"John Lennon" - Genius Is Pain

Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11

The Black Crowes - Oh Sweet Nuthin'

dEUS - Suds & sodas - LIVE

rishi sunak's doing well

 

look at this man running in the snow

 Look at this man running in the snow.   On second thoughts...

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pooh gives out advice

 Some excellent advice from Pooh

And Meanwhile, this sort of thing is always worth repeating

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cowdenbeath local news

Some excellent local news from Cowdenbeath, that couldn't be much more Scottish, despite the fact l don't understand half of it.

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T.REX Rock En Stock Live 1972 France

as expected - trump is let off

It's not much of a surprise that Donald Trump has been cleared of impeachment thanxs to the spinelessness of his Republican party, but it is certainly depressing news as the fascist policies start to gain pace, not just in the good old US of A, but also in good old Blighty. Law and decency has been cast aside, and politicians who care more about power and riches, rather than ideals and decency gain ever increasing powers. Trump has lost the election, but either he'll be back, or (more scarily) a sleeker, younger, and cleverer version will be in his place. I'm not really sure how Republicans who aided and supported Trump are allowed to prevent him being found guilty, but that's for another day. 

Anyway - Biden should forget about trying to appease any kind of hard core republicans, and aim towards solidifying the Democratic support, plus winning over the decent members of the GOP who have some morels left, and who realise democracy itself is at stake. There must be some out there.

There's a great piece by Frank Bruni in The New York Times here, and a snippet of it is below

As for the UK, we're also getting there, as the constant lying, cronyism, incompetence, and lack of accountability of the government is aided by wealthy backers and the sycophantic right wing press. When Covid has become a manageable problem, and Brexit has become an expensive fiasco the country grows used to, all we will be left with is the lawbreaking, deceit, and distain for parliament and the majority of people that voted for them. You should vote for a better life for all, especially the weaker elements of society, not just yourself.  When the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer, don't blame me. If you voted for them, take a good hard look in the mirror, and see if you're proud of yourself. When either Priti Patel or Michael Grove become your new glorious leader, l'll be blowing all my dosh escaping reality, and l'll also consider getting a Heroin addiction later on as a cushion to it all. At least then l'll have something to numb myself from their idiotic racist rhetoric.

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Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion

This just hurts my head

The Butterfly Ball Love is all

proud to be a scouser (part 239)

Top of the league ma!!  Top of the league!!  Liverpool is the least Royalist area, and proud of it.

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Grrrrrrrrr

 No comment on this, as l'll be ranting all night, and l've got things to do tomorrow

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captain sir tom moore arrives in heaven

I think the last thing Captain Sir Tom Moore would want to see when he arrived in heaven is  load of steps.  That's just taking the piss.

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some recent news items

These two recent news items made me chuckle.  I know lockdowns are serious, but you have to admire their quest for pleasure.

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Tainted Dub / Where Did Our Love Go?

brexit update

 

newspaper bias

 

the covid 19 vaccination rollout

Because of my line of work, l've already had my Covid 19 vaccination, but the following statement certainly made me chuckle.

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a day in the life of tom baker, plus a dodgy old radio times cover about dr who

I'm pretty sure l've posted this before, but what the hell, it's always worth putting up.

Tom Baker's 'A Day In The Life Of' from a 1978 edition of 'The Sunday Times' newspaper, when he was still 'Dr Who' to all and sundry.  Mr Baker and his crowd certainly liked the odd tipple or two, and it's amazing any work was done at all, although he does state that this is a day when he is not filming, and reminds the reader that he did walk away from being a Monk for the women and drink.  By Jeffrey Bernard, on one of the occasions he was not 'Unwell'.

And on a related Dr Who theme, here's the cover of Radio Times from over 50 years ago (January 1971). It's promoting the Dr Who series with what looks to my corrupted eyes like a dodgy sexualised cover, as a hypnotised Jo Grant states she will 'Obey The Master'.

Saucy!

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otis redding - amen

Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Down By the Riverside

The Swan Silvertones - Sinner Man

Nearer my God to Thee - Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers

I've posted this before, but it's worth a repeat on  a Sunday morning. The song, singing, passion, and crowd reaction on this just builds and builds.  I'd loved to have seen this concert (The Shrine 1955), but even l'm not that old.

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This Train - Big Bill Broonzy

no more clapping

 

me after the manchester united v everton game

 This is me after the Manchester United Everton game. Two valuable points thrown away.

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Macy Gray - Buddha (Official Music Video)

The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today (Audio)

The 5th Dimension California Soul

Gabriels - Love and Hate in a Different Time (Short Film)

10,000 Words In A Cardboard Box - Twink

Do It! (Live Glastonbury Fayre 1971) The Pink Fairies

Hawkwind - Master of the Universe

HPC (Handforth Parish Council) Meeting 10th December 2020

The first 15 / 20 minutes of this is comedy gold.  Knobheads in action.

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mick's dressed up again! the rolling stones 2000 light years from home

mick jagger looks happy (not) to be dressed up

I know the wedding was many years ago, but these photographs just make me chuckle. Mick Jagger does not look too pleased to be dressed up in costume for his wedding to Jerry Hall, and is probably having acid flashbacks to the cover of The Rolling Stones album 'Their Satanic Majesties Request'. It just shows, no matter how much money and fame you have, you still have to make compromises in a relationship!

Here's the album cover mentioned above

And here's an outtake from it

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the annual orange tree shake in valencia

How have l not seen this before, and what kind of mad bat like machine is this?

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jack kirby's views on captain america wearing insurrectionists

I've only just seen this, but love it, and not just as a fan of Jack Kirby (and now Neil Kirby). It also sums up my feelings towards the low lifes, and it's great that Neil has come out and made this statement.  It's  shame more people, especially in the Republican party, haven't done the same, or they have the unscrupulous brass balls to defend it.

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BMX Bandits - Serious Drugs

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Snakedriver (Official Video)

Teenage Fanclub - The Concept (audio only)

The Soup Dragons - I'm Free (Official Video)

Primal Scream - Mantra For A State Of Mind (Fan Video)

brexiteers boat

 

spot the owl

 

Can you see the Grey Owl?

TaDaaa!!!

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one down, one to go

 

one stroke painting by keisuke teshima

The Aliens - The Happy Song (Official Video)

the rolling stones at la forum 1975 - happy

This was the tour where it was more or less 'One song - One line', but Keith Richards still manages to look cool (with his new teeth), despite the bellbottoms, missing the start of 'Happy', and various other bits. Mick does the honourable thing and helps him out, but the sloppiness is also part of the attraction with the Stones, and Keef just keeps rolling along.

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and so it strarts - workers rights and priti patel talking crap

As expected, the chipping away at worker's rights begins after Brexit.  As for the people who voted for the omnishambles and are currently complaining about loss of income, jobs, food shortages and having to pay more for transported goods, a lot of Remainers are feeling sorry for them because they feel the Brexit voters were conned.  Those Remainers are better than me, as l have no sympathy, and it's not like they were not warned, so fuck them, the closet and not so closeted right wing, narrow minded, little Britain clutching at 'sovereignty' racists.

OK, there may be exceptions, but l prefer to gloat.  Not admirable, but it passes the time during lockdown, and cheers me up no end

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On a related theme, here's Priti Patel's answer to why the UK has the highest death rate.

And this woman is our Home Secretary.

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central park from above and ali flattens williams

A photograph of New York's Central Park that is new to me and looks fantastic shot from above.

Which reminded me of this poignant and spectacular photo, from when Muhammad Ali knocked out Cleveland Williams (By Neil Leifer)

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the moon photographed from the same spot for 28 days

 

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trump's gone

 The new Privat Eye.  At long last the orange git has gone, and l really hope the suing of him starts tomorrow.

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brexit's messed up my mojo

 FFS - I wondered what's happened to the latest Mojo.

Fucking Boris and Brexit have a lot to answer for. It's one thing messing up the whole country (apart from me, because l will be OK)  , but don't fuck up my subscription magazines and cd deliveries

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the sort of crap the left are up against

 

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Whitesnake Wine, Women An' Song HQ Audio with lyrics

Nightcaps, The - Wine, Wine, Wine - 1959

Eric Burdon and War - Spill the Wine (1970 )