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A Blues for Shindig

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'I have never been better loved' - The Guardian Interview Mo Foster
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Extracts from A Blues For Shindig

Blues After Hours

"‘The Rendezvous Club' is a squalid little gaff off a slippery courtyard, decaying happily into itself. It will be vigorously revamped soon, but for now, having put all its effort into avoiding the bombing it is relaxing. " . . . Read More

Don't Sell it, Give it Away

"I want some action so I move myself down to the Corner House, see if I can't catch up with BB. I need some halfway decent conversation after my day.". . . Read More

Here Come the Blues

"Tiger seems to be branching out with his cohorts. Geezers of unaccustomed couth have been coming in of late, they have the look of Bond Street rather than Hoxton.". . . Read More

House Cleaning Blues

"My mind is in overdrive and I go in my room and poke around in my books, getting worried, hold them by the spines and shake them.". . . Read More

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