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Images from the JG Ballard Memorial at the Tate Modern
Plus photos from The Meeting of Ballardians on November 16, 2009   After the prepared speeches at the JGB Memorial the attendees mingled on into the afternoon. Of course I had my camera, and during this informal session I noticed others had produced cameras, so off came the lens cap. For a complete report on the event, please go to my Letter From London which is posted at Ballardian: The plan was for everyone to meet at the Tate Modern at 11am for an 11:30 start. I overtook a walking Toby Litt about a block away and together we made our way to the top floor of the Tate’s east wing where a substantial crowd had already gathered, spritzers in hand, strung out along a glass and steel corridor that emptied to a large anteroom with a commanding view of old London to the north and the high tech security guards of Canary Wharf to the east... You get the picture. And here's more pictures you can get:   Fay Ballard. Her sister Bea is in the background, top photo.  Bea Ballard   Bea Ballard, Bea with V Vale   Claire Walsh  James Ballard, Jr.   Michael Moorcock   Michael Moorcock and Iain Sinclair      Will Self  Will Self talking with Jeremy Thomas  Iain Sinclair  Bill Spencer  V Vale   Dr Jonathan Waxman, Toby Litt  David Pringle   Chris Petit, Mike Holliday  Vale in discussion with author Dawn Ades as the crowd mingles. In the background (l-r) one can see half of Bill Spencer, with Toby Litt and Will Self far right. One of the two men in centre b/g is Barnaby Girling, who is hoping to do a BBC TV series based on the stories of Vermilion Sands. The Meeting of Ballardians Founders Pub, London, 16/11/2009  Ballardians all! Left to right: Mark Roche, Rick McGrath, Tim Chapman, Raymond Tait, Mike Holliday, Ben Austwick, David Muir-Bacon, Dave Pringle (Photo: Solveig Nordlund)  Solveig Nordlund  Dave Pringle  Tim Chapman  Ben Austwick  Alistair Scott  Raymond Tait  Alison Chan, Ben Austwick, Gwyn Richards  Dom |
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