Balvack

Had lunch there today with Mr B. Very tasty and much nicer to have the Korean beef (bulgoki?) served on a sizzle plate rather than the polystyrene take-away boxes of the market days...

would you want one of these ? - assuming you had 4k to spare of course ... Not yet Windows compatible.

Edgy? So it's Northern, and it's Jazz, but where's the "Edge" ? (an' a dinna mean 'at Irish mannie ...)

I was very disappointed with Casa Gabriele. Tried it for the first time a couple of months ago as the brother-in-law is a fussy eater and Italian food is about the only option. Maybe it's better in the evenings, but lunchtime had a fairly limited menu as I recall, including the absolute worst risotto I've ever had. BIL thought his pasta was fab though ?( Guess I'm spoiled by authentic Italian home-cooking from Mr Balvack's side of the family...

The brochure for this years Sound Festival dropped through the door this morning. Lots of good stuff coming up ...

The Phantom Band: kindred spirits "Scottish art-rock six-piece the Phantom Band concoct a bewitching mix of gothic folk, krautrock, doo-wop and electro. They are scarily good" The Phantom Band: kindred spirits | Music | The Guardian

If we can find out where "there" is, me and Mr B are hoping to make it along. (dreaded lurgy permitting...) Update. Doh ... calendar says it's Drummonds. This cold has definitely killed off some of the more useful brain cells ...

It's a'right. Ticketbaster-d still had tix after all.

Hi, would appreciate if anyone has a spare ticket for Neil Young on 24th June that they would be willing to sell (standing preferred). I stupidly assumed my brother would already have one, so forgot to mention the gig to him till it was sold out

Great, I'll be able to come along to this. Shame Mr Balvack has to work that night though.

Music to make love to !

Brother Alan, surely you've realised by now that's not how the cult works:bat: We assimilate by pacific stealth, nothing as strenuous as fighting So that's sorted then: it'll be the Matricarian Cult of Balvack.

And what sort of time would that all be kicking off then, sir ?

Yep, wonderful stuff. Well done Bill and all involved. And thanks to Matricarians for the presents!

Maybe that's how Seb and Boris are going to get one up on the Chinese Olympics extravanganza: London 2012 - the world's end.....