The Marina

 Focus group event last night in which i earned a much needed thrity squid. 

Met Ruth down at the Marina for an introduction to QRS half day training (well about an hour realy) as experienced researcher don't need much training. It was such a lovely day up to the afternnon as well. had a pint of beer and some food at Lloyds No.1 watching the world go by.



Some of the restaurants at The Marina



Looing out from the balcony of the Lloyds No.1 pub.

Some cheapie rekkies from RK and some chazzers .fifty pence a throw -

Various Artists - TV Themes of Today (Readers Digest LP) with "DrWho" thme and a cool  "MASH" theme
Various Artists - The Great TV Themes (Readers Digest LP) with a funky  "Man Alive" by Lee Williams,plus "Stingray" and "Star Trek".
Ossian - Ossian (Springthyme LP ) - gaelic folk music
Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night (Reprise LP) - cool version of "Down Town"
Heavy D and The Boyz - Big Time (MCA LP) - old skool hip hop


Sound-poet Henri Chopin died about a month ago but an obit finally appered in the Guardian recently -

http://books.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2252692,00.html

Also a piece on sound-poet artist Isidore Isou in Plan B magazine whose album "Poem Letttristes 1944 -1999 i still have on the woinderful Alga Marghen label  (limited to 500 copies).

Noticed that the second volume of Meic Stevens Eps is available in Borderline for tenn quid on CD but not seen the vinyl there,although it would be nice to pick some original EPs so later in the summer a trip to Wales might be on the cards. Diolch yn fawr.


Anyway down at the Marina today and Sunday and next Friday and Saturday on this job.
 

Beer

After a survey down in the Marina and a heaving bus back from there to the city centre i really needed a good pint of beer from the best pub in town - The Evening Star - and a pint of Six Hop Ale , one of their own brew from a special mix of six hops and at a topping 6.5& ABV is quite s strong beer.


 

Look forward to the Hove beer festival next month.