Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Notes & Tones

Cover art: S.Neil Fujita

Yesterday in London felt like the first real day of spring; the sun didn't just shine, it was warm, and in EC1 I saw a woman sitting outside a cafe/bar sipping at a rosé wine.

I have all the windows open today.

And I've been going crazy for Mingus again; Ah Um. Truly great.

Charles Mingus - 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' (1959)

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  1. now you're talking. we sat in the chelsea physic garden ooohing and ahhhing (they invented forcing rhubarb you know). we kept our coats on obviously.
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  2. First heard this album coming out of a record shop in Greenwich Market. Walked right in, asked the gent behind the counter what it was; bought it on the spot.

    Not quite as bright this morning but I understand your inspiration to play it again (although, tragically iTunes has overwritten the fabulous original artwork with some (no doubt) more recent reissue picture of the man himself)).

    Still...

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  3. Cut & paste Fred, cut & paste x

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  4. I dreamt I met all the bloggers last night. We all had great big walrus mustaches and were wearing pork pie hats. Weird.

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  5. *Scratches walrus moustache in astonishment*

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  6. i take it i was at the bar then simon
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  7. proop!

    I was going to say something I think but the word verification wiped it from my mind. So proop it is. I am convincing myself that it is appropriate.

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  8. It was balmy in the north today. -4I think. Nearly took my pork pie hat off in the bath.

    What else happened in your dream Simon? Do tell.

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  9. That's -4 I think, not -41, think.

    Was ally pished?

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  10. ally was wearing an old army jacket - one of those sgt pepper style ones. And everyone was eating mince and onions. Might have been quorn mince. I had a pint of guinness that was bright red and JC Vinyl Villain was dancing.

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  11. Do you always dream in colour Simon?

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  12. Only reds and yellows. Like my eyes.

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