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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Tim Garland’s Lighthouse Project
Seriously good jazz from Tim Garland (various saxophones inc bass) Gwilym Simcock (piano) and Asaf Sirkis (percussion). Most from their newish double album “Libra”. Sirkis brings a middle eastern style drum-kit and a slightly world-music tinge; Simcock is a demon … Continue reading
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Racing Round Ryedale
Few things more exciting that watching one’s son participating in the leading break in a bike race over 100+ miles, though few things more gutting than having the pros overtake on the last lap, when he’d given his all. But … Continue reading
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Bishop Wilton by bus
The lunchtime 747 from York to Pocklington is a bus, not a jumbo jet, and this one shed all its passengers except me at Full Sutton Prison. Classic East Yorks scenery through to Bishop Wilton at the foot of the … Continue reading
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Jacobean Dormouse
The Portland Street Pedallers don’t get as far out of town as they used to. Crayke or bust had become Huby or bust and is now The Jacobean or bust. Three of us made it by bike, through quite cool … Continue reading
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Coming Home to Pinter
Sometime back in my youth I believe I saw Harold Pinter’s play “The Caretaker”; I certainly studied it at University and remained baffled. “The Homecoming” at the York Theatre Royal, although well reviewed, left me baffled too. What is the … Continue reading
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Fish Again !
Pond has 4 fish. 2 goldfish, Marshall and Snelgrove. 2 shubunkins, Hunted and Smallpage. So far so still alive
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