Tuesday, 15 June 2021
Monday, 14 June 2021
Saturday, 12 June 2021
Friday, 11 June 2021
vote tory - a reminder
A reminder
Ans another reminder for reporters, especially with this government
Toodle pip
forever changes and peanuts mixture
One of my favourite albums (Love, Forever Changes), amalgamated with one of my favourite cartoon strips (Charlie Brown / Peanuts) from when l was younger. If someone's not selling t-shirts of this, they should be.
By Lyndon Pike
sleeping squirrels
I can't remember where l got this picture from, and l'm too lazy to bother finding out, but someone found squirrels had made a nest on their balcony, so this is the kind of sight they were witnessing each day.
Don't they look cute as anything. I bet you could relieve any stress you have by just sitting there watching them for a while.
wrongly convicted of murder
This is a good reason why there shouldn't be the death penalty, as poor old Christopher Tapp might have been executed by now, as he confessed to rape and murder, despite the fact someone else (Brian Dripps) committed it. Tapp spent nearly 20 years in prison for it, and it raises a lot of questions about how he was coerced (lets face it - probably beaten) by the police to confess and give up other names, so there should be some follow up investigations and arrests to do with that.
mad george best fans
I sometimes forget that there are madder people than me out in the world, and that includes idiots who will spend a lot of money on crap like this, a 1969 cardboard cut out (small) of George Best from Shoot magazine. The reason l know? I bid £30 for it and it went for £46.67. For a small cardboard cut out!!! The sad thing is, l now wish l'd bid more, as it's only money, and l might never get the chance to get my hands on one of these precious happy childhood memories again.
Plus l could have always flogged it in the future when l no longer wanted it. Bugger!
terry christian's a place in the shit
Wednesday, 9 June 2021
A Clockwork Orange , Official Trailer
Tuesday, 8 June 2021
the conservatives becoming the national front
I've said it before. The present Conservative Government are becoming more right wing and corrupt the longer they have been in power, and looking at this old photograph from 1970 by Romano Cagnoni, featuring posters promoting The National Front, my views have been reinforced.
Toodle pip
steve took is still falling over
Frendz newspaper relaying the fact that Steve Took (formally of Tyrannosaurus Rex) has stopped taking so many drugs, but is still falling over. My guess (and you don't have to be a genius to work this out) is he was still taking the drugs. Probably saying he'd stopped to get the pigs off his back.
leeds benefit rip off grafitti
It's not often l have good things to say about Dirty Leeds, especially back in the 1980's, but l doth my cap to whoever altered this poster, as that's where and when this photograph was taken
the 1980 radio one christmas party
Everyone looks so happy in this Radio One Christmas party photograph, except of course, John Peel, who l imagined loathed pretty much all of them. The loops he had to leap through to keep his show going must have been excruciating for him.
Toodle pip
clockwork orange hats
The Droogs in Stanley Kubrick's classic adaptation of William S Burrough's Clockwork Orange might have ended up looking completely different if one of these options had been preferred
Monday, 7 June 2021
dr naomi wolf loves belfast
I don't know what planet Dr Naomi Wolf is living on, but one place in the UK in the 1970's that was the complete opposite of calm, still, restful, natural and peaceful was Belfast. Maybe the 5G in England has got to her after all.
She has since deleted the post
the goth beaker and all inclusive talk
I love this picture of people out on a night out dressed as Beaker, but especially love the fact there's a Goth one. Top marks all round, and a gold star for everybody involved.
Also, l don't know what sex these people are, and there's been a lot of talk recently of how to address everyone so that it is all inclusive and non offensive. I suggest the scouse 'Youse'. Send money to the usual address.
damn! it's a fifa scam
Damn!!! I got this letter about a week ago and knew it was a scam attempt upon closer inspection, but for a brief moment or two on first reading l thought there was a chance l had won shedloads of money, as l had applied to FIFA for World Cup tickets, so knew they had my name and address. Bastards!!!
junior jazz dance class
This poster for Junior Jazz Dance Class looks a bit dodgy. It's got to be a spoof, but real or not, it's well done.
timothy snyder on why american democracy needs protecting now
There was an excellent article by Timothy Snyder about the future of American Democracy a couple of days ago, a small part of which is below. lt sums up exactly how l currently feel about the future of the USA, and rather sadly, in a different way, the future of democracy in the UK, the longer the current government stay in power, and continue with their corruption and attempts at voter suppression, with the backing of the right wing billionaire owned press. It's depressing.
Anyway, Timothy Snyder's thoughts are well worth your time, and you can read the whole article here
Toodle pip
Sunday, 6 June 2021
The Stone Roses, Fools Gold Live at Heaton Park, Manchester. Made of Stone DVD.
bond street shopper leads the way i the fashion stakes
charles c ebbets looking cool shooting lunch atop a skyscraper
Charles Clyde Ebbets was the photographer, on September 20th 1932, who took the iconic photographs of the workmen sitting high up on a girder in New York, building the Rockefeller Centre, especially the much parodied 'Lunch atop a Skyscraper'. Here's a photograph of him on a girder himself, taking the pictures. Good to see he got dressed up and decided against sensible shoes. What l would like to know is who took the picture of him, and which poor sod had to carry all the equipment up there. There wasn't too much Health and Safety about in those days, and those people had nerves of steel.
Here's the most famous shot
the original popeye
Here's a fact that not many people know. Popeye the Sailor Man was based on an actual person. He was a sailor called Frank 'Rocky' Fiegel, who used to work as a bouncer at Wiebusch's Tavern, Chester, Ilinois, where he met Popeye's creator, Elzie C Crisler.
The city of Chester is very proud of this, and more info from them can be found here
