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Psychologists claim playing certain types of music can enhance the taste of wine. What do they recommend with a cabernet sauvignon?

Choose from Blondie singing Atomic, Nessun Dorma by Puccini, probably in the Pavarotti rendition, Lionel Ritchie's Easy (the Sunday Morning thing) or The Rolling Stones belting out Honky Tonk Woman.

Well, if those greying, middle class, lefty types on The Guardian and The Observer can do it, we greying, middle class lefty types here on The Birmingham Post can do it too.

Tomorrow (that's May 10, 2008 for all digital librarians filing this for future generations when it will be sought out by millions, obviously) and on Sunday, the London-based newspapers are publishing a guide to playing guitar. I don't know what it will be, but it's billed as for absolute beginners and more advanced players. They've previewed it online today with a bit of pointless nonsense about air guitar.

I'm not sure if it's impulsive, compulsive or simply a case of obsession, but I'm beginning to get serious withdrawal symptoms.

Think of something that adds a frisson to your life, that little bit extra that gives you a lift every now and then. You won't die without it, but life suddenly smiles if you can indulge.

It might be a menthol cigarette once a week, a bar of chocolate, an expensive wine, sex with a stranger. Actually, ignore that last one, I just put it to make me sound cool and dangerous, which all of us need to feel every now and then, and I'm just a tad fragile at the moment.