Glimmer 20

April 20 Glimmer 20

20th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Music, Nature, Photos, Ska, Sunday, , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 20Easter Sunday, and we’re hanging around. It’s our 3rd wedding anniversary too.  Time for Glimmer 20. Catch up on the photos! Cook a roast pork for us for tea.  We have a jar in the Lickers but other than that a chilled day.

Music

  1. The Melbourne Ska Orchestra – TV & Movie Themes
  2. The Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Transmission Fridays
  3. The Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Ska Classics
  4. The Melbourne Ska Orchestra – The Best Things in Life Are Free
  5. The Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Saturn Return
  6. The Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Read All About It!
  7. The Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Live At The Triffid

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Glimmer 19

April 19 Glimmer 19

19th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Music, Photos, Pop, Saturday, , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 19Glimmer 19 and time to try cooking something nice from the Kidney Friendly recipes. Scones made with diet lemonade. Bit dubious until we eat ’em and they’re great.

Tonight we celebrate our anniversary and my birthday at Il Sappore.  Unfortunately I’m not feeling great and end up hurling.  Whole thing is a bit of a fiasco.  I owe C a nice meal.

Music

  1. Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine – The Elmers End Riot (Live at Edenfest 2011)
  2. Stephen McCarthy & Carla Olson – Night Comes Falling
  3. Shampoo – We Are Shampoo
  4. Shampoo – Girl Power
  5. Shampoo – Absolute Shampoo
  6. Shampoo – Delicous
  7. Shampoo – Viva La Megababes
  8. Shampoo – I Know What Boys Like

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Glimmer 18

April 18 Glimmer 18

18th, Abstract, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Friday, Indie, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Reggae, Ska, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 18Friday and I’m knackered, a pleasant day with C.  Just chilling.  Glimmer 18 done on the heap of lost causes,

Music

  1. Absolute Grey – Broken Promise – An Absolute Grey Anthology 1984-87
  2. Absolute Grey – Greenhouse
  3. Absolute Grey – What Remains
  4. Rainy Day – Rainy Day
  5. The Beat – I Just Can’t Stop It
  6. The Beat – Wha’ppen?
  7. The Beat – Special Beat Service
  8. Peter Holsapple – The Face Of 68
  9. Neil Young – Coastal Soundtrack (Live)
  10. Various Artists – Different (The Dennis Bovell Singles Collection 1977-1981)

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Glimmer 17

April 17 Glimmer 17

17th, April 2025, Date, Days, Electronica, Emo, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, Music, Nature, Photos, Thursday, , , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 17Last Late thank fuck.  Glimmer 17 is the compulsory dandelion clock shot.  Day goes… I’m tired as fuck and grateful it’s all over.

Music

  1. Big Brother & The Holding Company – Big Brother & The Holding Company
  2. Vanilla Fudge – Where Is My Mind? (The Atco Recordings 1967-1969)
  3. The Woggles – The Big Beat Bonus (EP)
  4. Susan – Just Call It
  5. Susan – As I Was
  6. Susan – Never Enough
  7. Andy Pidcock – Modular Synth Jams
  8. Andy Pidcock – Journeys With My M8

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Glimmer 17

April 16 Glimmer 16

16th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Music, Photos, Rockabilly, Street Photography, Surf, Wednesday, , , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 17Day 3 of the lates and great delight as I listen to ‘The Demon Barber’ as I’m outside this place. The irony is not lost!  Glimmer 16 is the irony.

Music

  1. Various Artists – Hipbone Slim Vs. Sir Bald
  2. Various Artists – Evil Kneevel Y Otros Instromentales
  3. Various Artists – Rock’n’roll Is Gonna Kill You!
  4. Sir Bald y Los Hairies – Cangrejo Diablo Y Otros Golpes Terribles!
  5. Various Artists – The Hairy Scary Sounds of… Sounds of Hipbone Slim aka Sir Bald
  6. Commoners Choir – United Kingdom
  7. Commoners Choir – Commoners Choir

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Glimmer 15

April 15 Glimmer 15

15th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Jazz, Music, Photos, Ska, Street Photography, Tuesday, , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 15Glimmer 15 the day I reach fucking 57 and then do a late. Luckily no one susses at work. Day is generally ok and flies by.

Music

  1. Chet Baker – Do It the Hard Way
  2. Chet Baker – My Buddy
  3. Chet Baker – In New York
  4. Chet Baker – Lady Bird
  5. Chet Baker – Devil Moon
  6. Chet Baker – Headline
  7. Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Melbourne Ska Orchestra
  8. Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Sierra Kilo Alpha

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Glimmer 14

April 14 Glimmer 14

14th, Date, Days, Emo, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Garage, Indie, Mod, Monday, Music, Punk, Ska, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 14Glimmer 14 and I’m in Kawa’s and taking photos of photos.  Great coffee as usual and the first of a series of lates.  Day goes OK, not brilliantly but you can only deal with what it deals you.

  1. Ska Jazz Messengers – Head Over Heels
  2. Big Boss Sound – Return Of The Loafer
  3. Nine Ton Peanut Smugglers – Pieces Of Eight
  4. Dunstan Bruce – Fucking Expensive
  5. Interrobang‽ – Interrobang‽
  6. I Doris – Not Done Yet (feat. Dunstan Bruce)
  7. New Starts – More Break Up Songs
  8. Mirrored Daughters – Mirrored Daughters

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Glimmer 13

April 13 Glimmer 13

13th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Ska, Street Photography, Streetart, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 13Glimmer 13 and its another of the open air gallery from People Mek Wigan on the way into work.  Sunday early and it seems to be a good shift.

Music

  1. The Total Rejection – Wrapping Yourself In Silver Foil Won’t Save You From The Blast
  2. The Total Rejection – The Time Traveller’s 3rd Will And Testament
  3. The Total Rejection – Everybody Knows What You Don’t Know
  4. The Total Rejection – Bridget (song For Billy Childish)
  5. The Nine Ton Peanut Smugglers – Drop Some Leg!
  6. Lee Cave Berry – Spring Forward

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Glimmer 12

April 12 Glimmer 12

12th, April 2025, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, Monday, Music, Photos, , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 12Monday and it’s a chilled day, C off so we have a pint and generally relax. Feels like a Sunday!  Glimmer 12 is a pleasant day with herself!

Music

  1. Vinny Peculiar – Death Of The Counterculture
  2. Vinny Peculiar – The Fairer Sex EP
  3. Vinny Peculiar – Peace And Love
  4. Vinny Peculiar – All I Want For Christmas Is A Gibson Flying V
  5. Vinny Peculiar – Flower Power
  6. Vinny Peculiar & The Art Thieves – Loot
  7. Vinny Peculiar – Gone
  8. Vinny Peculiar – How I Learned to Love the Freaks
  9. Vinny Peculiar – The Root Mull Affect
  10. Vinny Peculiar – Down The Bright Stream
  11. OMD – The Punishment Of Luxury
  12. OMD – OMD Live with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 2018

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Glimmer 11

11 April Glimmer 11

11th, April 2025, Beat, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Food, Mod, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Reggae, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 11Easter Sunday and Glimmer 11 celebrates the fact I’ve finally cracked the cooking of Onion Bhaji after several years of failed attempts! Delicious too!  Cook a pork roast for the day.

Music

  1. Various Artists – Lee ‘scratch’ Perry And Friends: Land Of Kinks – The Jamaican Upsetter Singles 1970
  2. Various Artists – Gather In The Mushrooms (The British Acid Folk Underground 1968-1974)
  3. Various Artists – Liverpool Sunset (The City After Merseybeat 1964-1969)
  4. Prince Buster -Prince Buster – Funky Jamaica

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