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Myspace is horrific, but at least it's got character unlike the Norwich City of websites, Facebook.

Not a fan of boxing then Bob?

I'm on Npower. We pay ?80 a month electricity and ?36 a month for Gas for a 4 bedroom house.

No, but I'd pay good money to. I watched a DVD last night of a Gypsy Bareknuckle fight a friend bought at a Gypsy Fair. It was excellent!

Was there a 4 man punch up in the carpark?

Perhaps inappropriate considering the rain, but it's Man Parrish - Heatstroke http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoLkRtWpoOk

I'd suggest you try one of the various Hi-Fi shops on Tottenham Court Road for Slipmats.

I've got Virgin Media. I got it primarily for broadband and as I already have a mobile contract with them, it made sense for them all to be under one bill as it were. I don't really watch a lot of TV so wasn't bothered by what was offered. However, they have been shafted by Sky's TV package. I'd go for Sky if you're looking for the TV side of things.

In Central London, Rough Trade (who also have a new shop on Brick Lane) and Sister Ray are your best bets for new vinyl.

I want a DS and in particular Puzzle Quest. That game is horrifically addictive - so perhaps it's not such a good idea.

Do any of the pubs owned by the chain offer decent continental lager (i.e German or Belgian for example) or proper Ale?

Fopp was the musical equivalent of Tesco. They made aggressive attacks in several British Cities like Bristol to flush out independent musical retailers with their pricing strategies. Now they're fucked, and I say good riddance.

Fopp was shite. It never had anything apart from mainstream releases - One felt obliged to buy stuff just because it was so damn cheap. Every time I went in one I loaded up on CDs and then on approaching the counter put them back and went to Rough Trade in Covent Garden instead to buy obscure CDs and Records. I can understand why people like it, but they never stocked anything that you couldn't buy anywhere else.

I might visit tonight on the way home from work.

I guess from the plethora of excellent food sources that a fair few on here have good recipes to share. Well, here's one from me - taken from the excellent Tom Norrington-Davies who used to be the chef at the fabulous Eagle Pub in Farringdon. Spring lamb tagine This is vibrant and colourful, despite the long cooking time. The principle of tagine cooking is the order in which items are added to the pot. The meat must cook for longest, the broad beans for a short while only. So you don't really need to stir or intervene generally. My kind of cooking. You don't need a tagine (terracotta pot with a conical lid). A casserole will suffice. # 1 x 2.5lb/1.3k shoulder of lamb. Ask the butcher to remove the bones and use them to make the stock if you have time. # Half tsp ground cumin # 1 tsp salt # 4 tbsp olive oil # 1 onion # 2 leeks # 6 cloves garlic # 12oz/350g new potatoes # 8oz/250g cherry tomatoes # Quarter tsp (i.e. a pinch) saffron threads # 1 tsp dried mint # 4 small artichokes (or 1 small tin artichoke hearts) # 1 preserved lemon OR the peeled zest of half a lemon # 8oz/250g broad beans (podded weight). Thaw if using frozen. # Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste # A small bunch of chopped dill, coriander or parsley to garnish Cut the lamb shoulder into eight pieces, roughly the same size. Mix the meat with the cumin and salt. Heat the oil in a large pot or tagine and brown the meat briskly. Chop the onion, leeks and garlic then add them to the pot. Lower the heat and cover the pot. Halve the new potatoes and tomatoes and add them to the pot with the mint and saffron. Continue to cook on a very low heat. If using fresh artichokes, peel the tough outer leaves, trim the tops and cut each one in half down the length. Pull out any "choke" and halve again. Add these quarters to the pot with about 8fl oz/250ml of the stock. (It doesn't seem much but don't add more as the meat and vegetables produce lots of juice.) Now cook the tagine for about one-and-a-half hours. Meanwhile, dice the preserved lemon roughly. (If you can't get one of these, use the peeled rind of half a fresh lemon. To ape the taste of the preserved version you could chop it with a teaspoon of capers, or a handful of pitted olives, which will add the slightly briny taste.) Shuck the broad beans out of their little membranes by squeezing them between forefinger and thumb. Add the lemons and beans to the pot and cook for another 30 minutes. By this time the meat and vegetables should be very tender. Let the tagine rest for 10 minutes before seasoning, garnishing with chopped herbs and serving. Some people like to eat couscous or rice with tagines, but my favourite is pitta-type flatbread. That way you can mop up all the lovely stock. Serves 4.

I don't think so - 2006 was a massive festival year for me - did Mutek, Detroit, Sonar, Big Chill. Am a bit meh about it now.

It's all a bit too placid for me. I worked at it last year on the radio station, but something prevents me from really enjoying it. I think there's not enough randomness for me somehow.

Is Robson Green the one who looks like Daniel Craig a bit? If so, I saw him too. Wasn't he is some sort of really bad ITV series?

You'd better field the question to the board I guess. Till the admins get here, it'll stay like it though. It doesn't furrow my brow though.

UB40 had a laser show? Wow. The first time I went to Glastonbury in 1990 I shared a lift with a man who had but just a towel for possessions. That's the spirit.

Aye http://www.last.fm/user/Bleep43/

There's a pond at the end of Plough Lane that I didn't know about until today.

Tip a meter reader? For er, what?

They're most likely to be hoverflies. There are some unusual bumblebees around at the moment in Dulwich. We have an incursion of these fellas at the moment. http://www.bumblebee.org/key.htm Bombus Pascorum

Have you heard Panda Bear? It's Noah from Animal Collective. Released an LP earlier this year - Person Pitch. Some of it is patchy, but there's some amazing innovation there. Brian Wilson vibes.