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Lady Windermere Cosey Fanni Tutti Genesis P Orridge

Darby and Joan Richard Burton Trent Lott

Tokyo Rose China Boy Josiah Wedgwood

Gainsborough Constable Turner

Jocasta Pollux Kate Bolick

Kunte Kinte Dick Berk Jimmy Pratt

Mungo Park Sir Hyde Parker Yardbird

Bubber Miley Rubberlegs Williams Michelin Man

Bubbles DeVere Soapy Sam Meade Lux Lewis

Lorena Bobbit Snipcock & Tweed Barry Harris

I'm sure my wife has read that. I must ask her about it. I would certainly enjoy having her perspective on it. Want to mention one other aspect of the book, Bagnold's view of the American troops, towards whom she is clearly ambivalent. On the one hand, she admires their energy, their generosity, their good cheer. On the other hand, she criticizes their disregard for the French, and the lack of any effort on their part to get to know the people they have been fighting with and for. Indeed, the seem to get on better with the German, whom they have been fighting against. She also found the Americans' lack introspection and unwillingness to go below the surface a notable deficiency. Bagnold sets several scenes around the Americans; they clearly interested her. Ah, yes, the love-hate relationship of Brits and Americans :-) As for my wife, I'm afraid I misinformed you. She tells me she hasn't read The Happy Foreigner: it was Bagnold's National Velvet, which she read at the age of 12 and later saw as a film: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Velvet

Titus Groan Moaning Myrtle The Wailers

I'm sure my wife has read that. I must ask her about it. As for me, I've just finished this: I particularly like what it says about the jazz life on the road in those days. The anecdotes are irresistible! It also fills in the gaps about Kenton's private life which Michael Sparke's biography - which I read recently - leaves. (Thanks John for the recommendation.)

Happy Birthday!

As he co-led the orchestra and wrote and arranged many of the compositions played as well as being a heavily featured soloist, I don't see how he could be "lost" in it. More accurate to say he expressed the whole of his musical personality through the orchestra.

Mrs Robinson Robinson Crusoe Penelope Cruz

Pleased to find it on Spotify! Oops! Looks like Spotify only has the title track :-(

Pleased to find it on Spotify!

Grassella Oliphant Herb Bushler Kate Bush

Tarka the Otter Eager Beaver Art Van Damme

Rod Hull Beverley Sisters A Lark Ascending

Cal Massey Peter Hall Halle Berry

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/04/acker-bilk-the-hitmaker-who-symbolised-the-generation-gap http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/03/acker-bilk