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Re: Sticky :" Annis 'My Story' " Reviews/Opinions
by caliburn » Sun Jan 01, 2012 4:25 pm

My Story,
By Annis Abraham,

It only needs a glance at the cover of this book to know that there will be little about ballet dancing in it, and even less about dress designing. Annis glowers at the reader as if he has just spotted a Swansea supporter and doesn't care for the sight. He emerges from the pages of this book as a much more complex individual than the image most of us have of him would suggest and it's not easy to casually decide that he is a publicity seeking thug as some have suggested.

Firstly, though Annis is not a literary genius, the book is written clearly and concisely and says what it wants to say with speed and precision.

Much of the early part of the book is given over to detailed clashes with different 'firms' that took place many years ago and almost succeeded in killing the game , or so it seemed to me at the time. This is a topic on which Annis and I are unlikely ever to agree. He naturally sees these events as a part of his miss - spent youth and bathes in the golden light of old times and old friends when the world was young and full of opportunities to punch or be punched on distant fields. Not a pastime that those of us born into different generations and attitudes would care to indulge in.

It has to be said though that future social historians might well find a treasure trove of carefully described incidents direct from someone who as on the scene throughout this troubled period and who wore the clothes, walked the walk, committed the acts and apparently kept meticulous notes at the time . There is better to come though.

I've always found the Sam Hammam era to be fascinating and Annis was in the midst of the opening scenes of this saga and
and lays open the complex history of a period when Sam's circus came to town and blinded us with his glittering visions of a great future for the club. Sadly , it was only later when we walked through the still smoking ruins of his and our dreams that
the corpse of Wimbledon FC emerged from the rubble with a bony finger pointing at Mr Hammam.

Now we know that Annis is not everyone's favourite City supporter and his need for a hands on approach upsets some people, but there can be no doubting his whole hearted commitment to Cardiff City FC and his money has often been put where many mouths have offered little but noise. Those who hope to humiliate the author by suggesting that he has no writing ability will find little here to confirm that belief. Anyone with an interest in Cardiff City FC will find much to interest them here and I can recommend the book to those who would like to read of the shady dealings, the violence, and the possibilities for a better future for our fine old club.

Cal
caliburn

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Thanks Clive/Cal for your review.

Just a few comments I would like to add.

No I never wrote everything down at the time. I collected every programme and in them days newspaper cuttings which I still had, so dates etc were easy to find when I wrote the book.

As you can see I was honest and right down the middle on Sam.

Also 40% of the book was about my life away from football, just wondered about your comments there ?

Thanks for taking the time to write this review up and posting me one as well.




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Can we expect to see an Annis Abraham review of Clive's "Foxglove Sun"? About times when men were men and a pick-axe handle had its' place?

Go on, you may enjoy it!

Thanks Clive/Cal for your review.

Just a few comments I would like to add.

No I never wrote everything down at the time. I collected every programme and in them days newspaper cuttings which I still had, so dates etc were easy to find when I wrote the book.

As you can see I was honest and right down the middle on Sam.

Also 40% of the book was about my life away from football, just wondered about your comments there ?

Thanks for taking the time to write this review up and posting me one as well.

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Annis, You are entirely welcome,
I didn't cover the night club section as I was worried about the length of my piece and being timed out. Strangely enough, back in the fifties I was singing around local clubs and clearing the places rapidly when my closest friend who was broadcasting and on the verge of a career in films and tv drove up from Cardiff to tell me that he and another man were hoping to open a night club in Cardiff and would I be willing to audition for a spot at the proposed club.
Being a realist and a shy valley lad I declined. I might have ruined your father's first venture into the business. Small world!

Cal


A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE UP YOUR COMMENTS.
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Annis, You are entirely welcome,
I didn't cover the night club section as I was worried about the length of my piece and being timed out. Strangely enough, back in the fifties I was singing around local clubs and clearing the places rapidly when my closest friend who was broadcasting and on the verge of a career in films and tv drove up from Cardiff to tell me that he and another man were hoping to open a night club in Cardiff and would I be willing to audition for a spot at the proposed club.
Being a realist and a shy valley lad I declined. I might have ruined your father's first venture into the business. Small world!

Cal

Can we expect to see an Annis Abraham review of Clive's "Foxglove Sun"? About times when men were men and a pick-axe handle had its' place?

Go on, you may enjoy it!

Actually Clive sent it to me, its in Majorca and this Summer I will be reading his book with a lot of interest.

Thanks Clive/Cal for your review.

Just a few comments I would like to add.

No I never wrote everything down at the time. I collected every programme and in them days newspaper cuttings which I still had, so dates etc were easy to find when I wrote the book.

As you can see I was honest and right down the middle on Sam.

Also 40% of the book was about my life away from football, just wondered about your comments there ?

Thanks for taking the time to write this review up and posting me one as well.

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Annis, You are entirely welcome,
I didn't cover the night club section as I was worried about the length of my piece and being timed out. Strangely enough, back in the fifties I was singing around local clubs and clearing the places rapidly when my closest friend who was broadcasting and on the verge of a career in films and tv drove up from Cardiff to tell me that he and another man were hoping to open a night club in Cardiff and would I be willing to audition for a spot at the proposed club.
Being a realist and a shy valley lad I declined. I might have ruined your father's first venture into the business. Small world!

Cal


A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE UP YOUR COMMENTS.
link
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=59766

Annis, You are entirely welcome,
I didn't cover the night club section as I was worried about the length of my piece and being timed out. Strangely enough, back in the fifties I was singing around local clubs and clearing the places rapidly when my closest friend who was broadcasting and on the verge of a career in films and tv drove up from Cardiff to tell me that he and another man were hoping to open a night club in Cardiff and would I be willing to audition for a spot at the proposed club.
Being a realist and a shy valley lad I declined. I might have ruined your father's first venture into the business. Small world!

Cal

Cal,

I enjoy reading your posts and was really intrigued with your comments regarding my latest book.
I never knew you were a singer, did you ever meet my father ?

Re: Sticky :" Annis 'My Story' " Reviews/Opinions
by caliburn » Sun Jan 01, 2012 4:25 pm

no doubting his whole hearted commitment to Cardiff City FC and his money has often been put where many mouths have offered little but noise:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=51137

http://www.annisabraham.co.uk/books/buy-books/

Thanks Clive/Cal for your review.

Just a few comments I would like to add.

No I never wrote everything down at the time. I collected every programme and in them days newspaper cuttings which I still had, so dates etc were easy to find when I wrote the book.

As you can see I was honest and right down the middle on Sam.

Also 40% of the book was about my life away from football, just wondered about your comments there ?

Thanks for taking the time to write this review up and posting me one as well.

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Annis, You are entirely welcome,
I didn't cover the night club section as I was worried about the length of my piece and being timed out. Strangely enough, back in the fifties I was singing around local clubs and clearing the places rapidly when my closest friend who was broadcasting and on the verge of a career in films and tv drove up from Cardiff to tell me that he and another man were hoping to open a night club in Cardiff and would I be willing to audition for a spot at the proposed club.
Being a realist and a shy valley lad I declined. I might have ruined your father's first venture into the business. Small world!

Cal


A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE UP YOUR COMMENTS.
link
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=59766

Annis, You are entirely welcome,
I didn't cover the night club section as I was worried about the length of my piece and being timed out. Strangely enough, back in the fifties I was singing around local clubs and clearing the places rapidly when my closest friend who was broadcasting and on the verge of a career in films and tv drove up from Cardiff to tell me that he and another man were hoping to open a night club in Cardiff and would I be willing to audition for a spot at the proposed club.
Being a realist and a shy valley lad I declined. I might have ruined your father's first venture into the business. Small world!

Cal

Cal,

I enjoy reading your posts and was really intrigued with your comments regarding my latest book.
I never knew you were a singer, did you ever meet my father ?

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I was a kind of Bing Crosby pub singer Annis so I didn't go to Cardiff. My mate Mike dropped out of the project a bit later and I didn't get to meet your father so his luck must have been in that day. Anyway, I would probably have borrowed money from him. Cal

Thanks Clive/Cal for your review.

Just a few comments I would like to add.

No I never wrote everything down at the time. I collected every programme and in them days newspaper cuttings which I still had, so dates etc were easy to find when I wrote the book.

As you can see I was honest and right down the middle on Sam.

Also 40% of the book was about my life away from football, just wondered about your comments there ?

Thanks for taking the time to write this review up and posting me one as well.

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Annis, You are entirely welcome,
I didn't cover the night club section as I was worried about the length of my piece and being timed out. Strangely enough, back in the fifties I was singing around local clubs and clearing the places rapidly when my closest friend who was broadcasting and on the verge of a career in films and tv drove up from Cardiff to tell me that he and another man were hoping to open a night club in Cardiff and would I be willing to audition for a spot at the proposed club.
Being a realist and a shy valley lad I declined. I might have ruined your father's first venture into the business. Small world!

Cal


A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE UP YOUR COMMENTS.
link
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=59766

Annis, You are entirely welcome,
I didn't cover the night club section as I was worried about the length of my piece and being timed out. Strangely enough, back in the fifties I was singing around local clubs and clearing the places rapidly when my closest friend who was broadcasting and on the verge of a career in films and tv drove up from Cardiff to tell me that he and another man were hoping to open a night club in Cardiff and would I be willing to audition for a spot at the proposed club.
Being a realist and a shy valley lad I declined. I might have ruined your father's first venture into the business. Small world!

Cal

Cal,

I enjoy reading your posts and was really intrigued with your comments regarding my latest book.
I never knew you were a singer, did you ever meet my father ?

------------------------------------------------------------------------
I was a kind of Bing Crosby pub singer Annis so I didn't go to Cardiff. My mate Mike dropped out of the project a bit later and I didn't get to meet your father so his luck must have been in that day. Anyway, I would probably have borrowed money from him. Cal

Cheers Cal.


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