Thankful for this…

July 9th Thankful for this…

9th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Food, July 2025, Music, Photos, Wednesday, , , , , , , , ,

Thankful for this…Thankful for this…

Music

  1. Dick Gaughan – Live In Edinburgh
  2. Dick Gaughan – The Harvard Tapes
  3. Dick Gaughan – An Introduction To Dick Gaughan
  4. Dick Gaughan – Prentice Piece
  5. Dick Gaughan – Live! At The Trades Club
  6. The Boys Of The Lough – The Boys Of The Lough
  7. Dick Gaughan & Andy Irvine – Parallel Lines
  8. Five Hand Reel – For A’ That
  9. Five Hand Reel – Five Hand Reel
  10. Five Hand Reel – Earl O’Moray
  11. Five Hand Reel – A Bunch Of Fives

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My mood in object form

29th June My mood in object form

29th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, June 2025, Music, Photos, Pop, Portraiture, Psychedelia, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , , ,

My mood in object formMy mood in object form… well it had to be didn’t is. Cash in the spotlight points today in preparation for planned camera.  Most of it arrives today, some batteries on Wednesday.  Bit of a bizarre day, lazy start, cold still evident but slightly less knackered than I have been.  Light shop, coffee with C, S and R.  Pasta planned for tea.

Planning a GR III bit of a replacement job for the GR IIID.

Purchase

  1. Batteries x 5
  2. 256GB SD Card
  3. Lens Cap
  4. Camera Case
  5. Paracord Wrist Strap
  6. Molle Bag
  7. Tabletop Tripod

Music

  1. The Third Mind – The Third Mind
  2. The Third Mind – Live Mind
  3. The Third Mind – The Third Mind 2
  4. The Third Mind – East West (Tchad Blake Remix)
  5. The Soft Boys – I Wanna Destroy You / Near The Soft Boys
  6. The Mayflies USA – Kickless Kids
  7. The Mayflies USA – Live at Yep Roc 15 The Mayflies USA
  8. The Mayflies USA – Walking In A Straight Line
  9. The Mayflies USA – The Mayflies USA
  10. Scissor Sisters – Night Work
  11. Scissor Sisters – Ta-Dah

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Too Many Mugs

June 22nd Too many mugs

21st, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Garage, Indie, June 2025, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Punk, Shoegaze, Street Photography, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Too Many MugsToo many mugs, there’s always too many mugs.  Back in for the last early of the week and then we have 4 lates before the bliss of 4 days off.  Ash is away this week so Lib’ll step up.

Jump on the bus and the driver let’s it turn itself off, can’t turn the bugger on again so any chance of a grabbed coffee in Wigan has gone. Bugger…

Music

  1. Papercuts – Baxter’s Bliss EP
  2. Papercuts – Can’t Go Back
  3. Papercuts – Covers
  4. Papercuts – Kathleen Says
  5. Papercuts – Life Among the Savages
  6. Papercuts – Mokingbird
  7. Papercuts – Past Life Regression
  8. Papercuts – You Can Have What You Want
  9. Papercuts – You Can Have What You Want Demos
  10. Papercuts – Parallel Universe Blues
  11. Frankie Rose – Interstellar (extended Reissue)
  12. Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
  13. Frankie Rose – Red Museum
  14. Chime School – Coming To Your Town
  15. The Smashing Times – Bloom
  16. The Smashing Times – Come Along With Me
  17. The Smashing Times – Dreams on Union B/W A Changing Letter
  18. The Smashing Times – Mrs Ladyships and the Cleanerhouse Boys
  19. The Smashing Times – Summer Inside
  20. The Smashing Times – This Sporting Life

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A snack I didn’t share

June 17th A snack I didn’t share

17th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Garage, Indie, June 2025, Krautrock, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Shoegaze, Tuesday, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A snack I didn’t shareA snack I didn’t share.

Music

  1. Blue Ocean – Blue Ocean
  2. Blue Ocean – Fertile State
  3. Blue Ocean – Fade
  4. Blue Ocean – Blue Ozone
  5. Blue Ocean – Summer Of Hands
  6. The Chocolate Watchband – Melts In Your Brain Not On Your Wrist – The Complete Recordings 1965-1967

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The Mess I'm Ignoring

June 1st – The Mess I’m Ignoring

1st, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, June 2025, Music, Photos, Sunday, , , , , , , , ,

The Mess I'm IgnoringThe mess I’m ignoring – aka the Marmite pot, which is a gooey mess.  Day is a bit strange, C’s last day off and start to sort the kitchen light with Steven’s aid, once he emerges from his cocoon.

  1. Darren Hayman And His Electric Guitars – Nobody You’d Know
  2. Birdie – Tomorrow / Bowling Green
  3. Portable Radio – Counting to Three
  4. Various Artists – Silver Discs #3
  5. Various Artists – wiaiwya 7777777 2013
  6. Various Artists – The Moon And Back One Small Step For Global Pop
  7. Various Artists – seven at 77
  8. Various Artists – wiaiwya 7777777
  9. Various Artists – Fuc 2 A Fuctory Sample
  10. Various Artists – wiaiwya-7777777 2015
  11. Various Artists – wiaiwya – 7777777 2014
  12. Various Artists – seven at 77 2018
  13. Various Artists – wiaiwya-7777777 2016
  14. Various Artists – Silver Discs #1
  15. Various Artists – Silver Discs #2
  16. Various Artists – Silver Discs #4
  17. Various Artists – Seven at 77 2019
  18. Various Artists – Singularity
  19. Various Artists – Two-by-four
  20. Various Artists – Constant and True – a tribute to the songs of Rose Melberg
  21. Various Artists – Living High On The Dirty Business Of Dreams – a wiaiwya sampler
  22. Various Artists – It’s The Taking Part That Counts A Global Pop Sportsday
  23. Various Artists – Christmastime, Approximately
  24. Various Artists – 50,000,000 Elves Fans Can’t Be Wrong
  25. Various Artists – 24

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My Happy Place

28th May – My happy place

28th, Architecture, Beat, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Garage, Indie, May 2025, Music, Photos, Punk, Wednesday, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

My Happy PlaceMy Happy Place, start the day at Kawa’s.  Then onto another late, another HBB and I’m stressing about value.

Music

  1. Ye Nuns – Don’t Worry / I Don’t Want To Do This Again
  2. Shrag – PRE 046: Shrag Huw Stephens session 09.12.10
  3. Shrag – Pre 047: Shrag€“ Marc Riley Session 21.03.12
  4. The Martial Arts – I Used To Be The Martial Arts
  5. The Martial Arts – Getting Stranger By The Month
  6. The Martial Arts – Do It Riot Grrl
  7. The Martial Arts – No Victory (2015’s Version)
  8. The Martial Arts – In There Like Swimwear
  9. The Martial Arts – No Victory (2024’s Version)
  10. The Martial Arts – Your Sinclair
  11. The Martial Arts – Christmas With The Martial Arts
  12. The Martial Arts – Not Coming Down

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In My Hand

May 26th – In my hand

26th, Beat, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Garage, Indie, May 2025, Mod, Monday, Music, Photos, Rockabilly, Surf, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

In My HandIn my hand, a post work pint, keeping the spirit of Nick Lamb alive!  So a weird day, yesterday we get told that we’re due in at 11, this morning a panicky message at 9.00 that we need to be like yesterday.  On the plus side the day went well, a couple of HBB and good conversion.

Music

  1. The Kneejerk Reactions – The Indestructible Sounds Of …
  2. The Masonics – The Masonic Machine Turns On You
  3. The Masonics – Live In London
  4. The Masonics – In Your Night Of Dreams And Other Foreboding Pleasures
  5. The Masonics – Outside Looking In
  6. The Masonics – Silently By Night
  7. The Masonics – Obermann Rides Again
  8. Mickey And The Salty Seadogs – Salt Water And Whisky
  9. Wild Evel & The Trashbones – Berlin On Fire
  10. Wild Evel & The Trashbones – Let´s Go Right Now / It´s A Monster
  11. Wild Evel & The Trashbones – The Mess I´m In / I´m Gonna Cry
  12. Wild Evel & The Trashbones – Digging My Grave
  13. Wild Evel & The Trashbones – Tales From The Cave
  14. Wild Evel & The Trashbones – Why Can´t We Be
  15. Wild Evel & The Trashbones – Motorbiene
  16. Das Clamps – Bad Taste
  17. Das Clamps – Shit Music For Shit People
  18. Das Clamps – Quahog Stomp

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On the table

18th May – On the table

18th, Beat, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Garage, May 2025, Mod, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Punk, Sunday, Surf, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

On the tableWell that was an interesting morning, herself goes off on one, I escape to the shop via a coffee which provided me with the shot on the table.  Fail to find the required pasta.  This is not greeted well.  Get on the bike to test my fix (didn’t make much difference, chain still unshipping in any gear other than fifth!).  Go to Aldi.  Still no lasagne.

Music

  1. The Coathangers – Larceny & Old Lace
  2. The Coathangers – The Coathangers
  3. The Coathangers – Scramble
  4. The Coathangers – Nosebleed Weekend
  5. Lisa Beat and The Liars – Sheena Is A Beat Rocker EP
  6. Various Artists – Chaputa!’s Double Feature Vol.5
  7. Various Artists – Chaputa!’s Double Feature Vol.4
  8. Various Artists – Chaputa!’s Double Feature Vol.3
  9. Various Artists – Chaputa!’s Double Feature Vol.2
  10. Various Artists – Chaputa!’s Double Feature Vol.1
  11. The Maggots – Do The Maggot!
  12. The Maggots – Get Hooked!
  13. The Maggots – The (Early) Maggots

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Water

May 15th – Water

15th, Country, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Food, May 2025, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Thursday, , , , , , , , , , ,

WaterWater and I reach for the uisce beatha (Bushmills). Last late of the week and the vibes are good in terms of value.

Music

  1. The Unclaimed – Sid Griffin Right Before The Long Ryders
  2. Luke Haines & Peter Buck – All The Kids Are Super Bummed Out
  3. Western Electric – Western Electric
  4. The Coal Porters – The Chris Hillman Tribute Concerts
  5. The Coal Porters – Los London
  6. The Coal Porters – How Dark This Earth Will Shine
  7. The Coal Porters – EP Roulette
  8. The Coal Porters – Whoah, Big Fella!

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A moment of joy

May 11 – A Moment Of Joy

11th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, May 2025, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , ,

A moment of joyA moment of joy well that’s a good prompt when the depression kicks in.  Sunday in and it’s a chilled day bit I’m feeling shit.  Swift pint of Mowtown post shift.

Music

  1. The dB’s – I Thought You Wanted To Know: 1978 1981
  2. The dB’s – Revolution Of The Mind
  3. Robyn Hitchcock – The Man Downstairs Demos & Rarities
  4. Robyn Hitchcock – The President (2020 version)
  5. Robyn Hitchcock – Sunday Never Comes / Take Off Your Bandages

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