January 2nd 2008
Stephen Fry Appreciation Day or how I discovered audio books
Dear faithful readers,
first let me wish you a happy New Years and I hope it will be a great one for all of us, you our faithful readers from all over the world and us here at our little blog. I do apologize for the delay, however I desperately needed the break if nothing else to rest my eyes away from the computer and television screen.
Also big thanks to the kind soul who apparently put our link on Televisionwithoutpity forum, we have been getting a few visitors from there over the last few days, so feel free to get a cup of coffee or tea and get more comfortable, all are welcome here.
Now, on to the main order of business, you did not think I would leave you without your weekly dose of Stephen Fry Appreciation? Just pretend its Monday.
Until recently the concept of audio books was completely lost on me. It is one of the little pleasures in life to get a new book, settle down with a muggers of tea and read a book from cover to cover. My all time record is 24 hours for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (what can I say it has been a long wait and I just could not help myself).
But audio book? What could possibly be the pleasure in that? Little did I know.
I got a delightful brand new mp3 player for a Christmas present and while I was ruminating which music mix I should make for myself, I stumbled upon Harry Potter audio books. Read by Stephen Fry. Well if Stephen Fry reads them I thought it was worth a shot.
And I absolutely love it. See I completely forgotten about my childhood and how I had stack of tapes (I know I’m old) with children stories on them. And the story goes I was prone to singing along to the tunes (as you may remember I cannot sing). So my parents got me a Walkman, put me on the potty thinking
a) I would be distracted by the story and do the ahem business where I’m supposed to and
b) that I would not sing out loud.
Well I did learn to use the potty, however I’m afraid to report the singing did not stop.
And the lovely audio books read by Mr. Fry rekindled the old joy and brought back a piece of my childhood. The only thing I do regret he does not break into a song here and there, we could be tone deaf together.