4th March Patterns
Day two of lates and a sneaky HBB. Value is shite. Absoulutely knackered.
Bus day.
- The Link Quartet – The Lost Tapes
- The Link Quartet – Live Anthology 1998 2018
- The Link Quartet – Secret Sessions
3rd March Light and Shadows
1st of the lates and I’m struggling. Thank gawd for Kawa’s. Still struggle with a late start, too early to do much, too late to not do something.
- The Link Quartet – Minimal Animal
- The Link Quartet – 4
- The Link Quartet & Miss Modus – Hotel Constellation
1st March New Beginnings
Curry 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.
- Glass Raspberry – Washed Up
- Glass Raspberry – The Final Call
- Glass Raspberry – Walk With Me / Getaway
- They Might Be Giants – Join Us
- They Might Be Giants – At Large
- They Might Be Giants – Working Undercover For The Man
- They Might Be Giants – The Else
- They Might Be Giants – I Like Fun
- They Might Be Giants – Miscellaneous T
- They Might Be Giants – The Spine Surfs Alone
- Alex Chilton – Set
- Alex Chilton – A Man Called Destruction
- Alex Chilton – Feudalist Tarts
- Alex Chilton – Clichés
- Alex Chilton – Like Flies On Sherbet
- Alex Chilton – Bachs Bottom
- Alex Chilton – High Priest
28th Free Choice
Friday and I’m given a list. But first its time to sort the panniers on the bike in daylight. Discover I’d put them on back to front. Relatively easy to sort. Pop in the bike locks and job’s a good’un.
Onto the list. First off I am sent to the doctors to fetch blood forms, pots to piss in and to rearrange the time of the telephone consult. Then to book a bloods appointment, ring the people concerned only to discover I have to book it online. So online I go. Next a trip to the post office to send Christine’s birthday card.
Next to sorting the pedals on the bike. Much easier than I thought it’d be.
- Durutti Column – Chronicle
- Durutti Column – Tempus Fugit
- Durutti Column – A Paen To Wilson
- Durutti Column – Fidelity
- Durutti Column – Sunlight To Blue… Blue to Blackness
- The Come Ons – Come On In
24th February X
Last day off for a wee while and it’s a busy one. Laundrette day, change pedals day, bake custard pie, make mince and potato pie, give the cat her flea and worming treatment. Hoover and clean the oven and kitchen.
So Laundrette had a dryer hog, it started pissing down as I left. Cat avoided the pills. But on the plus side the custard pie seems to have worked. Mince and potato pie is a work in progress.
Feeling really shit, hit the booze to deal with it, not certain that that’s a good idea. That being said I just continue.
- The Veras – Spaceman
- The Veras – If You Get The Feeling
- The Veras – Something To Say
- The Veras – Ladies First
- The Veras – Get It While You Can
- The Veras – V for Veras
- Jim Shepherd – The Circle
- Fallen Leaves – It’s Too Late Now
- Fallen Leaves – Out In A Forest / The Inside Of A Chair
- Thee Girl Fridays – Double Crossing Double Agent / Ejector Seat
- Nasser Bouzida – The Lynx / The Hapshash Swing
- Nasser Bouzida – Cookin’ At The Organ
- Lines – Soft Science
- Wild Billy Childish & CMTF – Love Comes In Spurts
- Jake Thackray – Ideal
- Lizzy Mercier Descloux – Press Color
23rd February W
Sunday lazy start to the day. Wash up and make breakfast. Nip to the shop and grab a swift pint. Weather is foul. Catch up with the boy in the afternoon, he’s sounding less tin helmety.
Folks seem fine when I ring. C suffering from neuralgia and preparation for first day back blues.
- The Jasmine Minks – We Make Our Own History
- The Guy Hamper Trio (featuring James Taylor) – Dog Jaw Woman / The First Creature Is Jealousy
- The Guy Hamper Trio (featuring James Taylor) & Wild Billy Childish & The CTMF – 100 Yds Of Crash Barrier
- The Guy Hamper Trio (featuring James Taylor) – Cowboys Are Square / It’s So Hard To Be Happy
- Big Boss Man – Das Freak
- Big Boss Man – Bossin’ Around
- CTMF – Traces Of You
- CTMF – For Your Love
- Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers – Step Out
- Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers – Step Out (alt) / Upside Mine
- Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers – Troubled Mind / Ranscombe Farm Boogie
- Mick Hampshire – From 30,000 Feet
- The 5-6-7-8’s & The Masonics – The Japan Tour EP
- The Masonics – Talkin’ About…
- The Masonics – Lookin’ For…
- The Masonics – I Got It All EP
- The Masonics – Sursum Tibiam Vestram
- Fallen Leaves – Rosalina / Stay
- Comet Gain – Only Happy When I’m Sad / Dreams Of A Working Girl
- Alvin Purple – Billie
- Les Chouettes – Idiomatiques
- Les Chouettes – Ha Ha Happiness
- Les Chouettes – Fallow of Follow
9th February I
Laundrette day
- Baltic Fleet – The Dear One
- Baltic Fleet – The Wilds E.P.
- Baltic Fleet – Towers
- The Castaways – The Best of The Castaways
- Dave’s Doors of Perception – Major Door Arcana
- Dave’s Doors of Perception – Shake It!
- Dave’s Doors of Perception – Apophenia
- Sharon Van Etten – Sharon Van Ettem & The Attachment Theory
January 30th To My Left
Last day of the run of three, couple of days off will be welcome. All the kids are going bowling. Meanwhile there is trouble brewing and rebellion is in the air. There are times that inexperience don’t help. Me I’m chilled!
- Blue Aeroplanes – Culture Gun
- Parliament – The Bomb (Greatest Hits)
- Parliament – Funked Up
- Andy Partridge, Chris Braide and Tim Weller – Queen of the Planet WOW!
January 27th What I’m doing now
A day of bike fettling, would be great if I knew what I was doing! C off from work. Waiting on arrival of late required inner tubes! Fucked up when removing the tyres, mind you gawd alone knows how old the tubes were that were in the bike. New saddle arrives as well. Might not get to ride into work tomorrow, depends on arrival time of the tubes. They are meant to be here by 10pm. Arrive at about 7.00, tyres are a bastard to fit back but seem to manage. Get’em back on the bike, will pump up tonight to see how well I’ve done!
Well one wheel is fine, other is fucked… we go again tomorrow night!
Need to get a small socket set and small saddle bag.
- Kung-Fu Girl – Kung-Fu Girl
- Sweater Girls – Pretty When You Smile
- Sweater Girls – Were Here
- Fred Scheider & The Superions – Totally Nude Island
- Fred Scheider & The Superions – Destination… Christmas!
- Fred Scheider & The Superions – Bat Baby
- Fred Scheider & The Superions – Head On A Leg
January 26th A fave breakfast
Day 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.
- The Bordellos – Spinning Like Julian Cope
- Alvvays – Blue Rev
- Tricollars – Fairy Daily EP
- Kung-Fu Girl – Cassette Tape Series Volume 1
- Fred Schneider & The Simplons – Vertical Mind