Not content with
spending all week together in the same office, I ventured pub-wards yesterday
evening for a well-earned sherbet with fellow buyers Richard and Steve. Our
weekly haunt, The Cock Inn at Luddesdowne, has been awarded local Camra Pub Of
The Year for the past 3 years in a row and I'm happy to report that the Harvey's
Sussex and Woodforde's Wherry were in fine order. You'd think spending all week
buying, selling and talking about music would lead to a change of subject once
away from the office, but no, it just seemed natural to extend our daily
influences & chat to the pub environment. These guys never cease to amaze
me with their knowledge of music. I readily admit I know more about records than
I do about music so it's always a pleasure to be a part of their conversational
exchanges. Although Richard did manage to get in both Frank Zappa and Hawkwind
references within the first five minutes, causing Steve to counter with a couple
of well-chosen Queen retorts.

We're about to
embark on a few foreign buying trips in the coming weeks so our next
get-together won't be until Thursday 1st November - why not drop us a line if
you fancy joining us for a musical chinwag and pint of best...
Right, I'm
off to see a man about a Kate Bush test press...