Talk:John Illsley

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And we all know that the line "he does enjoy an occasional pint of Guinness" is very encylopedic...--HisSpaceResearch 14:52, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Yeah - this article is completely out of proportion. You'd think Cunla had sold tens of millions of albums. Klingklang 00:52, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly biased statements?

The second and third sentences of the second paragraph concern me:

He owns an unspoilt local pub, the East End Arms, [1] located between Lymington and Beaulieu. Wisely the daily operation of the pub and restaurant is in the hands of Joanna Dydak...

Without some citations, I'd prefer that the words "unspoilt" and "wisely" were removed. "Unspoilt" sounds like an advertisement, and "wisely" implies that he's an unreliable person, which is nowhere else substantiated or even stated. --Dan Griscom (talk) 17:04, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree with you over the use of "wisely" and have removed it, but the reviewer of the 50 Best Pubs cited in the article [1] calls the pub an "unspoilt boozer". -Secondarywaltz (talk) 02:43, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Photo?

Can't we use the photo from the Dire Straits band page until there's another usable one? It really shows John much more than any other member... besides, he played most of his musical career with Dire Straits, it's what he is "known" for.. --leahtwosaints (talk) 15:40, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes we can! - Secondarywaltz (talk) 16:17, 13 April 2008 (UTC)