Hello, hello.

I'm approaching the end of Mr Kershaw's fine book and I'm thinking what next to move onto. I've got three fairly specific categories and was hoping you fine people would be able to help, they are:

A book on soul music. A previous thread recommended Peter Guralnik - sweet soul music which I can pick up from the library, would this be a wise move?

Foreign correspondent. Andy's chapter on Rwanda especially interested me so it got me wondering what books were out there written by journalists working out in high risk arreas.

Elvis Costello. I'm sure this is the perfect place to ask for EC advice.

Maybe a book about VU. Is James Young's book any good? I know it's not specifically about VU but i guess it must cover some good ground.

Cheers

Right, the lady and I are going for a weekend in Bristol. The itinerary so far includes:

- Staying in a hotel in Almondsbury - Any idea how easy it is to get to Bristol from here? What's our best mode of transport; train, taxi or bus?
- Going to some nice pubs in Bristol - recommendations welcome. The Three Tuns and the Bus Stop are on the list so far.
- Fopp - Anyone spotted a good deal in there recently? What treats should I pick up?
- Leeds United v Cardiff City - I need a pub to watch this cracker.
- This sounds more like a weekend for me that her so I'm sure I'll find somewhere nice to treat her.

I'd love the massive's help on this one.