Jazzy D's Post Midnight Slide

For you night birds-

Sarah Vaughan - The Man I Love

The Muffins - Monkey With the Golden Eyes

Air - Casanova 70

Nightmares On Wax - Les Nuits

Jazzanova - Bohemian Sunset

Enjoy.

Good Morning!

Deferred

I may have to defer most or at least some of my jobs till next eeek and forget about the weekend. REASON is that I am waiting for payents from some of my companies and they will not turn up till the 25th.

Hence it will a quiet weekend of reading and listening to music mostly.

Just Wondering

If you found a suitcase full of £1,000,000, (or dollars) what would you do?

If you could solve the problem of hunger in the third world or repair the ozone, which would you do?

If you were invited to have tea with the Royal Family of England, who would you choose to have tea with?

Book 37 - F.Scott Fitzgerald "The Great Gatsby"

F.Scott Fitzgerald "The Great Gatsby" (Vintage)




It is with good reason that this book is considered one of Fitzgerald's best works. This great American Novel was written in 1925. I didn't remember Gatsby, the man, or Daisy the love interest the same way that I did when I read these books as an Open University student. The Great Gatsby is a classic tale that provides the understanding and a connection to today with a bygone era and is still a wonderful read today. I was set during the age of prohibition, American jazz and America's post-World War I society. I was able to gain insight into a world that is so different from our's today, and yet the basic themes of love, jealousy and greed still hold true in today's novels.

The settings of frequent and extravagant parties, the involvement of friends and family and the growing secret and illicit relationship between Gatsby and Daisy provides the backdrop for this beautiful, and difficult love story. The book is a combination of mystery, intrigue, and friendship during a time when excess was considered the norm in certain social circles. The Great Gatsby is a truly wonderful book, and sure to be enjoyed by many for years and years to come. I recommend it as one of the basic of all novels we might all read and enjoy.