Phil Meloy

You may already be aware of this ubu but the Jazz Epistles who appear on the compilation album were South Africa's first bebop band. Their line-up included Dollar Brand, Kippie Moeketsi, Jonas Gwangwa and Hugh Masekela among them. In 1960, the Jazz Epistles recorded their first and only album, Jazz Epistle Verse One. A few years ago Camden did a release of their recordings on CD. South African pianist Bheki Mseleku lived in the UK for a number of years during the apartheid era in South Africa.

French police spokesman Pierre Bouquin said "Indeed, it's possible that someone will have a surprise when he opens his bag." Well yes I expect they would - wouldn't they?.

Could anyone please tell what's the difference between the Jazz Colours release of "Anatomy of a South African Vilage" and the earlier Black Lion release if any. Both are available from Amazon.

Couldn't they afford one?

That's quite a feat. Happy birthday DTMX.

By the way JL I made a point of turning down the volume and listening very closely to the CD draw of my NAD C542 while playing a disc and could hear basically no CD noise at all. I suggest if the problem persists in your machine you should get it checked while under guarantee.

Haven't noticed this at all in my unit JL.

Well how's that for timing while I was spending about twenty minutes finding that review and seeing if I could find a better price for you you were announcing its purchase. Hope you enjoy the 542 as much as I do.

I bought a NAD C542 a few weeks ago and am immensely happy with it. The RRP over here is £350 but I picked one up for £280 which is probably pretty close to $545. As things tend to be cheaper in the States than here maybe if you shop round you might be able to do a bit better on the price but maybe you've done this already. Here's a link to a review: NAD C542

Thanks ubu - it's on the way.

The two things I'd really like to see re-issued on CD are "African Space Program" which was originally released in 1973 on Enja and another earlier Dollar Brand release "African Piano" which has already been mentioned.

Sorry Leeway - wasn't at the computer yesterday. Hope you had a great birthday.

Happy birthday Chris.

Happy birthday Brad.

Do you guys ever eat chilli with boiled rice? We do.

There's no hope for you Catesta.

She doesn't really need that sponge does she?

So you really do own an SUV.

Yeah well she she would say that wouldn't she? I've never trusted self-regulation in the car wash industry. Sounds more like a whitewash to me. Forget Franklyn Ajaye - you'll only be palmed off with the official corporate policy statement. Nothing less than a full independent public enquiry will do. Lives could be at risk here.

I've never understood the reasoning behind letting a car wash put wax on your windows. Surely this creates a situation where dirt then gets stuck in the wax thus obscuring your vision.

The Dogs Bollocks is cockney slang for something special or really good, and is the house label of Eastenders, a booze hypermarket in Calais. Calais is some 25 miles over the channel from England, connected by frequent ferries and the channel tunnel. Tax on wine in France barely exists, while tax on wine in England can double the cost of a cheap wine. Cockney Dave West opened Eastenders warehouse to cater for the hundreds of Brits who cross the channel to load their vehicles with cheap booze. (Bollocks is British slang for testicles and the word used on its own means 'rubbish'.) .

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. Q: Are you sexually active? A: No, I just lie there. __________________________________________ Q: What is your date of birth? A: July 15. Q: What year? A: Every year. ______________________________________ Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. _____________________________________ Q: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? A: Yes. Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory? A: I forget. Q: You forget? Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten? _____________________________________ Q: How old is your son, the one living with you? A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which. Q: How long has he lived with you? A: Forty-five years. _____________________________________ Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up that morning? A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?" Q: And why did that upset you? A: My name is Susan. ______________________________________ Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo or the occult? A: We both do. Q: Voodoo? A: We do. Q: You do? A: Yes, voodoo. ______________________________________ Q: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning? A: Did you actually pass the bar exam? ___________________________________ Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he? _______________________________________________ Q: Were you present when your picture was taken? ______________________________________ Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th? A: Yes. Q: And what were you doing at that time? ______________________________________ Q: She had three children, right? A: Yes. Q: How many were boys? A: None. Q: Were there any girls? ______________________________________ Q: How was your first marriage terminated? A: By death. Q: And by whose death was it terminated? ______________________________________ Q: Can you describe the individual? A: He was about medium height and had a beard. Q: Was this a male, or a female? ______________________________________ Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney? A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work. ______________________________________ Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people? A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. ______________________________________ Q: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to? A: Oral. ______________________________________ Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body? A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m. Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time? A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy. ______________________________________ Q: Are you qualified to give a urine sample? ______________________________________ Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? A: No. Q: Did you check for blood pressure? A: No. Q: Did you check for breathing? A: No. Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began he autopsy? A: No. Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor? A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. Q: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? A: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.

Olsen twins turn 18 song.... Olsen Twins

I was once eating something in Nepal (I don't know exactly what it was) when I noticed something a bit odd looking in the bowl. When I plucked it out I realised it was a chicken's head complete with beak and comb. Fortunately no one was looking so I was able to sling it through the open door.

It's a bit like a big turnip... PS. Haggis is really filling so it's hard to eat a whole one in one sitting. Leftover haggis is great the next morning fried and eaten with toast for breakfast.