Glimmer 5

5th April Glimmer 5

5th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Rockabilly, Saturday, Shoegaze, Ska, Surf, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 5A bit of a lazy start to the day, showered and then away to Sainsbury’s whereupon I find glimmer 5.  Home for lunch and then off shopping again.  Coffee and a wee pint in the Tom & Gerry.  Am cooking the Kidney Care UK Lamb Kebabs with some Onion Bhaji.  The Bhaji work well surprisingly as they’ve always been appalling when I’ve tried before.  Find the kebabs a bit bland tbh.

Am stressing and that’s not good.

  1. Sir Bald Diddley & His Wigouts – Sir Bald Diddley Wants To Be Black
  2. Hipbone Slim & The Kneetremblers – Square Guitar
  3. Hipbone Slim & The Kneetremblers – Tremblin’
  4. Hipbone Slim & The Kneetremblers – Ugly Mobile
  5. Deacon Blue – The Great Western Road
  6. Swervedriver – The World’s Fair (EP)

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Nature's Beauty

29th March Nature’s Beauty

29th, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Gardening, Indie, March 2025, Music, Nature, No Dig, Photos, Psychedelia, Saturday, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Nature's BeautyNature’s beauty, bit of a rambling concept this one the constant generation and degeneration of nature, yadda yadda yadda!  Lazy day, lie in, gentle amble via the chicken shop as we begin the Kidney friendly diet for C.  Plan is some sort of Waldorf Salad for tonight. This is followed by a visit to The Coffee Shop.

C visits the ATM and then on to Iceland to view veggie options.  Then Lidl.  Wee pint in the Tom and Gerry and home.  Cook us some scrambled eggs for lunch with a few mushies.

Salad works well and is popular with herself.

In other news, the work on nature’s beauty that will be this Roots allotment is gathering pace, still no idea where their site is but they are communicating with me at least!

  1. The Jazz Butcher – The Violent Years
  2. The Venus Flytrap – Time Lapse 1995-2010
  3. The Venus Flytrap – Time Lapse 1989-1994
  4. The Venus Flytrap – Mercurial 1978-2018
  5. The Venus Flytrap – Mars
  6. The Venus Flytrap – Icon

 

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Stillness

22nd March Stillness

22nd, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, March 2025, Music, Photos, Portraiture, Reggae, Saturday, , , , , , , , , ,

StillnessSaturday and C is still not right, late up and a trip to the shops, a quick coffee.  A bit of a lazy day generally.

  1. Elizabeth Morris – Athens
  2. Elijah Minnelli – Perpetual Musket
  3. Elijah Minnelli – I Hope The Goats Come Back (ze hood de sham lichdal)
  4. Elijah Minnelli – Bebé Durmiendo Cumbia
  5. Elijah Minnelli – Slats
  6. Elijah Minnelli – Venn Diagram

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Texture

15th March Texture

15th, Abstract, Blues, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, March 2025, Mod, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Saturday, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

TextureSaturday and another day off. Lie in it’s nice!  Then off to get Greg the bear shrink wrapped.  We go via the ATM and follow the shrink wrapping with a coffee. Nip back home and drop the bear off.  Meet C at Lidl and shop.  Back home for a bacon sarnie.

Afternoon and it’s a trip to the Turkish barbers.  Pint and home.

  1. Robert Johnson – The Complete Recordings (The Centenial Collection)
  2. Subcoda – Wide Awake
  3. Cowboys International – Revisited
  4. Cowboys International – Original Sin
  5. The Jeunes – The Jeunes
  6. The Jeunes – Four Songs
  7. The Jeunes – Strangers In The Night
  8. Shake Some Action! – Wait For The Summer
  9. Shake Some Action! – Secrets and Lies
  10. Shake Some Action! – The Only Way Is Up
  11. Shake Some Action! – Christmas In The Sun
  12. Shake Some Action! – I Don’t Think So
  13. Shake Some Action! – Wait For The Summer
  14. Shake Some Action! – Fire And Ice
  15. Shake Some Action! – Sunny Days Ahead
  16. Shake Some Action! – Live At The Crocodile
  17. Shake Some Action! – Full Fathom Five
  18. Shake Some Action! – Catch The Sun

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Detail

8th March Details

8th, Abstract, Beat, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, March 2025, Music, Photos, Saturday, Surf, , , , , , , , , , , ,

DetailLazy start to another day off, not up till 9.40’ish.  Wander into Wigan with C who is looking for shoes.  First port of call is the market where she deems the shoes too frumpy.  A brief coffee as I scarf the rest of my tabs.  Then into the Grand Arcade.  Shoezone (no wide fit), Clarks (too frumpy) fail to provide.  In desperation it’s Schuh and we find some Doc Marten’s she loves, Klarna makes them affordable.

Nip into The Raven in search of lunch, first time we’ve been in since it changed hands and was refurbed.  Unimpressed we don’t stay.  So we wander into Gallimore’s (later learn it is shutting down on Sunday) and have another of their superb steak baguettes.

Home and a cuppa before wandering off to Lidl.  Pint in the Lickers on the way back and bake scones and cook pancakes for tea.  Wash up and watch old films with herself.

  1. Dead Mint – Dead Mint
  2. Dead Mint – Dreamers
  3. Palooka 5 – Drive You Around Space Mix
  4. Palooka 5 – Drive You Around
  5. Palooka 5 – Alien Grace
  6. Palooka 5 – Rough Magic
  7. Palooka 5 – Ultra Marine
  8. Palooka 5 – Radio Telescopes EP

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New Beginnings

1st March New Beginnings

1st, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, March 2025, Music, Nature, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Pump Up, Saturday, Tyres, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

New BeginningsCurry night, a Punjabi Tomato Curry with Chicken, rice and Naan. Slow cook and caramalise some onions.  Also bake some fruit scones. Wee shop with C earlier and swift pint.  Pump up the bike tyres in anticipation of tomorrow’s cycle to work.

C tidy’s upstairs as I cook.

  1. Glass Raspberry – Washed Up
  2. Glass Raspberry – The Final Call
  3. Glass Raspberry – Walk With Me / Getaway
  4. They Might Be Giants – Join Us
  5. They Might Be Giants – At Large
  6. They Might Be Giants – Working Undercover For The Man
  7. They Might Be Giants – The Else
  8. They Might Be Giants – I Like Fun
  9. They Might Be Giants – Miscellaneous T
  10. They Might Be Giants – The Spine Surfs Alone
  11. Alex Chilton – Set
  12. Alex Chilton – A Man Called Destruction
  13. Alex Chilton – Feudalist Tarts
  14. Alex Chilton – Clichés
  15. Alex Chilton – Like Flies On Sherbet
  16. Alex Chilton – Bachs Bottom
  17. Alex Chilton – High Priest

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V

22nd February V

22nd, Date, Days, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Funk, Garage, Indie, Luggage, Music, Panniers, Photos, Portraiture, Psychedelia, Reggae, Saturday, Soul, Street Photography, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

VSaturday, little light shopping, drink with C at the Tom & Gerry which seems populated by geriatric one armed bandit raiders with loud voices.

Home and sort the cat litter and wash up.  Simple food tonight in terms of Haloumi burgers and sweet potato fries.  Making some fruit scones too.

  1. Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 – Party to Make Music to Party to Make Music to Party to Make Music to, Pt. 1
  2. Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 – Peace, Love & Mustard
  3. The Fleshtones – It’s Getting Late (…and More Songs About Werewolves)
  4. The Fleshtones – The Band Drinks For Free
  5. The Fleshtones – Blast Off!
  6. The Fleshtones – American Beat

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O

15th February O

15th, Beat, Bike, Days, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Indie, Inner Tubes, Pedals, Punk, Rock, Saturday, Tools, , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Obviously this screen is not going to tell me anything useful.

A day of lazy shopping and gentle cooking.  Pedals, Hex Keys and Gloves arrive.  The 15mm spanner the web tells me is useful for pedal changing is in fact no use, looks like an 18mm is needed.  Which spanner is missing from the set I own.  Yep, the 18mm… order one.  Need grease as well which I order.  C is convinced the bike is costing a fortune.  It’s not, more a case of well being.

  1. Manic Street Preachers – Critical Thinking
  2. Pentangle – A Maid That’s Deep In Love
  3. The Beatles – At Stowe School
  4. Shonen Knife – Candy Rock
  5. Shonen Knife – Ready! Set!! Go!!! Adventure Tour

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A

1st February A

1st, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, Music, Saturday, , , , ,

AHmm, Anti-Marten Spray just the thing to put in your bat utility belt.

  1. The Chesterfields – Fool Is A Man
  2. The Chesterfields – The Wishing Pool
  3. The Chesterfields – My Bed Is An Island
  4. The Chesterfields – Flood
  5. The Chesterfields – Our Songbird Has Gone
  6. Simon Chesterfield – Simon Chesterfield
  7. Simon Chesterfield – Merry Christmas From Simon Chesterfield

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A Fave Breakfast

January 26th A fave breakfast

26th, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, January 2025, Photos, Pop, Saturday, , , , , , ,

A Fave BreakfastDay in.  No need to cook because I have yesterday’s lasagne.  C not feeling great.

R left keys at the house, eventually get to bed at about 1 am.

  1. The Bordellos – Spinning Like Julian Cope
  2. Alvvays – Blue Rev
  3. Tricollars – Fairy Daily EP
  4. Kung-Fu Girl – Cassette Tape Series Volume 1
  5. Fred Schneider & The Simplons – Vertical Mind

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