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Excellent stuff .............. pure disco isn't something I've greatly collected but it's not through a dislike, more through a lack of source of information on what, or more importantly who to research. Thanks for the link. Personally, the nearest I've explored to disco and one of my favourite all time "dance like no-one's looking" tune is this ....... From: Wasn't sure whether to post this as I suspect some people holding a certain position may incorrectly class this to be a 'derogatory commentry" post but I will assure it isn't. I just think that this tune has one of the finest rythm and percussion sections I've heard for an incredibly long time. From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFeR7tQNdo

From: From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtFLMXC7ix0

The tune's Jakkata .............. American Beauty.

oof! I was blown away when I first heard this. If you've not looked at his back catalogue I'd recommend 'Black Moses' and if you can find it 'To be continued .....' . My personal favourite ................... From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_azDWWK3Ug This is off the 'To be continued' album which runs continuously and that was off side one which blends seemlessly into this ............ From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8tgR1wmLfM

Also deserving a mention ............. From: Thomas Newman, though not generally well known, has recorded some mesmeric music scores for films from American Beauty to Shawshank Redemption and so many more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Newman From:

Linked to your Portishead references ................. From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgIqCy4rvKM Here's a couple of Beatles remixes that might work for you ............ From: From: Hoping to see DJ Cheeba (Link 2) play at Queen of Hoxton Thursday Night and mightily looking forward to it I am too!

Thought I'd post this here ......... Spent a rather sleepy Sunday watching old episodes of 'Out of Town', a program that my Grandfather watched regularly. Although the episode's are now 30 years old it gives a fascinating insight into the change that the age of oil has had upon everything from hand tools to the importance of geographical location in the UK. The presenter Jack Hargreaves (RIP) had an incredible depth of knowledge and told great stories of the everyday lives of the ancestors which we have become detached from through time. Here's a part of one episode where he tells of 'Market Day' ............... From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyXZY5VCR00

Merry Christmas one and all. There's a brighter day to look forward to ............................. From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVF4r3fLBrU

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Nice to note there are other James Lavelle/Mowax followers on here aswell.

There's far worse cases ...............................

There's another thread regarding the BBC's programming schedule and how 'Gold' has been focused upon. Seems it's not the only thing the BBC is highlighting ............... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00m9...Food_Episode_1/ (apologies to those who can't view)

I do have a link to a thread on another forum where one or two posters are quite experienced in producing home produced Cider and offer some very good advice throughout the thread. The forum is down at the moment as new servers are being introduced but I'll post a link here once it's back up should anyone think it may be useful. In addition there's also advice on how to produce sparkling cider and advice on choosing which varieties are best for flavour (Katy are apparently quite satisfactory) This site may well provide some useful advice on home brewing for the smaller interests. I recommend the 'diesel' cider.

I've been fairly reliably told by an experienced cider producer that if you allow bugs to enter the mix then it can also produce some rather hallucagenic effects . Not overly sure whether he was pulling my leg or not ................

Whilst fox populations increase it's widely known that they seem to be thriving in towns and cities living the life of a scavenger. Though this is not necessarily a bad thing I don't doubt that within a short period of time they will become less skittish around humans which may be the first steps towards domestication.

I had the same last season with radish (grown outdoors). I put it down to pests (though no evidence to support that claim it was the only thing that I thought would explain them vanishing) so as an experiment this year I kept them in the greenhouse and all plants have been successful and great eating as are my tatties and lettuce. I'm really hoping to get some success out of the melons this year but am down to one plant as my kids decided to kill off the rest in being careless with a football ................. A pear tree I planted when I first moved in 9 years ago is fully loaded this season after a couple of years of producing just one or two fruits. I'm unsure as to whether this is due to maturity issues or whether the 'bee-friendly' plants I've grown have helped but it certainly made a nice surprise when my kids came in all excited after being first to spot all the growths.

May I also ask the question whether any of you have had any tutorship prior to starting your projects or whether you have had to gain knowledge from books, tv progs and/or internet based sources ? My Grandparents always kept aside an area of their gardens for a veggie patch and greenhouse to produce some homegrown food and they always tried to teach me about growing but sad to say on reflection I did not listen and only paid attention out of courtesy. My parents never kept a stocked garden .................. It strikes me from observation that the skills and desire to grow fruit and veg on your own land has skipped a generation and with possible future scenarios is a little disconcerting.

Inspired by a close friend I've been growing fruit and veg in my backyard for the past two seasons. Unfortunately my yard is of courtyard size and I have limited growing opportunities, especially as it's east facing. I've had my name down for an allotment which is within spitting distance from my house for two years but have had no word on it's availabilty yet. Though last year I was merely playing about this year I've tried to plant a good array of plants not to survive off the crop, I'm under no delusions of what such a small piece of land can yield, but to gain some experience of growing and to learn for myself what conditions the plants thrive under and what preventative measures you can take against pests etc. in the hope that once I get an allotment I wont make any schoolboy errors! This year I'm playing with ................. Peppers Salad Onions Chives & Thyme Galia Melons Courgettes Lettuce Sunflower Peas Potatoes (already had my earlies lifted and will be enjoying them with tonights meal) Leeks Carrots Runner Beans Radish (eaten) Tomatoes I would be interested to know how many people grow from seed and how many purchase young plants. Personally I enjoy growing from seed (scratch) as I almost feel buying a young plant from a shop would only give a 1/3 of the experience and knowledge. Sounds like you've got some excellent conditions there Silent Reader to play to your hearts content.