Back in France already. Next time I'll try to have a little more time to explore.

I got there and quite enjoyed it. Would prefer a slightly different rythym section.

Anyone thinking of seeing James Brandon Lewis? might be able to get to that date.

Quite enjoyed this, though thought it a little overwrought when it went for the big messages

At the moment, Mingus. I'd been in a no music lull, but heard a phrase walking down the street, stopped in my tracks and said "Moanin" and when I got home the dam was broken.

Tom if it is not too late, stuff your turkey with a duck stuffed with a chicken. Iirc Clint did that once and the image has never left me. For wine a peppery st joseph usually complements poultry quite well. Every thing else makes my mouth water.

Too quickly got to Greene. Revisited recently and realised how much I missed.

Although not really in the same spirit, the Banlieues bleues festival round Paris was probably my first festival, where in the good hands of John L my horizons were exploded right open. Seeing Cecil Taylor for the first time was a highlight, then ICP etc. The programming was excellent.

Can't remember the albums, but in the memorable mix was borodin's polovtsian dances, lots of nat king cole and allan sherman

Prefect - period before life went pear shaped (father ted dialect)

You all know the politics definition

Hello. My name is Douglas and I've been peppercorned