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'Tis utter madness down in the West End of London at the moment. Still, for those with a thirst for vinyl bargains there are rich pickings to be had. While HMV might be too much of a scramble, an easier time can be had in Borders. For instance, in the branch on Charring Cross Road, I scored the Zombies Heaven boxset at half price and the Byrds' Preflyte re-issue on Poptones for not much more than the price of a pint of beer. Chancing my arm, I then walked over to the flagship store on Oxford Street and headed to the music department on the top floor. Sadly there was nothing more enticing than the usual "2 for 20 quid" deals but it was damn cool to hear "What Gives" by Radio Birdman bash the lug 'oles as I stepped off of the escalator. Good to see that no fellow shoppers headed for the exits as "Man With Golden Helmet" and "Do The Pop" proceeded to assault the senses. Is this a sign for 2004?

While preparing for yet another night of serious food consumption on Thursday, we joined some friends on a visit to the Centraal Museum, located only a few blocks from HQ, and again we were amazed at all this beauty on display so close to home and wondered why we don't check on it more often. The place holds the largest collection of Rietveld designs in the world, probably the only collection of work by Dick Bruna (the creator of Miffy !) and a wealth of other stuff. Heck, what I'm trying to say is; next time you head over here to Utrecht for the record fair, take some time out and dig some local culture, you'll be surprised.