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The Golden Lion by Wilbur Smith. Good stuff, pretty much the only writer that I'll read who writes about this period (1700s, or thereabouts) and probably because he's one of the first authors I read when I started reading proper grown-up books. Now, his modern stuff (Those in Peril, Vicious Circle) ...

DLR was lovely last time I went on it, like a big rollercoaster but not as scary. I used to go to an exhibition at Excel and the DLR section was the best bit - and interesting to see the contrast of the relatively small blocks of flats and some small houses on the left, and all the massive glass and...

Same people who think the moon landings were faked - It would've probably cost more than putting a man on the moon and the repurcussions from the twin towers. Jim Yes, I recall a NASA bloke being interviewed a few years ago on the subject of the moon landings being genuine. His response noted that ...

I always liked "Birdhouse", but "Istanbul" was a bit to quirky for me. "Birdhouse in your soul" was shown on Saturday morning TV on the same programme as "96 Tears", with various celebs commenting and voting on the various songs. Dawn French loved "96 Tea...

Dorty wrote:Watched Slaves last night and they were electric. Go watch them if they are in town!

I did like the version of "Last Christmas" they did on R1 the other day.

No. I watched the first one, realised I'd forgotten too much about the first series (or never really got it in the first place) and dropped it.

I lose track of which songs I've heard live, and which ones I've got live recordings of (often thanks to people on this forum). Most of the obscure b-sides and so on count, and although it would be interesting to hear them live, it doesn't necessarily mean they're all that good as a live track. Some...

I remember the gig was broadcast on Radio 1 as a live thing, it was New Years Eve. Then the film was shown on BBC4 a few years ago while they were re-showing some old stuff. I've got it on DVD somewhere.

I can't say I've heard any Chameleons stuff, but I did very much like a CD I bought by "The Sun and the Moon", which featured two of the band. Is Chameleons stuff similar in style to it, does anyone know?

Bag Lady wrote:Reminded me of the Spirella corset company's building in Letchworth.

I remember going to a meeting with a supplier in that building, in the late eighties.

Black Ops, by Steven Leather. Very good, his always are. Before that, The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell.

I'm not entirely sure whether I'll bother with this again, though now Suits is finishing for now I'll need something else to watch. I wasn't that impressed with it, though being entirely in French, and me being a fast reader, did mean that I could get through a recorded episode in about 20 minutes.