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Man Ray Ray Ban Ban Ki Moon

Putter Smith Minnie Driver Woody

I enjoyed this tremendously....the first time, I think, that McEwan has written (intentionally) a genuinely funny novel. Some of the set pieces (the frozen 'object') - the packet of crisps incident - are as funny as anything in Kingsley Amis - and I mean that as a compliment. McEwan actually seems to be channeling a latterday Amis père in this book in his central character's world view, however there is, I perceive a serious substance to the story too. The characters are all well drawn - the serially randy Beard is particularly well done. McEwan's observance of the New Mexico scene - with which I am well acquainted is spot-on as is the portrait of contemporary London. Curiously, two intelligent women that I know, hated the book - but as I heard this second-hand I wasn't able to find out the reasons. Must have been Beard's behaviour.....

Frank Loesser The Evil of Two Loessers The Bastard Out of Carolina

Tony Zimmers Forrest Crawford Herbie Haymer

Ivor Cutler Samuel Barber Bobby Flay

Bob Belden Belle de Jour La Belle Dame Sans Merci

Whitney Balliet Whitney Straight Bent Persson

Teresa Brewer Ralph 'Bottles' Capone Les McCann

Lester Flatt Dan Minor Al Coda (the legendary copyist)

Marie Celeste Accordion Joe Victor Spinetti

Togliatti Chicolini Pinky

The Corsican Brothers The Blues Brothers The Brothers Karamazov

Brian Close Brian Boru Ouroboros

I wish we'd sounded that good at 16! The recordings show that you have a good conception of how to perform as a jazz group - you've obviously listened widely and well and the tenor player in particular has the makings of an interesting soloist. In spite of all the other stuff people will tell you, mainly what you need to do is play, as a group and individually with as many other groups as possible in situations where it's real and it matters - as opposed to the necessary rehearsing and practising. But you know that I'm sure.....congratulations and thanks for keeping the flame!

Papa Celestin Fatha Hines Big Daddy

Mighty Mouse Roland Rat Cardinal Ratzinger (aka Popie)

Theydon Bois Woody Walder Emile Waldteufel

Stump Evans Stumpy Brown Little Billy (The midget in 'Polly of the Circus')

Bottom Puck Pook

Slam Stewart Dag Hammarskjold Bashir of Sudan

Britt Ekland Eccles Bloodnok

Peter Piper Nat Peck Art Pepper

Moose the Mooche Elkie Brooks Buck Ram

Le Petomane Petula Clark Petulia