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Ah lovely to read this and remember him. I hope we still have such unique talent among us for years to come. A real individual.

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thanks, Margaret. Glad you enjoyed it.

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This was brilliant. Thank you. I saw him at the Edinburgh Fringe in the 80s, and still have a strong memory of him.

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Thanks, Mike. I appreciate it. Yes, once seen, never forgotten.

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Fascinating, Alastair, thank you. I absorbed Ivor Cutler’s work via friends and family being massive fans. He was a true original. So much I didn’t know about him.

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Thanks, Wendy, I appreciate it.

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A delight!

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thanks, Tim!

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Thank you kindly, tiny bits and bobs on Ivor yet not the full picture of a cult figure, ekh, yours definitely adds to it, BRAVO!!!

P.S. Apologies, if I may please, top of your awesome passage: I‘m seeing close proximity between Ivor‘s and Billy Childish’ universes more than and opposed to Mark E. Smith‘s one ( whoops, didn’t mean to upset you, but could hardly contain myself )

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Plus, Bruce Lindsay’s book: Ivor Cutler: A Life Outside the Sitting Room is good .

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Thanks, Uncle M. Feel free to invite Billy Childish comparisons if you think them appropriate.

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Great read Alastiar.

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Thanks, Ellie.

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Alastair,

Thank you for this.

Wonderful,

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Thanks - I had fun. Glad you enjoyed it.

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You have also prompted me to read that book by John Burnside that is staring at me from my bookshelf.

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Steady on! Ivor did that, not me.

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This is very spooky! I had not thought about Ivor Cutler for years. My girlfriend at university was a great fan and I loved his quirky humour (which she also had).

While I was ironing just now I was listening to Neil Ardley’s A Symphony of Amaranths. One track has Ivor Cutler reciting Edward Lear’s The Dong with the Luminous Nose. I thought to myself, “I must refresh my memories of Ivor Cutler.” Then up crops your post!

I actually used to listen to “a radio programme called Monday Night At Home, in the late 1950s and early 1960s.” I had forgotten about it.

“Ivor and Mark E Smith of the Fall both exist in singular universes full of mottled language and jagged juxtapositions. They are originals and outsiders, consistent only to their own logic.”

I love that!

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Thank you, Michael. Glad you enjoyed it. Ivor works in mysterious ways!

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Brilliant piece, Alastair

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Thanks, Steve!

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