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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