10 best things 2014

10 best things of 2014.

Once a year at this time I do a quick round up of ten best things I seen, physician heard, cialis witnessed this year. Here they are folks…

1. Best moment of the year..Emma discovering the Flemish word for art in S.M.A.K. gallery Ghent 🙂

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2. Best Exhibition: Divided Germany at British Library: Discovered a lot about the East German background to the ‘New Spirit’ painters of early 1980s especially Baselitz.

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3. Best Film: Turner – haven’t seen it yet…missed it at cinema

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4. Best Book: Painting a Hidden Life – The Art of Bill Traylor – Mechal Sobel

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5. Best Poetry: Helen Mort – Lie of The Land (2011) came to it late.

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6. Best short story: (new category to coincide with Creative Writing M.A.): Alice Munro- Too much happiness.

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7. Best Sporting Moment: Aaron Ramsay goal against Galatasaray. Still makes me smile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15xMVUOQvo4

8. Best Gig. a tie both at The Maze. Ian McGlagen (R.I.P.) and The Alvin Brothers

both superb nights thanks to Cosmic American…

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9. Best new Reissue: Bob Dylan – The Basement Tapes

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10. Best New Album: Claudia Scott – Follow the Lines.

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