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Dorothy Lamour Lovie Austin Chappie D'Amato

Ah, those teeth!

Interesting to see the young Malcolm Cecil there. Tom 1960 tells me he recently resurfaced playing bass at a gig in upstate New York!

Vita Sackville-West Ry Cooder Half Man Half Biscuit

John Dillinger Dill Jones Eric Pickles

John Bangs Rocket Ronny Bullitt

The Basie band.

Eric Idle Joe Sloth Sue Pine

Darby Crash Richard Crashaw G B Shaw

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/dec/02/mickey-baker

Rumbelows Saul Bellow George Gruntz

Rooster Ties Wim Kok James P Johnson

Ah, yes! brings this to mind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleigh_Ride Shorty Rogers' roarin' big band number "Saturnian Sleigh Ride", written during his "Martians " period, is clearly a tongue-in-cheek response to Anderson's sort of music. Incidentally, this thread's title reminds me that Brits who can remember this are clearly showing their age! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housewives'_Choice

Adolf Loos Lew Tabackin John Piper

Late with JRR this week.

Old Father Thames The Avon Lady Clyde Hart

Truman Capote Wilson Pickett McKinley Morganfield

Ella Sarah Billie

Doris Karloff John Sergeant Victoria Pendleton Salford Van Hire Rembrandt Van Rijn Van Morrison

My experience, too. Have read it three times - first at the age of 15 and last about 5 years ago. One of the truly great books for me. Does not surprise me. I used to work with him. Did you! Any stories to tell?

Pluto Dis Here Bobby Timmons

Bulldog Drummond Drummond Bass The Big Noise from Winnetka

The Naked Civil Servant Jim Buffington Buffy Sainte-Marie