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And those pics are about the third of actual size. Too much memory to upload onto a post. I may be wrong but I think that scaling them down also affects resolution. They are brill though.

Proving the sun can shine in Scotland.

Edinburgh castle Wednesday morning (about 10am) just taken from across the road. Warm, sunny and smelling very sweet for a busy city centre!

Peanut S & M.... hmm? Not for those with allergies to nuts.

Yes, I am staying out of the Politics forum intentionally, but I saw the Dalai Lama doing a meet 'n' greet in Edinburgh, Scotland. I was just ambling along with a new CD cache and there he was, hopping out of a bullet-proof X 5. Our hotel was in the midst of a load of road closure and every 2 minutes a limo and police outriders zoomed past, but I hadn't read that morning's news. As it happens The Guardian didn't even mention it anyhow. There were several placards on display at his arrival, the usual stuff, but it was quite refreshing to see a world leader as such on show without jeering, rotten tomatos and eggs being hurled. Got a few pics too. Quite the tourist eh?

Not to bother reading every thread. Actually, the depth of knowledge around here is astounding. People here have the most interesting approaches to subjects, like 'hardbop' for example, which you thought previously had been covered comprehensively. Bring up almost anything on this board and I'm sure there'll be an expert. S & M? Any takers?

Looks like we may see the odd one on UK roads soon. Wonder how much they are going for? Contact Starsky's Torino UK.

Jackie McLean --- Let Freedom Ring RVG Cecil Taylor --- Conquistador rvg Grant Green --- Complete Quartets Eliane Elias --- Plays Jobim Miles --- Filles (upgrade for old 90's disc, the last of the quintet's that I 'needed' to replace) N.E.R.D --- Fly Or Die All for £45. New Fopp store opened in Edinburgh to complement smaller store in the old town.

A Google image search brought this up. So if these chicks do stuff with one, tell us more.

I was the model teenager. Of course, my parents didn't held a slightly different view on this.

All the best. I'll give 'Boogaloo...' a spin this afternoon in your honour. I might even try to dance to it

Outside my front door last week. This is the second and, usually, last batch from the hens. Unfortunately they rarely all survive.

Just think of all the fine albums we'd be without if the electric protagonists were denied their thing; remember, this isn't only the bass players themselves but the directing forces, people like Miles.

Good!

Anything from Miles Smiles. Ebony Samba from Getz's Jazz Samba Encore. El Barrio from Henderson's Inner Urge The Moontrane from Unity Jinrikisha from Henderson's Page One. Journey Home from Jarrett's My Song. Blue Seven from Saxophone Collosuss SPANISH KEY, SPANISH KEY, SPANISH KEY!!!!!

Secondhand from Polar Bear in Manchester. Have only had time to listen to one track so far. Needless to say, I'm not dissapointed.

How about 'The Unusual Suspects' and here's the cover

Stick That In Yer Pipe And Smoke It.

And I am at my most virulent in Misc. Music 40%.

And about 99.9% of all BABE!!! posts

Maybe some Fred Hersch. That album with Greg Tardy (is it +2?) sounds interesting. Keep meaning to get some Ellery Eskelin and the latest Rava on ECM. Edited because I didn't read the post correctly

Create your own apocalyptic scenario.

Honest. I was trying to find something completely different when I came upon this.. Check out the back cover.

I voted for 'Plus 4'. The main reason being I'm not a great fan of Harold Land but think Rollins and Brownie were the kids on the block. The only other choice for me was the 'Basin Street' disc, but the two Rollins originals on Plus 4 snatch it. It also has more of a 'gig' feel to it. Not many albums give you that sense of being there; even many live albums just give the impression of hearing a historical document. Plus 4 always put me in the club environment.

I'm now on 'Blake's Shake'; it's got a very retro sounding vibe but with some very modern elemnets thrown in -- can't believe the dance floor crowd haven't tried nicking some samples from this one. Being a fan of the instrumentation, I obviously think it's great stuff, moreover it's great to be able to place something tangible, living and breathing, alongside the thousands of posts on this board. Forgive me if this sounds somewhat new-age or slushy, but it makes you feel more connected. BTW, I did notice your gig schedule and judging by the number of 'Brewing Houses' you guys play at I was expecting to see 3 rotund, shiny nosed beer monsters..... And I only saw one.