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Dreadful Nonsense

"I've read your blog. it's really funny. you should write a column." - Jon Ronson


I just got sent an address for another blog. It’s called stark reminder and its theme is “Never take for granted those you love”. It makes for very sobering reading, and I think it is one of the most honest blogs I’ve ever read. It’s also more in the spirit of online journals than most of the nonsense posted out there every day – and I’m unashamedly including my own site in that generalisation.

Si's site has also arrived with particularly poignant timing, as that horrible rumour I heard yesterday does seem to actually be true, although I have yet to hear confirmation from a source that I would actually trust. I'm not sure your own reaction to hearing that someone has cancer is merely the horror of being reminded of your own mortality - I'm sure, within everyone's initial reaction, there is a certain degree of selfishness.

When we interviewed comedian Andre Vincent a couple of months ago, he had been diagnosed with cancer just two weeks previously. It was one of the most interesting interviews we had ever done, and one of the most difficult articles to write - in the end, I just let his words speak for themselves with very little editorial interruptions.

So that's what I'm going to do again. I would recommend reading Vinnie's interview, and also visiting the John Diamond archives.

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