Wayne Gooderham

New VU book forthcoming w/ a bunch of cool unseen pics of the band at the Boston Tea Party, 1967-69. inevitablevucatalogue@gmail.com

Oh wow. These books are new to me.

Those original covers were a HUGE part of what got me into reading. (Though had to beg my parents to let me get them as they were deemed unsuitable - another bonus!) Am so pleased to see them back.

The flyer for the fourth episode of FRESH INGREDIENTS, which goes out every Sunday at 7pm on Untidy Radio. It reads: FRESH INGREDIENTS A TALK/SINGING TYPE RADIO SHOW "Just remember different people have peculiar tastes"

Sunday at 7pm, untidyradio.com

Great to see that it looks like they’re going back to the original cover art…

The Other Two are great too - but think the Sea box might just edge it over Fishy...

One of the best damn boxsets in the biz

A pencil written note within a copy of Iris Murdoch’s The Bell recording a readers thoughts on it in attractive but not easy to read handwriting: “Sharply observed if chilly/toned. Dora very well observed and interplay ditto though confusing number of characters and slow pace; often feels like not heading anywhere, tension sacrificed….. Book of morals as much as ideas … prone to longeurs …etc etc

My copy of Murdoch’s The Bell had an earlier life as a library copy labelled “reading group pack” I bought it in a charity shop and benefit from someone’s analysis scribbled in pencil in it. Lovely.

Aw, yeah, that’s a great find.

Pb copy of Severed Head by Iris Murdoch

Handwritten inscription: “Far too sophisticated for me I suppose is the answer. Yet I can read it. In a strange way it compels me. I don’t find it all funny but can see how as a play it could be fabulously funny. I think the characters are revolting. It makes me even more sick to think that it’s been written by a woman. Ugh! I’m quite bewildered by it.”

One of my fave finds is this considered lit crit in Severed Head. (Nice ed too)

bookdedications.co.uk/a-severed-he...

Cameron Winter at the Roundhouse was one of the best gigs I’ve seen in YEARS (maybe even best since Mark Eitzel @ Bush Hall in 2017). Just fantastic.

Have managed to bag less tickets than I had hoped…

(Apologies if covered already: couldn’t see it when I checked.)

YouTube video by Steve O'Brien Season's Greetings

LOVE Alan Ayckbourn’s Season’s Greetings. Saw this as a kid on tv one xmas eve and thought it one of the funniest things I’d ever seen. Great cast (Barbara Flynn, Nicky Henson, Anna Massey, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Vaughan). Worth a watch just for Geofrey Palmer’s puppet show.

youtu.be/5rslZreUTnA

Ordering American Music Club’s Everclear demos on Discogs only for their ex-manager to knock on my door to hand deliver the cd an hour later (“I noticed I’d be passing your flat…”)

Happy b’day!

Y’know, coz o tenterhooks

I can’t bear to at the mo.

I endorse the below (with extreme prejudice)

Aw, gawd bless yer.

Ernie the Book Botherin Cat outtake #1

Ernie the Book Botherin Cat outtake #2

Ernie the Book Botherin Cat outtake #3

Outtakes from same shoot…

The former. Quite rootsy and Beatlesy in places. Can easily imagine this is the direction Lou would’ve been taking the VU had he stuck around. (The songwriting would’ve been stronger if he had (obvz))

Busy day of Twickets surveillance ahead, trying to outdraw other hapless saps for Cameron Winter tickets… (sigh)

YouTube video by The Velvet Underground - Topic Friends

Turns out I love this youtu.be/57rrac0EfkI

Ernie the Book Botherin’ Cat

Mornin.

ACID HORSE 26 is launched!

Email acid horse wilts at gmail dot com to be added to the mail out. Please tag mates or give us a RT dear hearts.

Friday May 22 to Sunday May 24, at The Barge Inn, Honeystreet, Wiltshire. Two stages, family friendly, lots of food options.

And the line-up...

YouTube video by The Velvet Underground - Topic Friends

Turns out I love this youtu.be/57rrac0EfkI

‘Friends’ is quite lovely isn’t it.

Am getting trashy Sally Can’t Dance vibes (& I love Sally Can’t Dance)

Similarly, Television’s Adventure is vastly improved by pretending it’s a collection of outtakes from Marquee Moon.