9th January – A shadow

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Day begins with the schlep to take herself to work.  Leave a little later today and it works out much better, would have been dead stressed of I’d have been at work today.

Car hoover arrives and set it charging.  Take the car for a bath, end up in Leigh and fill it up. Update spreadsheet.  Bit of shopping in Morrisons and grab a coffee.  Home and it’s time to clean the fridge out which is achieved, cooker cleaned and cat litter changed.  Hoover the car and jobs a good ‘un.  Decide I’d better do something with this year so new year, new learning.

  1. Tai Chi
  2. Photoshop

Much discussion around the notion of C’s retirement.  We find some sort of financial solution.  Not my best moment but C believes it so.  That in itself is rewarding.

Review #9 – The Headcoats – The Sherlock Holmes Rhythm ‘n’ Beat Vernacular

Pure garage sounds from Billy Childish et al.  Classic no-nonsense stuff.

Music

  1. The Headcoats – The Sherlock Holmes Rhythm ‘n’ Beat Vernacular
  2. The Headcoatees – Mantrap
  3. The Headcoatees – The Man-Trap Sessions Vol. 1 (EP)
  4. The Headcoatees – The Man-Trap Sessions Vol. 2 (EP)
  5. The Bad Beats – His Vengeful Hand
  6. The Bad Beats – Gotta Get Loose
  7. The Bad Beats – Off The Hook
  8. The Bad Beats – Demo
  9. Stereolab – Cloud Land / Flashes In The Afternoon (EP)
  10. Green Seagull – Cloud Cover
  11. Green Seagull – First Snow Of Winter
  12. Green Seagull – Scarlet Fever
  13. The Knight Shades – Switch on! With..
  14. The On and Ons – Menacing Smile
  15. The On and Ons – Let Ya Hair Down!
  16. The On and Ons – Back For More
  17. The On and Ons – Welcome Aboard
  18. The On and Ons – You And I / Hard To Say Goodbye 7″
  19. The Sences – Done With You
  20. The Sences – Better Than Before
  21. The Sences – We Had Tyme To Spent
  22. The Crystal Teardrop – The Crystal Teardrop…Is Forming
  23. The Crystal Teardrop – By The River
  24. The Crystal Teardrop – Nine Times Nine

 

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7th January – Something inspiring

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So today was a bit of a strange one. Systems went down. A HBB and laugh as the systems played up and a heap of cancellation.

Get home and C is on the warpath with Barclay’s.  3 agents in and two dropped calls because I was making the delicate little flowers uncomfortable.

Think Barclays may be getting an introduction to the OED definition of final.

Hare up to the bank and pay off the little buggers on the interest they did not tell us about when giving us a final settlement figure.  Bring back dead thing that I really don’t do justice to.  On the plus side it is done… until they invent something else.

Meanwhile I’m behind on some things I  promised myself I’d try and achieve this year.  Catch up tomorrow.  Nip for a quick pint at the Tom and Gerry, served by my fave barman, Sam.

Review #7 – The Violet Mindfield – Hello Darling

Lots of variety in terms of the feel and mood of the tracks on this album, the album flows as it goes along bringing fuzzy and jangly delight.  Was a great accompaniment to doing the laundry!

Music

  1. The Violet Mindfield – Your Mind On Violets
  2. The Violet Mindfield – Mammals in Love and Ambivalence
  3. The Violet Mindfield – Odds & Ends
  4. The Violet Mindfield – Stranger In The Mirror
  5. The Violet Mindfield – Hello Darling
  6. The Violet Mindfield – California Burning
  7. The Violet Mindfield – Distorted Portrait
  8. The Violet Mindfield – The Forgotten Streetlamps of Time
  9. The Violet Mindfield – Tell Me / Moonlight Love
  10. The Violet Mindfield – After Before
  11. The Violet Mindfield – Orange EP
  12. The Violet Mindfield – Hard Times, Easy Love / Gimme, Gimme Single
  13. The Violet Mindfield – The Violet Mindfield
  14. The Violet Mindfield – Beautiful Nightmare – Single
  15. Mooon – Safari
  16. Mooon – Hurtin’ My Heart b/w How I Learned (To Say Goodbye)
  17. Mooon – Mooon’s Brew
  18. Mooon – III
  19. Mooon – Mary You Wanna / She Makes Me Feel EP
  20. Mooon – MOOON – EP

 

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6th January – My Shoes Day

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Tuesday and the first day of driving C to work.  The roads are truly horrible, icy and bits of snow.  On way to the school we discovered the boot was open.  Pulled in sorted it.  Was tbh a bit stressed by road conditions and the unknowns of getting to work on time (turned out reet!)

Day was ok but full of numptiness.  Home and takeaway tonight because we had suddenly moved to three for tea rather than the pair of us.

Food Plan

  • Pie and Mash
  • Leek and Potato Soup
  • Meatballs

Working the weekend so will need to plan food for then, but at least I have a plan for the next couple of days.

Review #6 – L.A. Witch – Octubre

Spookily moody and with a bit of a psych post-punk vibe.   Very reverb, could come out of Eric’s but is from the States. One for dark early winter mornings or winter nights.

Music

  1. L.A. Witch – Your Ways (Demo)
  2. L.A. Witch – Play With Fire
  3. L.A. Witch – Octubre
  4. L.A. Witch – L.A. Witch
  5. L.A. Witch – Kill My Baby Tonight (Single)
  6. L.A. Witch – Doggod
  7. L.A. Witch – Drive Your Car
  8. Various Artists – One Way Or The Highway
  9. Shadow Show – Silhouettes
  10. Shadow Show – Contessa (Remix)
  11. Shadow Show – Silhouette Acoustic
  12. Shadow Show – The Machine
  13. Shadow Show – What Again Is Real (Acoustic)
  14. Shadow Show – What Again Is Real? b/w Is This a Dream?
  15. Shadow Show – Glass Eye
  16. Shadow Show – Radiant Hue
  17. Shadow Show – Fantasy Now!

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