Beedster

Frankly you're in London, where there are a lot of bassists, plus it's an easy place to get to for most people (you could have been in Aberdeen), plus you're now talking to the largest online community of bassists in the UK. You've made a good start 👍 Might be an idea to take a few photos and post them here, I'm no expert but there are a lot of very helpful folks on this site who are and will offer good advice Good luck

The former has not decent science attached to it and largely comes down to experience/opinion/rhetoric, the other can be measured objectively and systematically using technology. Where's the fun in discussing the latter

Yep, posted this book earlier, the subtitle is a stark reminder, because it's a view that not many in the West consider (also worthing noting that Churchill and Roosevelt considered siding with the defeated German army to push the Soviets back east...

Christ it’s even worse in print 😡 USA must be very proud of itself tonight

I don’t agree but I guess time will tell. I imagine a lot of people at the time felt Chamberlain had done the right thing with Hitler, i.e, treated a deviant psychopath with respect because he was a powerful deviant psychopath. I believe - and sincerely hope - that Zelenski did what was best tonight, but a lot of what follows will depend on Europe’s response

This, 100%. Let's hope his meeting with EU tomorrow is a) more respectful and b) more productive. I genuinely suspect Trump already realises he f***ed up, the problem with surrounding yourself with yes people is that you lose the ability to deal with no people.

You might be right, but would Starmer have the guts, this is a test that I hope he passes

This photo came immediately to mind

The Orange One might just have experienced his first setback, I wonder what Putin's thinking? I understand Zelensky's first post-Agent Orange meeting is with Starmer, let's pray that Starmer sees this for what it is, a test of his minerals

Wow, Zelensky asked by a journalist why he's not wearing a suit to meet The Donald. US media as ever with their finger on the pulse....

Zelensky has been fighting a real and brutal war for three years. He not only sees Trump for what he is but is one of the few politicians in the World - possibly the only one - who has the minerals to say it out loud to his face.