30-Day Music Challenge. Day 27: A good song for a bad mood. Clover Leaf - Don't Spoil My Day The title says it all... www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CUa... #DavidsMonthOfMusic

I'm reading 1966 by Jon Spencer now. What this 10 year old review (by another author I HIGHLY recommend, Bob Stanley) couldn't possibly predict is that 1966 is no longer history. It's part of a very long today. Only the music has completely lost significance. www.theguardian.com/books/2015/n...

30-Day Music Challenge. CanCon Edition. Day 27: A good song for a bad mood. "Be My Yoko Ono" - Barenaked Ladies (1992) Yoko even liked this but said she liked "If I had $1,000,000" more. youtu.be/k5YIJ1pZEBc?... #DavidsMonthOfMusic

Subtly downgrade a band Monophonics

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My family tree is a goldmine.

I'm 1 1/8 human. Makes me feel as if I'm grown an extra toe or something.

30-Day Music Challenge. Day 26: A song with amazing bass/bass playing. Shocking Blue - A Waste Of Time Bass player Henk Smitskamp, previously of Livin' Blues, has a nice bass solo in this, but overall it's good bass playing on this track. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDbd... #DavidsMonthOfMusic

Those who refuse to use AI just won't complain. They're all just irrelevant oldies who refuse to accept "progress," right?

30-Day Music Challenge. CanCon Edition. Day 26: A song with amazing bass/bass playing. "Brain Washed" - David Clayton Thomas & The Bossmen (#11 RPM #6 CHUM 1966) Not a hit in the US (cough) Story below.../1 youtu.be/xF91-yrGjRg?... #DavidsMonthOfMusic

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More #book #scammers. Beware!

On a dark and stormy night I gazed into a mirror, admiring my green eyes, plump lips, raven hair and huge bazongas when a shot rang out and I woke up from my dream.

Oh my lord. They were never all that. But discontinue my Coffee Crisp? Grrrrr...

Help the lovely Jay?

30 Day Music Challenge. Day 25: A song featuring a string section. The b-side to Volendam band Alles' one and only record "Murdock 9-6182" is called "Deus Bonus Est", which is heavily relying on a string section, methinks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9l1... #DavidsMinthOfMusic

30-Day Music Challenge. CanCon Edition. Day 25: A song featuring a string section. "Uninvited" - Alanis Morrisette (#7 RPM in 1998) Yep, still my favourite song by her. ❤️‍🔥 youtu.be/ErSCdHJdUgU?... #DavidsMonthOfMusic

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Dutch privacy watchdog urges LinkedIn users to block AI data use www.dutchnews.nl?p=257706

Share your favourite black and white film...

And a good scientific night to you!

Yeah, not as high-tech as your fancy-dancy digital photos, but it was 1976 and Noddy from Slade!!

Omg people stop it. Talk to someone with actual Crohn's. It can be life changing, life shortening and expensive to treat. SO not the same.

A mixed tape a dear, late singer friend of mine made me in 1991 of 50s R&B and doo wop...I still own it! ❤️‍🩹

Science works!! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Got my Corona booster! 💪 (or "prik" as they call it here *giggles like an immature 12 year old*)

30-Day Music Challenge. CanCon Edition. Day 24: A song with a genre of music in the title. "Jug Band Music" - Lovin' Spoonful Ok, sub-genre! 😜 And only 20% CanCon, but it was a Canadian-only release & a huge hit. #2 RPM, #3 CHUM in 1966. youtu.be/ijSlzKr30b4?... #DavidsMonthOfMusic

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30-Day Music Challenge. CanCon Edition. Day 23: A novelty song "Take Off" - Bob & Doug McKenzie feat. Geddy Lee (#1 CHUM, #16 US in 1981) The single charted higher than any Rush single. But at least Geddy got 10 bucks for it. youtu.be/8Jm4LoOaAWI?... #DavidsMonthOfMusic

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Yeah, with my shit accent, I'd prefer a "Answer in Dutch Day". I've had Dutch people refuse to reply in Dutch, as if "I'm a cashier, not your Dutch teacher." And I'm not an "expat," I just look like one in their eyes. www.dutchnews.nl//2025/09/pra...

You want an fecking cookie for that?

My memories of the 90s are watching the safety net I took for granted being eliminated by stealth cos single/divorced moms were feckless welfare sluts or daring to rise above our station thru education paid for by student grants & loans instead of marriage. Oh, the protests I marched in...

I open to queries on the 1st of every month and I close when I get to 100 unread queries in my inbox (or on the 7th of the month, whichever comes first) You can see my full MSWL on my or the Azantian website but right now? I desperately need a friendship or sibling story that makes me cry. #MSWL

For those who aren't dumbass enough to live in the wrong country.😏

30-Day Music Challenge. Day 22: A song with "big" or "little" in the title. Husky - Pretty Little Linda Dutch band Husky, produced by former member, Martin Duiser. He would also produce records by Wally Tax, formerly of The Outsiders. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ACx... #DavidsMonthOfMusic

30-Day Music Challenge. CanCon Edition. Day 22: A song with "big" or "little" in the title. So many to choose from! But the 1950s seem to get short shrift nowadays. "Little Darlin'" - The Diamonds (#11 CHUM, #2 US, #2 US R&B, #3 UK in 1957).../1 youtu.be/ysVLzXWnTzA?... #DavidsMonthOfMusic

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30-Day Music Challenge. Day 21: A song where every word in the title is one syllable. Earth & Fire - Ruby Is The One The other band from Den Haag (The Hague), with a sexy female lead vocalist. Her hair was a lot wilder than Mariska's though. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Ss... #DavidsMonthOfMusic

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30-Day Music Challenge. CanCon Edition. Day 21: A song where every word in the title is one syllable. Okay, 2/3 CanCon! But also written & sung by Neil Young. "Out Of My Mind" - Buffalo Springfield (1966) youtu.be/4bSRa8v9fPU?... #DavidsMonthOfMusic

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But my favourite Sonny Curtis song? One of the few non-Hollies songs from the Everly Brothers' 1966 Two Yanks In England album. In the comments... /1 apnews.com/article/sonn...

I’m open to queries again! I’m an associate literary agent at Azantian Literary, repping YA, queer adult romance, and some nonfiction. I’ve worked in book publishing for ten years at NetGalley, Writers House, Entangled, Triada US, and more. I’d love to hear from you! querytracker.net/query/bookma...

One of my all-time favourite songs. ❤️‍🔥

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ADHD problems: When you need the ritalin to focus on remembering to take the ritalin. 🙄