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Cheers Thomas. I actually have the Bryan Ferry album - Dylanesque. Some decent versions - If Not For You and Make You Feel My Love stand out. By the way I have a number of Dylan originals also!! Can't beat Blood on the Tracks. Haven't come across Esther Phillips yet - I'll do a bit of digging.

Come on abecedarian, how many times, back in the day, did some discarded gum end up deposited between two innocent and unknowing pages. How could you!

Super, Oklahoma. I'm off to the DIY store.

Hi bridgetjones, have you heard of a new English soul singer called Adele? Her debut album is '19'. Sample it at MySpace.com - ADELE - South London - Soul / Acoustic / Pop - www.myspace.com/adelelondon. Really gritty voice and great melodies. Looking forward, Bart.

Welcome Well-Thumbed. I note your Somerset Maugham signature. I've recently completed The Razor's Edge and am listening to Cakes & Ale on the commute to work. Looking forward, Bart.

Originally posted by sparkchaser: Whatever I happen to have nearby. Madame Bovary is marked by a flyer from my friend's clothing shop and Post Captain is marked by a napkin. Yes, a napkin. When I was reading Collapse, it was marked by a sheet of paper given to me by my physical therapist that...

I like it ink-heart. I think I might get me some of them there stickies. Looking forward. Bart.

You're killing me SFG75 - more dog-ears than Cruella DeVille's purse!! Is this what we can expect from a Segway enthusiast??? Looking forward. Bart.

Pure Gravy.... Carver, of course Gravy No other word will do. For that's what it was. Gravy. Gravy, these past ten years. Alive, sober, working, loving and being loved by a good woman. Eleven years ago he was told he had six months to live at the rate he was going. And he was going...

Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols

AAaarrrrrggghhhhh! ink-heart, do these sticky notes not deface the page?

Very much from the far reaches... sparkchaser, your collection truly is diverse and from the far reaches of the musical spectrum. System of a Down to KD Lang & Rufus Wainwright! From Johnny Cash to Queensryche! We must be talking multiple personality orders! Move over the Three Faces of...

I'm interested to hear how you wonderful book-lovers and -livers place your stake in the ground when you're forced to retreat into the real world? How do you mark your place in a book? Now, as I'm completely intolerant of dog-ears :mad:. I generally use a home-made book mark - usually...

Welcome Dogear. Don't believe we've met. In fact, I'm sure. You see, I just don't tolerate dogears on my book treasures!! :rolleyes: Enjoy the ambience. Cheers, Bart.

Hi there Tweedy. I guess you'll be looking for a yellow canary avatar ;) Welcome on board. Bart.

Just came across this lady's cover album of Bob Dylan songs. I like her easy-listening take on a number of Dylan's soft ballads. She lilts somewhat in trying to tackle Tangled up in Blue though - you just can't beat the original art sometimes. She's just released an album of Nina Simone...

angerball, now your username begins to crystallise.. I like it. Bart.

Recycle bin is under the desk. ;)

Swallows & Amazons? Does anybody remember the Swallows & Amazon series by Arthur Ransome. Tales of school holidays where the Norfolk Broads are transformed to the high seas. I remember vividly borrowing these books from a mobile county council library which stopped opposite the church in my...

Eazy peazy Doris: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates The Sportswriter by Richard Ford The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham And two short but wonderful little gems: Pobby & Dingan by Ben Rice Silk by Alexandro Barricco. My mouth is watering already. Bart.