BillF

Could be Wakefield next. Dana Schutz looks interesting!

Beardie Pickles Dill

The League of Gentlemen Demeter Miles

Phil McAvity I Pulham Arthur Dent

But do you dig it like when you were young?

Murder, Inc The Ink Spots Seymour Staines

Publius Vergilius Maro In (a skunk, friend of Out) A G Barr

Amy Winehouse Peter Sellers (geddit?) Nick Cave (just for our French contestants)

Jimmy Gloomy Glue Sniffers Stix Hooper (again!)

Somewhere in Art Pepper's autobiography he mentions something that excited him musically in his later years like when he was young. (Can't recall what it was - someone will probably remind us.) So decline in the excitement factor is a pretty general phenomenon. Perhaps raw excitement is replaced for the continuing listenener in later years by the mature savouring of the connoisseur. Just speaking of myself, of course! But something akin to the excitement of youth can still happen. Surprisingly, I was blown away by a local big band and a strict harmony vocal quartet a few months ago. The standard of musicianship was very high and sitting on the front row and hearing the sound coming from 22 different sources was something else!

Eddie Gladden King Pleasure Cheerful Charlie Chester

Peter Doig at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh. Perhaps too large an exhibition for just one phase of this artist's work, but among so many items some real masterpieces.

Brew Moore Ron Stout Hoppy T Frog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GeKLE0x3s

Annie Sprinkle Jack the Dripper John Leake

Of course, he hit his peak as Andrew Preview!

Muffin the Mule Jasper Carrott Stix Hooper

Beautiful stuff, Clive!

Lady Chatterley Lady McGowan Lady Heavy Bottom

Traffic Motormouth The Rev

Britt Ekland The Brat Pack Peter Brotzmann

Stephen Twigg Olive Branch (yes, she really existed!) Arthur Dove

Boots Mussulli Charlie Musselwhite

Billy Boy Red Garland Lord Reith

Candido Dido Aeneas