tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post932742762307883257..comments2024-03-16T09:24:45.474+01:00Comments on 22 Billion Energy Slaves: New Book - The Olive Press: News From the Land of the MisfitsJason Heppenstallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-9499647594475154192019-09-04T20:10:05.615+02:002019-09-04T20:10:05.615+02:00Congratulations, rojo antisistema ippi! I shall g...Congratulations, rojo antisistema ippi! I shall get a copy for Winter reading. <br /><br />XabierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-40897390621309780432019-08-29T22:33:44.558+02:002019-08-29T22:33:44.558+02:00Review left! I enjoyed it hugely.Review left! I enjoyed it hugely.thriftwizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308673821187072939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-6115047360335969892019-08-25T13:57:12.501+02:002019-08-25T13:57:12.501+02:00Hi Paul - glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the r...Hi Paul - glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the review. I was actually just sitting here bellyaching to my wife that nobody was reviewing my book and then your message popped up!Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-28158041616565713442019-08-25T12:04:16.200+02:002019-08-25T12:04:16.200+02:00Jason
Just finished your book on kindle, an excel...Jason<br /><br />Just finished your book on kindle, an excellent read. I've submitted a review on Amazon.co.uk which should hopefully appear in a day or so. I've enjoyed your previous work, and look forward to reading more in the future.<br /><br />PaulEcho Beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904635829161475902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-76906034891395652352019-08-19T21:21:19.368+02:002019-08-19T21:21:19.368+02:00You are most probably familiar with that old gag &...You are most probably familiar with that old gag "If you're not a communist at the age of 20, you haven't got a heart. If you're still a communist at the age of 30, you haven't got a brain."<br /><br />Unless they know nothing about communism what I think they intend to say is "If you're not an anarchist at the age of 20, you haven't got a heart. If you're still not an anarchist at the age of 30, you haven't got a brain."thecrowandsheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011329126712002464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-55898153547151374522019-08-18T22:18:48.963+02:002019-08-18T22:18:48.963+02:00Ah yes, of course! That's a great song, and ve...Ah yes, of course! That's a great song, and very characteristic of the age. I just listened to it again - I knew I had heard it somewhere before...<br /><br />Congrats on moving to the coast. I have done the same thing, but I'm still struggling to keep my head above water (metaphorically, for now). Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-25790094326176466712019-08-18T22:12:00.539+02:002019-08-18T22:12:00.539+02:00Great - hope you enjoy it! Please consider leave a...Great - hope you enjoy it! Please consider leave a quick review when you've finished - it helps me immensely. Even a few words and a rating gives the book a boost - and it only takes a minute to do. Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-11315564609224694592019-08-18T22:10:39.087+02:002019-08-18T22:10:39.087+02:00Thanks. I'm glad I went through a teenage nihi...Thanks. I'm glad I went through a teenage nihilist stage as it allows me to empathise with people who are permanently stuck feeling that everything is empty and meaningless. It's probably the biggest problem of our times... Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-75108167767588576482019-08-18T20:04:30.334+02:002019-08-18T20:04:30.334+02:00Jason
It's the title of a circa 1979 single b...Jason<br /><br />It's the title of a circa 1979 single by Martha and the Muffins, and includes the line "from 9 to 5 I have to spend my time at work, my job is very boring I'm an office clerk" and pretty much sums up my career, the last few years of which were spent day dreaming about living a simpler life by the sea. Since taking (very) early retirement in 2015 we now live, debt free, on the Kent Coast - dreams sometimes do come true!<br /><br />PaulEcho Beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904635829161475902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-21053521915762049372019-08-18T14:26:32.511+02:002019-08-18T14:26:32.511+02:00Hi Jason,
I very much enjoy your writings and can...Hi Jason,<br /><br />I very much enjoy your writings and can't wait to read this one. Congratulations on the new publication.<br /><br />This is probably not fair but I have to giggle when thinking about your website because of the two following only loosely connected sentences from your biography:<br /><br />"...carving an anarchy symbol across my whole chest with a razor blade right before an inter school swimming match..."<br /><br />"So imagine my shock when I was, for reasons unknown to me, suggested as an intern at Her Majesty’s Treasury."<br /><br />(these can probably go on the front cover of your future biography)thecrowandsheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011329126712002464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-35195611089178653992019-08-17T23:28:07.702+02:002019-08-17T23:28:07.702+02:00Brilliant! I look forward to reading it: will buy ...Brilliant! I look forward to reading it: will buy tomorrow!thriftwizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308673821187072939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-12318387313685658292019-08-17T09:13:08.248+02:002019-08-17T09:13:08.248+02:00Thanks Paul - hope you enjoy reading it.
BTW, if ...Thanks Paul - hope you enjoy reading it.<br /><br />BTW, if you don't mind me asking, where did your moniker Echo Beach come from? It sounds like a great title for a novel! Jason Heppenstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886109260870545074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584699251999622098.post-35220964333566761802019-08-16T10:03:30.568+02:002019-08-16T10:03:30.568+02:00Jason
Glad to hear you've been busy over the ...Jason<br /><br />Glad to hear you've been busy over the last few months doing something creative. I've ordered the kindle version, and look forward to reading it over the weekend.<br /><br />PaulEcho Beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904635829161475902noreply@blogger.com