Comments on ENGLISH DREAMING, ENGLISH RAIN: ‘The English love a good villain.’

Hopefully, one thing that Global Gangland does sho...

2006-09-20T13:43:00.000+01:00

Hopefully, one thing that Global Gangland does show is that 21st Century organized crime is clearly a globalised industry.

Superbly written blurb on a topic I know nothing a...

2006-09-11T02:42:00.000+01:00

Superbly written blurb on a topic I know nothing about. I love the context you provide the reader, that GB historically romanticized its outlaws. I think I could learn a lot from your book. I am embarrassed to say, I never thought of organized crime as an issue in the U.K. Sheer ignorance, I confess. Why wouldn't you have some of the same problems we have in the States or in other G7 countries?

Great stuff!

It would be worth (for anothe...

2006-09-07T11:39:00.000+01:00

Great stuff!

It would be worth (for another project) researching and exploring exactly why some criminals are able to capture the public's imagination.

Hello, David! It's Erika. The articles of yours do...

2006-09-06T19:37:00.000+01:00

Hello, David! It's Erika. The articles of yours do teach me a great deal about an intriguing world which I don't know. Since I have a supervision over my thesis tomorrow (I'm a research student...), I can't read your articles right now. But I'll be enjoying reading them quite soon!

Just very interesting. Glad was directed by Dr. Jo...

2006-09-06T17:18:00.000+01:00

Just very interesting. Glad was directed by Dr. John to your site.

My mother’s own Piranha Brother moments are mentio...

2006-09-06T13:13:00.000+01:00

My mother’s own Piranha Brother moments are mentioned in the book detailing her strange denial over the Richardson family. I also try to look at why some criminals become icons, whilst never losing site of the irony that I am doing so in a book that may appeal to the type of person Morrissey sang about in ‘Last Of The Famous International Playboys’.

Worshipping crooks is just stupid.

Much hea...

2006-09-06T12:38:00.000+01:00

Worshipping crooks is just stupid.

Much healthier then to ridicule them, as Monty Python's Flying Circus did with "The Piranha Brothers" (a spoof of the Krays) and "Dennis Moore" (spoofing the highwayman myth).

"Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore..."

"Dinsdale!"
;-)

Very interesting. I'd never thought about the Bri...

2006-09-05T17:17:00.000+01:00

Very interesting. I'd never thought about the British admiring villains before, but it's true. I can remember the Great Train Robbery and everyone thinking it was so clever - never mind the poor driver. What you say about this attitude changing is also thought-provoking. I look forward to returning to this blog.

An interesting blog you've got here. Looking forwa...

2006-09-05T14:30:00.000+01:00

An interesting blog you've got here. Looking forward to more entries to come.

As for Dick Turpin, well who wouldn't want to wear...

2006-09-04T20:43:00.000+01:00

As for Dick Turpin, well who wouldn't want to wear a cool mask, steal from toffs too stupid to protect themselves and make a midnight getaway on horseback!

Thanks for the interesting comment. It became clea...

2006-09-04T19:37:00.000+01:00

Thanks for the interesting comment. It became clear as I conducted research for the book just how much the myth of Capone influenced organized criminals across the world. The celluloid Chicago created by Hollywood in the 1930s impacted on everything from the fashion sense some gangsters subsequently adopted to the way they structured their crime outfits. Filmmakers’ perceptions of the Mob created

At one point living in Crowthorne, just a stone's ...

2006-09-04T19:19:00.000+01:00

At one point living in Crowthorne, just a stone's throw from Broadmoor, it used to give me the creeps walking up the high street and glancing over and seeing the structure.

I think the last time period of 'gangsters' that's imprinted as something resembling glamorous on my mind was the Capone era and, before that, the outlaws of the Wild West. (I even found out recently that a relative

Thank you Jos. I am not sure when Barnes & Nob...

2006-09-01T00:03:00.000+01:00

Thank you Jos. I am not sure when Barnes & Noble or one of its legion of imprints is releasing ‘Global Gangland’ in America. They only put out ‘Secrets & Lies’ last month – nearly a year behind Britain and Canada (though they did give it a cool variant cover and what with some of the material, I am surprised it is getting a US publication at all*). As usual, if anyone has difficulties getting

David,

I just stumbled across your blog and...

2006-08-31T22:52:00.000+01:00

David,

I just stumbled across your blog and wanted to drop you a line to let you know how interesting I find the teaser you posted. Will "Global Gangland" be available in the US on Oct 2nd, as well?

Reading through your comments makes me want to run out for "Secrets and Lies" - so it's off to amazon.com I go!

I don't know what it is that makes a villain appealing to

David,

I just stumbled across your blog and...

2006-08-31T22:51:00.000+01:00

Thank you Tim. I can see how reading that in one o...

2006-08-31T20:49:00.000+01:00

Thank you Tim. I can see how reading that in one of his LSD dreams Cary Grant said: ‘I imagined myself as a giant penis launching off from Earth like a spaceship…’ could be somewhat jaw-dropping. However, I would have thought a man of your background would have already know about Churchill’s secret life as a druid. I am pretty pleased with the black op material in Secrets & Lies especially given

I'm curious to read Secrets and Lies now, but it s...

2006-08-31T20:12:00.000+01:00

I'm curious to read Secrets and Lies now, but it shall have to wait it's turn.
I like the writing style in this exerpt. It also kind of reminds me of the beginning of an argument paper(sorry, residue from my grade eleven English class).
I use to sympathize with the villains in stories, too, never more than the good guy though. I liked poems like The Highwayman, but I guess when you look

Dammit, I _knew_ you were going to ask me that... ...

2006-08-31T17:01:00.000+01:00

Dammit, I _knew_ you were going to ask me that... Well, I don't want to spoil anyone's fun so I'll be vague, but (surprising as it may be to you) some of the Tesla and Reich information certainly astounded me; I also remember being quite amazed by some of the Churchill stuff, and by a lot of the black ops material in general. I'm also rather surprised about how many people praised low-dose LSD as

Thank you Tim. As someone whose support through th...

2006-08-31T14:16:00.000+01:00

Thank you Tim. As someone whose support through the writing process of 'Global Gangland' meant so much, I am glad the tease did not disappoint. Not sure what the book’s money shots are yet.

As for 'Secrets and Lies', it remains the one book I have written I am most pleased about. A year down the line, I am still pinching myself that I have managed to get such a wonderfully honest

Feedback, eh? Well, it's a tantalising little snip...

2006-08-31T12:33:00.000+01:00

Feedback, eh? Well, it's a tantalising little snippet. The writing is cool, and your character is strong in it, even in the small amount that's there. As clips go though, it's more of a soft teaser than a money-shot (so to speak)...

Oh, I finally had a chance to properly sit down and read "Secrets and Lies" cover to cover last weekend. Even despite our long, rambling conversations in the

That really looks very interesting, I have to be h...

2006-08-31T11:08:00.000+01:00

That really looks very interesting, I have to be honest and say that after watching 'The Krays' a few years ago I became interested in villans and the like but it pisses me off when people make statements like; 'They only did it to thier own' that's not true in the slightist

Comments on ENGLISH DREAMING, ENGLISH RAIN: ‘The English love a good villain.’

Hopefully, one thing that Global Gangland does sho...

Superbly written blurb on a topic I know nothing a...

Great stuff! It would be worth (for anothe...

Hello, David! It's Erika. The articles of yours do...

Just very interesting. Glad was directed by Dr. Jo...

My mother’s own Piranha Brother moments are mentio...

Worshipping crooks is just stupid.Much hea...

Very interesting. I'd never thought about the Bri...

An interesting blog you've got here. Looking forwa...

As for Dick Turpin, well who wouldn't want to wear...

Thanks for the interesting comment. It became clea...

At one point living in Crowthorne, just a stone's ...

Thank you Jos. I am not sure when Barnes & Nob...

David,I just stumbled across your blog and...

David,I just stumbled across your blog and...

Thank you Tim. I can see how reading that in one o...

I'm curious to read Secrets and Lies now, but it s...

Dammit, I _knew_ you were going to ask me that... ...

Thank you Tim. As someone whose support through th...

Feedback, eh? Well, it's a tantalising little snip...

That really looks very interesting, I have to be h...

Great stuff!

It would be worth (for anothe...

Worshipping crooks is just stupid.

Much hea...

David,

I just stumbled across your blog and...

David,

I just stumbled across your blog and...