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Yep, an old pal of Hunter S.Thompson too - both sadly missed. Last night: Chris Stamey - Kierkegaard Rob Wasserman & Aaron Neville - Stardust Bugs Henderson - Texas Ballbuster Kanda Bongo Man - Belle Amie Al Green - Let's get married The Nits - Cabins (live) Calexico - Crumble

Seriously Old Skool! And nothing wrong with that. Tasty, too.

For 18 days, sous-vide and served with a side order of Monster Munch.

World War 2, through the medium of Facebook.

Bit like condor, but tougher...

Not that you weren't warned, but at least you know now.

Because I enjoy the finer things in life, from food and drink to music, literature and sport.

I've been a member of the Virgin Winebank for a couple of years now. They debit a set amount from your account each month (default =

Badlands - Badlands. A band stylistically indebted to Led Zep. Not a great album, but three or four songs hit the spot.

Kraftwerk - Minimum/Maximum

Manowar - grown men in furry nappies. Currently groovin' to Dennis (the singer from Doctor Hook who didn't sport an eyepatch) Locorriere - Post Cool. Next up is Hugh Masekela - Hope.

Best to get 'em at a seaside town where they are caught - as fresh off the boat as humanly possible. And get some other mug to open the damn things up.

Superb photo of a twister on today's Bing.

I think they played Glastonbury one year. One of the songs they do is the Theme from 'Shaft'.

Fifth Dimension - Flashback Brandi Carlile - Shadows on the Wall Fleet Foxes - Innocent Son Marc Ford - Shining again Henk Hofstede - Famous Blue Raincoat Burt Bacharach & Ronald Isley - In between the Heartaches The Triffids - One Mechanic Town Dengue Fever - Psychologically Healing Tomoyasu Hotei - Boys on the run Leo Kottke - The Scarlatti Rip-off Ken Nordine - Burgundy Mandrill - Ape is high Faze-O - Riding high They might be Giants - Purple Toup

Manu Dibango - Senga abele Phish - Bliss Sonny Landreth - Planet Cannonball The Nits - How the West got lost The Angels - You won't find no Answers Ray Charles - Misery in my Heart Frank Zappa - Cruisin' for Burgers Pink Floyd - Crumblin' Land Leonard Cohen - First we take Manhattan (live) Porcupine Tree - Up the down Stair Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - Sojourn of Arjuna Bob Dylan - Highlands

King's X - Gretchen goes to Nebraska. Haven't listened to this in at least 10 years. Liking it lots.

Commiserations, mate.

I can recommend 'Runnin' down a Dream' - a 3 DVD & 1 CD set. Two of the DVDs are a superb documentary about the band and the 3rd is the Anniversary gig in Gainesville. The CD is a collection of unreleased stuff, which isn't exactly essential, but nice to have. His latest release, however, is a monster box set of live performances. It comes in various different forms, but the 'de luxe' version runs to nine discs - CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray and Vinyl, plus other goodies! LINK TO DETAILS

You just use it to finish off a dish, same as truffle oil. Either as a dressing, or right at the end of cooking. It has a low smoke point, so you wouldn't want to use it as the main oil for cooking, regardless of the flavour.

There's a lot of hysteria and hyperbole spouted about foie gras production. There have also been some shops/restaurants targeted by sickos who threaten the owners' children/family etc. True, some producers do use methods that are cruel (if not as cruel as some campaigners claim), but you can buy the stuff from ethical/humane producers too. Just check before you buy.

I find you have to use it with a very light touch, or it dominates everything.

I like pak choi. Much easier to get these days, too. Stir fried with ginger, garlic and soy sauce, then finished with a touch of sesame oil is a nice way to have it.

Good album. Danny Baker played the track 'Satellite Radio' a few times on his show, which made me check it out.

Midlake - the Courage of others. Nice, if maybe a little too laid-back. Broken Bells - Broken Bells. Still getting into this. Interesting Zulu Spear - Welcome to the USA. African Rock music; 'Chin up' is a superb song, with Zulu harmonies and crunchy guitars. Rob Wasserman - Duets. Bass virtuoso Wasserman plays with various guests, from St