Where are we up to?

well guys! You've got to start somewhere and we got past our first Stately. Actually it might be the only stately. Who knows? We had a nice manageable crowd of 21 and The Kinks Room is just right for that number when we are still thinking about social distancing. Just about small enough for my voice to carry.
We got to top of page 18 in the Penguin which means we shall comfortably finish the opening episode Telemachus next time. This and the next episode are reasonably straightforward to read but as we discovered, contain interesting undercurrents.

I'd be interested in feedback as to whether it was too fast or too slow? Too much commentary or not enough?

A reminder that the zoon repeat begins tonight 17th January at 8.00pm. I copy the zoom invite below and also two relevant WhatsApps from today. As we are trying to recreate the pub reading feel free to have your favorite tipple to hand. Jimbo would approve.

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Topic: North London Ulysses
Time: Jan 17, 2022 08:00 PM London

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First WhatsApp

Morning Folks! Looking forward to seeing several of you this evening at 8.00pm and see above for the zoom link. As per the pub I'll do an intro chat for a few minutes and intend to start to read from 8.05 and certainly by 8.10. I would like to replicate on zoom what we had in the pub so far as a possible so that means you should feel free to interject with questions/comments at any time. As per the pub format I will stop every 5 pages or so and give some explanation insofar as any of us feel necessary or helpful.

Second WhatsApp

Thanks for the info re how to record zoom sessions and hiding participants. Problem is I don't want to hide you guys! What I am trying to create here is a Ulysses reading group where the pleasure is generated from the energy within the group. That is completely diluted if it is just me seen and heard. This is not a repeat of my lectures and if you want that, I (with no modesty!) invite you to buy my book which contains the lectures. I appreciate that at least in the early days I will be doing much of the reading (and mansplaining) but it won't stay that way and the fun for me is the incite you guys will bring much of which which will not have occurred to me. So sorry Luz, I can see you are disappointed to miss these while you are travelling and I hope the time difference might allow you to make some zoom sessions. Meantime, there are plenty of professional readings of the book out there, far better than my butchering and as I say, if its my views you want, they are in my book. Russell

Chapter Two - Nestor

On Wednesday 26th January in the pub and on Monday 31st January on zoom we will start the next chapter, Nestor. It is a relatively short chapter but certainly merits unhurried consideration. We shall split it over two weeks and I suggest that this Wednesday (next Monday) we read from page 28 in the Penguin to the bottom of page 34 up to the words "Mr. Deasy is calling you."
This is a natural break as Stephen leaves the classroom where he has been teaching and moves to the headmaster's office where he expects to (and shall) be paid his monthly wage. So the first week is set in the classroom and the second week is set in Mr.Deasy's office.
I look forward to seeing you.
Russell