I have been a bit lax filling in my blog the last week! No particular reason, although I could blame the cold weather. Last week's show's competition elicited zero response - either no-one knew the answer, couldn't be bothered or didn't listen to the show or its repeats. For those who must know the answer was Winners – The Clarke/Duke Project - recorded in 1981. The tie break answer was Ooh Baby - Roy Ayres/Wayne Henderson....by putting competition on the title of the post it definitely increased the number of views on the various forums but I did want to give away a copy of a CD!! Maybe I should have give a prize of a Ferrari! Perhaps that would have got more response.

I was studying the number of visits and hits to my site and amazed that it is now averaging almost 150 visits a day! The shows are being downloaded - 40 people have downloaded the latest show and dozens of people read this blog!! In all my years I have never been so popular!! (Or maybe you just like to read the ramblings of a sad old git!!! (LOL)). No I'm not sad - just love my music and it is a priviledge to share it with so many people.

I didn't do my Smoke show this week as I was very busy at work and had two meetings, one with an important client. It wouldn't have been appropriate to take a bagful of 12"'s into the meeting & explain to a bunch of people what's it all about....also it was freezing andturning up to the studio - where it is cold at the best of times wasn't my idea of fun. Hopefully next week. I am hoping to finalise the arrangements for our 'night' next week - details will be posted on this site first. It is liikely that the venue will be in North London - that will satisfy our 'homeys' but those from further afield will find it a tiny bit more challenging to get to.

Creating an interesting post on the Soul Music Radio Forum talking about a record that sold for £325!! I just wouldn't pay that money for one record....however rare and good it was. That's me I guess but clearly there are those that would.