BULLETINS (Blogs in other words)
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In Praise of Doug Binder, Dream Teacher
"I wrote ‘Getting Better’ on my ‘magic’ Binder, Edwards & Vaughan piano…
One raised the lid and one heard this magic sound… Of course, the way in which it was painted added to the fun of it all."Paul McCartney -
This One's From The Heart
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"Then the unforgettable drive to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital - Naomi at the wheel, Tyra sitting with me and asking me how the pain levels were... " -
The End Of The world
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"Here we are enjoying a Kilburns gig; one of my favourite bands at the time, being this group of friends and contemporaries, mostly from the fine art department at Canterbury." -
Lorraine, Steam and Speed (The Hindenburg's Last Flight).
"I was wondering how I could include the Eastern Gardens in the foreground (long since bull-dozered) when I came up with a Hockney sculpture park.
I had created a town planner with vision. Three months before its creator’s birth a preemptive celebration of the Barnsley boy’s genius is installed at very little expense by his persistance.What a gent. And he didn’t even exist."
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My brush with Magritte.
"He’s had one last Gauloise, and steps through the gate under a waxing gibbous moon. Going home to his Empire of Light."
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Lovely Lala.
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“In the morning she’d treat us to I Could Have Danced All Night. Mum would be making breakfast and getting me ready for school. She probably thought she could do without a constant cabaret, but the memory of her is so indelible.
All those songs are late arrivals but welcome additions to my DNA.” -
7th February 1964: The Beatles break America. And badly.
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"How sweet indeed, until 7th February in 1964, when 3,000 fans greet the American Clipper Flight 101 from London delivering The Beatles to America." -
Lockdown: Rind About Midnight
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“How could you not feel as though you were about to enjoy a night of special magic after you arrive a bit late, even with those forest roads threatening to terminate the recentlyreplaced springs in your old but classy Audi.” -
Lockdown: Up and Away
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“When beauty was a necessity”, he said, and after letting that sink in, I asked him is that what engaged them in their intense conversation. He said no, not all. “We were trying to decide on the best Miles Davis rhythm section.”
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