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 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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