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#55631 02/07/02 08:51 PM
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Actually, the book should have been called "A Town Like The Alice", but apparently Shute's publishers didn't like the the, so to speak.

Anyway, wasn't the definitive story about Alice sung by Dr Hook?

"Nevil Shute" was actually short for "Nevil Shute Norway". Mr Norway was an engineer who took to writing books in the evenings at his kitchen table while he was involved in designing the R100 airship. This was the one that didn't crash and burn in France. He also began and ran an aircraft company for several years. He wrote about his life as an engineer and businessman in "Slide Rule", a good read if you haven't bothered up until now. His real life exploits were actually much more interesting than his novels, IMHO!




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wasn't the definitive story about Alice sung by Dr Hook?

I thought it was sung by Arlo Guthrie.


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Ok HEV,i am a flat liner.. a town like alice refers back to? (cancelled comic strips? nevil shute? something? ) or was it just thrown in the mix.

mind you, it was one of my favorite tv series when it showed here on PBS (public broadcast service)about i was going to say 10.. but it must be closer to 15 years ago.. i never read the book (there is a book? i am guessing here)

and feel free to drag australian anywhere.. i might come visit if you do as Max's thread suggests and drag it into the middle of the atlantic..!


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After his writing career he became an accomplished pianist.

Nevil Shute the Piano Player



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a town like alice refers back to?

Apologies to all you flatliners (???) out there - I've edited my post to give it a reference point! And yes, of troy Nevil Shute was the connection, and there is a book. I must confess to not having read it either, but also enjoying the mini-series on TV. Am much more into books now than I was then...

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wasn't the definitive story about Alice sung by Dr Hook?

I thought it was sung by Arlo Guthrie.


Oh, was it him who lived next door to her? I did rather wonder ...



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mind you, it was one of my favorite tv series when it showed here on PBS (public broadcast service)about i was going to say 10.. but it must be closer to 15 years ago.. i never read the book (there is a book? i am guessing here)

Yeah, Helen, it was back in those benighted days when the film was made from the book rather than the other way around as seems so common these days ...



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Anyway, wasn't the definitive story about Alice sung by Dr Hook?
As I recall, Consuelo is our resident expert on A.L.I.C.E.


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"You can get
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At Alice's Restaurant ('ceptin' Alice!)"


Or mebbe consuelo's sauteéd mushrooms?


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I burn for a nice plate of mushrooms.

post-edit This made more sense before W'ON corrected his spelling! (mumble,mumble)Edit suteéd to sauteéd on me, will ya! Wreck my riposte, will ya! I still love ya anyway

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