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Re: Johnno - Bulldog Through and Through
Got my copy signed by Johnno on Friday at Target in the Burke St mall. It also happened to be my birthday, very happy
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The curse is dead.Comment
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Finished reading Johnno yesterday - it was really interesting without his having to slag off at anyone.Comment
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A gem of a person from BF got me a signed copy and it is one of my very fave Bulldogs items.
It was very spooky - I sent him a bit extra to make sure it covered the postage, and he sent me back a $5 note change stuck next to p54
I checked the serial number and it was 'EJ.........'Comment
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My youngest went to werribee with his girl and lined up for nearly an hour to get me a signed copy for
x-mas but he couldn't wait so I already have it they also got a nice pic.Comment
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Can someone tell me when he's doing signings in Warragul?
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That would have been nice, although I reckon there would be about 3 people there, not many Doggies supporters around these parts. At least I know of one more now!
I had to make the long trek to Highpoint to get my copy signed plus one for my old man. Had never been there before but luckily just happened to park in the right place and walk in near where the signing was.Comment
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Picked it up last night...interestingly, it was $21 .... vs Aker's book at $24[B][COLOR="#0000CD"]Our club was born in blood and boots, not in AFL focus groups.[/COLOR][/B]Comment
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Looks like lots of people have bought the book but I couldn't find any reviews.
Well I just finished the book this morning and whilst I enjoyed the read, I did find myself wanting more than it was able to provide.
The one part of the book I did find perplexing was the paragraph on the last game against West Coast at the Whitten Oval and I quote;
"Eagles ruckman Michael Gardiner memorably tried to to rough up the opposition prior to the first bounce, inciting the 26,704 who packed the venue, but it was the dogs who got the first jump"
Someone please correct me if I am wrong but wasn't it us that roughed up Michael Gardiner in only his 5th or 6th game?? Didn't Kretiuk, Southern and Ellis try to intimidate him before the first bounce?
In a further paragraph.......... "Brad Johnson has a simple memory of this contest, which relates to both the weather and the result. 'A perfect September day' "
This is also far from accurate as I clearly remember not being able to hold my ice cold can of VB because it was so bloody cold. I can accept it as a simply analogy of a winning game, but in the context of the previous quote I questioned it.
Is it simply a tongue in check review of the day, An oversight by the biographer, James Weston and Brad or ????
Although it didn't affect my enjoyment of the book, it did leave me questioning the books account of stories and situations that I was not familiar with.
Did this or anything else stand out to anyone else who read the book?
If you havn't read it, the copy I have is from the Footscray Library and it will be returned this weekend if you want to read it
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Correct it was us that roughed up Gardiner.
It was in August, it was freezing and we had a drop of rain.In a further paragraph.......... "Brad Johnson has a simple memory of this contest, which relates to both the weather and the result. 'A perfect September day' "
The brides all left (mine 5 months pregnant) and went to the Buck at half time because it was so cold and wet.
Lioness is still upset she is not in the last siren picture.It's better to die on our feet than live on our knees.Comment
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Got the book for Christmas and whilst it does cover a lot it isn't so much a Brad Johnson book as a book about the bulldogs with a focus on Johnno.
It was an ok read, but there wasn't really anything in it that was particularly interesting or previously unknown. I'm always more curious about things at the club you rarely hear about, relationships between players, funny stories, club legends etc. and while the book had bits of these, I would have liked more.I should leave it alone but you're not rightComment
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Birthday in a week or so, might get lucky, might get the book as well!!
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