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PEDANTIC CONTENT

Eagle-eyed listees may have noticed that this week's (shining) NME live 
review of the Glasgow gig(s) refers to the Friday date but the accompanying 
photo clearly shows the bagpiper, which was on the Saturday. Gah!

WHISTLING

Yes, it's true that the man who claimed to be 'Whistling' Jack Smith had 
nothing to do with the record. I recommend finding his album, 'Around the 
World With..', in any good charitable shop, if only for the disturbing 
'psychadelic' cover image of Jack clutching a globe and grinning blankly. The 
'musical director' (and possible real whistler) was Ivor Raymonde, who 
arranged Scott Walker's solo albums and is the dad of Simon Raymonde from the 
Cocteau Twins and, and, and....

Whistling fans should check the appendix in the excellent book 'Ways of 
Hearing' by Ben Thompson for more examples of "those parts of a song which 
can't - or shouldn't - be put into words". Arab Strap and the Smiths are in 
there. I trust that revised editions will include '...Middle Distance Runner'.

BUS DRIVERS

Whilst I would never expect to get on a bus with a £10 note (that's just 
asking for trouble...) I was also subject to bus driver bastardness in the 
Greenwich area today. It was that trick of the bus you want tailgating the 
bus you don't want so that when the one in front stops the one behind 
overtakes and shoots off, 'conveniently' having not seen you as you 
desperately try to flag it down as it passes the stationary 177 and you swear 
at him then realise the other bus is still there with it's doors open....


Oh, enjoy the RAH Band, everyone. I hope they do 'The Crunch' for you....


Mike. 
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