Read: I started Who’s the Boy with the Lovely Hair? in January, having received it as a Christmas gift – I haven’t finished it yet (circumstances beyond my control) but it’s been a fascinating and rather sad read. […]

I recognise your reaction to THAT vocal tone, which seems ubiquitous in modern musicals. I can’t really explain why, but it makes me want to remove my ears, just to make it stop. Of course, it’s easier to jus […]

Then there’s Kenny B…

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I miss Moose…

Very nice.

But would it stand up in court?

Fair enough – 99.87% of readers would probably agree with that. But isn’t it obvious what (for example) Duchamp’s urinal is? It’s a urinal. Why is that incomprehensible? 🙂

Isn’t all art conceptual – even if the concept is as basic as “I’m going to paint this guy sitting here”?

Agreed.

I’ve been making bread this afternoon and listening to podcasts – but now, sitting down with a cuppa, I’m listening to Smetana’s second string quartet, played by the Pavel Haas Quartet – perfect for a rainy afternoon…

Huzzah!

‘Ere, Mr P – wot’s it sound like?

Haven’t been listening to anything yet today – but yesterday evening I was listening to Beethoven’s eighth symphony, Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Felix Weingartner – fine mono sound from 1938 (I think…).

What you get up to in the box is entirely your own affair…

Arf! Agreed. But the RC that I had to google was the one retro would describe as Chopper. Not being a folkie, I hadn’t come across him before.

On reflection – I suspect that you’re right…

Nah, Gawd bless yah, nah – I’m just covering my embarrassment: I had no idea who Ray Cooper was – I had to Google him…

Sigh? Sigh?? You’ve got some nerve, sir, given the question you posed…

It was more of a “back of an envelope” job, with a bit of gut feeling thrown in.

A fine choice, Mike.