Glimmer 24

24 April Glimmer 24

Glimmer 24Glimmer 24 and stamps with Betty that must really piss off Charlie are still on sale!  Needed to post some stuff to HMRC for herself.  Last of three shifts before being off and keep the calls down and the sales up.  Shit value like but hopefully everything will balance.

Music

  1. Lois – Shy Town
  2. Lois – Press Play and Record EP
  3. Lois – Snapshot Radio
  4. Lois – Strumpet
  5. Lois – Infinity Pluss
  6. Lois – Bet The Sky
  7. Lois – Butterfly Kiss
  8. Glimmerpit – Nein Danke
  9. Absolute Grey – Six Song Demo
  10. Absolute Grey – Tell Me When It’s Over
Glimmer 22

April 22 Glimmer 22

Glimmer 22Glimmer 22, the lesser spotted phone box with phone.  Day starts early with a wander to Wigan, grab coffee, lunch and then into work for the first day of a series of shifts.  Grab a tough HBB and it’s a start.  Day is OK.

Music

  1. The Optic Nerve – Forever & A Day
  2. The Optic Nerve – Lotta Nerve
  3. The Optic Nerve – On
Glimmer 18

April 18 Glimmer 18

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)
Glimmer 13

April 13 Glimmer 13

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
Glimmer 11

11 April Glimmer 11

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
Glimmer 6

6th April Glimmer 6

Glimmer 6Glimmer 6 and it’s back to the past.  A wee bimble around the shops and a quick snifter with herself.  Sort some metadata and clean the kitchen.  C makes the bed.

  1. Hipbone Slim & The Kneetremblers – Skeddadle
  2. Hipbone Slim & The Kneetremblers – Go Hog Wild
  3. Hipbone Slim & The Kneetremblers – Tombstone Rock
  4. Future Pilot AKA Featuring Robert Wyatt – Tutti Shrutti
  5. Future Pilot AKA featuring Emma Pollock / Ron Sexsmith – The Art Of Good Breathing
  6. Future Pilot AKA with The Family Orkestra featuring Vinita, Radhika & Anurudh – Jai Gopala
  7. Jowe Head – Diabolical Liberties
  8. Jowe Head & Infernal Contraption – Infernal Contraption
  9. Jowe Head & The Demi-monde – Visionaries EP
  10. Jowe Head – Lyke Wake Dirge
  11. Jowe Head – The Hurdy-Gurdy Man
  12. Jowe Head – The Other Side Of The Forest
  13. Soundtracks & Head – Daga Daga Daga
  14. Lori Stott & Jowe Head – Godstar
  15. Jowe Head – Strawberry Birthmarks
  16. Jowe Head – Screeches, Scribbles, And Scrawls
Glimmer 2

2nd April Glimmer 2

Glimmer 2Wednesday and things get a bit better.  Struggling with the old mental health a but work helps.  Glimmer 2 see’s me at the open air gallery in town.  People apparently Mek Wigan.

  1. Can – Soon Over Babaluma
  2. Can – Future Days
  3. The Soft Machine – Jet-Propelled Photographs
  4. The Soft Machine – One
  5. The Soft Machine – Two
Nature's Beauty

29th March Nature’s Beauty

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

 

Playful

28th March Playful

PlayfulA playful day off. First up a wee lie in, then a trip to Wigan to fetch the bike and pop the council tax dosh into the bank.  Clearly the Nationwide has only recently reopened because I score a free tote bag.  Turns out useful because I’ve not dressed for the cycle and it goes onto the back rack with the lock in it.  Prior to that though breakfast at the Station Cafe.

Train back to Bryn, visit the quacks to fetch a bloods form and pots for C to piss in.  Back to the house and play with a playful Elsie.

C arrives home, we both have a shower and it’s best bib and tucker for Joe and Margaret’s Diamond Wedding Anniversary up at Aspull British Legion.  Bee App gives us the route.  C not happy at the walk to the Legion.  Celebration is fun and good to catch up with folk.

  1. Jetstream Pony – Bowerbirds and Blue Thing
  2. The Cleaners From Venus – Cleaned Up Collectables Vol. 1
  3. The Cleaners From Venus – Cleaned Up Collectables Vol. 2
  4. The Cleaners From Venus – Star Cafe
  5. The Cleaners From Venus – Live in Japan (Osaka 1994)
  6. The Cleaners From Venus – July
  7. The Cleaners From Venus – In Chimp World
Something Shiny

27th March Something Shiny

Something ShinyIn search of something shiny I revisit the Lucky Cat at the Wallgate Chippy.  Last of the earlies before a couple of days off.  Team have been having fun whilst getting the job done.  A better day but not ideal. Last call just before I leave means it’s tight for the train.  I jump a bus home.

Food from the chippy.  Try ringing Beck because it’s her birthday, no answer.

  1. MGMT – Loss Of Life
  2. MGMT – In The Afternoon
  3. MGMT – 11.11.11