Brighton Photo Post

A couple of photos taken on Saturday that i forgot to put in the last post here.


A busy street in the North Laines




The Dome, where i saw the African Soul rebels tour a few years back, in May - miss those nights!



And a sleeping cat in my room this morning

My tweets

• Sun, 15:10: Back from Brighton and hence need to chill out a bit
• Sun, 15:11: Loads of photos to put on yet
• Mon, 10:21: Brighton Photo Post http://t.co/vnD9Mae4JF

Three Slabs of Vinyl

So, after a good rest the other day, i popped out to do some local shopping in Faversham. Pipe shag, three books for fifty pence each and three slabs of vinyl for the same price as the books.

The music items were -

Third World - "Journey To Addis" (Island LP)
Buddy Montgomery - "So Why Not?" (Landmark LP)
Bob Sinclar feat. Salome de Bahia - "Eu So Quero Um Xodo" (Columbia 12")

The latter track has a fine Brazilian batacuda feel to it - wished i played that one Saturday night.

Book 50 - J. K. Huysmans "Marthe"

J. K. Huysmans "Marthe" (Daedalus European Classics)






In this short novel or long novella the drink that is absinthe is specifically mentioned in Huysman's first published novel. He didn't become a "decadent" writer until a little later in his career, however: at this time he was still a loyal Zola disciple and the text falls very neatly into the category of Naturalism. As to be expected, it is the tale of a courtesan's rise and fall due to alcohol. Absinthe makes two brief appearances, both in exchanges between the titular prostitute and her bohemian boyfriend Leo, first as celebration and then to alleviate suffering. The novel ends with a grisly autopsy that serves as moral against the evils of addiction.