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| * '''Rick Stein''' - When he's cooking in some town square on a Gaz stove, loaded with wine! | | * '''Rick Stein''' - When he's cooking in some town square on a Gaz stove, loaded with wine! |
| * '''[[Celebrity_Chefs_on_Desert_Island_Discs#Antonio_Carluccio_-_broadcast_6th_July_2008|Antonio Carluccio]]''' - I love his rustic style of cooking and passion for local ingredients. | | * '''[[Celebrity_Chefs_on_Desert_Island_Discs#Antonio_Carluccio_-_broadcast_6th_July_2008|Antonio Carluccio]]''' - I love his rustic style of cooking and passion for local ingredients. |
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| An ex white-water canoeist, surfer, windsurfer and skier, I now enjoy retirement in the Norfolk countryside.
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| '''Music is my life blood. Period.'''
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| * '''Biggest influence:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny Pat Metheny] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Quincy Jones] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Peterson Gilles Peterson] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Vanelli Gino Vanelli] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreaux_Jazz_Festival Montreaux Jazz Festival]
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| * '''Band:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Crusaders The Jazz Crusaders] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Average_White_Band The Average White Band] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple Deep Purple] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Vanelli Gino Vanelli] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower of Power] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith Aerosmith] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny_Group Pat Metheny Group]
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| * '''Songwriter/Composer:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickie_Lee_Jones Rickie Lee Jones] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Carlos_Jobim Carlos Jobim] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Scott-Heron Gill Scott-Heron] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie Dave Bowie] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Friedman Dean Friedman]
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| * '''Keyboards:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans Bill Evans] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Jarrett Keith Jarrett] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_Mays Lyle Mays] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliane_Elias Eliane Elias]
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| * '''Male Vocal:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Murphy_(singer) Mark Murphy] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lucien Jon Lucien] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Motta Ed Motta] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Hathaway Donnie Hathaway] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Prima Louis Prima] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boz_Scaggs Boz Scaggs] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jarreau Al Jarreau] / Jose James / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Baker Chet Baker] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Fame Georgie Fame]
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| * '''Female Vocal:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Vaughan Sarah Vaughan] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald Ella] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickie_Lee_Jones Rickie Lee Jones] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toki_Asako Toki Asako]
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| * '''Guitar:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny Pat Metheny] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Ritenour Lee Ritnour] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana Carlos Santana] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Hendrix] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck Jeff Beck]
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| * '''Bass:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Miller Marcus Miller] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaco_Pastorious Jaco Pastorious]
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| * '''Drums:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Colaiuta Vinnie Colaiuta] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Weckl Dave Weckl] / Kim Plainfield (Jon Lucien's band) / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Cobham Billy Cobham]
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| * '''Sax:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sanborn Dave Sanborn] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Getz Stan Getz] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brecker Michael Brecker]
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| * '''Brass:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Hubbard Freddie Hubbard] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Mangione Chuck Mangeone]
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| [[Image:Chef.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Artwork by [http://www.rachelpank.co.uk '''Rachel Pank''']]] | | [[Image:Chef.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Artwork by [http://www.rachelpank.co.uk '''Rachel Pank''']]] |
| [[Image:Tom and Jerry.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tom and Jerry on the high shelf]] | | [[Image:Tom and Jerry.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tom and Jerry,sadly, no longer with us.]] |
| '''All-time favourite:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny Pat Metheny]
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| ===Where I work=== | | ===Where I work=== |
| I am retired now, though I dabble with the odd bit of Perl code for fun and financial gain. | | I am retired now, living in rural Norfolk. I still dabble with The Internets and I am a Volunteer at [https://www.cats.org.uk/downhammarket Cats Protection, Downham Market]. |
| ===Contacting me=== | | ===Contacting me=== |
| The easiest way to contact me is to use the [[Contact the Editor]] page. I will try to get back to you as soon as I am able. | | The easiest way to contact me is to use the [[Contact the Editor]] page. I will try to get back to you as soon as I am able. |
I am retired now, living in rural Norfolk. I still dabble with The Internets and I am a Volunteer at Cats Protection, Downham Market.
