Glimmer 28

April 28 Glimmer 28

28th, April 2025, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, Monday, Music, Nature, Photos, , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 28Glimmer 28 and it’s a bee on a thistle!  First of the lates.  HBB, good conversion and the value seems OK.  Day flies.  Cook a pasta bake that is kidney friendly, both of us decide it is bland and decide not worth cooking again.

Music

  1. Bill Botting & The Two Drink Minimums – Cecily / Rob Delaney
  2. Bill Botting & The Two Drink Minimums – Bad Times Bad Times
  3. Bill Botting & The Two Drink Minimums – The Rug Beneath Your Feat
  4. Bill Botting & The Two Drink Minimums – It’s Christmas I Miss You
  5. Bill and Hannah Botting – Brisbane (on Everything)
  6. Common Or Garden – Weird Sketch
  7. Common Or Garden – Bought
  8. Common Or Garden – Drop
  9. Common Or Garden – Under Covers
  10. Common Or Garden – Big Conversations in Bad Hotels (Uh oh)

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Glimmer 27

April 27 Glimmer 27

27th, Architecture, Date, Days, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Music, Photos, Reggae, Ska, Sunday, , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 27Sunday in, get into Wigan and the police have cordoned off the town centre.  No idea what it was about.  Plan on coffee from Morrisons and the Costa machine, but no coffee there.  Did sort the cream cheese for the next experiment in kidney friendly food.  Glimmer 27 is a ghost sign in town.

Day at work is OK conversion wise, shite value wise.

Swift pint in the Swan and onto the bus.  Ring Cal, he’s ok, seems to be dabbling in stocks and shares.  Ring home, hay fever has struck.

Music

  1. Mad Professor – Beyond The Realms Of Dub: Dub Me Crazy Pt.2
  2. Mad Professor – Dub Me Crazy Pt. 3: The African Connection
  3. Mad Professor – Dub Me Crazy Pt. 5: Who Knows The Secret Of The Master Tape
  4. Mad Professor – Dub Me Crazy!!
  5. Prince Buster – Dance Cleopatra Dance
  6. Prince Buster – I Feel The Spirit
  7. Prince Buster – It’s Burke’s Law
  8. Prince Buster – Pain In My Belly (With The Maytals)

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Glimmer 26

April 26 Glimmer 26

26th, April 2025, Beat, Blues, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Food, Garage, Indie, Jazz, Mod, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Punk, Saturday, Soul, Surf, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 26A day of rest with the exception of a bit of shopping, a pint, cleaning the floor of the bathroom and kitchen.  Glimmer 26 is back to food! Home and make koftas – they work, the bhajis this time don’t, too much batter.  Need to follow the recipe rather than winging it!  D’oh!

In the meanwhile C looks at a scam site and falls for it.  It’s easy to do and when Nationwide give her the heads up, they are fabulous when she calls.

Music

  1. Lupen Crook – Wild Nature
  2. The Beatpack – All Good Things (Turn To Dust)
  3. The Beatpack – The Violet Hour
  4. The Groove Connection – Can You Hear Me / When I’m With You
  5. The Hannah Barberas – Fantastic Tales Of The Sea
  6. The High Span – The High Span
  7. Wipeout – Miss Understood
  8. The Pastel Waves – Pig Dreams / Breathing Down My Neck
  9. The Pastel Waves – Between Midnight And Morning EP
  10. The Pastel Waves – Back In The Land Of The Living
  11. The Shadracks – Bedazzled
  12. The Spiracles – How Things Went Well When I Met You
  13. Sergeants Mess – Well That’s Another Fine Mess
  14. Mindreaders – Continuation
  15. Men From Memphis – Hacksawing The Head Off The Legend EP
  16. Lovejoy – Let There Be Love
  17. Chris Free – A Mad Affair EP
  18. BullyBones – BullyBones EP
  19. Armitage Shanks – Look Out Here Comes Uncle John
  20. Paolo Apollo & Antonio Negri – Sambabila EP
  21. Various Artists – Chapter 1: From The Ashes
  22. Proper – Meant To Say Something

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Glimmer 25

April 25 Glimmer 25

25th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Friday, Indie, Krautrock, Music, Photos, Portraiture, , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 25Day off and I sleep, sort all of the washing up and sort the cat’s litter trays. Traditional Friday pint with C at the lickers. Glimmer 25 and it’s Elsie starring in her cat tunnel.

Music

  1. Glimmerpit – Nein Danke
  2. Mecca Normal – Mecca Normal
  3. Mecca Normal – Calico Kills The Cat
  4. Mecca Normal – Dovetail
  5. Mecca Normal – Jarred Up
  6. Mecca Normal – Flood Plain

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Glimmer 24

24 April Glimmer 24

24th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, Krautrock, Music, Panniers, Photos, Psychedelia, Still Life, Thursday, , , , , , , , , , ,

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

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Glimmer 22

April 22 Glimmer 22

22nd, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Street Photography, Tuesday, , , , , , , , , ,

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

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Glimmer 21

21 April Glimmer 21

21st, Abstract, April 2025, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, Monday, Music, Photos, , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 21Glimmer 21 and Elsie provides once again.  She’s enjoyed playing with Nelson the fly to the extent she’s ripped off one of his eyes.  Late up and a bit of light shopping. Pint with herself.  Back home and whip up a quick batch of pancakes for lunch.  Once again enjoy using the crepe pan I bought a couple of years ago.  Simple pleasures and all that jazz.

Meals planned

  • Leek and Potato Soup (KCR)
  • Chicken Jalfrezi (all)
  • Pasta and Meatballs (all)
  • Moroccan Chicken (KC)
  • Sausage and Mash (KC)
  • Burgers and Wedges (All)

Music

  1. DJ Downfall – Coming Apart At The Seams / Black Sails
  2. DJ Downfall – Sounds Of The 20th Century E.P.
  3. DJ Downfall – Song For Kelly Le Brock
  4. DJ Downfall – Sinking Into The Quagmire E.P.
  5. DJ Downfall – Shape
  6. DJ Downfall – The Curse
  7. Rose Melberg – September
  8. Rose Melberg – Cast Away The Clouds
  9. Rose Melberg – Rose and Kathy
  10. Rose Melberg With Larissa Loyva  – Dues
  11. Rose Melberg and Kathy Elzey – Rose and Kathy
  12. Various Artists – Things We Tried to Hide (Selected Songs, 1993-2023)
  13. Gaze – Mitsumeru
  14. Gaze – Seedless
  15. PUPS – PUPS
  16. Brave Irene – Brave Irene
  17. Knife Pleats – Hat Bark Beach
  18. Imaginary Pants – Imaginary Pants 7″
  19. Imaginary Pants – Imaginary Pants
  20. Imaginary Pants – Kites At Night
  21. The Softies + Tony Molina – Pacific Northwest Tour 2023

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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 19

April 19 Glimmer 19

19th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Music, Photos, Pop, Saturday, , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 19Glimmer 19 and time to try cooking something nice from the Kidney Friendly recipes. Scones made with diet lemonade. Bit dubious until we eat ’em and they’re great.

Tonight we celebrate our anniversary and my birthday at Il Sappore.  Unfortunately I’m not feeling great and end up hurling.  Whole thing is a bit of a fiasco.  I owe C a nice meal.

Music

  1. Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine – The Elmers End Riot (Live at Edenfest 2011)
  2. Stephen McCarthy & Carla Olson – Night Comes Falling
  3. Shampoo – We Are Shampoo
  4. Shampoo – Girl Power
  5. Shampoo – Absolute Shampoo
  6. Shampoo – Delicous
  7. Shampoo – Viva La Megababes
  8. Shampoo – I Know What Boys Like

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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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