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Alan Barnes with the Gerry Tomlinson Trio at Pados House, Prestwich, Manchester this afternoon. Nice venue in a small theatre, Pados standing for Prestwich Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society. Barnesey was his usual ebullient self, leading the group through two compositions from his recent recording with John Taylor with remarks like, "This one's got four bars more than Nigel's expecting". (Nigel Cretney is the trio's drummer.) This done, he invited pianist Gerry to choose anything for the next number. When Gerry named "My Foolish Heart", Alan dubbed it "the Reverend Spooner's favourite tune" and asked the audience to choose alto or baritone. Alto it was and a superb rendition followed. All very enjoyable and great music, too!

I guess the people at London did a pre-Photoshop Photoshop of Monk with stock footage of Picadilly Circus at night. But I think it looks quite nice, you know?

Dickie Bird David Constance Shakoor Rama Bananarama Frank Skinner Sue Slipman

Bought the above just before the CD era to replace my original copy which some borrowing **** failed to return:

The Frogs Lysistrata The Birds

Richard Dadd The Fairy Feller Little Pixie

Jazz Records Requests from BBC Radio 3 Now playing: "On the Ginza" by the 1985 Messengers.

Burns to FIREman's Ball Ball to Sphere Monk to Abbott Geddit? Sid Snot Gizzard Puke Cupid Stunt Dick Berk Jeremy Hunt Beaver Harris Village of the Damned It Takes a Village Global Village Carpet World Matt Groening Moaning Minnie Squeaky Fromme John Hinckley John Wilkes Booth Lord Boothby The Krays The Craze

One for the road!

Comic style

Burns to FIREman's Ball Ball to Sphere Monk to Abbott Geddit? Sid Snot Gizzard Puke Cupid Stunt Dick Berk Jeremy Hunt Beaver Harris Village of the Damned It Takes a Village Global Village Carpet World Matt Groening Moaning Minnie

One I kept. Still bears the faint pencil mark "41/-". Can I sell it and live off the proceeds, Sidewinder?

Burns to FIREman's Ball Ball to Sphere Monk to Abbott Geddit? Sid Snot Gizzard Puke Cupid Stunt Dick Berk Jeremy Hunt Beaver Harris

Still on the sand

That cap!

Taras Bulba Harry Edison Watt Tyler William Shockley John Payne Robert Burns Fireman's Ball Thelonious Sphere Monk Abbott and Costello

More circles

Neon

Taras Bulba Harry Edison Watt Tyler

Just finished this. Not Le Carré's best, but I've never read a stinker by him yet!

Happy Birthday, David!

Melvin Barggg Harold Melvin The Blue Notes The Boys in Blue Hot Fuzz Les Flics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oozBPG0W90

T Blair Vicar of St Albions The Reverend Timothy Farthing Walter the Farting Dog Andrew Wilfahrt Lady Windismere