tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post5934005992867342531..comments2024-03-24T08:30:43.258+01:00Comments on FLY HIGH!: RA-NDOM THOUGHTS - ANY SUGGESTIONS?Maria Graziahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-24473785578348957742011-01-24T11:08:30.679+01:002011-01-24T11:08:30.679+01:00You could always join in this year's FanstRAva...You could always join in this year's FanstRAvaganza, MG! :)Traxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13249884092846934427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-26944381798444497222011-01-22T19:45:16.180+01:002011-01-22T19:45:16.180+01:00@bccmee
Ehm ... C19?@bccmee<br />Ehm ... C19?Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-9323190802524730872011-01-22T19:41:56.623+01:002011-01-22T19:41:56.623+01:00Whoa, where did you get that VoD promo picture? I...Whoa, where did you get that VoD promo picture? I've not seen that one before!bccmeehttp://www.youtube.com/user/bccmeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-66573799445948611572011-01-22T11:57:02.300+01:002011-01-22T11:57:02.300+01:00@Mulubinba
As much as I try to avoid it, things ar...@Mulubinba<br />As much as I try to avoid it, things are always very busy for me! But I love doing all the things I do and I wouldn't renounce any of them. I'll try to find the time to start the epic listening!<br />I'm so glad to hear from you. HUGS. MGMaria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-72349090824836086882011-01-22T11:47:56.262+01:002011-01-22T11:47:56.262+01:00@Maria - you must try to find time for Lords of th...@Maria - you must try to find time for Lords of the North - RA's narration is outstanding! <br /><br />I hope things are not too busy for you. Take care, Mulubinba.Mulubinbahttp://mulubinba.typepad.com/an_ra_viewers_perspective/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-56999828832615986482011-01-19T21:07:07.111+01:002011-01-19T21:07:07.111+01:00@TeeTotallyNot
Writing ... I'd love to be able...@TeeTotallyNot<br />Writing ... I'd love to be able to. Let's leave it to the good talented ones. I could do it in Italian (maybe) but who would read it, then? <br />Reading is much more easier to me and listening is ... a great pleasure, especially if the sounds you hear caress your ears, mind, heart. Sigh!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-7229619260932635662011-01-19T19:45:54.748+01:002011-01-19T19:45:54.748+01:00LOTN - most definitely. I semi-frequently return t...LOTN - most definitely. I semi-frequently return to Sylvester, and sometimes to Venetia..and never got past the first 3 chapters of the Convenient Marriage (subconscious rainy day saving?) but ALWAYS get enchanted by and lost in the Viking tale. He will have a hard time topping that should he ever return to audio books :<br />Also - writing. YAY. Go on, you know you want to :) and we need new reads :)MaryKwizMizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919297610220666478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-73864877866964671812011-01-18T22:39:55.536+01:002011-01-18T22:39:55.536+01:00@onemorelurker1
The Convenient Marriage is amusing...@onemorelurker1<br />The Convenient Marriage is amusing, delightful,so entertaining! And Richard was brilliant with all those different characters. You must listen to it!<br />And I'll do my best with TLOTN, but no promise about ...when. Maybe, I'll have to wait till my next holidays? When are they precisely? Easter? Sigh! Too far. I'm so busy these days with school and all the rest. I'll start with the simpler tasks and leave the best/longest for better times.<br />Thanks for passing by. Ciao. MGMaria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-38481248093634812342011-01-18T17:00:23.904+01:002011-01-18T17:00:23.904+01:00"Please, send us some pics from the set, news..."Please, send us some pics from the set, news about your health, a short message ... 2012 is really too far!"<br />Oh yes Mr.Armitage, actually just a short message would do to me, in between those for family and friends...? You would make MG (and me) very happy! :P<br /><br />Love that pic of Geraldine and Harry, both are truly having a good time, it makes you smile too.<br /><br />I too recomend LOTN, it isn't my kind of stuff either and just thinking about the plot, I wasn't to keen on buying it, until I asked for a recommendation between different audiobook on a forum and it won hands down. After you listen to the first disc, you'll know *why* it won.<br />I haven't listened to A Conveniet Marriage yet, so I can't compare it, still LOTN is really good to listen to...<br /><br />I'll re-read the Hobbit at the middle of the year, during U holidays, in order to give it all my time and it'll be less time between my reading and the movie relase.<br /><br />OML :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-75206237949000810472011-01-17T15:09:42.862+01:002011-01-17T15:09:42.862+01:00@iz4blue
The Lord of the North is absolutely not m...@iz4blue<br />The Lord of the North is absolutely not my kind of stuff, so I'm ready to embark a ten-hour voyage through wars and Viking warriors only to listen to Richard's skillful reading. <br />I was stunned at how good he had become while listening to The convenient Marriage. It is definitely his best audiobook so far, I' m happy you agree with me.<br />The brother of one of your friends is a carpenter on the set of the Hobbit?!? Lucky man...though I guess he can't realize nor suspect he is and for what reason. If he needs a hand, he shoud just ask Thorin, you are right! <br />Thanks @littlevictories for your ...company, much appreciated. Sympathy can help. I hadn't seen this video you linked before. Thanks! I miss Lucas so much!<br />@Tereza<br />Welcome and thanks for your kind words. And, especially, you needn't apologize for your English. You are talking to me, an Italian who tries to write in English! Maybe I too should apologize with my mother-toungue readers more often! But it is so amazing to be able to speak with such a various and wide community. Don't worry and let us know what you think!Your English is not bad at all!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-7667744923255470612011-01-17T05:10:11.968+01:002011-01-17T05:10:11.968+01:00You've probably already seen this. I found it ...You've probably already seen this. I found it delightfully melancholic. Plus it provided some nourishment during this RA famine, while offering a bit of closure (for me) to his role in Spooks. If you've seen it, I apologize for cluttering your comment section. If not, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ7kz3Djjgc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-10375832585711020312011-01-17T03:06:03.653+01:002011-01-17T03:06:03.653+01:00Hi MG.I discovered your page a few weeks ago and s...Hi MG.I discovered your page a few weeks ago and since then, all friday I have visited it. I think it´s one of the best blogs with news about our adorable R.A that I´ve seen.MG,I´m from Brasil and I don´t know write in English very well, so, pardon my mistakes. Speaking to R.A,I also feel myself a little blue without Spooks in the air.And that final was very disappointed .So, only blogs like your and some videos from you tube to console me.Thank you. You have made a wonderfull job. HugsTeca Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887412745357164286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-79514144497634372702011-01-17T02:35:29.782+01:002011-01-17T02:35:29.782+01:00I wish I had something useful to suggest. Instead,...I wish I had something useful to suggest. Instead, I'm right there with you. If it weren't for YouTube fan vids and blogs, we'd be suffering an all-out RA drought!<br /><br />I'm waiting on my copy of Lords of the North to arrive. Since I ordered it last month, I've been more or less camped out by my mailbox. So, all I can offer you is, well, company. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-77219556666970804992011-01-17T01:17:56.372+01:002011-01-17T01:17:56.372+01:00I'll second -- no forth -- for listening to th...I'll second -- no forth -- for listening to the Lords of the North!! I'll start again with you and Mes. I finally finished the Convenient Marriage and as much as I thought I wouldn't like it because I preferred the other GH books I have to agree!!! It is for an audiowork the best and I think better than Lords of the North!!!!!!<br />I can hardly believe I'm saying that because you can't compare the content. For content my choice goes to Lords of the North but in terms of the vocal range he covers, honors go to TCM. It makes sense this is his latest and by know one would assume he would have gained plenty of experience.<br />In terms of LOTN I think you might find yourself pleasantly surprised just like I did for TCM. I'll wait for The Hobbit to read knowing there are lovely editions available in my library. I AM getting excited since I found out a girlfriends brother does carpenter work for the set!! LOL shall I tell her to tell him our dude is into DIY?? LOLFanny/iz4bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087468520544914913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-83857863140028398872011-01-16T23:51:01.873+01:002011-01-16T23:51:01.873+01:00@Mystica
I missed your comment and you were the fi...@Mystica<br />I missed your comment and you were the first! Sorry!!! Just wanted to say The Vicar of Dibley episodes with Richard are among the things I've re-watched more frequently. I love them.Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-7342971369319541582011-01-16T23:45:54.776+01:002011-01-16T23:45:54.776+01:00@mesmered
You know what I mean...it is not that I&...@mesmered<br />You know what I mean...it is not that I'm looking for more things to do...only, I feel a bit orphaned with RA down there, so close to you and so far from me! I'm a bit envious. <br />Jokes apart, I need new things RA-related. That's it. He has spoilt us working so much in the last years and we've had so much to watch and listened to!<br />I can watch period dramas, be happy for Mr Firth's success in Hollywood, blog about my many interests, prepare my lessons and correct tests, iron piles and do the housework, yet I feel I miss something ...someone?<br />But as I wrote, you are giving me a big hand with your "Gisborne"! That's something new! And I like it very much!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-66327499781938138992011-01-16T23:16:36.323+01:002011-01-16T23:16:36.323+01:00MG,
Listen to LOTN and I shall listen with you. ...MG, <br /><br />Listen to LOTN and I shall listen with you. I haven't heard or read it yet.<br />As for The Hobbit, you know I am a Tolkein-ite from way back, so you will love it when you read it, although of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, I prefer the second. It's a pity that LOTR was not made after The Hobbit as I think RA would have been cast in grander roles that Thorin Oakenshield.<br />I would also say listen and re-listen to the Naxos Georgette Heyers. Especially A Convenient Marriage. You know how it nearly caused me to have a car-accident, so much so, I had to blog about it. Sylvester is waiting on my desk, but I am actually holding off, to try and fill in the long gap before all the RA things are launched.<br />And then there is Colin Firth ... my 85 year old mother saw The King's Speech the other day and ADORED it. I saw the Matthew Macfadyean version of P AND P for the first time the other day and hated it! Except for Matthew and Judy Dench. The rest were a pallid interpretation of the BBC's excellence. So back to the wet shirt and Colin Firth in particular.<br />What else? Go costume dramas entirely. Spend the year finding as much as you can on DVD, then go to the books and do a comparison. <br />Heavens: what with your teaching, the blog, Jane Austen and all the above, it will be 2012 before you know it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-60616777645585275562011-01-16T23:00:03.810+01:002011-01-16T23:00:03.810+01:00@Karen
I promise I'll stay positive and won...@Karen<br />I promise I'll stay positive and won't owl. :P<br />Am I too ... submissive? LOL!!!<br />@phylly3 <br />You're welcome! It is new, in fact. The Hobbit is waiting for ...my attention on my RA shelf, next to The Sunne in Splendour, Strike Back, some Heyer books, North & South. Mmmm ... I must read it soon!<br />@Musa<br />Lords of the North, ok. It won't be easy for me but I want to do it. The Convenient Marriage is my favourite among Richard's Heyer Audiobooks!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-79125169448228147972011-01-16T22:07:22.859+01:002011-01-16T22:07:22.859+01:00I say Lords of the North!
One of RA's most per...I say Lords of the North!<br />One of RA's most perfect performances. <br /><br />I just also finished listening to "The Convenient Marriage" and now it's my second favorite audiobook after LOTN. (Only others I've listened to are the RH ones). Now I want to listen to the other Heyer books he's recorded while waiting for more Hobbit news :)Musanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-34345123462656351552011-01-16T18:49:09.559+01:002011-01-16T18:49:09.559+01:00First off -- thanks for that picture of Harry and ...First off -- thanks for that picture of Harry and Geraldine --it's new to me!<br />Presently I am reading The Hobbit and enjoying it much more than I expected! I can see that RA is perfectly cast as Thorin and will do a magnificent job! One good thing if he is loaded with makeup to uglify him, then at least afterward he won't be typecast as a heartthrob (although he IS)! I hope they show lots of closeups of his eyes!Phylly3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10551254554577516351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-89625507847378311582011-01-16T18:09:08.530+01:002011-01-16T18:09:08.530+01:00I myself have started reading The Hobbit today. It...I myself have started reading The Hobbit today. It isn't hard to imagine RA as Thorin - once you forget he's supposed to be a dwarf ;) : he's a leader, he's got a personality and he sings very well. <br />My advice (well, a mantra more than an advice ;) is and will always be STAY POSITIVE (and don't owl :P)!<br />xx K/VUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379500796509756719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-5660386330778403582011-01-16T15:34:15.195+01:002011-01-16T15:34:15.195+01:00@RAFrenzy @arabella_vidal
Ok, Thanks! I'll try...@RAFrenzy @arabella_vidal<br />Ok, Thanks! I'll try to find the time for a long task like The Lords of the North and I'll start reading The Hobbit imagining how Thorin Oakenshield might look like ...or The Rover with a TDH Captain Willmore in mind...Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-75307774148419761802011-01-16T13:35:57.369+01:002011-01-16T13:35:57.369+01:00I'm right with you, MG! I'm so restless fo...I'm right with you, MG! I'm so restless for something new, I can't seem to re-watch anything except some youtube videos, especially Juliet's Benny Hill version of Spooks etc. Then there's Criminal Minds. Used to watch it on TV until they stopped showing further seasons, so I'm catching up with it on the net. But the only thing that really helps when the RA-obsession hits, is to read novels in which I can imagine him in the role of hero or anti-hero... where-ever the mood rolls.Suwaidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001144133342318629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-10577007780574263082011-01-16T13:27:39.860+01:002011-01-16T13:27:39.860+01:00Lords of the North! Definitely.Lords of the North! Definitely.RAFrenzyhttp://rafrenzy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-78355595417380351482011-01-16T12:53:48.289+01:002011-01-16T12:53:48.289+01:00Oh I love the Vicar of Dibley and Inspector Lynley...Oh I love the Vicar of Dibley and Inspector LynleyMysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com