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In Bath recently & went for a guided tour around (by a past Master ) of the Old Theatre Royal https://oldtheatreroyal.com/museum/guided-tours/ It's like being on a film set ... kinda weird. There's also a complete museum down in the crypt. BTW, the Masons have a bit of a downer on the Rosicrusians, "heretics" apparently...

Hello chums. Catching up on this superb album after many years away. Had FORGOTTEN, my bad!, that Bill plays on 3 of the 13 tracks, and his playing, credited as "Bill Nelson – blue guitar" on Blackcrow Hits Shoe Shine City, is really beautiful IMHO. Find that track here. Stay safe and well! best wishes to all, Toby

6 April 2020 | By Anita Gates | New York Times In a long career she was best known for an early role: Pussy Galore, who declared herself immune to Agent 007’s charms before judo-flipping him. Honor Blackman, an actress who achieved fame as a beautiful pilot with judo skills and a highly suggestive name in the 1964 James Bond movie “Goldfinger,” then went on to a long screen career in her native England and abroad, has died at her home in Lewes, in southeastern England. She was 94. Her family announced her death in a statement released to The Guardian in London. She was a breast cancer survivor, having undergone a lumpectomy in 2003. Ms. Blackman may have been unknown to American audiences when she played Pussy Galore opposite Sean Connery as the dashing secret agent James Bond, but she had already become a star in Britain on television. She joined the spy series “The Avengers” for its second season in 1962, replacing Ian Hendry as the co-star of Patrick Macnee, who played John Steed, an almost painfully cultured British intelligence agent. Her character, Mrs. Cathy Gale, was an anthropologist who enjoyed martial arts and dressing head to toe in leather while saving the world from increasingly bizarre plots and conspiracies. more .

I just finished watching videos with Paul Stanley and Brian May sharing with their fans during this quarantine period. Mr. May's effort is most definitely of humble quality -- He's using a phone to record it but if you ever want to see how he played the lead in Bohemian Rhapsody, pretty cool and very intimate (I mean, he's pretty comfortable in shorts). Mr. Stanley's is rhythm rock & roll which of course was his gig, can't fault him for that. He gives very caring advice at the end. Would it not be so incredible to have our hero show us how he plays the lead in Crying to the Sky or Axe Victim...Or even the eBow awesomeness in Above these Clouds the Sweetest Dreams (Yes, I have the DVD but the cameraman was not that interested in creating a lesson)? Just a wish, oft repeated, oft denied.

I'm a massive fan and am super excited about her new (and imminent) album. I put her tracks up on the old forum several times and this new album looks very interesting..a fantastic mix of songs. Quote: 'Joan As Police Woman returns with her new album Cover Two out on May 1st 2020. This is Joan’s second album reinterpreting songs by other artists and once again, the choices are unpredictable and intriguing.' Pre-order here, if you're interested: https://joanaspolicewoman.com/merch/cover-two/ Here's the tracklist: Kiss (Prince) Spread (Outkast) Under Control (The Strokes) Not The Way (Cass McCombs) I Keep Forgettin’ (Michael Macdonald) Life’s What You Make It (Talk Talk) Out of Time (Blur) On The Beach (Neil Young) There Are Worse Things I Could Do (Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs) Running (Gil Scott-Heron) ...and here's a taster, her interpretation of Blur's 'Out of Time'...and it's magnificent!

I have been playing Tramcar to Tomorrow today and noticed that what is labelled 'Piece of Mine' on 'Live! in the Air Age' is labelled as 'Peace of Mind' on the CD. Is it a typo?

Sir Elton is 72 today. He and Bernie Taupin wrote some amazing songs. I know many of Elton John's albums are more popular but I am especially partial to 'Elton John' and 'Madman Across the Water'. Probably my favourite EJ track is '60 Years on' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqTbjKZviIA A close second is 'Madman Across the Water' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWrzhWnzhAs

Just spotted a forthcoming 4 CD box set on Amazon called Electrical Language and includes the same named track. Looks like it’s from Cherry Red, covering 1978 - 1984 and includes some great tracks including one from Fiat Lux. Released May 31st.

Maury Laws left us a few days ago. He was a fantastic composer. He did all that Rankin/Bass we grew up with. The theme song for the late '60s cartoon 'King Kong' has been in our heads basically most of our lives, right? Maury Laws (6 December, 1923 – 28 March, 2019) was an American television and film composer from Burlington, NC.

Wishing you all the best, Mark. .

Actor Seymour Cassel has left us, aged 84. He cracked me up in 'Cannes Man' (1997) and before that in 'California Dreaming' (1979), 'Faces' (1968) and 'Coogan's Bluff' (1968) are great ones as well. Was in a lot of films.

A quick look at Bill's new studio... 😜