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Weather-wise it's looking pretty damn good for the Swanage Festival this weekend.

Bring back Jim Laker, John Arlott and E W Swanton ! One of the best commentators of course was Richie Benaud. Remarkably impartial for an Aussie..

What was that guy doing batting at No. 11? Should have been in at No. 2. Incredible performance ! He was remarkably sensible in his batting today. Will it last..? Now that brings back memories. One of the first matches I ever saw (Sunday League - John Player League no less ) had a Yorkshire side led by Illy (Closey had defected to the turnip-pickers) and with Phil Sharpe, Jimmy Binks, Fred Trueman, Don Wilson and Jack Hampshire. And a certain Mr G Boycott. I think I even asked for Jimmy Binks's autograph. I believe after he finished with cricket he emigrated to San Diego to the world of hi-tech software !

...all over by Saturday? Quite likely ! With conditions which swing the ball and erratic batting lineups like these two, I can't see it lasting the full 5 days. The dismissal of Prior yesterday, for example, was total recklessness - and Pietersen's dismissal was feeble too. Bring back Boycott and John Edrich and no hooks before lunch.

Predictable batting collapse from both teams !

Happy Birthday ! :party:

'Pendulum' Mosaic Select, Cds 1 and 2

John LaPorta '3 Moods' (Debut, Mono)

Sonny Rollins 'Saxophone Colossus' (Prestige Bergenfield DG mono)

Dennis Skinner Skinny Ennis Chummy McGregor

Was he a Viking? I'm sure that many jazz wives would love to do such a 'ceremony'..

Damn hot here too - we'll all be frying in the South of England tomorrow ! I burnt loads of garden waste earlier on and it was almost a case of spontaneous combusion..

Still scratching my head after watching these two. Maybe another viewing will help me work them out..

Arnie Weinstock Arnie Weinstock's Army Arnie Somogyi

Big John Patton 'Got A Good Thing Goin'' (BN NY USA mono)

Happy Birthday ! :party:

Happy Birthday Stereojack ! :party:

Pat Martino 'East !' (German SABA pressing, stereo)

Julian Vereker Julian Cope David Icke

I wonder if they've sorted that out for the re-issue? Acording to Dave Gelly's article the sound is much improved, so this CD version sounds like a 'must have'. I'm trying to think who was in the 'Major Surgery' reunion at Swanage way back. The late Tony Marsh was on drums I think but not sure of the rest of the band. There have been some good articles in Jazz Journal of late. Much improved magazine.

Duncan Lamont is still playing beautifully ! He was in the big band for both the 75th and 80th birthday tours. That Mr Benn show was easily the best thing on the 70s BBC kids lunchtime slot. Reminds me of lazy Summer hols with new school year about 10 weeks away. Sounds like a 'shoe-in' for the Trunk label..

'Jazz Journal' this month has a nice article by Dave Gellly on Don Weller and Major Surgery. The original LP was only 500 copies apparently but flawed by excessive noise reduction.

No, nowhere near as many. I'm not in the 'Brownie' league.

Yeah, I've got that one on Ember too. Must dig it out !

The only jazz record I know with the seal of the Old Peculier of Masham on it