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A BALM FOR THE PHILISTINES, OINTMENT FOR THE MIND by Michael Higgins

the upper room of the brightly lit Baum was thronged, or ´thrung´as one says in the dialect, overheated and loud.
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´I´VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU, MR. BOND´. St. Peter at the Gates.

Connery’s genius was to combine menace with a twinkling Celtic wit. His Bond was a loaded weapon. Yet there was a wryness to his performance that told you that both spy and actor were in on the joke.
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THE BAUM REPORT by Michael Higgins

The Wedding At CAMRA paralleled St John’s Gospel somewhat but here a wedding party ends up with no cask ale. Faced with an evening on keg, the local Campaign For Real Ale branch rushes in to save the day for the groom with an eight handpump miracle.
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NOT GOING OUT & NOT STAYING IN

So, I have of late been beavering away on face book seeking new contacts, fellow supporters of jazz, jazz clubs and jazz groups. I think post corona virus I have a readymade list of new music, places and friends to see.
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WILL SMITH IS BACK IN THE ´HOOD

the reunion that nobody ever expected is about to happen
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I DON´T QUITE KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS

´you could tell a joke in standard English and it might not raise a laugh. But put it into local dialect, and it's reet funny!´
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THINGS WE FORGOT TO MENTION in September

not only have we lost two great female country artists this month but we have also lost Mac Davis, a charismatic performer.
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NO MILLION DOLLAR BASH FOR McCARTNEY

McCARTNEY SAYS NO MILLION DOLLAR BASH By Norman Warwick Sir Elton John and Sir Rod Stewart have earned tens of millions of dollars playing at the Nevada city, but former Beatle Paul McCartney has no intention of taking up a residency…
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LIVE MUSIC SURVIVAL IN SEOUL

many clubs in Seoul now stand empty and closed down