In Bloom

May 10 – In Bloom

10th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, Jazz, May 2025, Mod, Music, Nature, Photos, Pop, Saturday, Shoegaze, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

In BloomIn bloom, yeah a revisit to the tarty onions.  In other news we watch Ken Burns’ ‘The Vietnam War’ as I sort out the chromebook.    Need to go shopping and sort lunches for the week.  Back to lates from Monday and it’ll be an exhausting week.

Brief shop, lunch at the Tom and Gerry after an abortive attempt at the Gobin.  Visit the coffee shop and round it off at the Lickers.

Feeling really shit again.

Music

  1. The Railway Children – Native Place
  2. The Railway Children – Dream Arcade
  3. The Railway Children – Recurrence
  4. The Railway Children – Gentle Sound
  5. The Railway Children – Rarities #1
  6. The Railway Children – The Radio One Evening Show Sessions
  7. The Railway Children – Reunion Wilderness
  8. The Railway Children – Listen On: The Best Of The Railway Children
  9. The Style Council – The Singular Adventures Of The Style Council
  10. The Style Council – Cafe Bleu
  11. The Style Council – Introducing
  12. The Style Council – Our Favourite Shop
  13. The Style Council – My Ever Changing Moods
  14. Lightheaded – Combustible Gems
  15. Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires – Sounds Made By Humans

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Handmade

May 7th – Handmade

7th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Garage, Indie, May 2025, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Wednesday, , , , , , , , , , , ,

HandmadeHandmade, the kidney friendly diet and a bit of a disaster. Lentil bolagnese will not remain on the menu!

Music

  1. The Gentleman Callers – A Tangled Mess
  2. The Gentleman Callers – Live At KDHX
  3. The Nevermores – Nevereverafter
  4. The Nevermores – Now More Than Never
  5. REM – Radio Free Europe 2025 EP
  6. Hot 8 Brass Band – Take Cover
  7. Hot 8 Brass Band – Big Tuba

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My favourite mug

May 1 – My favourite mug

1st, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, May 2025, Music, Photos, Pop, Reggae, Thursday, , , , , , , , , , ,

My favourite mugLate and it’s last of the series so tea from my favourite mug is a must.  We’re clearly in a puckish mood as a team and the banter is flying.

Music

  1. Dead Or Alive – It’s Been Hours Now (EP)
  2. Dead Or Alive – I’m Falling
  3. Dead Or Alive – Number Eleven
  4. Dead Or Alive – Sophisticated Boom Boom
  5. Yachts – Suffice To Say – The Complete Yachts Collection
  6. Yachts – Complete – Singles Collection
  7. Mad Professor – Adventures Of A Dub Sampler: Dub Me Crazy Pt. 7
  8. Mad Professor – Schizophrenic Dub: Dub Me Crazy Pt. 6
  9. Mad Professor – Dub Me Crazy 4: Escape To The Asylum Of Dub
  10. Mad Professor – Science & The Witchdoctor: Dub Me Crazy Pt. 9

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Glimmer 30

April 30 Glimmer 30

30th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, Music, Photos, Pop, Wednesday, , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 30Glimmer 30 and it’s a first outing for the final press thing.  Works well coffee is delish.  Day seems OK but gets a bit chaotic at the end.  Call queue seems to go to pot.

  1. Yachts – Complete – Singles Collection
  2. Yachts – Suffice To Say – The Complete Yachts Collection
  3. Dead Or Alive – I’m Falling
  4. Dead Or Alive – Sophisticated Boom Boom
  5. Dead Or Alive – It’s Been Hours Now (EP)
  6. Dead Or Alive – Number Eleven

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Glimmer 26

April 26 Glimmer 26

26th, April 2025, Beat, Blues, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Food, Garage, Indie, Jazz, Mod, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Punk, Saturday, Soul, Surf, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 26A day of rest with the exception of a bit of shopping, a pint, cleaning the floor of the bathroom and kitchen.  Glimmer 26 is back to food! Home and make koftas – they work, the bhajis this time don’t, too much batter.  Need to follow the recipe rather than winging it!  D’oh!

In the meanwhile C looks at a scam site and falls for it.  It’s easy to do and when Nationwide give her the heads up, they are fabulous when she calls.

Music

  1. Lupen Crook – Wild Nature
  2. The Beatpack – All Good Things (Turn To Dust)
  3. The Beatpack – The Violet Hour
  4. The Groove Connection – Can You Hear Me / When I’m With You
  5. The Hannah Barberas – Fantastic Tales Of The Sea
  6. The High Span – The High Span
  7. Wipeout – Miss Understood
  8. The Pastel Waves – Pig Dreams / Breathing Down My Neck
  9. The Pastel Waves – Between Midnight And Morning EP
  10. The Pastel Waves – Back In The Land Of The Living
  11. The Shadracks – Bedazzled
  12. The Spiracles – How Things Went Well When I Met You
  13. Sergeants Mess – Well That’s Another Fine Mess
  14. Mindreaders – Continuation
  15. Men From Memphis – Hacksawing The Head Off The Legend EP
  16. Lovejoy – Let There Be Love
  17. Chris Free – A Mad Affair EP
  18. BullyBones – BullyBones EP
  19. Armitage Shanks – Look Out Here Comes Uncle John
  20. Paolo Apollo & Antonio Negri – Sambabila EP
  21. Various Artists – Chapter 1: From The Ashes
  22. Proper – Meant To Say Something

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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 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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Glimmer 10

10 April Glimmer 10

10th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelia, Punk, Saturday, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 10Easter Saturday and it’s Glimmer 10, cherry blossom always reminds me of 14 Queens Avenue.

Music

  1. Karen – Karen
  2. Various Artists – Revolutionary Spirit (The Sound Of Liverpool 1976-1988)
  3. Who’s The Daddy Now? – Daddy Christmas
  4. The Pistachio Kid – Sweet Memories

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Glimmer 7

April 7th Glimmer 7

7th, April 2025, Architecture, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, Mod, Monday, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Soul, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 7Glimmer 7 and on a sunny day, I find myself looking up the noses of the heads on the Mill on the way into work.

Music

  1. The Hurricanes – Keep On Pushing Til The End
  2. The Hurricanes – Here Comes The Storm
  3. Lancashire Bombers – Into The Sun
  4. Lancashire Bombers – No Fun No Sun
  5. The Khybers – Fullaove Alley

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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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