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My verdict on Bobby Valli is that I can hear a certain family resemblance in the voice, but without Frankie's range and power.

What do you think?

Frankie's younger brother is also a singer. It's interesting to hear the quality of his voice compared to Frankie, and you can do this at:

http://www.bobbyvalli.net

Well I've had a good chance now to evaluate the Press Top 206 from Billingham. It's a beautifully made bag, very well suited to use in the studio or in a specific location. However, on balance, I think in the field Alice and Hadley designs have the edge in terms of convenience and accessibility. If ...

Beggin' is now out in physical CD and 7" and 12" formats, and is currently at the lower end of the Top 50 Downloads. Go out and buy two copies, one to listen to and one to sell on eBay in about 18 months at a ridiculously inflated price.... Don't knock it, it works. Remember you heard it h...

"The Way We Were", mentioned above, has now been duly published.

To find details of Pentax User please follow the link om my Home Page.

I'd have to be persuaded that we were China's biggest customer, and I somehow wonder if that can be so. It is true that we demand technology, but on the other hand we can't just sit in a patch of green grass and meditate, can we? The reason I believe it not to be a problem though is because nature w...

Harry Gladson made an interesting light source out of four cold cathode bulbs and a large bucket. Here's a sample shot that I took:



Any opinions?

Well I think Russell T has milked the "Last of the Time Lords" about as far as could be possible.... Not a bad episode, but mainstream. I prefer the oddball episodes that stretch the format, but I do realise that not every one of them can scale the heights of innovation. An interesting rev...

It amazes me that so many people seem to want to be charged to travel on roads that we have already paid for. Some even buy the notion that congestion charging will help the environment. Of course it won't, it will only cost us money in yet another tax on life and living. My plan is as follows: Desi...

This mammoth set from Rhino records consists of 3 CDs of remeastered tracks plus the real joy, a DVD of live performances from 1963 to 1977. The music is great and the tracks seem totally authentic to the originals. Errors that have crept in over the years have been corrected and the presentation is...

Camera shake is one of the major causes of unsharp photographs. The best solution is the most inconvenient one - the tripod. Don't underestimate the value of a tripod, which becomes essential for close-up work. A very useful technique becomes available with digital cameras - the ability to alter the...

Well I've been prediciting a Four Seasons revival for this/next year here in the Uk, and now the release date is close for the re-mix of the 1967 hit "Beggin'", written by Peggy Farina and Bob Gaudio. It was a top 20 success in the USA the first time around and the re-mix is getting heavy ...

A lively Doctor Who story today, but the retiurn of The Master I have been dreading. For God's sake, do we need a man in a black cape running around to know that he's the Bad Guy? Hopefully Russell T Davies will be Wiser Than That, but the jury is out for me. Ah well, I suppose it was ineveitable. :...

Well our back gutter has been leaking for ages, and because of the conservatory has been difficult to reach to repair. Thump, thump, thump went the rain as it leaked out and dropped onto the roof below. Now it's fixed. But can we test it, no Sir! The rain, would you believe, stopped as soon as the r...