Renowned author of 'The Observer's Guide To Mod', 'How I Got It Off the Back Of A Match Box', 'Bag of Crisps', 'Paul Weller's snotrag' etc. etc. Booker Prize winner for being Top Neb.
In fact, which of that crop of books is really any good? Misspellings and misunderstandings all over the place. Like 'The Hip'. It ain't.
I really like his interest in Ivy... And his is a name and a voice that certain people certainly pay attention to...
He's quite a step up from engaging Mr. Chensvold (worthy as he is in his own arena) in our debates, no?
All that matters is that there's talk, we can sift through it all later, & the cream will, as ever, rise as the... ummmmm... other stuff will, as ever, sink.
Same modus operandi as the 'Trad' & 'Mod' forums, really...
Let's all just 'Talk Ivy' - It will soon become apparent who's saying what.
Let's just see...
He responded very positively to the book.