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    Quick diary update: feeling a little less tired which is good. Feeling like
    a cold is slowing working its way into my head, which is bad.
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  <p>
    Got more fabulous birthday presents -- Simpsons, <a
    href="http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0102059/">Hot Shots!</a> and <a
    href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000DG5MU/">circa 1980 Billy
    Connolly</a> on DVD, a pornographic heat sensitive mug (classy...) and a
    lovely bottle of whiskey (actually classy), <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0330320025/">Last Chance To
    See</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140621334/">Three Men In A
    Boat</a>. I think that was all... but I probably forgot something and insulted someone.
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  <p>
    And now, the news update:
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  <ul>
    <li><a href="http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1099417,00.html">Bad Sex Prize winner announced</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,1099598,00.html">Daily Mail on the cutting edge as usual</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,13743,1098618,00.html">The freest nation on Earth?</a></li>
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  <p>
    And finally, everyone should <a href="http://www.sharingthegroove.org/">Share
    the Groove</a>.  Online music trading, by artists who don't object to recorded gigs
    being distributed for non profit. Currently listening to an excellent Otis Reading gig,
    and yesterday I grabbed Beth Orton at the Royal Albert Hall and Coldplay at La
    Hanger.
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  <p>
    <b>Update: </b> as expected I forgot to mention that I also got <a
    href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000E65XY">Westwood
    Platinum</a> from Bastien. Some "slamming joints" (apparently) and Westwood
    being, well, himself. Also Share The Groove has an, erm, lazy-evaluated list
    of artists who don't mind their gigs being distributed.  In that they share
    everyones, and restrict artists who complain.
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