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I've never HEARD of Jervaulx and I used to live in Yorkshire. It sounds like it's somewhere in the Redcar area. MG No, it's in between Masham (Theakston's, Black Sheep breweries) and Leyburn ('gateway to Wensleydale' -- "smashing Grommitt...") The farm is actually at High Jervaulx; Jervaulx Abbey is just down the hill.

There's an ice-cream parlour a few miles from me at Jervaulx, North Yorkshire called Brymor. They produce everything on site using cream from their small stock of Jersey cows and eggs from the free range chickens. Open everyday of the year except Christmas day too! They do a mean espresso -- especially when combined with clotted cream or pecan, or both. A ride there takes an hour and a half using the lovely lanes, a good snack and chat to the waitresses, then home....nice day out!

And here I thought I was the only person here who grew up with that band... Had the chance to see them when Siamese Dream came out. Didn't so I had to wait two years 'til the next big UK tour. You're a fan, yes?

Yes they do.......apart from Today by the Pumpkins

Today by the Pumpkins

Also, have a look here. You can search the listings that we get in the Jazz UK magazine.

Unfortunately since Rays moved and Mole Jazz closed this is correct. The big hyper-stores have stuff but like Simon said, no vibe. However, there are decent clubs; PizzaExpress on Dean Street in Soho have a good programme as do Scott's around the corner. Further out of the centre, The Vortex in Stoke Newington (north London) have an eclectic mix as does the 606 ni Chelsea. Recommended.

Chew boy, West Coast Jazz Jerking off to Jackie B Spilling his peach juice

Can't add anything to that! The box is essential, regardless of SQ.

Well I loved Nothing Ever Was... too, and I thought Amaryliss beautiful.

To go with my Borodin Quartet recording.

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On eBay UK, the Jack Johnson box at a good price. Looks like the metal spine one too. Here.

Well we're going to be in Amsterdam for 12 or 13 hours on our way to Tel-Aviv. Seriously, we would love to play in Europe. We have a friend from Glasgow who would be the perfect roadie especially for the UK gigs.. Well if you do, count me in to help out.

Never mind any of that West Coast nonsense...when are you getting yourselves to the East Coast? Whitby & Scarborough are lovely this time of the year Seriously though, any UK/Europe trips planned?

Don't know about duplication Cliff but the Roost Sessions are indispensable in my opinion. 3 Cd's of heaven.

The ending, for me, was as inevitable as any death. Moreso, given the desperate environment wartime inhabitants face. The fact that Ofelia had created this quasi-religious backdrop (safety-net) in which to fall into was much the same as an old guy 'finding' his faith as he approaches the day. Her destiny was obviously made all the more welcoming by the reconciliation with loved ones and arrival at 'a better place'; again a phrase which is often bandied around at times of death. The only alternative for her was to know her certain fate would be in vain, without solace and bereft of calm. Again, a brilliant film. Made me think differently about faith and mortality. Not that I'm about to invest in some rosary beads.

Amazing film, well acted and desperately moving. This is no Greenaway wank-a-thon though! Interesting point above regarding the callous bloodshed portrayed in the factual sections whereas the fantasy portions of the movie were no doubt sinister, but rarely graphically violent. Again, I don't think it's a movie for children below 14/15. By far the best film I saw in 2006.

I'll try to dig out a picture of his gruesome puppet on 'Spitting Image' if I can find one ! I was trying to do the same earlier! Couldn't find any Googling though...it really was grotesque IIRC

She's got a bit of a following over here Jim. Especially amongst blokes of a 'certain' age who prefer their ladies with a fuller shape. She is very attractive. Although her food programmes err on the side of comfort eating and pantry staples, something which you'd think would be popular, it's all achieved in her rather fashionable London home with acres of space, expensive cookware and lingering camera shots (Nigella licking peanut butter from her fingers etc.), alas, she's sometimes the target for satire.

Does the lovely (of voice and face) Verity Sharp still present this show? Or has she moved on to TV ?

Yes that about sums it up; there are the more' established' artists, some of whom maybe don't sound as fresh as they once did (or is that our ears?). Then there are the exciting albums on release -- nothing to do with age (or skin-colour, thankfully) that really make you glad that labels like ECM are in existence.

Are you always a complete tit?

Run this one by me again please. So was Reid Miles a bit on the pretentious side? You know those arty covers. Or Francis Wolf with his black & white shots of Mogie or PC? Or Hermann Leonard? And as for alphabetical listings...well fuck those Romans....snooty bastards.

I'm not sure if this phrase equates to the oft used, 'trying to polish a turd', but, yes....if the song is a bit cheesy this band's attempts at giving it credibility have to be admired. Or you think not? I think not, because the hook progression in the song is so annoying/nagging that any "tasteful" attempt to play "Send In The Clowns" must attempt to significantly modify that phrase or skate away from it altogether, but when you do that, either there's nothing left or you're not even playing the song. I have a copy of "Goodbye" (don't ask why), and, as I recall, the interpretation there is close to both of those alternatives, but that damn phrase finally turns out to be unavoidable. I'd say that the only way to handle it is the way Albert Ayler might have. I guess I am lucky not to be familiar with the original song. I think their interpretation is really nice. Guy Me too. Then again, I'm no jazz writer.