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It's more a film about relationships and honesty grafted onto the spy genre.

Deliberately so in the books. Enjoyed the TV versions but they don't quite catch the tongue-in-cheek of the novels. I'm planning on reading at least one of the books, so I'll found out what the differences are. You need to read them as if Atkinson is saying 'now how can I make the next step even more preposterous'. She's got a wicked sense of humour and the characters are beautifully drawn. I loved the relationship between the Scottish girl, the professor and the baby in one of the novels. The films miss out one of the daftest concepts - Brodie is bequeathed a fortune by a strange woman at the end of book 1; by book 3, after relocating to France, he's lost it all after marrying a woman who promptly absconds with all the money. You just have to suspend your disbelief and enjoy the ride - a bit like opera! Just finished reading When Will There Be Good News?. Interesting that in the novel Brodie isn't the lead character. Reggie, the young Scottish girl, and Louise Nunroe, the Detective Chief Inspector, are the focus of most of the book. Brodie doesn't come into focus until the final third of the novel. I suppose that they had to change that when they brought it to television, both in terms of giving the audience something/someone to get a handle on, and to create a workable screenplay. Incidentally, Gwyneth Keyworth, the young actress who plays Reggie in the television version, is truly gifted. I'll be interested in checking out other things she's done.

Kate Atkinson: When Will There Be Good News?

Ben Webster: At the Renaissance (Contemporary/Analogue Productions)

Not sure if I caught the right link to what Jim posted - couldn't see the image - but:

Archie Shepp: Mama Too Tight (Impulse monaural)

One David Stone Martin Bird cover deserves another:

Thanks, but all I'm getting is "page not available". It available here (the U.S.). It's a Masterpiece Theatre presentation. Perhaps it's called something else in the U.K or the rest of Europe. I'm sure that one of our U.K members can provide a link that works in Europe.

Was Joe Paterno "wrongly accused and fired for child molestation"? - your words. Perhaps you know something the rest of us don't know.

Proof? Once again, we see that assumption rules the day. You're right. Perhaps they weren't drunk. Maybe they were just a bunch of wild destructive vandals. Either way - you still classed yourself with them.

Good to see that you put yourself in a class with a bunch of drunken rioters.

This

As others have said, this should be about the children who were victimized. It shouldn't be about Joe Paterno or the Penn State football program. College football is a scam that the American public has bought into. Joe Paterno has been a part of the scam as a coach or assistant coach for over fifty years and made a good living at it. If there were no college football, he probably would have sold insurance or run a restaurant. Who cares about Joe Paterno? It should be about the children who were victimized.

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Marty Cook. I'm not sure if he's still playing.

Greg Waits This one is well worth checking out:

Happy Birthday!

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, JEFF!!!

Arrived in the mail today - sort of a birthday present to myself: Bach: Cello Suites - Pierre Fournier (Archiv) Corelli: 12 Concerti Grossi - Pinnock/English Concert (Archiv) Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra/ Music for Strings,percussion & Celesta/Hungarian Sketches - Reiner/CSO (RCA) Julius Hemphill: Dogon A.D. (mbari/Freedom/International Phonograph)

Thanks to all. brownie - especially enjoyed the Sempe drawing - Thanks for that. It's been a very good day and you all made it even better.

Savoys - The Dials are fine but, for me, the Savoys have a rawer, more firey quality that the Dials just miss. That said, I'm going to keep listening to both, along with the Verves and all the other Bird I have.

There were clips available on Youtube some time ago, but they were deleted. I believe that this is the first time it's been available there in its entirety. Anyone with an interest in Cecil Taylor should see it.

Anyone know if that's the same model in the previous two posts? If it's the same photographer, perhaps it was a one photo session deal, and BN used various shots for different albums. I'm not enough of a BN cover afficianado to know the answer to that one.

Happy birthday, Peter! - From one Scorp to another. You're one of the guys who's always here, and there's much to be said for that.