ghostly england

Makes you proud to live in this glorious land  A man (it's always a man) has been fined for pretending to be a ghost in Portsmouth. 'Arms on the air and saying Woooo'.  Excellent stuff.

anthony norcia artwork

This artwork by Anthony Norcia has sixteen circles hidden in it.  It took me a while, but once seen, they're so easy to spot you kick yourself for not seeing them sooner.

With thanxs to Colin Steer on twitter

 

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The Rockingbirds Jonathan, Jonathan

Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Thrice)

The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner

Iggy Pop - People, Places, Parties (Live for BBC Radio 6 Music)

Chop Chop Chop - Sleaford Mods

cat ecstatic to be reunited with owner

After ten years apart, Chubs, a cat from Dorset was reunited with its owner after being found 260 miles away in Manchester.  Typically for a cat, it looks ecstatic.

From today's BBC website.

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liz truss - probably our next glorious leader

 Oh please fuck off Liz.  She's got strong opinions, but as she's shown in the past, she's willing to completely change them if it means she can gain power. She's currently a Poundshop Thatcher with added racism and stupidity, but it's not good for the country that democracy is so under threat.

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The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses Live at Knebworth 1976

the halifax oyster festival mascots

Quite possibly the scariest mascots going, supposedly promoting The Halifax Oyster Festival, but probably scaring away more people than they attract. 

Then again, they're bound to be featured on TV and in newspaper items, and l'm flagging them up here, so l guess they are doing their job of promoting the festival brilliantly. 

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the tory infighting gets worse

 

Tummy Talk 2: The Battle of the Human Drum

Absolute genius, with a twist at the end

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Two Ronnies - Girls I've Met - Lightweight Louie Danvers

Bob Dylan Brownsville Girl

THE BEST COMIC BOOK COLLECTION I'VE EVER SEEN

Colour me impressed.  What a collection!

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the strolling bones

I didn't go to see The Rolling Stones on their 1989 tour as l'd seen them before, and wanted to remember them that way, and thought they were a bunch of old bastards by then (as did Q Magazine).

Ladies and Gentlemen (and anyone else), on the 1989 tour, Mick and Keith were both 45, and Ronnie was 41.  FFS!!  I think made an error.

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what a selfie

 

Beans on Toast - A Whole Lot of Loving and live in Stockton

Another excellent night out last night, watching Beans on Toast plus others in Stockton's NE Volume Music Bar, which is a great little venue, and highly recommended. Here's there again in September and l'll be along for that as well.

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know your history

Imagine his surprise when he discovers which party has been in power for the last twelve years and who has been chancellor for the last three

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if only the future could be predicted

U Roy Soul Rebel

T. Rex - Ballrooms Of Mars The Slider is 50!

Released on this day in 1972.  The magnificent Slider album by T.Rex

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hitting the ground from day one

 Probably our next Prime Minister. God help us all.

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james melville's common sense

 

Meanwhile, in other news.............

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today's cd charity shop haul

A few of these for the car as l've got them already, but look out for me in the future on a hoarding programme.

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the ukraine war continues without boris

 From Private Eye

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today's charity shop books haul

 Now l need more space in the home and more time off work.

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a normal day in church

 At least Henry doesn't look traumatised

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paul and linda mccartney in disguise

 Paul and Linda McCartney in disguise at a George Harrison concert in 1974.

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a blue lobster

 I've never seen one of these before and didn't even know such a thing existed, but now l have, l certainly won't forget it. The rather stunning looking blue lobster.

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bozymandias in private eye

 An absolute masterpiece of a cartoon in the weeks Private Eye by Zoom Rockman.

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the scala, kings cross plaque

I'm fully in favour of this, but wish l had been there on the nights in question, and the below albums are two of my favourites.

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Olivia Rodrigo - Live at Eventim Apollo London. July 7 2022

I can't say l know much about Olivia Rodrigo, but the full throated singing along by the crowd is something to be witnessed and heard.  Audience participation at it's best, and the songs obviously mean so much to them, it makes me want to check out the 'Sour' album, as l'm a curious kind of chap.

Plus this reminds me of seeing Big Country at Newcastle City hall back in the day!

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fleetwood mac rumours outtakes

Much as love punk rock, noisy psychedelia and lots of underground music, l have to admit that Rumours by Fleetwood Mac is one hell of an album, and deservedly sold in the bucket loads. Then again, l do also like a lot of other Fleetwood Mac stuff so it's not that much of a stretch. Anyway, here's some photographic outtakes from the cover shoot. By the no more British sounding Herbert Worthington

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the mystic mountain region of the carina nebula

I don't know about you, but this rather stunning photograph of the Mystic Mountain region of the Carina Nebula looks to me like some kind of otherworldly super power of the type that may have had The Silver Surfer under his command in the past.

Then again, maybe l should have laid off the brown acid and kool aid drink

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austerity is hitting everyone

Where do you even begin to start with this lack of self awareness in a time when so many people are genuinely struggling to even put food on the table?  The rich, do indeed, live in a different world.

Never trust a Tory

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vote for rick astley

 

cutting tax

 

Kapt Kopter (Randy California) - Rain

It starts properly after a minute

the last photograph of the beatles

 After posting the last photograph of the original Rolling Stones recently, here's the last one of The Beatles together. August 22nd 1969.

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