The Avengers - A 50th Anniversary Celebration

hatpeg · Post by **hatpeg** » Sat May 25, 2013 7:15 pm

Is the mystery lady Marie Cameron the biographer of Patricks book
Blind in One Ear?

She was due to appear on the Saturday, at Chichester.

jaz · Post by **jaz** » Sun May 26, 2013 9:48 pm

hatpeg wrote:Is the mystery lady Marie Cameron the biographer of Patricks book
Blind in One Ear?

She was due to appear on the Saturday, at Chichester.

That's right, she arrived around lunch time, went straight to the pub with some hangers on, turned up minutes before here appearance smelling of eau de vino and then promptly disappeared quickly to the bar.

anti-clockwise · Post by **anti-clockwise** » Sun May 26, 2013 10:09 pm

Well that's pretty sad. How did you notice with so many people there? Must have been obvious in some way?
The title of her book is striking. What does it mean?

jaz · Post by **jaz** » Tue May 28, 2013 8:58 am

anti-clockwise wrote:Well that's pretty sad. How did you notice with so many people there? Must have been obvious in some way?
The title of her book is striking. What does it mean?

As one of the co-organisers I had to be aware of a lot of things going on in the background. Plus, anyone who was in the green room who witnessed her arrival with her half-cut entourage literally seconds before her interview can concur that it was a rather embarrassing episode.

anti-clockwise · Post by **anti-clockwise** » Tue May 28, 2013 8:46 pm

oh that is very sad indeed. What was the meaning of her book?

anti-clockwise · Post by **anti-clockwise** » Tue May 28, 2013 9:04 pm

That is very sad indeed jaz. Given Macnee's own descriptions of his history of drinking problems it is odd that his ghostwriter from your description sounds like she had perhaps alcohol problems of her own.
What was the meaning of the title of her book?

Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Wed May 29, 2013 2:36 am

I'm sure a more recent reader of it will step in to answer, but my vague recollection is that the owners of a restaurant(?) that Macnee used to frequent described their half-deaf dog as "blind in one ear". I'm not sure why Macnee chose it as a title except that it evokes English eccentricity rather well.

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Wed May 29, 2013 12:07 pm

Frankymole wrote:I'm sure a more recent reader of it will step in to answer, but my vague recollection is that the owners of a restaurant(?) that Macnee used to frequent described their half-deaf dog as "blind in one ear". I'm not sure why Macnee chose it as a title except that it evokes English eccentricity rather well.

It's been awhile since I read it as well, but it was something like that. I remember Patrick writing he wondered if he was "blind in one ear" himself. He liked it as a turn of phrase to sum up his life.

anti-clockwise · Post by **anti-clockwise** » Wed May 29, 2013 10:06 pm

Well it certainly is a witty title!

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 2:16 am

Frankymole wrote:I'm sure a more recent reader of it will step in to answer, but my vague recollection is that the owners of a restaurant(?) that Macnee used to frequent described their half-deaf dog as "blind in one ear". I'm not sure why Macnee chose it as a title except that it evokes English eccentricity rather well.

attacked by an banana ? eccentricity...indeed