Weekend Vibes

May 3 – Weekend Vibes

3rd, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, May 2025, Music, Photos, Portraiture, Psychedelia, Punk, Saturday, Surf, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Weekend VibesWeekend Vibes and it’s Part Time Punks weekend and it’s a trip to Leeds.  Begins well when I miss the bus, cancelled train and it’s travel as normal.  I’ve built in time redundancy so not stressed.  Get to Leeds and it’s off for lunch in Kirkgate Market.  Cracking veggie thali washed down with a Mango Lassi.  Then off to find the Airbnd.  Positives, it’s central, negatives, how do I get into the fucking place and the host is not the most communicative.

In and out and in time for a beer at Wharf Chambers before kick off.  See Jay who introduces me to a few people, includes Gareth’s label boss.  See Andrew and Anne.  We shoot the breeze and Nervous Twitch kick off.  A few camera issues as I sort out the best lens for the circumstances.  Cracking set with a few new tunes.  Fab stuff.  They day continues in this vein. By the end of the night I’m knackered, I’ve probably drunk too much and I’m hangry.

Music

  1. Rats! Rats! Rats! – Live! Live! Live!
  2. The c33s – Benzodiac EP
  3. The c33s – Take Me Off The Face Of The Earth

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My favourite mug

May 1 – My favourite mug

1st, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, May 2025, Music, Photos, Pop, Reggae, Thursday, , , , , , , , , , ,

My favourite mugLate and it’s last of the series so tea from my favourite mug is a must.  We’re clearly in a puckish mood as a team and the banter is flying.

Music

  1. Dead Or Alive – It’s Been Hours Now (EP)
  2. Dead Or Alive – I’m Falling
  3. Dead Or Alive – Number Eleven
  4. Dead Or Alive – Sophisticated Boom Boom
  5. Yachts – Suffice To Say – The Complete Yachts Collection
  6. Yachts – Complete – Singles Collection
  7. Mad Professor – Adventures Of A Dub Sampler: Dub Me Crazy Pt. 7
  8. Mad Professor – Schizophrenic Dub: Dub Me Crazy Pt. 6
  9. Mad Professor – Dub Me Crazy 4: Escape To The Asylum Of Dub
  10. Mad Professor – Science & The Witchdoctor: Dub Me Crazy Pt. 9

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Glimmer 30

April 30 Glimmer 30

30th, April 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, Music, Photos, Pop, Wednesday, , , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 30Glimmer 30 and it’s a first outing for the final press thing.  Works well coffee is delish.  Day seems OK but gets a bit chaotic at the end.  Call queue seems to go to pot.

  1. Yachts – Complete – Singles Collection
  2. Yachts – Suffice To Say – The Complete Yachts Collection
  3. Dead Or Alive – I’m Falling
  4. Dead Or Alive – Sophisticated Boom Boom
  5. Dead Or Alive – It’s Been Hours Now (EP)
  6. Dead Or Alive – Number Eleven

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Glimmer 29

April 29 Glimmer 29

29th, Date, Days, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Music, Photos, Punk, Streetart, Tuesday, , , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 29Glimmer 29 on a day that felt like a struggle but got better as the day went on.  Another HBB.

Music

  1. Rats Rats Rats – Bloody Hello
  2. The Wind-Up Birds – The Gristle
  3. The Wind-Up Birds – Desire Paths
  4. The Wind-Up Birds – The Mild Awards
  5. The Wind-Up Birds – Tyre Fire
  6. The Wind-Up Birds – Acting Thick For Money Volume 2
  7. The Wind-Up Birds – Acting Thick For Money
  8. The Wind-Up Birds – Cross Country
  9. The Wind-Up Birds – The Right
  10. The Wind-Up Birds – Poor Music
  11. The Wind-Up Birds – Meet Me At The Depot / Popman
  12. The Wind-Up Birds – The Land
  13. The Wind-Up Birds – Pop Thinking
  14. The Wind-Up Birds – Courage For Tomorrow Will Be Worse
  15. The Wind-Up Birds – Summer Haunts
  16. The Wind-Up Birds – Working Christmas Day
  17. The Wind-Up Birds – The People With The Telly Heads
  18. The Wind-Up Birds – Bar Sadness With Added Racketball
  19. The Wind-Up Birds – Guards
  20. The Wind-Up Birds – The People With The Telly Heads
  21. The Wind-Up Birds – Working Christmas Day

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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 23

April 23 Glimmer 23

23rd, April 2025, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, Music, Photos, Streetart, Wednesday, , , , , , , ,

Glimmer 23Glimmer 23 and it’s a piece of street poetry.  Made me smile as I read it. Regrades and add lines but generally an appalling day for conversion.  Good in terms of value though!  Early start, post letter for herself.  Bus home and shop.  Food and collapse.

Things to do, get head round Gemini.

Music

  1. Glo worm – Travelogue
  2. Glo worm – Glimmer
  3. Tiger Trap – Sour Grass
  4. Girl Trouble – Hit It Or Quit It

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