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 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 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 6

6th April Glimmer 6

6th, Abstract, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, Mod, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Punk, Rockabilly, Ska, Street Photography, Sunday, Surf, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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

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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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Lines

31st March Lines

31st, Ambient, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, March 2025, Monday, Music, Photos, Reggae, Ska, Soul, Street Photography, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

LinesLines…. it’s a brick. First of the lates and the usual greeting with Liberty of 3 more days!  Bit of a slow start, the hardest HBB supported by Ash.  Generally other than value think it was an alright day but a cheeky add line may have saved me.  A few mobile lines help too.

Still feeling a bit shit but I will survive!  Struggle to get up this morning.  Am late in, Lib is worried!  In the evening I struggle to eat tea, just not in the mood for it.

Way home and another pint of the Naughty Hooker and a wee nip of Black Bush.  It’s not often I have a whiskey but have been chatting with a fella in Crumlin and feel like one tonight.

  1. Dub Narcotic Foundation – Bone Dry
  2. Dub Narcotic Foundation – Degenerate Introduction
  3. Dub Narcotic Foundation – Hand Clappin’
  4. Dub Narcotic Foundation – Industrial Breakdown
  5. Dub Narcotic Foundation – Rhythm Record Volume One
  6. Dub Narcotic Foundation – Ridin Shotgun
  7. Dub Narcotic Foundation – Selector Dub Narcotic Pt. 1, 2 & 3
  8. Dub Narcotic Foundation – You Fuck Me Up

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A Fave Animal

January 18th A fave animal

18th, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Indie, January 2023, Photos, Portraiture, Reggae, Saturday, Ska

hhhh A Fave Animal

  1. The Unthanks – In Winter
  2. New York Ska – Jazz Ensemble – Double Edge
  3. New York Ska – Jazz Ensemble – Get This
  4. New York Ska – Jazz Ensemble – Live In Europe
  5. New York Ska – Jazz Ensemble – Low Blow
  6. New York Ska – Jazz Ensemble – Minor Moods
  7. New York Ska – Jazz Ensemble – New York Ska – Jazz Ensemble
  8. New York Ska – Jazz Ensemble – Step Forward
  9. Various Artists –  Niney The Observer Presents: Dreadlocks Coming To Dinner
  10. The Gentle Spring – Looking Back At The World

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Look Up

January 17th Look up

17th, Architecture, FMS Photo A Day, Friday, Garage, Indie, January 2025, Jazz, Photos, Ska

Fetch bike from Eckersley Mill, pleasantly surprised to be able to ride it. Saddle needs dropping, tyres changing, gears sorting and a bit of other fettling. Not bad for forty five notes. Before shots below.Look Up

  1. Close Lobsters – John Peel Session 04.01.86
  2. Close Lobsters – Janice Long Session 15.07.86
  3. New York Ska – Jazz Ensemble – Skaleidoscope
  4. New York Ska – Jazz Ensemble – Free As A Bird E.P.
  5. The Flaming Stars – John Peel Session 17.10.96
  6. The Flaming Stars – John Peel Session 19.02.02
  7. This Poison! – Magazine 1986-1988

Will start cycling ASAP, and fettling along the way.  Be a steep learning curve but late 70’s and early 80’s tech can’t be that bad.  Anyway youtube will provide the instructions!

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