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    Making Money.

    Lord Sutch's end is probably the best a politician can hope for, from a career point of view at least.
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    Sports

    FC Geek Yes Sufi I mentioned that rewch was a sporting geek, then thought it a little personal, so removed it. Personally, I love sport but have no competitive streak. The physics of many games (golf, tennis, sailing, kite flying) are intensely satisfying and the exercise induced endorphin...
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    Ramones Movie

    Absolutely a business, corporate identity and all. Yikes! Looking at their logo in the context of Johnny's hardline republicanism is scary. Arturo Vega was their Art Director. Wonder what else he did.
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    Freak Waves

    the whole comparison i made btwn war expenses & relief, felt somehow uncomfortable; ugly or inappropriate, but i'm glad to see that some others have picked it up Nothing inapt. about it, the bottom line is alliance govts. have forked out so much to invade and then occupy Iraq the coffers...
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    Ramones Movie

    Went to see Ramones biopic at Camden Odeon. Elegaic sections were mercifully short and overall it was an interesting portrait of four very different personalities attempting to run a very peculiar business. These personalities best undesrtood by drawing thumbnails of them in mid/late career...
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    how do you hear music?

    Ways of listening My listening falls into distinct categories. The type Luka describes above where music alters or enhances a mood; a less active form of listening, the mind disengaged but the heart stuttering, soaring, filling etc. Then there's what you might describe as narrative listening...
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    In-ear style headphones

    Throbbing Ear Given you'll be listening to compressed files on your pod, why spend big money on 'phones? My 20 quid Senheisers have coped well for 4 years and counting. For me comfort is the big issue. Every configuration of headphone I've ever tried has resulted, after an hour or so of...
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    Auditory Hallucinations

    Water Music I once heard the perfect, matchless, endless Acid House track coming from a tap.
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    Famous Artists who designed Record Sleeves.

    Robert Mapplethorpe I suspect this opens an inapt. can of worms
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    Famous Artists who designed Record Sleeves.

    Tibor A graphic designer really, but Tibor Kalman's Remain in Light Cover for Talking Heads is awesome. He designed "Colors" magazine too.
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    the Long Good Friday

    London favourite LGF was recently voted "Londoner's favourite London film" by Robert Elm's listeners and granted a special screening at the NFT.
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