'The Srampagmano Tales' - New Cycling Book By Forumenger

signed with dedica will be appreciated

I'm not sure whether to go for pithy or obscene.

combined

While I'm sitting in the corner with the illustrator and both our creative and procreative output, "The Great British Braze-Off" will also be happening, so you can get your copy of the book and also enjoy the cream of the UK's framebuilding fraternity demonstrating their craft.

It would be great to catch up with a lot of you, and hopefully get to meet some of you in the real life that people keep hinting exists beyond the confines of the internet. I have my doubts, personally.

I read this again this morning, as I was depressed about cycling after reading 'the secret race', and I feel better now.

see you on the 10th!

See you then. Unless there's a GS4 for what I was discussing with Nancy... I'll PM.

This book inspired me to ride down to Brighton....FACT

My route is pants....FACT

Anyone got any nice routes that avoid all the B roads?

If you do, PM them to me. Don't want to derail the thread and feel the wrath of BMMF!

thanks

There's the usual one on my Strava, Sam. The one of the pilgrims. Back in December 2011 or thereabouts.

Meanwhile...

'The Srampagmano Tales' in paperback is now available for pre-order from LMNH here, if you can't make it along to the launch on 10/11/12.

I really enjoyed this book, and heartily recommend it to anyone.

Rubbish. Only goes up to 11.

How much for copy signed with author's blood and a blotter acid pull-out section?

There are a few trippy bits. Always microdot the 'i's and cross the reali-'t's.

Eleventeen pounds twelfty.

Done. I look forward to the wordy sexy time unleashed upon my eyeballies.

Scarlett, are you entering the book in this?

http://www.poetrybusiness.co.uk/competition

(If it meets the conditions, that is.)

Bought the Kindle version.

Just seen this! Will be all over the physical artefact version like stink on doo-doo. Ace, well done.

Thanks. It was fun. There'll be no sequel though. I'm feeling very prosaic all of a sudden.

@das Schixie - hmm, probably not. I'm not seeking publisher approval / distribution, and it's verse, albeit 'poetic' in places, so unlikely to gain attention in a contemporary poetry competition unless verse is suddenly in vogue. I wouldn't know about that. #drainageinthelowerfield I think it's steadily finding its way into the hands of the primary intended audience, so putting it into a subjective quality comparison in the wider field of poetry seems a little irrelevant, and I'd rather spend the £25 entry fee on a bottle of single malt that's been discounted in the run up to Christmas.

Fair enough. I obviously haven't read it, but light verse is perfectly acceptable in such competitions. There's a big divide in contemporary poetry between, on the one hand, supposedly deep, sub-Eliotian/Hughesian crap, and straight, highly regular verse on the other--as you can see with the success enjoyed by Carol Ann Duffy, it doesn't have to be profound. The samples I've seen of TST so far look very good and skilful, and if this is sustained throughout the book, it will be in with a chance (especially as Simon Armitage is the judge).

I want my whisky though.

a bottle of single malt that's been discounted in the run up to Christmas.

Love christmas.

I bought this and read it last night. It is brilliant: I laughed out loud and was genuinely touched by quite a lot of it. Really love the subtle (ish) forum references.

I'll do my best to be at the reading.

No reading, just selling the paperback and happy to sign/chat/whatever; plus the spectacle of UK framebuilders in action on the same day, and stuff associated with the 'Best of British' book that's launched the evening before.

Scarlett, I really enjoyed it. Forum in-jokes aside (actual big smiles trying to suppress laughter on the tube moments) there's plenty for any cyclist to relate to or feel inspired by. Pestle and mortars and calms and storms and loads of other lines that really resonate but just can't remember them right now. Thank you.