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Me! Next question.....

Life under Big Brother..... Not that far off eh?!

Myself with Ikea kitchen scissors for the last 10-12 years except a week before I got wed (1998) when I let a proper hairdresser hack it off instead.

Last night I heard the Philharmonic Orchestra my wife plays for perform a stonking programme of music. I have waited a long time for them to come up with such a suitable programme for my ears: Shostakovich 5th and Silbelius' Violin Concerto. Impressive performance both by the soloist in the Sibelius, and the talented (amateur) orchestra.

I have a magazine article somewhere, Mojo I think, that has the alternate covers for release in different countries. Sorry to dredge up old thread by the way. The US release was apparently shrink wrapped and other countries demanded just the background foliage (as opposed to the ahem....foreground foliage...). Us Brits were lucky I suppose.

My cup of tea has just interfaced with the keyboard (via my nose) upon reading the commentary of some of those eyesores. Very good.

Last night Joanne and I went to hear/see Michael Nyman at The Sage in Gateshead. He was performing solo albeit to selections of silent film and photography projected onto a huge screen behind him. He also played selections from Gattaca, The Piano and other 'hits'. The silent films were of Manhattan and Nice (by Jean Vigo) in the 1920's by the looks of it and tended to show the bustle of both sides of the tracks; the rich and the poor. Now I know Nyman's music tends to be on the urbane, propulsive and only slightly 'impressionistic' side but apart from the accompaniment to the films (and one or two 'movie' movements, Gattaca mainly), I found it all a bit detached and certainly a bit turgid. At one point it was almost as if he was really going through the motions. We have seen him conduct live before, in fact for a world 'premiere' once and he came across as ebulient and quite gregarious. Last night, as part of the 'act' no doubt, he remained silent for the entire concert. A bit contrived if you ask me.

Happy Birthday!!!

thanks Ron.

Forgive my (Mosaic) ignorance, but is this set (and other Selects, in general) a compilation taken from various albums or a true 'selection' taking 3 or 4 albums from a certain period in Brookmeyer's life (successive releases maybe?) and presenting them in a 3 disc bundle? eBay is calling y'see....

All the best!

I have him playing on one of my Radiohead discs

I listened to my wife's...my WIFE'S DAMMIT... Gwen Stefani album the other day. She's hot though (when she's not dressed like a chav that is) so she's exempt. ELO here too! and George Michael, Scissor Sisters, Cypress Hill, NERD and loads of slushy Motown tunes.

Thanks Stefan. Here this morning, thanks for the quick dispatch too!

Received this morning Kevin I'm a happy man. My wife isn't a happy lady! Those two cuts compliment my Sermon/House Party collection nicely. I even have the 'Blue Room' disc Thanks.

Pick me up on the way will you? happy birthday bud!!!!

Happy Birthday bud! make it a good 'un.

Welcome back Al! Even if you do question Dolphy's Godliness

The latter after reading the recent 'essential' Art Blakey thread, the first after seeing Dan's avatar Actually 10 years ago I was in a record store buying my first ever Jimmy Smith disc. I had two albums in my hand; Home Cookin' and Back At The Chicken Shack which I went for. Both covers are ace though.

'Scuse my ignorance here but was Henry Grimes' absence during these years akin to Peter Green's sabatical?

Yes. I thought that film started very promising but by the time it got to the circus/carnival/freak show bit I just wanted to cringe, despite it's metaphorical meanings etc. The hot air balloon sequence was like someone doing a piss poor Roald Dahl pastiche. Shame because I really wanted to like it and have yet to see past that point.

have grand day Maren.

That was from the monks point of view

About 3 miles from my house lies an old Carthusian monastery. On a cold, damp Autumn day this is what it looks like:

Sorry to ressurect this thread but as I type my wife is watching Sin City in the living room. I had to let it pass about 10 minutes ago. Granted, it's all very clever, production wise, but as a non-comic-book-geek I find it a bit self indulgent. And that's coming from a jazz fan