http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2010/02/introduction.html
Today is 31 October 2011 and we are going to continue from our walk round Bingham's Pond - see
http://glasgowalbum.blogspot.com/2011/11/gartnavel-hospital-2-binghams-pond.html
and walk round the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre at Gartnavel Hospital.
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| We are in Shelley Rd |
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| We're heading up this wee hill (but through the car park to avoid being knocked down) |
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| Looking back |
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| The Beatson down there |
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| A grubby sign with a grubby slogan - but at least no misspellings on this sign (see the first walk which has some beauties including 'PEDESTRAINS') |
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| Looking back - note a wee end of October sit-out on the grass on right |
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| Sun sinking over there - we''ll return to that sunset at end of post |
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| We meet a lady with some pics of her lovely paintings. Glasgow has many connections with Native Americans. If you Google images of the Lakota warrior Kicking Bear, one of the top hits is a pic of him taken in Dennistoun. Some day we will do a Buffalo Bill in Glasgow trail |
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| 'Blossom, my darling, blossom, be a rose Of roses unchidden and purposeless; a rose For rosiness only, without an ulterior motive; For me it is more than enough if the flower unclose. ' From 'The Rose of All the World, D H Lawrence |
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| We have stepped inside the foyer to have a look at the bust of Colonel Sir George Thomas Beatson, KCB, KBE, DL, FRFPSG, the innovative physician after whom the Beatson is named. He was a fascinating man and a great physician. See the wiki entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Beatson From wiki 'He was a pioneer in the field of oncology, developing a new treatment for breast cancer, and has been called "the father of endocrine ablation in cancer management.' 'Beatson was a member of the Royal Scottish Automobile Club, although he used to arrive at meetings by horse and carriage.' |
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| If he turns left, he would be able to see the smokers over by the wheelchairs |
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| When the doors to his left open he can hear the recurring tannoy recording warning the smokers outside that a member of staff has been alerted - no one takes a blind bit of notice. No wonder he looks a bit fed up |
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| Going to have a wee walk round now |
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| We're heading down there, past the tree shadows |
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| Looking back |
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| A wave from the photographer |
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| No idea who Wully C Coyle is |
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| Twilight shapes by the Homeopathic Hospital |
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| We're going to head back through here |
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| A 'Regional Virus Laboratory' sounds intriguing |
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| A jet passes |
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| The sun is setting |
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| Back to Native Americans - a smoke-signal sunset says my friend Mike |
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| It's like the ending of Mishima - but with a setting rather than a rising sun - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80uhCUcoiKs&feature=related |
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| 10 mins later at Kelvinbridge we find this intriguing news story |
Reviews of Scotland: 1000 Things You Need to Know
RADIO AND TELEVISON
'I love it - I'm giving this copy to a friend and buying another for myself' - Darren Adam, Presenter, Radio Forth, 17 November 2008
‘It’s a great wee book’ – Stephen Jardine, introducing Edwin Moore on Scottish Television’s Five-Thirty Show
'A fantastic book' - Scott Wilson , talk 107 Breakfast Show host (see In Memoriam talk 107)
'A great read' - Dougie Jackson, Drivetime host, Smooth Radio 105.2
THE PRESS
'Despite its apparently humorous format, this is a serious and extensive dictionary on all things Scottish; from Jean Redpath to Lorne sausage, from Flodden to the Corries. Is particularly good on history and minutiae. There's a useful chapter on famous Scottish legal cases and another on literature. Excellent' - Royal Scottish Legion, Feb 2009
'This is the ultimate Scottish reference book' - Waterstones Christmas catalogue, 2008
'This is a fascinating look at the history of Scotland: its languages, politics and great achievements, from its origins in the ancient landmass of Laurentia 400 million years ago, to devolution and Billy Connolly. Edwin Moore has collected a thousand important facts about this beautiful country, covering Scottish history and culture, correcting misconceptions, and examining the mysteries of haggis and bagpipes with insight, warmth and impressive attention to detail' - The Good Book Guide, November 2008
'This is a recipe for revealing how horribly ill informed you are about your country. Although, if you are skillful, you can nod sagely as you read some new fact and mutter 'Ah, yes!' as if recalling the information from your excellent schooling. Where else will you find a real recipe for making haggis from scratch side by side with a potted biography of David Hume; a section of the Declaration of Arbroath and the curiously touching fact that Lulu was only 15 when she had a hit with 'Shout'? The whole thing is of course, silly - but oh so addictive.' - Matthew Perren, i-on Glasgow, December 2008
'. . . well crafted and witty' - Bill Howatson, Aberdeen Press and Journal, 18 October 2008
‘While most of Edwin’s entries are entertaining and scholarly – he writes like a Scottish Bill Bryson – it is when he takes an interest in the backwaters of history, the details lost down the back of the sofa, that he is at his best’ – Jack McKeown, The Courier, 27 October 2008
'History, it is said, is written by the victors. Trivia, meanwhile, is written by the guys with the smeared spectacles and the breathable rainwear. The first discipline is linear and causal; to quote from Alan Bennett’s play The History Boys, history is “just one f****** thing after another”. Things look different, though, when viewed through the prism of trivia. The past is reduced to one big coleslaw of fascinating facts that in their randomness tell a more mixed-up tale entirely.
The first approach leads to big, frowning books by the likes of Tom Devine and Michael Fry. The latter results in small, cheerful books such as Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need to Know, Edwin Moore’s valiant attempt to navigate the more trivial contours of enlightenment and clearances, crown and parliament, dirt and deity.
Moore proceeds from a sincere and controversial first principle: Scotland is really a rather pleasant and interesting place. . .As a work of popular scholarship, though, it’s in a different league to the Scottish novelty titles that get stocked next to the bookstore tills as potential impulse purchases, those little handbooks of parliamo Caledonia and regional braggadocio, such as Weegies vs Edinbuggers.' - Allan Brown The Sunday Times, 21 September 2008
'In his book, Scotland: 1000 Things You Need to Know, Edwin celebrates all that sets us Scots as a race apart - our language, law, flora, food, and of course, our people. From our poets, architects and inventors, to our artists, entertainers and fighters. But he doesn't shy away from the more unpleasant aspects of our history. . .' - Robert Wight, Sunday Post, 14 September 2008
‘We think we know all about William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and the Union of the Crowms. However, according to Edwin Moore, author of , Scotland: 1000 Things You Need to Know, we’re still in the dark about many aspects of our history and culture. . . The Big Issue looks at 20 of the most astonishing examples of secret Scotland.’ – The Big Issue, 18-24 September 2008
'What's the connection between Homer Simpson and Larbert, and why are generations of lawyers grateful to a Paisley snail? Need to know more? Author Edwin Moore has gathered 1000 facts like these about Scotland in a quirky new book. Brian Swanson selects a few favourites. . .' - Scottish Daily Express, 13 September 2008
'The palm for Christmas-stocking books seems to have passed recently to popular science, with best selling titles every year such as Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze? This year there has been a gallant attempt at a historical fight back. Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need to Know(Atlantic Books, £12.99) asks (and answers) such post-turkey questions as ‘How many kings of Scotland died in their beds?’, ‘Who on earth decided that the Declaration of Arbroath was the cornerstone of modern democracy?’ or ‘Why is iron brew spelled Irn-Bru?’ Mark Mazower,History Today; The Best of History in 2008, December 2008
'A real treat for the serendipitous Scotophile' - Reginald Hill
FROM THE INTERWEB
www.Booksfromscotland.com (on the new paperback edition)
Book of the Month, May 2010
'Whether it's Scottish lochs or Enlightenment philosophers, the facts of the devolution referendums or the mysteries of Irn-Bru, myths will be debunked and truths revealed in this light-hearted but rigorous overview of Scottish history and culture.'
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