exile Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) William McIlvanney: - "impressed by independence hope" http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/arts/news/william-mcilvanney-impressed-by-independence-hope-1-3697913 - "reckons Labour are 'dead in the water' and Jim Murphy is a 'tailor's dummy' " http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/best-selling-author-william-mcilvanney-reckons-5201448 Hmmm... this guy is a socialist, voted yes, but not convinced by SNP....? Edited February 22, 2015 by exile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Whew - was checking my list for this year's dead pool when I saw the topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 He's preparing to publish two new Laidlaw novels - a prequel and a sequel to Strange Loyalties (the third Laidlaw book). I used to see him drinking with Jim Baxter in the Georgic in Shawlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) Whew - was checking my list for this year's dead pool when I saw the topic. Ah.. I should have put '(not deid yet)' on the tag line... He says: “I don’t know how much time I’ve got so I’d better hurry up, especially at my stage of the game. I’m quite fond of being alive. I quite like that, so hopefully I have a while yet.” He's preparing to publish two new Laidlaw novels - a prequel and a sequel to Strange Loyalties (the third Laidlaw book). I used to see him drinking with Jim Baxter in the Georgic in Shawlands. William McIlvanney: Living With Words is at the Glasgow Film Festival at 6pm, on Monday, February 23 (i.e. tomorrow!). It screens on BBC Two Scotland the following Friday, February 27 at 10pm http://www.heraldscotland.com/books-poetry/interviews/interview-william-mcilvanney-talks-to-alan-taylor-about-his-life-and-work.118171447 Edited February 22, 2015 by exile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 He's preparing to publish two new Laidlaw novels - a prequel and a sequel to Strange Loyalties (the third Laidlaw book). I used to see him drinking with Jim Baxter in the Georgic in Shawlands. Aye. Had the pleasure of sharing a hawf with him in the Georgic. This was long before the referendum, and he was all for independence then. Brilliant lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecraigfanclub Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Loved the Laidlaw books. I wonders if he ever looks at the success of one Ian Rankin and thinks it should have been me. Always thought there was little apart from location that separated Laidlaw and Rebus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Loved the Laidlaw books. I wonders if he ever looks at the success of one Ian Rankin and thinks it should have been me. Always thought there was little apart from location that separated Laidlaw and Rebus.I loved the Laidlaw books as well (far too long since I read them actually) but I've never felt any inclination to read Rankin's stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Ah.. I should have put '(not deid yet)' on the tag line... He says: I dont know how much time Ive got so Id better hurry up, especially at my stage of the game. Im quite fond of being alive. I quite like that, so hopefully I have a while yet. William McIlvanney: Living With Words is at the Glasgow Film Festival at 6pm, on Monday, February 23 (i.e. tomorrow!). It screens on BBC Two Scotland the following Friday, February 27 at 10pm http://www.heraldscotland.com/books-poetry/interviews/interview-william-mcilvanney-talks-to-alan-taylor-about-his-life-and-work.118171447 Will watch this on iPlayer today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Very nostalgic. He ended up in ma old school! I used to have nightmares about falling over that balcony... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Finally got round to watching the documentary - a top lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Hmmm... this guy is a socialist, voted yes, but not convinced by SNP....? Is he a Kilmarnock fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bzzzz Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 William McIlvanney: - "impressed by independence hope" http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/arts/news/william-mcilvanney-impressed-by-independence-hope-1-3697913 - "reckons Labour are 'dead in the water' and Jim Murphy is a 'tailor's dummy' " http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/best-selling-author-william-mcilvanney-reckons-5201448 Hmmm... this guy is a socialist, voted yes, but not convinced by SNP....? Bit of an insult to tailors dummies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Is he a Kilmarnock fan? I'm sure one brother supports Killie and the other Celtic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I always thought William was a Killie fan - not sure about Hugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Willie is a Killie fan, not exactly a diehard but likes to see the team doing well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Has sadly passed away . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Has sadly passed away . That is spooky. I was just reading one of his books today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hmmm... this guy is a socialist, voted yes, but not convinced by SNP....? Is he a Kilmarnock fan? I'm pretty sure Willie didn't get the grief I do... But he was a gentleman, I'm a bit of a dick RIP Willie, I only met him the once and very briefly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Got the impression he was pro independence. Came across very intelligent when interviewed at the referendum. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Has sadly passed away . No - that is awful news. RIP is all I can say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 He was an absolute gentleman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamia Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Awwww noooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Sad news. Bought one of his books years ago but never got around to reading it (will do now). Recall in school my English teacher was impressed that I was the only one who had heard of him (mainly down to OAE) and she said how he had been her English teacher at school and what he was like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I loved the Laidlaw books, and Docherty is a genuinely wonderful book. Also enjoyed his collection of essays Surviving the Shipwreck, in which he argued for independence long before it was as, relatively, popular as it is nowadays. It includes the analogy of Scotland's place in the UK and a thirty-something man still living at home with his Mammy & Daddy. Chatted to him a couple of times in Clarks pub in Edinburgh, he spent quite a lot of time in Edinburgh, he had a flat in the New Town for a while I think. A talented, underrated writer, and a nice man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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