like to have (or have had) blogs. Here are a few off the top of my head. Who would be on your wishlist?
- E M Forster
- My cat
- Jackson Pollock
- May Sarton
- Russell T Davies
- Gordon Brown
- Rufus Wainwright
- Jonathan Ive
- Philip Pullman
I seem to be feeling VERY sorry for myself just now. I did buy myself a couple of new Moleskines yesterday in a bit of emergency retail therapy, but might just have to order something from Amazon too. The best bit of retail therapy does seem to be the anticipation of the purchase - my new Moleskines are still in their bag - so at least with an Amazon order I HAVE to wait for the postman to bring the goodies. I think I’ll use their free (and slower) delivery option…
April 26th, 2005 at 9:14 am
Ohhh Derek Jarman my favourie filmmaker. I think he would have been a great blogger and I think he would have relished having a public platform.
If you come to london and have time the British Library has an exhibition about gardens with a few of his notebooks on display.
Hope your drawing class went ok.
April 26th, 2005 at 3:53 pm
I must admit, I too would pick Derek Jarman first, his sketchbooks and paintings are amazing, as are his journals. Have you read ‘Chroma’?
Afraid I don’t know half the people on your list, but I would want to see blogs by Dave McKean and Mark Rothko. Don’t think I could bear to read a politician’s blog, but artists, writers and musicians, now they are interesting. Oh yes, and cats!
Meanwhile, go shop young man…
April 26th, 2005 at 4:05 pm
My cat once somehow renamed my computer “iukhy” while walking across the keyboard. I suppose blogging is the logical next step.
April 26th, 2005 at 4:16 pm
My Top 5 wish for bloggers:
Oscar Wilde
Bucky the cat in “Get Fuzzy”
P.D James
Alice Hoffman
Stewie in “Family Guy”
/L
April 26th, 2005 at 4:22 pm
How about Robert Graves? He could blog as Claudius and then there’s Theo VanGogh so we’d get the latest news on Vincent. Though there some people I would rather not know what’s going on in the mind ie Bosch. This looks like a fun list to complile.
April 26th, 2005 at 10:16 pm
I think Jarman would have made a wonderful blogger. Reading his journal you can feel the passion that he felt for life, and the anger that it sometimes stirs in us. Surely wonderful characteristics for a blogger wouldn’t you say!
Thanks for a wonderful blog here Michael - I’ve keep meaing to make a comment on your posts and say how much I enjoy them. Keep up the wonderful work - I shall finally order my beaney today after many months of moving it up my list of must-have purchases! (Sorry, the iPod shuffle nudged you back a bit more than I would have hoped!)
April 26th, 2005 at 10:39 pm
What a great list. I was tickled to see your cat at number 2
Ah yes, retail therapy. Dangerously addictive. Be careful!
April 26th, 2005 at 11:26 pm
oh definitely Rufus, I’m such a fan ! I’m sure he’d have some great tales to tell, in fact the whole family, be interesting to read about that oh so creative household !
April 27th, 2005 at 1:21 am
Trouble with meds here, so it’s a while since I’ve read.
I would LOVE to read E M Forster’s and Rufus Wainwright’s bogs!
April 27th, 2005 at 8:29 am
Colette and Tom Waits (even better a collab journal between Colette and Tom Waits lol). Some of her books unfold like a journal. I bet Janey Morris could have written up a storm too.
April 27th, 2005 at 10:11 am
http://www.abbie.blogspot.com
for cat blogging
May 3rd, 2005 at 10:14 am
Really like this list idea and have copied it .. hope you don’t mind.