From above

July 18th From above

From aboveFrom above – feet in the chippy.  C feeling dreadful the TN is back with a vengeance so it was off to the chippy for me.

Bit of a mixed day off, breakfast at the Tom, little light shopping and then back.  Day was a mix of showers and sun.

Lunch with herself.  Then a kip.

Music

  1. Swansea Sound – Oasis v Blur
  2. Autocamper – What Do You Do All Day
  3. Stereolab – Pulse Of The Early Brain (Switched On Vol. 5)
  4. Stereolab – Miss Modular (UK Version)
  5. Various Artists – Saint-Germain-Des-Prés Café: The Best Of
  6. Various Artists – Saint-Germain-Des-Pres Cafe: The Must-Have Cool Tempo Selection From Paris (Vintage Mix By Bart & Baker)
Simple

5th July Simple

SimpleSimple – bee and honeysuckle.

Music

  1. Cindy – Saw It All Demos
  2. Cindy – Cindy
  3. Cindy – 1:2
  4. Cindy – Little Liability / Take My Place
  5. Cindy – Standard Candle Demos
  6. Cindy – Likely Story / Saw It All
  7. Cindy – Swan Lake
  8. Cindy – Why Not Now
  9. Flowertown – Theresa Street
  10. Flowertown – Flowertown
  11. Flowertown – Half Yesterday
  12. Flowertown – Tourist Language
  13. Flowertown – Time Trials
  14. The Paranoids – Fuzz Folk
  15. Kneecap – Fenian Cunts
  16. Kneecap – Kneecap: Music From The Motion Picture
  17. Kneecap – H.O.O.D 2025 (EP)
  18. Stevie Wonder – Mono Singles
A plant that’s trying

June 19th A plant that’s trying

A plant that’s tryingA plant that’s trying early start to the day with the end of the earlies.

Music

  1. The Seeds – Back To The Garden
  2. The Seeds – Singles As U Bs 1965-1970
  3. Various Artists – Paul Weller Presents That Sweet Sweet Music
  4. Pere Ubu – Trouble On Big Beat Street
  5. Pere Ubu – 20 Years In A Montano Silo
  6. The Coolies – Dig..?
  7. The Coolies – Doug
  8. The Cure – Mixes Of A Lost World
  9. Lime Spiders – Live At The Esplanade
  10. Lime Spiders – Nine Miles High 1983 – 1990
  11. Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts – Talkin To The Trees
Smells weird

June 18th Smells weird

Smells weirdSmells weird. A dead pigeon beyond smelling.

Music

  1. Humdrum – Every Heaven
  2. Humdrum – Superbloom
  3. Humdrum – Wave Goodbye
  4. Various Artists – Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin’ (Black Music In Britain In The Sixties)
  5. Torrey – Torrey
  6. Torrey – Something Happy
  7. Torrey – Screens
  8. Torrey – 90’s Look
  9. Torrey – Recording 119
  10. Torrey – Sister
Glimmer 26

April 26 Glimmer 26

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
Glimmer 7

April 7th Glimmer 7

Glimmer 7Glimmer 7 and on a sunny day, I find myself looking up the noses of the heads on the Mill on the way into work.

Music

  1. The Hurricanes – Keep On Pushing Til The End
  2. The Hurricanes – Here Comes The Storm
  3. Lancashire Bombers – Into The Sun
  4. Lancashire Bombers – No Fun No Sun
  5. The Khybers – Fullaove Alley
Lines

31st March Lines

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
My View - a photo of grass and dew from a day off.

24th March My View

My View - a photo of grass and dew from a day off.Day off.  Day starts with me taking the piss… literally to the GPs. Whereupon NHS IT strikes, they have to hand write the sample form because the printer is dead.  On the way up a couple of photos.  Need to look at them to see if they are prompt suitable. Jump a bus back home.

Herself off work, still recovering from Asthma attack. Take a wee dander to get a photo for tomorrow in the afternoon.

Pump up the tyres and sort rear reflector on the bike.  Usual day off preparation for first early of the week.

In other news there is some movement on the Roots allotment situation.  They’ve announced it will be 16 minutes away from Ashton… presumably by car, ‘cos perish the thought you wouldn’t have a car.  As long as it’s reasonable cycle ride, I’m in!  Looks like a £40 upfront then for a baby patch about a tenner a month.  Not looking for anything huge, it’s not like I have a clue what I’m doing!  As much as anything it’s a healthy thing to do on a day off for the old mental health.

  1. Sunny War – Simple Syrup
  2. Sunny War – Anarchist Gospel
  3. Sunny War – With The Sun
  4. Sunny War – Shell Of A Girl
  5. Throwing Muses – Moonlight Concessions
  6. Edwyn Collins – Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation
Personal Space

19th March Personal Space

Personal SpaceSwift pint tonight after work, day went a bit better, still not great. On the plus side the team is fab and that keeps you going.

  1. The Sensation Seekers – Jerk Beat
  2. The Sensation Seekers – Monkey Paws b/w Creme Tea
  3. The Sensation Seekers – It’s Clappin’ Time EP
  4. Various Artists – Casino Classics
  5. Various Artists – Rusty Egan Presents Blitzed!
  6. Various Artists – Chicas Vol. 1
  7. Various Artists – Chicas Vol. 3
My Fave Treat

14th March My Fave Treat

My Fave TreatDay off and Elsie goes to the Vets for her jabs.  Given a lift by Steven and Ryan.  Cat behaves well, jabs go well.  Struggle with tiredness, Elsie and I repair to bed.

Beer avec Carol in The Lickers, snack that buggers me up for the curry I cook later.

  1. The Loons – Memories Have Faces
  2. Shake Some Action! – Spend Your Days In The Sunshine
  3. Shake Some Action! – Chase the Light EP
  4. Shake Some Action! – Wide Awake – Single
  5. Shake Some Action! – Angel Of Night
  6. Shake Some Action! – Break It Down
  7. The Assembly – Never Never
  8. Various Artists – Casino Classics
  9. Various Artists – Rusty Egan Presents Blitzed!
  10. The Chills – Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs