Bob P. DJ

Lotus Carlton - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_C... 👍

The did attempt to make a successor out of the Horizon, but gave up on it for the 205 T16 👍
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My #1982AlbumsTop20 - #19

Sulk - the Associates - UK #10 in May 1982

Party Fears Two ❤️
"And, what if this party fears two? The alcohol loves you, while turning you blue,
View it from here, from closer to near, awake me..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CH-...

Talbot Horizon - CAR magazine 1983 #OldCarGBU verdict: Adequate➖

For: Roomy, well-priced, well-equipped former European Car of the Year (1979)
Against: Characterless, steering indirect
Sum-up: The kind of car you buy on price
#CarBluesky #WeirdCarBS

My #ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge

Rod Temperton - #6 - Songwriter 🎼 and vocal 🎙️ & rhythm 🥁 arrangements

Rock with You - Michael Jackson - 1979 - US #1 UK #7 single
Written overnight between 3-9am🎼

"I wanna rock with you (all night), dance you into day (sunlight)..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvzJ...

My #ALL50RTS Top 50 non-singles - Day 35

Hunter and the Hunted - Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982)
Their best album ❤️
Seconding @top10nathan.bsky.social

"The side effects of cruising at the speed of life, the side effects of living in temptation..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXNl...

Number 20 snap! 👍

My #1982AlbumsTop20 - #20

The Anvil - Visage
UK #6 album in March 1982

The Damned Don't Cry: "Travelling with no destination, no place to go,
Nameless towns with faceless people, no place I know..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS6J...

Happy August!

Is it Matchday today @stneotstownfc.bsky.social ? 😉

Suzuki Alto - CAR magazine 1983 #OldCarGBU verdict: Boring👎

For: Compact, nicely made
Against: Cramped cabin, incompetent suspension
Sum-up: Even a Daihatsu Domino is better
#CarBluesky #WeirdCarBS

My #ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge

Rod Temperton - #7 - Songwriter 🎼 and vocal 🎙️ & rhythm 🥁 arrangements

Give Me The Night - George Benson - 1980 US #4 UK #7 single

"'Cause there's music in the air and lots of lovin' everywhere, so gimme the night..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omnp...

My #ALL50RTS Top 50 non-singles - Day 34

Art/Empire/Industry - Bill Nelson's Red Noise - Sound-on-Sound (1979)
One of my all-time Desert Island Top 10 Albums
Seconding @dreamfuel.bsky.social

"Workers of the future, you know what it is to sing Art/Empire/Industry..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujz6...

I once met Jim and we chatted about a photo I was looking at. The photo was Gen. Bill Anders'(rip) black and white Earthrise. The first image of earth rising from the moon from Apollo 8. This was at the Heritage Flight Museum in Bellingham. I was a photographer for them in another life. 1/

Farewell & thanks for everything Captain James Lovell. Apollo 8 Command Module Pilot - arguably NASA’s boldest mission - Commander & survivor of the ill fated Apollo 13. I’ve met few people more inspiring or more generous with their legacy. God Speed, safe flight. #AdAstra #NASA

YouTube video by BBC World Service Apollo 8: Nasa's biggest risk - 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 1, Episode 6 - BBC World Service

Sad news on the passing of Jim Lovell - RIP.

The superb @drkevinfong.bsky.social podcast '13 Minutes to the Moon' #13MinutestotheMoon has a moving episode called 'Saving 1968' featuring Jim Lovell and Apollo 8

"God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth..."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0q2...

BBC World Service - 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle, Apollo 13, Apollo 13: Bonus 1. Jim Lovell Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell talks to Kevin Fong about the doomed Nasa mission

There's also a similarly excellent second series on Apollo 13, including an extensive 'bonus' interview with Jim Lovell, available to download 👍

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

Great choice! 👍

"Well I’m here to tell you that Dick’s a clown..." 😀

YouTube video by BBC World Service Apollo 8: Nasa's biggest risk - 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 1, Episode 6 - BBC World Service

Sad news - RIP.

Did you hear the superb podcast series 13 Minutes to the Moon?
The episode on Apollo 8 called 'Saving 1968', featuring Jim Lovell is well worth a listen, as are all the episodes 👍

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0q2...

"I wanted to be loved but just got laughed at instead,
So if this taxi is for hire, I'll get in the back, just to feel the friction of the tarmac and the tyres" is pretty good too👍

But I agree with you - When I Want You was my first choice last month with those very lyrics😀
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#CarBluesky #WeirdCarBS

#CarBluesky #WeirdCarBS

Peugeot 604 - CAR magazine 1983 #OldCarGBU verdict: Interesting👍

For: Composed ride, nice steering, roomy and comfortable cabin
Against: Deserted by buyers, resale low
Sum-up: Sweet-natured big car
#CarBluesky #WeirdCarBS

My #ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge

Rod Temperton - #8 - Songwriter 🎼 keyboards 🎹 synthesizer 🎹

Boogie Nights - Heatwave - 1977 UK #2 & US #2 single

"Dance with the boogie, get down, 'cause boogie nights are always the best in town..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ0R...

My #ALL50RTS Top 50 non-singles - Day 33

This Side of the Morning - Del Amitri - Waking Hours
@weaversweek.bsky.social 2nd

"So here I sit, rolling back to bed, knowing love's a hazard that I'd never guessed, but from this side of the morning I couldn't care less..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrr6...

Great choice! 👍

Renault 18 - CAR magazine 1983 #OldCarGBU verdict: Adequate➖

For: Comfortable ride, proven mechanicals, Turbo power
Against: Some rivals are roomier, lacks character
Sum-up: Renault's attempt to take 'Frenchness' out of their cars. Not very successful, except in France...
#CarBluesky #WeirdCarBS

My #ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge

Rod Temperton - #9 - Co-written 🎼 and vocal 🎙️ & rhythm 🥁 arrangements

Love is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) - Donna Summer - 1982 US #10 single

"I've got my finger on the trigger, love is in control..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUIp...

My #ALL50RTS Top 50 non-singles - Day 32

Xtal - Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)

As used on the 1998 BBC Widescreen Digital Test Transmissions - lovely images chosen to reveal pixellation & blocking.
Happy memories of watching this on my OnDigital receivers
youtu.be/Ok06G7E07Ik?...

Thanks for the 2nd - glad its not only me loving early Talk Talk 👍

Great choice Mark! 👍