tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post6329277406653631425..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: THE BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ – NOT! by Theresa BreslinMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-83230908894538977012011-08-23T01:03:41.781+01:002011-08-23T01:03:41.781+01:00Thanks Julia - I think INSIDE should be required r...Thanks Julia - I think INSIDE should be required reading for anyone involved in the recent riots in UK - would make a good short film too!Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-43172772630901732172011-08-22T14:51:05.739+01:002011-08-22T14:51:05.739+01:00Like Barbara I so remember the noise and pinched s...Like Barbara I so remember the noise and pinched some of it for INSIDE as the boys didn't oblige when I went inside here in the UK. Should say I went to Alcatraz on Theresa's instructions. 'You'll get a book out of it,' she said. It wasn't the book I thought I'd write, but Alacatraz does get a mention when I have a prisoner reading 'a book about Alcatraz.' Guess who that is by! Thanks Theresa.Julia Jarmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360340745159793131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-39474662187922149172011-08-19T23:01:45.578+01:002011-08-19T23:01:45.578+01:00Got back late from Edinburgh after an immensely ex...Got back late from Edinburgh after an immensely exciting day. Sighthill was a Blast! We didn't break the World Reading Relay Record, but did set the UK one - and also had the most fun reading aloud that I've ever experienced. From babes in arms to great grandparents (see photos on FaceBook and other Internet locations) folk turned up to enjoy sharing a book together and have a good time. And we did. I am so glad I was part of it. TheresaTheresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-75680175078363188882011-08-19T13:35:56.216+01:002011-08-19T13:35:56.216+01:00I visited Alcatraz years ago. Either there wasn...I visited Alcatraz years ago. Either there wasn't an audio tour then or we passed it up for some reason. The trip across the bay was fun but the prison itself pretty intimidating. Not a place it would be easy to get out of.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-63747520173535780822011-08-19T12:50:13.581+01:002011-08-19T12:50:13.581+01:00Timely, thought provoking post and fantastic event...Timely, thought provoking post and fantastic event this afternoon. I hope all goes well and everyone has a great time.Linda B-Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01599899073420595717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-48502494293704765342011-08-19T11:37:29.188+01:002011-08-19T11:37:29.188+01:00Thanks so so much Caroline getting my post up with...Thanks so so much Caroline getting my post up with the photos too! The Reading Chain Record is 290 sentences read consecutively by one person after another. Sound easy but to qualify officially there is massive amount if paperwork and official rules. And a lot of work to organise 300 people - not helped by the fact that Edinburgh schools close at 1pm today so no handy place to rent a crowd. All praise to Sighthill Library staff, Edinburgh Bookfest, Barrington Stoke and yourself for posting. Theresa xTheresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-32016115600606103752011-08-19T11:00:52.673+01:002011-08-19T11:00:52.673+01:00This is a post that will stay with me. I live not ...This is a post that will stay with me. I live not far from an inner-city prison. In the wake of recent events, I've been thinking about the 'others' too.H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-19656057374695077282011-08-19T10:28:16.525+01:002011-08-19T10:28:16.525+01:00I went to Alcatraz some years ago. What I found m...I went to Alcatraz some years ago. What I found most scary were the sound effects on the headphones. Inmates were yelling at me and banging on the bars as I walked between the cells. In the dining hall the prisoners were banging their tin plates on the table and shouting. Always shouting. It was so realistic that I was relieved to be able to remove the headphones and thanked heaven for a bit of peace.<br />Interesting blog, Theresa. Good luck with the reading in Edinburgh.Barbara Mitchelhillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-68242028743872990942011-08-19T09:47:42.516+01:002011-08-19T09:47:42.516+01:00Fascinating...thankyou!Fascinating...thankyou!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-1207698119696639302011-08-19T08:01:09.680+01:002011-08-19T08:01:09.680+01:00This is fascinating, Theresa!
How long do you hav...This is fascinating, Theresa!<br /><br />How long do you have to read for today? I mean, what's the record you're trying to break?Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.com