Gloomy Sunday 8 February 2026 Well, the weather was a bit gloomy off and on, but I was having fun listening to 'Gloomy Sunday'. youtu.be/XQ2AuLaClmk?... youtu.be/1JqPU2JI8ks?...

A nice picture of Alice Coltrane, maker and champion of Cosmic Music.

'Metaphysical anarchy', eh? What's not to like? Sounds like my idea of fun. Count me in.

An exploration of the spiritual and creative potential of ‘schizophrenia’ and an exposé of state controlled treatments used to suppress people so labelled. www.realitytester.co.uk

Lydgate Infant School #Sheffield 26.01.26 Built in 1907 as Lydgate Lane Council School, when it appeared to feature two entrances for boys, one for infants, and one for girls.

Up the toads, frogs and newts! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

ANARCHO-PUNK CRACKERS sheffpatgrp.bandcamp.com/track/anarch...

Delicately beautiful music, which some people might not consider to be music at all. youtu.be/SKrZdvqzAEc?...

Daffle-Dillies. 4 days blooming. Hyperdelic!

Marsden Well Dressing Imbolc 2026 From Glyn Williams' well dressing site "All about Well Dressing in the Derbyshire tradition" welldressing.com

That little path off Tasker Road that leads to the back of the flats on Crookes just past the Ball Inn opposite the chemist you know the one I mean don't you? 1 February 2026

While selecting images to illustrate me current immortal masterpiece ('Hail Holy Crookes!') I came across these images of The Temple of Ing in Ecclesall Woods #Sheffield (outside the scope of said masterpiece). L: 03/09/05. R: 22/09/07. I used to be a great one for the diffuse glow & that, so I did.

From Manchester Road #Sheffield 31.01.26 The building in the background used to be the Hallam Tower Hotel, one of the primary locations featured in 'GB84' by David Peace. It stood empty for years. It's now a J.G. Ballard High-Rise style apartment block. youtu.be/FApi-kFFqUI?...

VIVAT JOHNNY OATCAKE! sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/o...

WITCH HUNT: SEARCHING FOR THE SHEFFIELD COVEN temporalboundary.bigcartel.com/product/unde... Explores the history, beliefs, and practices of the Sheffield Coven, a significant centre for Wicca, detailing its origins, rituals, and the figures associated with it, especially Patricia Crowther.

"Here, the rise and fall of a punk group becomes a microcosm for broader social unrest, personal transformation, and the dissolution of ideals." sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/s...

"What emerges is a portrait of contemporary music culture as a hall of mirrors: lacking in self-awareness, absurd, and often desperate for meaning." sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/g...

LIBERTY | EQUALITY | SOLIDARITY Long live the 1 in 12! The history, spirit and everyday realities of one of Bradford’s most enduring radical spaces. homeofmetal.com/episode-1-at...

"Their recordings delve into magick, biblical reinterpretation, satire, and existential anxiety, always with a commitment to authenticity and experimentation." Who would have thought it? sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/e...

"The betrayal of Samuel Holberry and Sheffield's failed revolution" From time to time, the Sheffield Tribune comes up with something that's worth reading. www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/the-betrayal...

NE TRAVAILLEZ JAMAIS sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/t...

"...a call to reject both systemic oppression and cultural posturing, urging us to pursue authenticity..." Likely story. sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/n...

Once upon a time I walked from Sidlesham to the Market Cross in Chichester, where I met myself in the forms of a tramp and an old man who spoke in a fake Scottish accent. The man engaged in conversation with the ghost of an old woman dressed in late-19th century clothing. Interesting. Far out.

WELCOME TO NOWHERE GATEWAY TO NOWHERE sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/m...

Down with the parlour games of bourgeois intellectuals!

Well worth watching despite the presence of the ghastly chancers. And some of the contributors are far from ghastly chancers. youtu.be/vEKDwT5L67Q?...

Once upon a time I was in the grounds of St. Giles Church, Newcastle, Staffs, and I saw blood falling on the notebook I used to inscribe me immortal poems and that. I looked about me and observed signs of strange workings. The blood came from a spontaneous nosebleed. youtu.be/QWTw3xoGhg4?...

Image: From the Good Old COLT presents ESOTERIC PSYCHEDELIA days. The building is the Nonconformist Chapel at Sharrow Cemetery #Sheffield which was strikingly nonconformist on the day the original photograph was taken. sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/e...

"For those seeking poetry that challenges, inspires, and resonates with the complexities of modern existence, Oatcake’s work is essential reading." sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/n...

"Oatcake’s journey begins in Crookes... Drawing inspiration from William Blake, Oatcake’s prose is imagistic and incantatory, transforming the ordinary into the mystical." Image: Crookes Social Club Dada, Mulehouse Road #Sheffield sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com/2026/01/24/f...

Barber Road #Sheffield 17 January 2026 Concatenation of conflicting signs. I can't work out what the wheelie bin sloganeer has to say about God but those three inverted crosses seem to be at odds with the bold proclamation of LOVE.

Music that generates feelings of calm immersive transcendent elevation. youtu.be/TQtEFdyhgdE?...

Mona Avenue #Sheffield 17.01.26 It all starts going downhill when we come to this street.

Bole Hills #Sheffield 14 January 2026 Homage to Caspar David Friedrich's Monk by the Sea. It's not really. I'm just making it up after the event.

The spirit moved upon the face of the waters...

You need hands... Commonside or School Road #Sheffield 17 January 2026 Where does Commonside end and School Road begin? These hand prints have been around for at least 40 years and might be considered as something akin to cave art.

2021. From a series of images called THRESHOLD.

An interesting and informative overview of the lives and music of John and Alice Coltrane. A nicely done programme. The presenters keep a check on their egos, offering insights and guidance without getting in the way. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

Bole Hills #Sheffield 18 January 2026 Path through the fog. Memorial apple tree to the right of the path.

I conducted a philosophical inquiry into the worldviews of Roy Cropper from Coronation Street and Ian Curtis of Joy Division. I concluded that they were strikingly similar. A composite entity emerged. Behold! The Fabulous ROYCURTIS!

MYSTERY. Are their smiles dependent on drug use? Are they the product of desperation?

Scenes from the Satanic Youth Club? London, January 1979.

I've just learned that Kenny Morris has died at the age of 68. I absolutely loved his drumming on 'Metal Postcard' from the moment I first heard it. youtu.be/7DkFdAKwTbE?...

"Stanisław Lem (1921-2006) was born in Lviv, then part of Poland... His comic parables The Cyberiad, first published in the 60s, anticipate nanotechnology, our ambivalent relationship with the internet and debates around AI and creativity." www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

2020. Ron Mael impersonator, down Neepsend way. youtu.be/AfA4FphZHbc?... He probably lives in one of those flats at Kelham Island and eats his dinner in one of those places that display their prices without using £ signs.

Marks & Spencer, Fargate #Sheffield 19 December 2017 I imagine I was buying some bottled beer.

Heavygate Road #Sheffield 21 March 2018 sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com/2019/03/09/h... The Full Pack sheffieldpatrolgroup.wordpress.com?s=heavygate+...

Woodfield Road #Sheffield 29 December 2025