I just saw that Dave Greenslade died RIP. I was in a band called The Pentateuch once. Long time ago.

“There never was a golden age..”. 1974 Doctor Who story ‘Invasion of the dinosaurs’. The BBC overreached itself with the special effects, but the story is first rate*. A good underlying meditation on the danger of nostalgia. *Even the padding in episode five with a helicopter chase…

Who goes to the cinema and thinks “what I really need right now is a tub of popcorn larger than my head” and proceeds to eat it loudly through the film? Is there actually anyone who enjoys popcorn? (Sorry, grumpy old man moment).

I’ve just booked flights for a few days away in Edinburgh. It’s really easy..I ought to go away more often!

Staring at my laptop to try and create an updated CV by force of will alone. Turns out the Jedi Mind Trick doesn’t work with job applications.

I’m really enjoying The Pitt in that fast talking, multi layered, American drama kind of way…I just wish there was a way to skip the gory medical bits…

In case anyone is interested, there is no way to do this. The Wayback Machine utility hadn’t cached the page, so had to recreate the entry from my ailing memory. Back to job hunting now…

I do like a Cherry Red compilation….

Long shot: does anyone know how to find cached versions of web pages in Chrome? I have accidentally deleted something from My LinkedIn profile while I was in chrome. I’m trying to find a cached copy to save me having to recreate it. Have hunted through history but can’t see anything…cheers

Auction of Diane Keaton clothes, including some very cool hats. www.bonhams.com/auction/3253...

Very sad news i remember the Gold Blend advert, and not forgetting his Krillitane in Doctor Who. I met him once and he was funny and courteous www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Is anything more soul crushing that spending Friday afternoon updating your CV and getting car insurance quotes?

If any folks here are going to see Nick Cave in Brighton and are staying somewhere north of the venue, let me know and maybe we can sort a taxi or uber between us. I’ve just seen that the Preston Park train station will be closed on the gig day and I have to get up to Burgess Hill. Cheers.

Interesting article looking at the music press from 1976 in today’s Gruniad. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

I’m torn between carrying on working on my CV or going downstairs to make banana bread.

music.apple.com/gb/album/%C3... Mirror Revelations are Mexican (I think) and if you like fuzzy space rock motorik industrial stuff with a bit of a drone you’ll like this new album Ignea. I know I do!

Kraftwerk in Bristol last night.

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Off to Bristol for Kraftwerk this evening. Do they still hand out 3D glasses?

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I can’t see that nice moon right now but here’s a lovely pic of the back of Reading railway station

Just heard this stunningly good tune on the radio.

Prayers for rain here. I’ve not had the thunder or any rain and the air is heavy…

Unexpected - but welcome- news this morning

Truly Gifted Kids:A Book About A Band Called Prefab Sprout by @nigetassell.bsky.social Nige sets out to uncloak the enigma in this deepest dive ever made into Paddy McAloon’s craft, motivations and methods Personal and poetic, a true labour of love about labours of love 13-08-26 tr.ee/-BLPqLQ27t

Sad news to start the day. RIP Sonny Rollins

This is a bit of a cheat as these thermometers are in direct sunlight on the hottest part of the patio, so there’s a lot of reflected heat. I’m staying inside with a milk chocolate Magnum and a good book…

That odd moment in a garden centre and they stock quite nice hardback versions of classics which have - and this is very important - reasonably sized print…

Gosh, someone else who remembers Philip Jap, now how about Goblins of Sherwood by John Themis anyone? #6music #GuyGarvey

So Bob Dylan is 85 today. I’m sure rock stars really do have some sort of Faustian pact. my dad is 85, can’t walk, struggles to breath, lives his life in pretty much two rooms, and yesterday I had to deal with the result of his leaking colostomy bag, though at least he could recall who I was. Ho hum

That mad scramble to try and remember where I put away my shorts last autumn. And kind of struggle to squeeze into them…

Just dug out the fan for a good clean and will put it back into service for the first time since last October

Yak Milk Vodka. That’s a new life goal…

Too many Jargalants..

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap

Sad news…RIP Michael Keating. His character was the perfect foil for Avon…

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Asparagus….probably my favourite vegetable.

This morning I am trying a couple of techniques to reduce pastry shrinkage when blind baking. Hope everyone else is having fun.

I’ve reached that age where I can’t really start watching a film much after 8pm as I know I will be fast asleep before the end.

For dull reasons I am having to kill time in Basingstoke, so I’m walking round the town and vaguely hoping I might bump into Nick Heyward. And also realising that I need my reading glasses all the time these days.

Wolverhampton chat!

This album by @linesofsilence.com is fantastic. I listened to it yesterday for the first time while trying to balance this month’s project finance forecasts (which honestly isn’t as exciting as it sounds…). Seriously tho, give this a spin if you get chance.

And now my turntable isn’t working. Sigh.

Is anyone else cold? I’m torn between “I’m unemployed again and can’t afford to put the heating on” and “it’s the middle of May why am I thinking about central heating?” Off to dig out a woolly hat…

This is going to be the cover of my ambient album which I shall release under an assumed name.

Give me the child until he is ten…watching an episode of ToTP from Christmas 73 on YouTube…it’s amazing how many of the tunes had the dum de dum de dum beat that I still love..Can the Can, Blockbuster, Rubber Bullets…

My central heating has kicked back in…and that’s a heck of a wind out there…

Bass Detective. That sounds like a cool job.

The Jamz Supernova show on 6music right now is an absolute delight