BillF

Some wonderful sides there! Quotes are a great opportunity for jazz snobbery - groan at the corny ones everyone recognizes, but laugh knowingly at the ones only you and the musicians recognize.

Surely the art of jazz is mingling repetition both in tradition and licks with innovation.

Mr Right William Penn The Ink Spots

Recommended. Enjoying it so far. I thought her A Game of Hide and Seek was well written from a technical perspective, but not actually particularly compelling, as I had no real interest or sympathy in the main characters. I like this one better. Always something there with Taylor - in her small-scale way.

Dan Quayle Eric Partridge A Peasant

Wish to reduce size of jazz CD collection. Prepared to sell many items at low price. Full list can be sent. PM if interested.

Magnus Magnusson Mr Big Bags

Fiddler on the Roof Peter Stringfellow Clara Bow

Recommended.

Angela Eagle Robert Falcon Scott

Years ago I read Bernard Crick's biography of Orwell, which seemed OK. I believe the Crick is pretty good. It was the previous "authorized" bio, until Sonia Orwell decided to take legal action against it (and failed). Shelden was able to interview a few more people, and find a few more documents, than Crick, and most of all, didn't have to deal with Sonia Orwell. Mostly, I went with Shelden because I had a copy of the book handy. Yes, Sonia Orwell's "gold digging" stayed in my memory, as well as the extraordinary late-in-life phase on the remote Scottish island of Jura where 1984 was written. Another reason why I find these final years (1945-50) so fascinating is that, athough I was only aged from 5 to 10 at the time, I can remember the quality of life and day-to-day events in post-war Britain quite well. I found the last volume of Orwell's Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters really interesting for this reason.

Years ago I read Bernard Crick's biography of Orwell, which seemed OK.

David Stone Martin Steve Swallow Frank Swift

Ornette Denardo Barnardo

Blackburn in the 1980s The Blackburn mills before industry moved abroad

Aidan Crawley Harry Padley Dick Diver

Michelin Man Michael Mann Bionic Woman

Lady Godiva Lady Heavy Bottom Lady McGowan

Some more Fay Godwin: Pennine views from a book with Ted Hughes:

The Berkshire Hunt Dick Berk Jeremy Hunt

Impressive.

In the 1970s I bought a photograph by Fay Godwin from this series after climbing up to the Westbury horse:

Fine book!

Max Wall China Boy Benny Goodman