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Ade

Inveterate scribbler..

About Me



Writer, poet, discographer and historian. Having to do 36 hours penance a week to pay bills, mortgage etcetera but always happy to return to the real world and proper work after the daily 7-and-a-bit hour sentence. Writer and editor of world's only magazine about Stackridge - 'The Rhubarbarian'. Author of two books about Donovan and now working (2008) on book about Pallasdian architecture in Bath and a Fly/Cube singles discography, to go with previously-issued discographies on Harvest, Dawn and Regal Zonophone Records. Long-time contributor to Record Collector Rare Record Price Guide, Terry Hounsome's Reock Record, Martin Strong's Rock Discographies, Penguin/Nick Hamlyn Record Price Guide, Get Thy Bearings fanzine and many more books and publications.

My Interests

Music, architecture, history, industrial architecture, Somerset, sport....oh, oodles of things, really. ,

I'd like to meet:

In an octopus's garden...

Music:

Stackridge, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Beatles, Kate Bush, Roy Wood, Roy Harper, Be Bop Deluxe, Marc Bolan, glam rock generally, Claire Hamill, Steeleye Span, John Martyn, Tom Waits etc.

Movies:

Wizard Of Oz, The Magnificent Ambersons, Maltese Falcon, Earth 2150: Dalek Invasion Of Earth, South Pacific

Television:

Dr Who, Inspector Morse, Antiques Roadshow, Torchwood, Life On Mars, Ashes To Ashes, Country File

Books:

Anything by George Eliot, D.H. Lawrence, Thomas Hardy, Emile Zola, Gogol, P.G Wodehouse, Richmal Crompton, Noel Coward and so forth

Heroes:

...is a great song by David Bowie. The French language version doesn't really cut it but the German language version is great: even better as 'Helden' than the standard 'Heroes'...