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Bob Greece 
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 Posted: January 11 2006 at 07:55 |
 sigod wrote:
The Golden Shalimar Restaurant - reviews
Indian
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3 stars? Good but not essential.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 07:56 |
Syzygy wrote:
Sean Trane wrote:
The girlfriend is busy checking the Thalys trains (and maybe hotel accomodations)
Should know more about it tomorrow!
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I'll keep my fingers crossed - it would be great if you could make it!
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actually former trains ended up in Victoria station , but the Eurostar ends up in Waterloo. So either Waterloo or Paddington (the girlfriend - a former travel agent - loves the Paddington Mews and knows relatively cheap hotels in the area) would be fine.
Any prog record shops I should know about for Saturday?
So we'd be getting around 3PM in London and leaving Sunday around 4PM, provided that the trains are not fully booked.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
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prefer lifting our pen
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Blacksword
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 08:08 |
Bob Greece wrote:
sigod wrote:
The Golden Shalimar Restaurant - reviews
Indian
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3 stars? Good but not essential.
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Kind of 'Images & Words' then..?
I was looking forqard to a Foxtrot myself, but the review makes it sound like at least a 4 star..
sigod, that looks great! Well chosen..
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Syzygy
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 08:13 |
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The Golden Shalimar sounds good to me - and it's great that Hugues will be there as well. I just feel sorry for the poor waiters having to put up with a bunch of prog heads arguing about TAAB vs A Passion Play all evening. (OK, there's no argument. TAAB is infinitely superior.)
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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NutterAlert
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 08:15 |
This sounds like THE prog event of 2006 (wonder if it will make diary pages of classic rock magazine).
If I can get my ASBO rescinded on appeal i'll be there 
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Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005
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The Hemulen
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 08:20 |
Syzygy wrote:
(OK, there's no argument. TAAB is infinitely superior.) |
WRONGE.
Actually, Hugues raises an important point - any good prog shops us outsiders should know about? I've got countless albums that I really really really must buy (I shan't admit them on here, for fear of being branded an evil music-stealing b*****d... though you all probably know I'm one anyway) so any record shop tip-offs would be much appreciated.
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Dick Heath
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 08:23 |
Sean Trane wrote:
I have not seen Dicj Heath intervening on this thread!
Does he know about this prog throng meeting?
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I blinked and missed the thread - (it his age you know). Grand idea - to see if you lot are as weird as me & don't forget to wear your anoraks.
Somewhat ironically I will be sitting in a plane flying back to Birmingham airport from Brussels on the 20th. But I will be stopping near the centre of Brussels on the night of 19th.
Problem with London, even living less than 130 miles away, is the travel. I've given up doing London gigs in the week because it is near impossible to get back and coherent for the following day's work starting at 9am, (one car in the family and British Rail shut up shop from St Pancras at 11.30pm - btw made the Gary Lucas gig on 27th Dec in London's tin pan alley because I got a lift there and back). (BTW Manchester is also problematic - bloody Stockport and the A6). Birmingham is easier for gigs, but being lazy, Nottingham and Leicester are more favoured - but 2005 wasn't the best year for gigs locally and then I had flu for the Magic Band visit to Nottingham.
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Bob Greece
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 08:23 |
Syzygy wrote:
I just feel sorry for the poor waiters having to put up with a bunch of prog heads arguing about TAAB vs A Passion Play all evening. (OK, there's no argument. TAAB is infinitely superior.) |
I should think they've had worse customers in there than prog heads.
I wonder what kind of music they play in the restaurant? Indian prog?
Edited by Bob Greece
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Lindsay Lohan
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 08:27 |
APP is not really that great compared to TAAB i mean side 2 is fine and original enough but the first one just seems like a bunch of random riffs thrown into one song to make it 20 minutes...it just seems messy and IMO it features some of the worst time changes in the history of PROG while TAAB got excellent time changes like forexample in 18 minutes out in TAAB part two and 16 minutes on in part one
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Dick Heath
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 08:28 |
Trouserpress wrote:
Syzygy wrote:
(OK, there's no argument. TAAB is infinitely superior.) |
WRONGE.
Actually, Hugues raises an important point - any good prog shops us outsiders should know about? I've got countless albums that I really really really must buy (I shan't admit them on here, for fear of being branded an evil music-stealing b*****d... though you all probably know I'm one anyway) so any record shop tip-offs would be much appreciated.
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Adjourn the meeting to the Midlands and we can raid Leicester-based Ultima Thule on the Saturday afternoon - and even my local independent record shop has a couple of dozen Repertoise Records reissues in replica cardboard sleeves of bands like Gravy Train, Jade Warrior, May Blitz, Patto etc.
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Easy Livin
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 09:05 |
Selectadisc in Berwick Steet (off Oxford Street, near Oxford Circus) is worth a visit. 
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Syzygy
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 09:13 |
Easy Livin wrote:
Selectadisc in Berwick Steet (off Oxford Street, near Oxford Circus) is worth a visit. |
Selectadisc is now called Sister Ray, but otherwise appears unchanged. The second hand shops on Berwick street are also worth trawling through if you've got time, especially Reckless (they have 2 shops now, one specialising in Hip Hop, Dance etc). The main branch of HMV on Oxford Street is also worth checking out.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Peter
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 10:13 |
Snow Dog wrote:
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Ah yes, the degenerate, so-called "good old days." 
Thankfully, alcohol has since been totally banned, and handguns and church are mandatory!
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Is it REALLY true?
No alcohol in Canada?
I'll never go there...
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That's right -- and no breaking wind, spitting, smiling or sugary desserts, either!
(The first one alone would bar the ever-aromatic Jim Garten from entering the country!) 
Don't believe everything you read on the internet, Snowie -- always consider the source....
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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sigod
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 10:16 |
Bob Greece wrote:
sigod wrote:
The Golden Shalimar Restaurant - reviews
Indian
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3 stars? Good but not essential. |
Like so many things in life Bob.
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I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
- Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill
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Snow Dog
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 10:37 |
Peter wrote:
Peter wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
Peter wrote:
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Ah yes, the degenerate, so-called "good old days."
Thankfully, alcohol has since been totally banned, and handguns and church are mandatory!
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Is it REALLY true?
No alcohol in Canada?
I'll never go there...
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That's right -- and no breaking wind, spitting, smiling or sugary desserts, either!
(The first one alone would bar the ever-aromatic Jim Garten from entering the country!)
Don't believe everything you read on the internet, Snowie -- always consider the source....
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I feel I'm having my leg pulled!
Just call me Snow Gull ible.
Edited by Snow Dog
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Peter
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 10:49 |
Snow Dog wrote:
Peter wrote:
Peter wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
Peter wrote:
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Ah yes, the degenerate, so-called "good old days."
Thankfully, alcohol has since been totally banned, and handguns and church are mandatory!
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Is it REALLY true?
No alcohol in Canada?
I'll never go there...
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That's right -- and no breaking wind, spitting, smiling or sugary desserts, either!
(The first one alone would bar the ever-aromatic Jim Garten from entering the country!)
Don't believe everything you read on the internet, Snowie -- always consider the source....
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I feel I'm having my leg pulled!
Just call me Snow Gull ible.
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^  !
Sorry Snowie, my good man -- Canada is in fact veritably awash in alcohol!
Seems you weren't the only one to take me seriously, though: there's a couple of government-types at the door -- something about my "single-handedly trying to destroy the Canadian tourism industry." These feds can't take a joke!
Hey -- leggo my computer!
Ow!
I may be gone for some time....
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Syzygy
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 11:01 |
Peter wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
Peter wrote:
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Ah yes, the degenerate, so-called "good old days."
Thankfully, alcohol has since been totally banned, and handguns and church are mandatory!
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Is it REALLY true?
No alcohol in Canada?
I'll never go there...
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That's right -- and no breaking wind, spitting, smiling or sugary desserts, either!
(The first one alone would bar the ever-aromatic Jim Garten from entering the country!)
Don't believe everything you read on the internet, Snowie -- always consider the source....
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Do you mean to say that Strange Brew wasn't a documentary? 
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Sean Trane
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Prog Folk
Joined: April 29 2004
Location: Heart of Europe
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 11:23 |
Dick Heath wrote:
Trouserpress wrote:
Syzygy wrote:
(OK, there's no argument. TAAB is infinitely superior.) |
WRONGE.
Actually, Hugues raises an important point - any good prog shops us outsiders should know about? I've got countless albums that I really really really must buy (I shan't admit them on here, for fear of being branded an evil music-stealing b*****d... though you all probably know I'm one anyway) so any record shop tip-offs would be much appreciated.
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Adjourn the meeting to the Midlands and we can raid Leicester-based Ultima Thule on the Saturday afternoon - and even my local independent record shop has a couple of dozen Repertoise Records reissues in replica cardboard sleeves of bands like Gravy Train, Jade Warrior, May Blitz, Patto etc.
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The thought had crossed my mind, Dick.
But how to get a leicester by train raid UT and come back in three or four hours. (how long is the train ride anyway?)
Maybe they can open on sunday morning>>>>>>>>>.. just kidding, I think I read somewhere this was banned because of abuse.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Sean Trane
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Prog Folk
Joined: April 29 2004
Location: Heart of Europe
Status: Offline
Points: 20414
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 11:27 |
Dick Heath wrote:
Sean Trane wrote:
I have not seen Dicj Heath intervening on this thread!
Does he know about this prog throng meeting?
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I blinked and missed the thread - (it his age you know). Grand idea - to see if you lot are as weird as me & don't forget to wear your anoraks.
Somewhat ironically I will be sitting in a plane flying back to Birmingham airport from Brussels on the 20th. But I will be stopping near the centre of Brussels on the night of 19th.
Problem with London, even living less than 130 miles away, is the travel. I've given up doing London gigs in the week because it is near impossible to get back and coherent for the following day's work starting at 9am, (one car in the family and British Rail shut up shop from St Pancras at 11.30pm - btw made the Gary Lucas gig on 27th Dec in London's tin pan alley because I got a lift there and back). (BTW Manchester is also problematic - bloody Stockport and the A6). Birmingham is easier for gigs, but being lazy, Nottingham and Leicester are more favoured - but 2005 wasn't the best year for gigs locally and then I had flu for the Magic Band visit to Nottingham.
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Unfortunately the last record shop in Brussels carrying prog records closed last summer.
So no prog rock addresses to give you unless you want to head in Namur 50Km S-E of Brussels and visit the Music Emporium - Ali Baba's cave.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Sean Trane
Special Collaborator
Prog Folk
Joined: April 29 2004
Location: Heart of Europe
Status: Offline
Points: 20414
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Posted: January 11 2006 at 11:33 |
Syzygy wrote:
Easy Livin wrote:
Selectadisc in Berwick Steet (off Oxford Street, near Oxford Circus) is worth a visit. |
Selectadisc is now called Sister Ray, but otherwise appears unchanged.
The second hand shops on Berwick street are also worth trawling through if you've got time, especially Reckless (they have 2 shops now, one specialising in Hip Hop, Dance etc). The main branch of HMV on Oxford Street is also worth checking out.
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Peddling Lou reed bootlegs to transvestites??
Excellent suggestions , keep'em coming,
because this will save me from having to follow the girlfriend to her stupid decoration shops and candy stores. I think she will bring three empty suitcases but bring them back full to Brussels.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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