Comments on: Quote Of The Century http://hootingyard.org/archives/2126 A Website by Frank Key Tue, 22 May 2012 19:53:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Trubott Wellington http://hootingyard.org/archives/2126/comment-page-1#comment-5982 Trubott Wellington Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:10:36 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=2126#comment-5982 I suppose it's possible that Bach might have set about writing his novel about transcendental sea-fowl after watching this documentary. It's what I want to believe. But I fear that by proposing such an idea I may be following the kind of demented faux-logic practiced by ufologists, holistic-healers and other purveyors of nonsense. I will not sully this site with the preposterous and irrational. According to the Wikipedia, Mr. Bach is an American and therefore unlikely to have been watching BBC Tv that morning in 1964. I suspect that Mr. Whicker is referring to some utterly unrelated best-seller books about ducks and seagulls. More research is needed. I suppose it’s possible that Bach might have set about writing his novel about transcendental sea-fowl after watching this documentary. It’s what I want to believe.

But I fear that by proposing such an idea I may be following the kind of demented faux-logic practiced by ufologists, holistic-healers and other purveyors of nonsense. I will not sully this site with the preposterous and irrational.

According to the Wikipedia, Mr. Bach is an American and therefore unlikely to have been watching BBC Tv that morning in 1964. I suspect that Mr. Whicker is referring to some utterly unrelated best-seller books about ducks and seagulls.

More research is needed.

]]> By: Frank Key http://hootingyard.org/archives/2126/comment-page-1#comment-5981 Frank Key Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:49:38 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=2126#comment-5981 Mr Wellington : Alan Whicker's documentary predates "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by six years, so one can only presume that author Richard Bach was inspired by the great man. Mr Wellington : Alan Whicker’s documentary predates “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” by six years, so one can only presume that author Richard Bach was inspired by the great man.

]]> By: Trubott Wellington http://hootingyard.org/archives/2126/comment-page-1#comment-5978 Trubott Wellington Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:19:59 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=2126#comment-5978 Presumably he was talking about that mystical feel-good children's novel "Jonathan Livingston Seagull"? That explains the seagull... but what of the duck? Presumably he was talking about that mystical feel-good children’s novel “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”? That explains the seagull… but what of the duck?

]]> By: Frank Key http://hootingyard.org/archives/2126/comment-page-1#comment-5977 Frank Key Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:34:33 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=2126#comment-5977 Alex : Sadly not. I scribbled down that one sentence on the spur of the moment. I think it's the choice of words that is so wonderful... gull, stumbling. And Whicker's delivery, of course. Alex : Sadly not. I scribbled down that one sentence on the spur of the moment. I think it’s the choice of words that is so wonderful… gull, stumbling. And Whicker’s delivery, of course.

]]> By: AlexR http://hootingyard.org/archives/2126/comment-page-1#comment-5976 AlexR Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:32:53 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=2126#comment-5976 Do you have the text of that whole intro.? It was genius... Do you have the text of that whole intro.? It was genius…

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