wayne hussey - heady daze (the mission years 1985-1990)

 As a big fan of The Mission back in these years, l thought this book would be of interest to me, and l wasn't wrong.  Plenty of sex, drugs, and rock and roll involved, so what's not to like?  Also, Mr Huss is a fine storyteller (from what he remembers) and obviously bright, interested in other things apart from music, and l really liked his writing style.  If you like The Mission, this comes highly recommended.

I wasn't that bothered before about reading his previous book (Salad Days),but after reading this, l'm going to give it a go. I shall report back at some stage on that.

It could have done with some proofreading though.

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the latest pile of second hand records

 The latest haul of second hand records from Tuesday.  A couple l've got already (Glen Campbell and The Blues Band), but these are better copies.  I definitely need a bigger house (or to see a psychiatrist).

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The Second Line Jazz roots of Rock and Roll

andrew collins and the tories - 10 year anniversary

 I put this piece by Andrew Collins on the blog 10 years ago.  Things have only become worse since then.

Full article by Andrew is here.

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working class people voting tory

 

report of stuart sutcliffe's death

Stuart Sutcliffe's death reported in the days when The Beatles were so unknown they were just referred to as a Liverpool skiffle group, and not named.

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Family Guy - Lois expresses Brian's glands

Watching this episode of Family Guy this morning, and l was crying with laughter at this part.  Absolute genius.

It's from Season 19 Episode 15

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The Rolling Stones - Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) Brussels 1973

I love this version (an live extra from Brussels 1973 on The Rolling Stones' deluxe Goat's Head Soup release), and have been blasting it out in my kitchen plenty of times recently, so the neighbours may be loving it as well by now.  If not, they'll get used to it.

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Bob Seger - Get Out Of Denver

Had to go for my usual hospital check up today (no problems), and while in Northallerton, l bought some second hand records (as I usually do).  This was one of them, later covered by Eddie and the Hot Rods.

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cheaper food after brexit

 

fiona cummins - when l was ten

This is one of the the books l recently purchased from the charity shop.  Fiona Cummins 'When l was Ten', and a signed copy at that. Now l'm not singling her out, as a lot of other authors do the same, but if you're going to sign books, at least make an effort and make it more than a scribble. I understand it's time consuming and must be pretty boring, but come on!

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keef buys his new house

When Keith Richards bought Redlands, the scene of the infamous drugs bust (and fire).  As far as l know, he still owns it. It looks great, but l bet there's loads of spiders.

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we live here

 Remember how small and insignificant we are.  We live here.

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my old flat is for rent

I lived here a few years and it's certainly been done up and improved since.  Trust me - it wasn't like this when l was living there.

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ungovernable britain

 The answer is no.  Now fuck off.

And as for this crap......lt's just encouraging other bullies, and helping to prevent victims speaking out.  Twats.

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cracking down on crime

How about cracking down on the fraud and deception (something l know a lot about) within his own Conservative party, starting with Michelle Mone and the PPE?  This is just pretending to be tough ahead of the local elections.

Never vote Tory.

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I Ludicrous - Preposterous Tales

lola as a novel

 

record collectors - we've all been in this situation

 

dominic raab - clearly not a bully

 FFS.  He's even threatening when resigning.  What a rotter. 

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If Nirvana's ‘Nevermind’ was written by 12 different bands

Tony Mckay (Obeah Man live)

grains of sand and auguries of innocence by william blake

To see The World in a grain of sand........(Full poem is below)

More information about each microscopic photograph can be found here

Auguries of Innocence

BY WILLIAM BLAKE

To see a World in a Grain of Sand

And a Heaven in a Wild Flower 

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand 

And Eternity in an hour

A Robin Red breast in a Cage

Puts all Heaven in a Rage 

A Dove house filld with Doves & Pigeons

Shudders Hell thr' all its regions 

A dog starvd at his Masters Gate

Predicts the ruin of the State 

A Horse misusd upon the Road

Calls to Heaven for Human blood 

Each outcry of the hunted Hare

A fibre from the Brain does tear 

A Skylark wounded in the wing 

A Cherubim does cease to sing 

The Game Cock clipd & armd for fight

Does the Rising Sun affright 

Every Wolfs & Lions howl

Raises from Hell a Human Soul 

The wild deer, wandring here & there 

Keeps the Human Soul from Care 

The Lamb misusd breeds Public Strife

And yet forgives the Butchers knife 

The Bat that flits at close of Eve

Has left the Brain that wont Believe

The Owl that calls upon the Night

Speaks the Unbelievers fright

He who shall hurt the little Wren

Shall never be belovd by Men 

He who the Ox to wrath has movd

Shall never be by Woman lovd

The wanton Boy that kills the Fly

Shall feel the Spiders enmity 

He who torments the Chafers Sprite

Weaves a Bower in endless Night 

The Catterpiller on the Leaf

Repeats to thee thy Mothers grief 

Kill not the Moth nor Butterfly 

For the Last Judgment draweth nigh 

He who shall train the Horse to War

Shall never pass the Polar Bar 

The Beggars Dog & Widows Cat 

Feed them & thou wilt grow fat 

The Gnat that sings his Summers Song

Poison gets from Slanders tongue 

The poison of the Snake & Newt

Is the sweat of Envys Foot 

The poison of the Honey Bee

Is the Artists Jealousy

The Princes Robes & Beggars Rags

Are Toadstools on the Misers Bags 

A Truth thats told with bad intent

Beats all the Lies you can invent 

It is right it should be so 

Man was made for Joy & Woe 

And when this we rightly know 

Thro the World we safely go 

Joy & Woe are woven fine 

A Clothing for the soul divine 

Under every grief & pine

Runs a joy with silken twine 

The Babe is more than swadling Bands

Throughout all these Human Lands

Tools were made & Born were hands 

Every Farmer Understands

Every Tear from Every Eye

Becomes a Babe in Eternity 

This is caught by Females bright

And returnd to its own delight 

The Bleat the Bark Bellow & Roar 

Are Waves that Beat on Heavens Shore 

The Babe that weeps the Rod beneath

Writes Revenge in realms of Death 

The Beggars Rags fluttering in Air

Does to Rags the Heavens tear 

The Soldier armd with Sword & Gun 

Palsied strikes the Summers Sun

The poor Mans Farthing is worth more

Than all the Gold on Africs Shore

One Mite wrung from the Labrers hands

Shall buy & sell the Misers Lands 

Or if protected from on high 

Does that whole Nation sell & buy 

He who mocks the Infants Faith

Shall be mockd in Age & Death 

He who shall teach the Child to Doubt

The rotting Grave shall neer get out 

He who respects the Infants faith

Triumphs over Hell & Death 

The Childs Toys & the Old Mans Reasons

Are the Fruits of the Two seasons 

The Questioner who sits so sly 

Shall never know how to Reply 

He who replies to words of Doubt

Doth put the Light of Knowledge out 

The Strongest Poison ever known

Came from Caesars Laurel Crown 

Nought can Deform the Human Race

Like to the Armours iron brace 

When Gold & Gems adorn the Plow

To peaceful Arts shall Envy Bow 

A Riddle or the Crickets Cry

Is to Doubt a fit Reply 

The Emmets Inch & Eagles Mile

Make Lame Philosophy to smile 

He who Doubts from what he sees

Will neer Believe do what you Please 

If the Sun & Moon should Doubt 

Theyd immediately Go out 

To be in a Passion you Good may Do 

But no Good if a Passion is in you 

The Whore & Gambler by the State

Licencd build that Nations Fate 

The Harlots cry from Street to Street 

Shall weave Old Englands winding Sheet 

The Winners Shout the Losers Curse 

Dance before dead Englands Hearse 

Every Night & every Morn

Some to Misery are Born 

Every Morn and every Night

Some are Born to sweet delight 

Some are Born to sweet delight 

Some are Born to Endless Night 

We are led to Believe a Lie

When we see not Thro the Eye

Which was Born in a Night to perish in a Night 

When the Soul Slept in Beams of Light 

God Appears & God is Light

To those poor Souls who dwell in Night 

But does a Human Form Display

To those who Dwell in Realms of day

Source: Poets of the English Language (Viking Press, 1950)

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sajid javid - nothing to see here (or tory corruption #935)

 From The Financial Times

Here's a gentle reminder...

In August 2020 Sajid Javid became a paid advisor to JP Morgan, where he formed Morgan Health in May 2021.  He then became Health Secretary in June 2021.  In November 2022 JP Morgan started aggressively investing in 'Promising Healthcare Companies', which of course had nothing to do with Javid calling for the NHS to be reformed (January 2023), before he returned to JP Morgan. 

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Beth Orton - Blood Red River

Bo Diddley - Bring it to Jerome

what did new labour ever do for us?

 

horse for the national

Think I've got a cert for todays Grand National.  Off to the bookies.

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TREX cooking

The TREXtasy one is from 1937, but the top advert was familiar to anyone around in the 1970's.

I can't comment on what it was like to cook with this stuff, but the T.Rex band sure meant a hell of a lot more to me.

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Luna - Friendly Advice

Blue Skies - Willie Nelson

robert tressell - always correct

 

tonight's outfit is sorted

 Right. l've got tonight's outfit sorted.  The only question is, where should l go?

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rwanda trips booked

I will make this easy for everyone.  The landlord and wife are racist, and our Home Secretary, despite the fact she is black, is supporting them, because she is currently stirring up as much racial hatred as she can, to polarise and deflect.

Send all three to Rwanda, and never vote Tory.

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meanwhile, in south west norfolk

This fucking country.  We're talking about Liz Truss here, the woman who broke the economy, and after 13 years of the Tories wrecking everything.  What more do the fuckers  have to do to stop these twats voting for them? It's just as bad in Richmondshire (where l live), a safe seat for Rishi Sunak. No wonder politics annoys me.

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I agree with Mick

 Or he agrees with me.  Either way...

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bloody ticket prices nowadays

Thought l might re-live some of my younger years by going to this. 

Then l had a look at some of the prices, and quickly changed my mind.

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The Ballad of Billy Stein HD - Urban Commandos

Went to see these last night in Richmond. It was a Birthday do, and l thought l was going to see your usual run of the mill covers band, so these were more than a pleasant surprise, playing lots of their own songs, but also covering The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, who I love, so an excellent night was had by all.

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Happy Easter!!

 

carl cox - music is revolution

I still wouldn't mind a t-shirt with this printed on. A Carl Cox 'Music is Revolution' poster l nicked in Ibiza.  One day l may get around to doing it myself (but l doubt it).

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crows cartoon by moose