Comments on: Dan Jones, Rhyme Collector

By: Trevor Hogben

Trevor Hogben — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 17:37:09 +0000

Dear Dan
My wife Jill Hogben was on a program with you on This Morning and would like to contact you

Yours Trevor Hogben

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:44:14 +0000

Hello, Mr. Jones

Your work is absolutely wonderful.

My cousin’s cousin’s parents’ shop is featured in one of your incredible paintings, and he’d love to get in touch.

Do you have an email, please?

Many thanks,

Rebecca

By: Robert Lang

Robert Lang — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 06:39:55 +0000

Mr Jones
My Grandfather knew your parents a long time back, sadly my mother passed away and among her things we the family have found a book wriitten by your mother and also some pictures and hand drawn Christmas cards all signed and with personal messages from both your parents.
My Grandfather used to be a chef at Greys Inn I believe that is where they met.

I am curious would you be interested in seeing them or copies of them?

By: Dimitri Roussopoulos

Dimitri Roussopoulos — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:23:23 +0000

Dear Dan,

I want to see you. How ? I will be in London in October.

By: Edward Kirkhope

Edward Kirkhope — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:37:02 +0000

Hello Mr Jones, I was delighted to come across your site whilst I was looking for artwork by Pearl Binder, your mother. I look forward to reading your rhymes and you art.

I hope you wont mind me saying that your father had a very profound effect upon me. I found him to be a most kind and thoughtful man who took great pride in his children and grandchildren. I was a Nurse at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in 1987-1989 when your father was very first unwell. I was chosen to be his Nurse and I recall having wonderful conversations about Law, Nuremburg and many other topics. I was due to start my degree in law the following year and the encouragement he gave to me I recall to this day. I am now a Lecturer in Law (Medical & Human Rights). Am I right in saying that you were a Social Worker in London?. His autobiography ‘In my time’ I have read several times over. Where on the web could I see your mothers artwork?. I hope you don’t mind me reminiscing about your father. I did very briefly meet your mother too. My very best wishes to you and I will keep an eye on this site.

Regards,

Ed Kirkhope

By: James Thatcher

James Thatcher — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:21:41 +0000

To Sharon.. here is a link to the E1 Festival filmed in the early 197o’s… I believe that the ‘Because I like it’ poetry in the documentary was spoken by Sharon Finn. You will see many an old face, including Dan Jones, Fred Hayman, John Pellow, Big Rose Galea, all including others, who actually organised the Festival … ‘I Hope You Like It’ :).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nxgsvLXKmA

By: sharon

sharon — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:40:29 +0000

amazing,whilst searching up nursery rhymes on th internet i come across dan jones again.I lived in cable street as a child and my parents helped organise the E1 festival with dan in the early 1970s. my mother still has his painting on her wall.must find out if I can get the book here in New Zealand

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:36:11 +0000

I have been aware of Dan’s work for just over a year and his interactive painting at the Museum of Childhood is fantastic!

Eagerly awaiting Dan’s book ‘The Singing Playground’…….

By: Sam Galliers

Sam Galliers — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:13:51 +0000

These wonderful paintings remind me of the childrens TV animation of the 1970s “Mr Benn” !

By: Joan

Joan — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:50:01 +0000

My kids are lucky enough to be at East End schools where more than 40 languages are spoken. And having gone to a Stepney school myself in the 1960s and 70s I remember being taught by schoolfriends various terms of abuse in West Indian patois. My kids and I have stood infront of Dan’s ‘Singing Playground’ identifying the rhymes. I’ve seen my three introduce all sorts of variants to rock, scissors, paper over the years. The current one (perhaps Dr Who inspired) and just this minute explained to me by my ten year old is ‘Aliens, spaceship, teatime’. Evidently tea time beats alien because even aliens have to have their tea.

Dan’s education work with amnesty international is really inspiring. I heard him on the late lamented Radio 4 children’s programme ‘Go 4 It’ taking children through a role play of what it was like to have to run in fear from your country. Unfortunately that programme is no longer available on line but you can get a flavour of the work from a filmed interview with Dan at:

http://www.lgfl.net/lgfl/leas/tower-hamlets/accounts/THe%20Grid/thhec/web/global%20webquests/research%20rights%20issues/structured%20webquest/Daninterview/

I really envy you, gentle author, for having met him.