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I can't see anything pretentious in it at all Keef. Call me old fashioned but I don't think people jam enough these days, it's just a bit of fun, nothing serious, you don't have to be some egocentric muso showing off your licks to enjoy a jam.

What's wrong with jamming for God's sake? ...if it's good enough for Bob Marley it's good enough for me.

I lost my dog, so I put an ad in the local paper saying: "Here boy!"

Hey! Huguenot, finally clicked onto that MB thingy. I couldn't sit through it without feeling terribly nauseous. Urgh!

I watched that last night. Bloody scary. The Scientologist main man was a really arrogant, obnoxious, intimitating, bullying little prick. I'd have wanted to have punched his lights out way before the Beeb man lost his cool, but I got the impression that's what he wanted him to do. Played into his hands really.

:))LOL. Brilliant. I like your style Jackangel.

That's great news Tillie. I've been a regular in the Dog for over 30 years and I can honestly say that the present management team of Duncan and Nikki are the best they've ever had in my experience. So, if the same company is taking over the Plough and they can get the management and the refurb right then it's good news all round for everybody.(tu)

LOL:)) Or This Ole House. Nice one Steph, that'll be you scouse humour at work there.

One thing wrong with Rufus though and you've got to admit it, the man just cannot sing. He's soooooooo flat.

Sussed it out. Couldn't pronounce that one either.

I can't even remember what it was. Who is this Michael Unpronouncable anyway? Am confused.

That well known typing error.

I don't know you either but congratulations to you. I hope you'll both be very happy together forever.(tu)

I only really liked Ian McEwan's early stuff, pretty much gave up on him after A Child In Time which bored the pants off me. Amsterdam was OK though.

Sorry, yeah, I meant The Constant Gardener. Never seen the film though.

Having not read John Le Carre before I rather enjoyed the Secret Gardener which I read recently. Not normally the sort of thing that I go for but it was worth it. I have to say that I envy anyone who's reading Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird for the first time. A wonderful book. If you enjoyed that then try anything by Carson McCullers, another great writer from the Deep South, a good start would be The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe or The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, which is a personal favourite.

I remember when the Plough was a quite a good pub but it's a long time ago, the same could be said of the Grove Tavern, further up the road which has been a Harvester for far too long. Both of them need to change with the times.

Yeah! Me too. I get paid on the 15th. Doh!:(

Not much Keef, anyone who can do the splits and play guitar like Hendrix at the same time is all right with me.

Sorry I didn't make it but after several nights in a row on the razz and hardly any sleep I just had to have an early night. Will try to make it on Sunday.

Err...oh dear, the 80s. The best of Matt Bianco. Surely that's an oxymoron GG?

Prince was great in the 80s, Sign Of The Times is a classic but I'm not so sure I'd want to go and see him now but the man is an amazing musician and brilliant showman. Nah! Actually I really want to go now. Doh!

There's a pertfectly good Oddbins in the Village, but I agree one in Lordship Lane would be marvellous.

I was there that night when Eddie Izzard played to a packed out EDT. That must be getting on for 15 years ago and I'll go along with what Keef says about that night. I thought he was really overrated. Best local one for me though was Al Murray, The Pub Landlord in the same venue about four or five years ago. Absolutely hilarious. Other than that Mark Thomas at the Pheonix Festival in '94. Thought provoking and bloody funny at the same time. Wish I'd seen Bill Hicks though. Am dead jealous of anyone who caught him live. Genius and still inspiring. Tragic he died so young.

Whose thirst for knowledge was huge you know