tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post2218917182209062630..comments2024-02-25T09:46:28.218-05:00Comments on The Park Bench: Meet my dear, dead friend Mr. PepysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-46598845297641127312009-08-27T15:38:49.044-05:002009-08-27T15:38:49.044-05:00right now he is exclaiming over his closet a lot. ...right now he is exclaiming over his closet a lot. Apparently it is new, and purple!crone51https://www.blogger.com/profile/06831571973211180467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-75284395913330577892009-08-27T00:15:39.737-05:002009-08-27T00:15:39.737-05:00I really need to get my butt in gear and read his ...I really need to get my butt in gear and read his diaries. I know who he is and why he's considered a Person of Importance in historical circles, but I've never read his diaries. I'm an English history nut and I've never read his diaries. *burns with the shame of it all*hoppytoad79https://www.blogger.com/profile/10257786060662413520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-55259867715812904442009-08-26T16:23:09.936-05:002009-08-26T16:23:09.936-05:00pOh my goodness. One can also follow him on twitte...pOh my goodness. One can also follow him on twitter. We live in a splendid time.crone51https://www.blogger.com/profile/06831571973211180467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-12636153362317788172009-08-26T16:18:54.947-05:002009-08-26T16:18:54.947-05:00why does the phrase " did he get enough mutto...why does the phrase " did he get enough mutton" crack me up?<br /><br /> I am certainly going to find Pepy's diaries. You are right , Kim, diaries are the closest we get to time travel!crone51https://www.blogger.com/profile/06831571973211180467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-51466917025947796862009-08-25T23:04:25.241-05:002009-08-25T23:04:25.241-05:00I've read the book, seen the movie AND watched...I've read the book, seen the movie AND watched the play (saw it live here in Oxford a few years ago with Rula Lenska and William Gaunt).Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-83270241968474141082009-08-25T17:42:11.384-05:002009-08-25T17:42:11.384-05:00Well done, Cara King!Well done, Cara King!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732174528471795168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-20893101911751373172009-08-25T16:58:51.946-05:002009-08-25T16:58:51.946-05:00If people partial to peeks at the past partake of ...If people partial to peeks at the past partake of Pepys, they find particular pleasure in Pepys's panoramaic portrait of the people, poetry, and plays he saw presented, and of his pursuit of both his passions and of more practical matters (such as pecuniary points.)Cara Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930608028959652445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-2431401570651505092009-08-25T16:35:23.447-05:002009-08-25T16:35:23.447-05:00Jane, I had no idea there was a Pepys diary blog! ...Jane, I had no idea there was a Pepys diary blog! I'm thrilled. See? That's why you guys are awesome -- always introducing me to the cool stuff!<br /><br />Michele, I first heard of Pepys through 84 Charing Cross as well. Hanff made the diaries sound so wonderful, but I never actually picked them up until recently. I absolutely adore Charing Cross. Have you seen the film with Anthony Hopkins? I saw it a few years after reading the book and enjoyed it very much.<br /><br />Diana and Sara Jo, I love those t-shirt ideas! You guys should go into business together. :)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732174528471795168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-89349048674236604452009-08-25T16:24:23.751-05:002009-08-25T16:24:23.751-05:00Omg, I was totally thinking of making a Pepys shir...Omg, I was totally thinking of making a Pepys shirt, but more along the lines of "Where my Pepys at?"!<br /><br />I have never heard of him, but I may add his blog to my reader.Sara Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706259101151038533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-57171477498294225582009-08-25T13:05:02.524-05:002009-08-25T13:05:02.524-05:00I love Pepys and his wonderful diaries so much tha...I love Pepys and his wonderful diaries so much that I made him into a t-shirt: http://www.zazzle.com/chillin_with_my_pepys_tshirt-235976960197642509<br /><br />He really was a stupendous writer. The original memoirist. Tucker Max has nothing on Samuel Pepys.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634766750596400436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-134230458122573092009-08-25T12:38:19.389-05:002009-08-25T12:38:19.389-05:00I mean January 1, 1660, of course.I mean January 1, 1660, of course.janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-80795032288701333322009-08-25T12:35:22.911-05:002009-08-25T12:35:22.911-05:00I'm surprised you don't mention the blog t...I'm surprised you don't mention the blog that is posting the diaries in order. It started on January 1, 2003 which corresponds to January 1, 1860.<br /><br />You can add to your blog reader and keep up with Pepys real-time! :)<br /><br />http://www.pepysdiary.com/janehttp://www.pepysdiary.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-13892731748245682452009-08-25T12:10:25.804-05:002009-08-25T12:10:25.804-05:00Heh. I must admit, Pepys' diaries are a lot of...Heh. I must admit, Pepys' diaries are a lot of fun - I read chunks absolutely yonks ago (er, as in, nearly 2 decades ago) as a result of reading Helene Hanff's reactions to Pepys in '84 Charing Cross Road'.<br /><br />(She and Siegfried Sassoon were wholly responsible for my decision to turn my back on computing and go back to my first loves - literature and history - to take a combined degree at the age of 30. Shame neither one will ever get my thanks!)Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-41607190463261699622009-08-25T12:06:11.518-05:002009-08-25T12:06:11.518-05:00The reading of diaries is the closest we'll ge...The reading of diaries is the closest we'll get to time travel. Your experience reading his opinion of seeing "Macbeth"--the wonder of "unimpressed? Really? How novel!"--is much how I felt finding my grandmother's diary after her passing. It's only a glimpse into a world we cannot experience ourselves, but the window (however small) is an invaluable prize. Imagine what Pepys would think, knowing "Macbeth" is MACBETH all these years later...Kim Shoafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15071353498213513868noreply@blogger.com