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Recent charity shop haul — (yet another) 5 CDs of Northern Soul vs 5 CDs of Orange Juice And for those who might need it on this cold January morning, an early highlight of the Northern Soul compilation:

Sunny New Years Day with blue sky over Prestonpans… And grey sky over Edinburgh today

#SameStupidJokeEveryYear

Farewell to 2023, a year when I went to York twice, London twice, Glasgow twice, Basingstoke once, Bishop Wilton once and Northallerton once. I passed the ISC2 CISSP exam and the Amazon AWS Certified Security exams. We converted the garage … Continue reading →

Today’s old Peanuts strip is surprisingly topical…

Looks like I’m on track to average 10000 steps daily across a whole year for the first time…

Off to see Will Sergeant speaking at Toppings Booksellers tonight. I hope they have Q and A at the end… “The guitar riff on The Back of Love was an integral part of one of the Bunnymen’s most successful singles. … Continue reading →

Lucas doesn’t do social media, not just because it is a massive time suck but because it’s work. And work that gets someone else paid. “These are dangerous times when what’s on your phone can be dug up at any … Continue reading →

If the government or some rich benefactor were to open a Museum of Ephemera, prefererably in some town that needs levelling up, it could receive hoards from mad collectors, provide employment for hoarders who feel the need to collect and … Continue reading →

#AfricansWithMainframes #VibrationsFromTheSerengetiII #SoulJazz #SoundsOfTheUniverse #ArtAndSound Would make a good Top of the Pops theme if they ever bring it back…