Whitestaunton Manor

A 15th-century house near Chard, Somerset, with walls from a Roman villa built into it. How cool would it be to live there?

From The Independent

Egyptian statuette spinning on its own accord in Manchester museum. But only in the daytime.

From the Bath Chronicle

So much for a quiet retirement in Somerset.

And in Mycenae

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To Save the Realm Available

To Save the Realm is available at Amazon now. The used copies are still listed at outrageous prices.

Norman Smith

Wiki site for the man who engineered the recordings for the Beatles until he became a producer in 1965 or 1966. He was almost 40 when he began working with the Beatles; John Lennon called him "Normal". It was a time when recording engineers at EMI were still wearing white shirts and ties and white lab coats. He was also a glider pilot in WWII.

From the Telegraph

Ian Anderson talking about why he gave up guitar and took up flute. Jethro Tull is doing all of Thick as a Brick at the Royal Albert Hall on June 30. I suppose it's sold out.