My Fave Treat

14th March My Fave Treat

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My Fave TreatDay off and Elsie goes to the Vets for her jabs.  Given a lift by Steven and Ryan.  Cat behaves well, jabs go well.  Struggle with tiredness, Elsie and I repair to bed.

Beer avec Carol in The Lickers, snack that buggers me up for the curry I cook later.

  1. The Loons – Memories Have Faces
  2. Shake Some Action! – Spend Your Days In The Sunshine
  3. Shake Some Action! – Chase the Light EP
  4. Shake Some Action! – Wide Awake – Single
  5. Shake Some Action! – Angel Of Night
  6. Shake Some Action! – Break It Down
  7. The Assembly – Never Never
  8. Various Artists – Casino Classics
  9. Various Artists – Rusty Egan Presents Blitzed!
  10. The Chills – Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs

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Joy

13th March Joy

13th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Garage, Indie, March 2025, Mod, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Thursday, , , , , , , , , , , ,

JoyA better day both on sales and value. No Ash and ducked out of the bowling with the rest of the team.

  1. Shake Some Action! – Wide Awake
  2. Shake Some Action! – Trip to Yesterday EP
  3. Shake Some Action! – Crash Through Or Crash
  4. Shake Some Action! – Chase the Light EP
  5. Shake Some Action! – Thirty Nine
  6. The Active Psychos – Life / Where Is My Mind
  7. The Active Psychos – Mellow Drama

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Senses

11th March Senses

11th, Beat, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Garage, Indie, March 2025, Mod, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Surf, Tuesday, , , , , , , , , ,

SensesBack into work today and value is shite but a cheeky £90 addline rescues things a tad.  Feeling knackered.  Day started well with an arsehole parked in front of the gate so I couldn’t get the bike out.

  1. Russell St. Bombings – Russel St. Bombings
  2. The Stroppies – The Stroppies
  3. The Stroppies – ENTROPY and OTHER FIRST HAND FAVOURITES
  4. The Stroppies – It’s A Hit!
  5. The Maharajas – You Can’t Beat Youth
  6. The Maharajas – Yesterday Always Knew
  7. The Maharajas – In Pure Spite
  8. The Maharajas – A Third Opinion
  9. The Maharajas – h-minor
  10. The Maharajas – Unrelated Statements
  11. The Higher State – Your Casting Doubt b/w X-Ray Day
  12. The Higher State – (Consider It) A Debt Repaid b/w In A World That Just Don’t Care
  13. The Higher State – In The Morning I Will Roam b/w Winter Is Blue
  14. The Higher State – Ten Clear Petals b/w Dark Night Of The Soul
  15. The Higher State – You Might Find Out b/w Come Winter Rain
  16. The Higher State – Codeine b/w Clouds Of Doubt

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My Fave Drink

9th March My Fave Drink

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My Fave DrinkSunday morning and a lazy start to the day.  Coffee at the coffee shop and then a wee shop followed by a visit to the Tom and Gerry for a beer.  Back home and it’s out into the jungle at the front to clear dead bits and ivy.

Roast to cook and washing up to sort.

  1. Thee Escapees – Breaking Out
  2. The Spellbinder Project – Spellcheck
  3. The Spellbinder Project – Spell check, Vol. 2
  4. The Strawberry Mynde – Lord I’m So Tired / Try As I Might
  5. The Strawberry Mynde – Hidden Demo E.P.
  6. The Strawberry Mynde – Summershine (Demo)

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Simple pleasures

2nd March Simple Pleasures

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Simple pleasuresSunday and I’m in… at least there is Pizza. Phone the boy and Mum as usual, watch the Throw Down and Call the Midwife. More importantly home to meal cooked by C including dumplings. Love ’em!

  1. The Link Quartet – Episode One
  2. The Link Quartet – Fast Cars & Sexy Girls
  3. The Link Quartet – Beat.It
  4. The Link Quartet – Green Puma / Tropical Dandy
  5. The Link Quartet – The St Tropez Heist
  6. Mimiko – i-nichi
  7. The Guy Hamper Trio (Featuring James Taylor) – Chatham’s Burning
  8. The Guy Hamper Trio (Featuring James Taylor) – The Godess Tree
  9. Cream Soda – Make Up Your Mind

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New Beginnings

1st March New Beginnings

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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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Y

25th February Y

25th, Date, Days, Electronica, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, Krautrock, Photos, Psychedelia, Space Rock, Street Photography, Tuesday, , , , , , , , , , , ,

YGenerally feeling like shit today. Don’t know what the fuck is up with me but bottom line is that I’m shattered.  Struggle to focus and things aren’t great.

  1. Spectrum – Feels Like I’m Slipping Away
  2. Panda Bear and Sonic Boom – Reset In Dub

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X

24th February X

24th, Bike, Date, Days, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Garage, Indie, Mod, Monday, Music, Pedals, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Punk, Street Photography, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

XLast 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.

  1. The Veras – Spaceman
  2. The Veras – If You Get The Feeling
  3. The Veras – Something To Say
  4. The Veras – Ladies First
  5. The Veras – Get It While You Can
  6. The Veras – V for Veras
  7. Jim Shepherd – The Circle
  8. Fallen Leaves – It’s Too Late Now
  9. Fallen Leaves – Out In A Forest / The Inside Of A Chair
  10. Thee Girl Fridays – Double Crossing Double Agent / Ejector Seat
  11. Nasser Bouzida – The Lynx / The Hapshash Swing
  12. Nasser Bouzida – Cookin’ At The Organ
  13. Lines – Soft Science
  14. Wild Billy Childish & CMTF – Love Comes In Spurts
  15. Jake Thackray – Ideal
  16. Lizzy Mercier Descloux – Press Color

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W

23rd February W

23rd, Date, Days, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, Mod, Pop, Psychedelia, Punk, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , ,

WSunday 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.

  1. The Jasmine Minks – We Make Our Own History
  2. The Guy Hamper Trio (featuring James Taylor) – Dog Jaw Woman / The First Creature Is Jealousy
  3. The Guy Hamper Trio (featuring James Taylor) & Wild Billy Childish & The CTMF – 100 Yds Of Crash Barrier
  4. The Guy Hamper Trio (featuring James Taylor) – Cowboys Are Square / It’s So Hard To Be Happy
  5. Big Boss Man – Das Freak
  6. Big Boss Man – Bossin’ Around
  7. CTMF – Traces Of You
  8. CTMF – For Your Love
  9. Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers – Step Out
  10. Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers – Step Out (alt) / Upside Mine
  11. Wild Billy Childish & The Chatham Singers – Troubled Mind / Ranscombe Farm Boogie
  12. Mick Hampshire – From 30,000 Feet
  13. The 5-6-7-8’s & The Masonics – The Japan Tour EP
  14. The Masonics – Talkin’ About…
  15. The Masonics – Lookin’ For…
  16. The Masonics – I Got It All EP
  17. The Masonics – Sursum Tibiam Vestram
  18. Fallen Leaves – Rosalina / Stay
  19. Comet Gain – Only Happy When I’m Sad / Dreams Of A Working Girl
  20. Alvin Purple – Billie
  21. Les Chouettes – Idiomatiques
  22. Les Chouettes – Ha Ha Happiness
  23. Les Chouettes – Fallow of Follow

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V

22nd February V

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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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