BTH
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blueprintreader said:
Wrong on every point as discussed ad nausem. However, it is very interesting that you define your entire virtual presence merely as a reader of a long defunct fanzine. I think you're underselling yourself here as I suspect you are something a bit more than a mere reader somehow. In fact, you’re so chummy that I get the strange feeling that not only have we met sometime before but we know each other reasonably well? However, it is abundantly clear that you have harboured a deep-lying grudge for many, many years so I suppose this thread has been like manna from heaven to you! Again, as I have already stated, only two people were present at both of these incidents. Phill and I. Therefore, you were not, unless of course you are Phill posting under a pseudonym!? A similar possibility has been postulated by another poster on this thread. However, I’m 110% certain that you are not Phill, so this means that you have stumbled across this story at best second hand but more likely via ‘Chinese whispers.’ My guess is that it was the former rather than the latter.
blueprintreader said:
A nice victimisation angle for history revisionists like yourself but a fanciful notion that is completely and utterly untrue. It would appear that the only person who has ever uttered or whoever believed this fabrication is yourself. I suppose it is possible that FN may have had a child with them (I honestly do not remember), but even if this was the case they certainly were not “on their shoulders” as you have claimed. I think I might have remembered that somehow! But even if this was the case you’d have to ask why any parent in charge of a child would be grappling (for want of better description) with anyone else in the knowledge that any physical provocation may well lead to retaliation.
blueprintreader said:
A rich comment coming from someone who appears to have set up a BM account solely to launch a personal and error-strewn sustained attack from beneath the cloak of anonymity. As I have already stated: the invisible enemy can never reveal itself. However, in your case, I think you should. I think it’s only fair, but only because I believe you are somebody who was - and possibly still is - connected to fanzines rather than just the “blueprintreader” you claim to be. I suspect “blueprintcontributor” might have been more accurate even if it was a while ago! You can PM me if you like on the understanding that I will not reveal your identity publicly on this board as I accept it could be a bit embarrassing for you.
blueprintreader said:
At last, something I can agree with – the first part at least. Blueprint led the way; I’ve never had a problem with crediting them for that, as you will be aware. The editor of another fanzine always said he’d had the same idea at roughly the same time or perhaps earlier and contributed to their first or possibly second issue. It’s perfectly feasible but yes, they were out first. That’s a historical fact and cannot be contradicted. I used to buy it myself and looked forward to it coming out. In fact, I used to get a credit in the early issues, although I’ve got absolutely no idea why to this day. TBF BP was fresh, invigorating and yes, popular. No doubt about it. It’s a bit disingenuous to suggest I was “jealous” when I’ve always credited them as an inspiration. As I said, they led the way and, eventually, they lost their way too.
The irony is, of course, that BP said in their first issue something along the lines of helping to inspire other people to follow their example. I got the impression that they weren’t too chuffed when KK rolled up but as they were old mates they could live with it. However, I don’t think BP were too enamoured when
we breezed into fanzine corner – a case of two’s company, three’s a crowd, I always thought.
blueprintreader said:
Not worth commenting on really.
blueprintreader said:
Blimey, you like your politics though, don’t you? There are a lot of similarities between fanzines and politics. It can be a thankless task, but with the muck-raking you’ve been doing you could be the Benjamin Pell of the fanzine world!
“Piece of work” is a nice turn of phrase, I used to know someone who used that phrase. A lot. Can’t quite put my finger on who it was now… It’ll come back to me though, I’m sure.
To be fair, it was the crime of the century wasn’t it? Mistakenly getting the name of a local councillor wrong. Even the local paper didn’t clock it and they printed it incorrectly too. You’ve got to laugh really. He’s achieved the same kind of anonymity that you’ve elected for with your new screen persona. I’d have thought the Lib-Dems might have something a bit more substantial to concern themselves with rather than a typo in the local freesheet!
blueprintreader said:
Tut-tut, wasn’t there something about your previous post being your last?
So fundamentally wrong it’s untrue, but if you’re happy to enlighten everyone as to your identity then I’ll attempt to enlighten you in return, although I wasn’t actually aware of any particular period of bad feeling? Still, you’ve said it so it must be true.
-- Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:22 pm --
Phill said:
I've already described the incident from what little I saw of it as argy-bargy- although I'm not sure who "Arsne Wenger." I'd best tip blueprintreader off as he's got a thing about first names being spelt correctly! I accept that this may not have been banter, given your POV. A practical joke then, I would venture, but hardly aggressive.
However, it sounds like you're quite a man about the house these days Phill, when you're not out shopping. Good for you. Here, have this on me...
As you well know, we have been in each others company since the now infamous incident which you continue to refer to as a "thump" and I as a "slap." Maybe your memory isn't what it was, but I don't recall slapping you then. Having said that, there weren't any waifs to push about, so maybe that's why.
BTW I'll be sure to give you a shout if ever I get myself any self-assembly bedroom furniture.
Cheers.