the least unexpected bob vylan news

 Well strike me down with a feather (Clever Trevor).  Who could have predicted this. And in the meantime, the IDF are still carrying out their orders which is resulting in Genocide on the Palestinians in Gaza (or whoever's currently left there).

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The Velvet Sundown (AI Band) - The Wind Still Knows Our Name

The Velvet Sundown - Dust on the Wind (Lyrics)

As The Beatles once said - Nothing is real.  This is AI.

zohran mamdani speaks sense about billionaires

After all the Trump and GOP lickspittle bullshit, this is a breath of fresh air. Obviously Trump and his party goons will do everything they can do to shut him down, and not necessarily legally, but for now, at least there's a bit of hope.

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error 404 - car not found

 Bugger!  I'm sure l left my car here.

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The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye (Remastered 2002)

jeffrey epstein's client list part 4

Of course Epstein killed himself and had no client list.  Why would the DOJ and Trump have any reason to try and cover it up?  Honestly - some people are soooo sceptical.

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jeffrey epstein's client list part 3

 The saga goes on.

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jeffrey epstein's client list part 2

I'm old enough to remember as far back as February. 

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jeffrey epstein's client list is no more

So we are meant to believe there was no client list and Epstein took his own life?  Pah! In a saner world, this should be the order the meme (and news) unfolds. 

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physical graffiti first pressing cartoon

 I get the women's response, and there are various versions of this cartoon, but what still bugs me is the way he is holding the record.  No sad bastard like him (or me) would hold a record that way.  I need to get a life.

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men's basic communication

 This is me and my my mates mode of communication. Unless we're talking football or music.

 

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The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (2022 Revolver Box Set Mix)

no cuts to medicaid cartoon and the rise of ICE

As the rich get richer, the madness continues.  Never forget it only took the Nazis about 6 months to destroy democracy in Germany pre war. Watch out for ICE, which could well become Trump's private army.

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please don't touch my arm book

This is a book l can relate to.  Mind you, l've only been on one bus in the last 5 years or so. I'm not a pauper!

 

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america - batman gets it right

American freedom and democracy.  Batman knows what he is talking about.

 

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The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Faith Healer (Remastered 2002)

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye (Remastered 2002)

yasmeen cheong - charcoal and gesso on paper 2019

 I know what l like and l like what l know.  And l like this.  A lot.

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rectangles or circles coffer illusion

This still does my head in.  Rectangles or circles - depending on how you view it. The brain's a funny old thing.

The Coffer illusion by Anthony Norcia.

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

trump talks to putin - how it's worked out

The great and glorious leader got to speak to Putin.  

How it started. 

Update after the talk.

And of course - the inevitable consequences.

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l've got it on vinyl cartoon

Rather sadly, I can relate to this on many levels. 

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the sex pistols in berlin look a bit different

Posted by Steve Jones before the Berlin gig.  Excellent stuff.

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still indestructible with tonight's chicken tea

Tonight tea before heading out to the pub. Chicken, hot sauce, crushed onion and mayonnaise (with lots of salt).  How l'm still alive is a modern miracle and has the best scientists in the land searching for a solution.

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Rock Stars Dancing Like Your Dad (With Stevie Riks)

This is excellent and very well observed.

alexa - take me back to liverpool royal court theatre in 1985

Many people l know often say the music of the 1980's was crap, but there was a lot of great stuff to explore if you were willing to put the hours in (and l was). Also - look at the prices. What heaven it was to be alive.

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Kevin Ayers - Shouting in a Bucket Blues (2003 Remaster)

Kevin Ayers - Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes (1999 Remaster)

a felon and an immigrant

 

liverpool echo diogo jota cover

 Once again, football rivalries mean fuck all when it comes to tragedies like this. 

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Future Islands Performs "Seasons (Waiting On You)" - David Letterman

The 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me

p&o ferry boss taking the piss

Yet again the rich get richer while the poorer workers get poorer. 

The article below is From here

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rival sons at stockton globe

Tonight Mathew, l shall be attending the Rival Sons show at Stockton Globe, and seeing as a mate is driving, l can drink and enjoy the evening more.  Hope they are as good as the last time we saw them, but even if not, it's still a great night out. Hurrah! - and trebles all round!! 

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kwasi kwarteng has a short memory

Rodger me sideways!  Kwasi Kwarteng has got some nerve after the disastrous stint he had at the top end of politics (plus laughing at the Queen's funeral). He may have forgotten what a fuck up he and Liz Truss were, but us regular folk haven't. Now please go away.

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the dystopian future of the usa looms closer - alligator alcatraz

 Hmmm... what does the Alligator Alcatraz detention centre remind me of?

Oh yes!!  Of course!! I should have guessed there'd be a Nazi connection!

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pete buttigieg on the 'big beautiful bill'

Pete Buttigeg pretty much nails it. The bill is an attack on millions, while only benefiting the super rich.

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someone around catterick drives like me

 I didn't know someone else in Catterick drives like me. Mind you, even l wouldn't try and park there.

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rip diogo jota

 I'm certainly no fan of Liverpool football club, but fuck me this is sad. Diogo Jota and his brother Andre have just been killed when apparently their car crashed and then burst into flames.  Only 28 and what a horrific way to go.  This just after what he described as 'the happiest day of my life' when he was married a couple of weeks ago. Football rivalries go out of the window when things like this happen, and his family (and friends) must be heartbroken.

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Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown, Live in Japan 1971

why l cut my own hair

 A selection of barbers choices. Mind you, this is from 1976.

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l didn't know elton john had a second job

 Fair play to him - extra money always comes in handy.

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Deborah Harry & Iggy Pop - Well, Did You Evah!

Debbie Harry is 80 today.  Time - it's a bastard.

The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet (Video)

person hit by a train at northallerton station

We were only talking about this sort of thing at Northallerton train station last week, as some of the trains that go past there don't stop, and are some of the fastest in the UK, which rather sadly, is well known around the area as a suicide spot (not that l'm saying this was). Let's hope it was quick and painless.

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aldi / aldeh's genius marketing ploy

 Aldi have changed the signage at their store near to Heaton Park before the upcoming Oasis gigs there. They won't get many extra customers at the store because of it, but they sure as hell are getting a lot of nationwide publicity for their brand because of it Including here).  Well played to whoever thought of it.

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Nine Inch Nails - Copy Of A (Live)

The Human League - Being Boiled - 1978

the reinvention of gary newman

I agree with this 100% and l'm not even that much of a fan of Newman's, although l do like some of his music (which was ground-breaking at the time) and he comes across as a really decent bloke (apart from supporting The Tories back in the day). Good luck to him and glad to see his return.

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internet information cartoon

 

john maynard keynes on capitalism's nasty men

Although this quote is not precise, and is based on Ken Hirsch (in 1951) quoting Keynes as saying 'the astonishing belief that the nastiest motives of the nastiest men will somehow or other work for the best results in the best of all possible worlds', it's still 100% relevant and true. However, I prefer the original quote, as it's referring to Voltaire's character Dr Pangloss in 'Candide' at the end - one of my favourite books. There's nothing worse than a working class kid with an interest in culture and the world at large.

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glastonbury versus genocide - what's more important?

Sometimes what  I consider important does not tie in with  the news organisations, as it appears protest speech is more of an outrage than genocidal actions, and no - calling for the death of the IDF is not anti-Semitic against all Israelis. I'm also old enough to remember when recent TV documentaries and news items have shown Israeli Settlers calling for the extermination of Palestinians (this year), but there wasn't much fuss about that. 

What's leading the news in the UK at the moment.

What's not leading on the news.

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