Eric Hobsbawn, RIPhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13980324
Quote from: rginns on October 01, 2012, 12:19:21 pmEric Hobsbawn, RIPhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13980324Though perhaps seeming slightly obscure this is actually a significant loss.
Quote from: andy popp on October 01, 2012, 01:05:45 pmQuote from: rginns on October 01, 2012, 12:19:21 pmEric Hobsbawn, RIPhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13980324Though perhaps seeming slightly obscure this is actually a significant loss.Hmm. I lamented the passing of Edward Thompson and Christopher Hill, but my ability to find a soft spot for unrepentant old soviet apologists seems to have diminished.(Otoh I was never that familiar with Hobsbawm’s work, whereas in my youth I must have read pretty much everything Thompson & Hill ever wrote)
Tom Sims, snowboarding pioneer.Thanks for making it all happen.RIP the original ripper.
my first board was an ex-hire Sims Blade 1710 with almost no side-cut, pointy nose, square tail and bindings about 6 inches rear of centre. Fine in powder. Scary on ice. A good training experience.
Arthur Lowe had it in his contract that he wasn't to be made to appear without his trousers! Great bit of bizarreness.