Hello all Thanks to Katrina for the new EP info. Only 6 weeks to go before we finally get to hear the studio version of best song ever written with a line about defrosting the fridge. Goody goody. When I was over in France during the summer the natives failed to live up to their mean-spirited stereotype quite spectacularly by all being dead sound, and now that Philippe (one L, 3 Ps, etc) has sent me the tape of the Black Sessions I'll never hear another bad word about those wonderful people again. My side of the bargain is that anyone in Ireland who wants a copy of the session can mail me and let me know and I'll sort something out. At the moment there is a queue of two. If I'm in a good mood I might even copy the cover that Philippe sent me with photos from the gig. The gig itself is really good, if you can put up with the band's usual shameless self-promotion (2 whole songs off the current album!) Mr.Lenoir's ramblings between songs make for a good laugh too. (If you're not in Ireland but would be prepared to tape some non-album Stephin Merritt songs for me my arm could be twisted too). While I'm here, can I just recommend the new Boo Radleys LP to anyone who is even vaguely tempted to buy it as it is bloody marvellous. Unlike last time out, there are loads of P!O!P! songs and unlike the previous time out they are not quite P!O!P! enough to have every breakfast show ever playing them for eternity. What with B&S covering her songs, and a couple that I've heard on the tape tree (Kevan, I think), could anyone recommend a starting point for France Gall? A bientot Ronan