Saturday, 15 October 2022

water bill question

 


medical dispensation the therese coffey way

Going against all right thinking medical professionals advice, Therese Coffey, our great and glorious Health Secretary, is not afraid to follow her own calling. It's just a shame that she is such an imbecil, and this policy could harm people.  Then again, coming from her, it's only to be expected.

Never vote Tory.

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Buddy Holly - Valley of Tears (1958)

Woman Love by Gene Vincent on 1956 Capitol 78 record.

Jimmy Reed - Too Much

Friday, 14 October 2022

Wednesday, 12 October 2022

The Standells - Dirty Water (Stereo)

Pink Floyd - If (From Atom Heart Mother)

I love this song, and to me, it contains some of their finest lyrics, more than likely with Syd Barrett in mind.

If I were a swan, I'd be gone.
If I were a train, I'd be late.
And if I were a good man, I'd talk with you more often than I do.
If I were to sleep, I could dream.
If I were afraid, I could hide.
If I go insane, please don't put your wires in my brain.
If I were the moon, I'd be cool.
If I were a rule, I would bend.
If I were a good man, I'd understand the spaces between friends.
If I were alone, I would cry.
And if I were with you, I'd be home and dry.
And if I go insane, will you still let me join in with the game?
If I were a swan, I'd be gone.
If I were a train, I'd be late again.
If I were a good man, I'd talk to you more often than I do.


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Tuesday, 11 October 2022

frank the horse

This made me laugh.  Simple yet very funny.


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lesha porche's curved lines

Lesha Porche's 'Curved Lines' illusion makes your brain imagine there are curved lines, but when you try to focus on them, they can't be found.  Pretty damn cool.


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the thinking tree

 Located in Puglia, Italy, and known as the thinking tree.

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the impartial fiona bruce

 


ye cracke and tories

 Ye Cracke (a pub in Liverpool) certainly doesn't like Tories. If l lived closer, it would be my regular.



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what a disguise

 


Monday, 10 October 2022

me and the parrot celebrating

 Me and the parrot celebrating after the Manchester United win last night.


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Saturday, 8 October 2022

we're all foreigners

 


my kind of animal

 


Elliott Smith - Between The Bars


Drink up baby, stay up all night
With the things you could do
You won't but you might
The potential you'll be that you'll never see
The promises you'll only make
Drink up with me now
And forget all about the pressure of days
Do what I say and I'll make you okay
And drive them away
The images stuck in your head
People you've been before
That you don't want around anymore
That push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still
Drink up baby, look at the stars
I'll kiss you again, between the bars
Where I'm seeing you there with your hands in the air
Waiting to finally be caught
Drink up one more time, and I'll make you mine
Keep you apart, deep in my heart
Separate from the rest, where I like you the best
And keep the things you forgot
People you've been before
That you don't want around anymore
That push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still

At the Drive-In – One Armed Scissor (Later with Jools Holland)

McAlmont & Butler - Yes (Later With Jools Holland)

hmmm... could be a song in this

Paul McCartney reading Ian Fleming's 'Live and Let Die' book in 1965. We all know what happened a few years later. 



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the brown cliffs of dover

 From Private Eye

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Friday, 7 October 2022

happy faces 'so you play in a band'

Danny, a sort of relative of mine put this up on Facebook the other day and it made me laugh out loud, as l think the faces featured, along with the sentiment, are excellent.

Who says the youngsters nowadays have no sense of humour?  Not me, that's for sure.


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the not so great nhs privatisation drive

The Conservative government been planning the privatisation of the NHS for a while, but once again, l'm just putting this information out there.  It's only a matter of time if they somehow manage to stay in power.



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sauces mix up

 OK.  As a great fan of both of these sauces (normally), this is doing my head in.  It just feels wrong!  There's enough things messed up in the world at the moment without having to deal with this.  Sort it out FFS.


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look out for signs of fascism

 Just putting this out there (again).  Never forget.


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rod stewart's train set

I've put photographs of Rod Stewart's train set before, but l saw these ones the other day so thought l'd repost. as l'm still amazed by it.  The money, time and effort put into making something like this just blows my mind (maaaan).  Very, very impressive.





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cd shelving

I was on a music site the over day and people were putting up photographs of their shelving.  I know it's a niche specialist market, but l love it, and its good to know that l'm not the only mad idiotic collector out there in this crazy, crazy world.
Photographs of mine may follow (if l get around to it).  





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robert jenerick and jake berry - never forget

 




imagine if labour did this

 Just imagine the outcry if a Labour government did this.  From The Guardian.



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Thursday, 6 October 2022

worth repeating - the financial times speaks sense

For a change, l actually stand 100% behind an article in The Financial Times.  If only there was more of this kind of honest reporting in the red top papers.


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l have a dream - rewritten by suella braverman

It's not exactly up there with Martin Luther King Jr's dream, but at least we don't have to try and guess how evil Home Secretary (for the time being) Suella Braverman is, as she just puts it all out there for everyone to see. To belive she would be allowed anywhere near her position in any previous law abiding government is insane (and I'm not including Boris').

The original dream speech is here. I think you'd agree there is a bit of a difference.




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dracula's grave notice

 From Whitby - Goth central.  l assume the Abbey.



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the tory's wreck my pie eating

There's many reasons to hate The Conservatives, but being the cause of my local (and favourite) pork pie firm's collapse is bang out of order!!!!!   Sunlit uplands my arse.
Never vote Tory!


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liz truss grew up in poverty

 Liz Truss nails it again.



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a private eye apology

 A Private Eye apology on behalf of all the Tory supporting papers.



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Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Live On MTV Unplugged Unedited)

Stone Temple Pilots - Plush (acoustic) Live at Headbangers Ball

Wednesday, 5 October 2022

l'm a mastermind champion!

Out of curiosity, l was looking online for Rolling Stones or Beatles questions that had been on the BBC series Mastermind,  to see how many l cold answer without studying. Not a lot of success, but l found a Mastermind quiz on their website, so did that instead.  Had a couple of guesses (Harry Potter for one), but pleased with the score. Looks like the drink and drugs abuse hasn't taken it's toll yet!


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Monday, 3 October 2022

unfortunate headlines and latest tory crap

Today's newspaper headlines, released the day after Liz Truss announced on TV that there was no going back on the 45p tax cut for the rich.

Of course Kwasi Kwarteng then went on TV this morning and announced a U Turn on it (although they are still cutting public services).

As for the think piece further down, it was in yesterdays Financial Times, which normally supports the Conservatives 100%. This demonstrates how far the Tories have fallen in their estimation.

They really are in trouble.

Never vote Tory.




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one way to finish work

Call me an old cynic, but l don't believe this guy spent all that money in one weekend, but whatever he did spend, that's one hell of a way to finish at your job. My employers had better be on their guard.

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Sunday, 2 October 2022

jh lynch's tina

 As found in many working class homes back in the day, including mine. A framed print of 'Tina', by JH Lynch. Now becoming collectable.

There's some more here.

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