Paddy Kimmitt

It certainly is!

Hi Richard,
1. Iron & Wine; The creek drank the cradle
2. Broadcast; The noise made by people
3. Ballboy; A guide for the daylight hours
4. Jeffrey Lewis; The last time I did acid I went insane
5. Laura Cantrell; Not the tremblin' kind
Cheers and have a good weekend
#5debutalbums0004

I’m out seeing Martin Stephenson for the first time in decades. I’d forgotten just how bloody brilliant he is.

Excellent win, well done lads. #SAFC

Tonight’s gig is John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett. In a launderette. Looking forward to hearing the musical wheelie bin.

EE Voicemail seems to struggle with strong northern accents. What he actually said is ‘I am outside your house with my Father, where are you?’.

This evenings entertainment.

Cover art for The Creek Drank the Cradle

My nomination for #5debutalbums00-04 is Iron & Wine, The Creek Drank the Cradle.

Hi Richard
1. The Velvet Underground & Nico; The Velvet Underground & Nico
2. The Beatles; Revolver
3. The 13th Floor Elevators; The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
4. Love; Forever Changes
5. The Byrds; Younger than Yesterday
Cheers and have a good weekend
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I am at a council of governors meeting today and it’s my first visit to a university campus since I retired. They are preparing for freshers week. Not sure if there is an actual correlation but when I worked in a lab we used to see a spike in STIs a few weeks after freshers.

Sign for the Oxford Bar in Edinburgh

When in Edinburgh.

It always amuses me that rail companies only request feedback when your train arrives on time.

Though not keen on their new album I really enjoyed Mercury Rev tonight.

Screenshot of the Bleak Squad album Strange Love. Recommended.

Now playing, Bleak Squad. Am enjoying this.

Hi Richard,
1. The 13th Floor Elevators; The psychedelic sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
2. The Doors; The Doors
3. Bob Dylan; Bringing it all back home
4. Creedence Clearwater Revival; Green River
5. The Byrds; Mr Tambourine Man
Cheers and have a good weekend.
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This is a sculpture of a miner’s head, known as George.

Another excellent Ray Lonsdale sculpture in Seaham.

YouTube video by Stella Donnelly Stella Donnelly - Baths (Official Video)

Stella is back!

Photo of the sign for Old Woolen in Farsley.

Tonight’s gig has been a real pain to get to on public transport but it’s a really cool place. I am somewhere between Leeds and Bradford and looking forward to The Seeds.

Hi Richard,
1. Love; Forever Changes
2. Nick Drake; Five Leaves Left
3. The Kinks; The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
4. Bob Dylan; Highway 61 Revisted
5. The United States of America; The United States of America
Cheers and have a good weekend.
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RIP Ozzy, my first music hero. Even my 84 year old Dad thought he was ‘a good turn’.

Tonight’s gig I have been looking forward to for a while. Bill Ryder-Jones performing Iechyd Da accompanied by NASUWT Riverside Band as part of Durham Brass festival.

Visiting Chislehurst and escaping the heat in the caves, once a very cool music venue. It is now a hotspot for LARPers.

Hi Richard,
1. 13th Floor Elavators; Easter Everywhere
2. The Velvet Underground; The Velvet Underground
3. The Band; The Band
4. The Byrds; Turn! Turn! Turn!
5. The Seeds; The Seeds
Cheers and have a good weekend.
#5albums50s60s3

Screenshot of Come and Get me by Ryli. Recommended.

Now playing, Ryli. Great album.

Stan Laurel’s childhood home in Bishop Auckland.

Going Back Brockens — No More Nowt Featuring a major exhibition of work by Narbi Price and Mark Hudson, GOING BACK BROCKENS is an exciting new project taking place across County Durham. 40 years after the 1984-85 miners’ strike, former...

Today I visited Bishop Auckland to attend a very good exhibition about the miners strike put together by No More Nowt.

Like a Hurricane ❤️

Harvest Moon ❤️