Reading the Riot Act

 

One of the things I am interested in is times in Radstock when the Riot Act was read. It happened in 1817 and other times too. What happened was a specially worded document would be read out in full by a Magistrate or official and if the crowd didn't disperse within an hour they would be guilty of a felony punishable by death. They read it in the movie Peterloo we watched the other day. In 1817 it was enforced in Radstock by the 23rd Lancers and the North Somerset Yeomanry from Frome.  The Riot Act was brought in in 1714 and was repealed in 1967. Wiki on the Riot Act.

Waterloo movie

New Amsterdam Elvis Costello 1980

 One of my favourite EC songs. Susan likes him so we hear him from time to time. 

Postcards of Radstock by Martin Forster

 These are available from Some r Printing. They say 

 These are just £7.50 for 6 Postcards, all paintings of Midsomer Norton, Radstock area! An awesome gift and fabulous for sending to your penpals! 🌿💚

I run a group on Facebook called Old Radstock which has about 5,000 members and Martin Forster has posted these pics on there and they are very good. 

Cliff Richard Summer Holiday (1963) trailer

 

Here. Great film I think. They got it right for a kind of innocent fun vibe.  Wiki

I have been thinking about bus movies and the lists I have seen don't mention Summer Holiday. Buses on screen has about the make.

Utopias Sally Bad 1966

 

Just heard on Boss Radio 66. It's a great song which gets better as it goes along. 

Pond and aquarium shop

 This business is interesting. Webpage. Not cheap but if you want newts in your pond that are captive bred this could be a solution.

Hooked on a feeling

 New playlist from me. I just created a new label Playlist on Spotify so you can access the playlists easily.

Home in Your Heart Solomon Burke 1963

 Some great soul music. Read about him here

SOMEBODY PUT BAD LUCK ON ME / BABY BOY WARREN [DRUMMOND 3003] 1954

 Here

Betty James I'm a little mixed up 1961

 Here. Heard on Boss Radio 66. On Chess. Susan picked it. 

Howlin' Wolf Do the Do 1962

 One of my favourites. The band are red hot on this side. Brilliant solo. Just played on the Wednesday Night Rocking Party.

Howlin' Wolf, voc; J.T. Brown, ts; sax; Johnny Jones, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Jerome Arnold, b; Junior Blackmon, dr . Chess Records 1962 B/W Mama's Baby

Telstar (2008) Just Like Eddie

 Here. We watched the film Telstar today. It was ok. I am not a Joe Meek fan but Susan likes Just Like Eddie which is portrayed in the movie. It was well done and pretty much the whole song. 

Freddie and the Dreamers You were made for me Blue Peter 1964

 Wiki

Here. I liked this band when I was four and I can see why. This was a children's tv show from the time we all watched. 

The Door Into Summer - The Monkees 1967

 

Here. Tom Hanks played this on his summer show. It's good.

From the wiki

In 1967, the American rock group The Monkees, recorded the song "The Door into Summer" for their album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. The song was written by Chip Douglas and Bill Martin and performed by Michael Nesmith (lead vocals) and Micky Dolenz (back-up vocals). In a livestream interview in 2020, Nesmith directly attributes the inspiration for the song to the story about Heinlein's cat looking for the "Door into Summer".^[10] The song is about longing and regret for a life based primarily on the accumulation of material things. Other than the title, the song has little to do with the story told in the novel.

Amy Rigby - Dylan in Dubuque (Official Video)

 

Here. We heard this song on Riley and Coe last night. It's good.

Early locomotive at Radstock

From this booklet. Available from Radstock Museum. 

Early locomotive

 "William Ashman, the resident colliery engineer at Clandown, proved his considerable innovative abilities by designing and building what was probably on of the first workable steam locomotives in this country. The subsequent report in the Bath Herald for August 12 1826 mentioned that he designed:

'...a loco-motive Steam Carriage, for the conveyance of coal from the above collieries to Midford Wharf, which appears to be the lightest and on the most improved principles, of any hitherto invented. Its weight with the cistern full of water in the back part, is 2 tons 3 cwt: and it's velocity, with 9 loaded wagons, 27 cwt each, at a medium, on a level plane, 3½ miles per hour.'

It was placed into service in August 1827 to haul trains between Radstock and Midford but unfortunately the weight of the locomotive was too great for the frail track and this caused its premature withdrawal from service. It was not scrapped but continued in use as a stationary haulage engine at Clandown colliery. Considering that Ashman's locomotive pre-dates Stephenson's Rocket by two years it must have been a great feat at the time and would have made a very interesting and rather unusual sight as it slowly hauled its train of coal out of Radstock.

Peterloo (2018)

 We watched this today. Not bad. They could have cut about an hour of it but I am particularly allergic to speechifying in films. I think Susan enjoyed it for a decent job on the settings and costumes but did quip 'at least we aren't going to be tested on this'. I was interested in what happened to Henry Hunt after his arrest but I had to consult the wiki on him. Some pleasant folk music. 

Slim Harpo Tip on In 1968

 Here.

I am a big Slim Harpo fan. Any of his collections are worth a listen. It's the centenary of his birth this year.

Little Walter The Toddle 1958

 This will brighten your day. 

Here. One of my favourite Little Walter instrumentals. 

Chew Tobacco Rag Billy Briggs 1950

 

Here. Just heard this on Bernie Keith. 

Sally Ann - Freddie and the Dreamers 1963

 

Here From the film What a Crazy World. 

Elmore James Madison Blues 1960

 Recorded for Chess but not released on 45 at the time. Much covered. 

Here for one of the best songs in the genre. Wiki

On Boss Radio 66 tomorrow (Monday)

 About 6 o'clock in the U.K. 

Peterloo 2019

 Film wiki. We picked this up yesterday. I saw it at the cinema and was a bit underwhelmed by it but I thought I would give it another go. Trailer

Peterloo Massacre wiki. 

Bristol Riots of 1831

 I am interested in this subject. Wiki

The 3rd Dragoon Guards violently suppressing the Bristol Riots of 1831

Looking forward to summer?

 Abel Grimmer: Summer, 1607
Source: Wikimedia Commons 

Abel Grimmer wiki

Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash - Wanted Man (Take 1) (Official Video)

 

Here

1816 Year without a summer

 Been reading up on the riots in Radstock in 1817. Part of a general response to the year without a summer. Read about it here

Summer temperatures in Europe were the coldest of any on record between 1766 and 2000,^[2] resulting in crop failures and major food shortages across the Northern Hemisphere.^[3]

Hot Hits

 These used to be on sale in garages and supermarkets. Cheap. Versions of the current hits. See more of them here. I think everyone had one for some reason. 

Caroline Munroe on this one

Jimmy Reed with Eddie Taylor - Big Boss Man

 Only known footage of Jimmy Reed and Eddie Taylor together.

Inspiral Carpets - Saturn 5 1994

 

Radstock

 I don't think we have had this. From Chris Howell Some of our old pictures

My Love Betty Everett 1957

 Her first single. 

Radstock in 1817

 

Battle of Frome 1816

 

Cobbett's Political Register William Cobbett

Cox and Baylis, 1816 - 

Inspiral Carpets Saturn 5 The Word 1994

 Here. We bought this song. On cassette single. 

Caw! Caw!

 Caw! Caw! or The Chronicle of Crows (ca. 1848) - A story of a group of crows attacked by a farmer, beautifully illustrated by the Scottish artist Jemima Blackburn: http://t.co/9HVajlFpPx

From Uncut magazine. I want you by the Inspiral Carpets and Mark E. Smith 1994

 Hear it here. This is a great article. Watch the Top of the Pops performance here

Megalopolis Trailer • 2024.05.14

 Here for the trailer

Legendary Director, #FrancisFordCoppola, dropped this trailer for #Megalopolis, two days before its world première at Festival de Cannes

Wiki

Megalopolis is a 2024 American epic science fiction drama film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. Set in an imagined modern America following a devastating disaster, the film features an ensemble cast, 

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg - Official Trailer | Scarlett Johansson, Rolling

 Reviewed and explained here. Watch the trailer here. I am a fan of Anita Pallenberg. I shall watch this. 

Jesse and Buzzy - Goin Back To Orleans 1958

 Here. Heard this on Kogar. Great harmonica. Jesse Perkins (harmonica, vo) Buzzy Lubinsky (g) unknown (d).   October 9, 1958

Kogar's Jungle Juice

 Another week, another huge loss for Jungle Juicers. Today we pay tribute to the Fuller Brothers, more specifically Randy Fuller, Bobby’s younger brother, who passed away last week. I also feature a bunch of tracks from the El Paso Rock series on Norton Records! This show features artists like; Bob Taylor and the Counts, Ron Thompson, The Lavenders, Ruth Brown, Narvel Felts, Wade Curtiss, Arthur Crudup and of course Bobby and Randy Fuller! Full playlist over at the Boss Radio 66 blogspot!

https://www.bossradio66.com/2024/05/kogars-jungle-juice-show-65.html

Last week’s show topped the Mixcloud charts! #1 in Doo Wop, Rockabilly, Rhythm and Blues and Garage Rock! #2 in Instrumentals. Thanks Everyone!

Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling (1974) (Live)

 Here. Pretty bizarre song but the Hives have just covered this -

it's their new single. Hear it on Spotify. 

The Fall Hit the North video 1988

 A great video for #FallFriday

Here

Sally Cary Fairfax 1730-1811

 Radstock's most famous resident. Portrait from here

You may think this portrait has nothing to do with Radstock but it's a portrait of Sarah (Sally) Fairfax who was George Washington's first love and she came to live at Writhlington Manor during the American Revolution I think. She is buried in the Church there. 

I don't know much about her but I think she used to exchange plants with George Washington. Her wiki is here  but it doesn't mention Writhlington only Bath. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Fairfax

incidentally Writhlington Manor is no longer there. It was sold to an American who had it dismantled to be taken over to be reassembled stateside but World War 2 happened and it stayed in Bath. 

I used to be friends with the family who lived at St. Mary's church in Writhlington (converted to a house) and one day we were playing music in their back room and we stopped playing and I said out of the blue 'where's Sarah Fairfax buried then?' Steve answered 'you are standing on her' and I looked down and I was. Just then I got an electric shock. Very disturbing.😆

Sarah "Sally" Cary Fairfax, attributed to Samuel Shelly, ca. 1774-1785.

A Crow and a Baby Human League video

 1980. Travelogue album wiki

Here

Russ Crow

 Here he is. He follows my daughter to the bus stop in the mornings. 

Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band | Ice Cream for Crow | Promo Video | 1982

 

Here. I think this was the first Beefheart song I heard. Think I saw the promo on telly. As I have said before our daughter has a crow. Russ. They let him fly free but he frequents the balcony and they feed him. Not Ice cream though. 

1963 Sally, Go 'Round The Roses, The Jaynetts

 Listen here

Interesting story here on this hit single. A record that broke first in San Francisco. 

Frome and East Somerset

 This summer's election will be different for us. We (the residents of Midsomer Norton and Radstock) will be in the same constituency as Frome. Wiki. If I remember rightly they used to be together in the 40s. 

Long Gone Miles - Hello Josephine (Kent) 1969

 Here. Just heard on the Wednesday Night Rocking party. Wiki

"I went to Houston for one reason. I went to see Lightnin’ Hopkins. That's what I went for and that's what I did. Lightnin' Hopkins taught me just about everything about blues singing. The first time I ever sang in front of an audience was in 1952 with Lightnin'. The first day I met Lightnin' he named me "Long Gone" … and I've been Long Gone Miles ever since".^[2]

T. Rex The Light of Love 1974

 50 years ago this summer. 

Here for the promo. Not a hit but a good song. Wiki

New Playlist There was a fungus among us. (1hr 29)

 Here

British Birds of Prey

 Susan bought and watched this DVD. It is very informative. 

Mysterious Somerset and Bristol

 Picked up this book today. Has Frome entries but no Radstock. 

Mysterious Somerset And Bristol is the next volume in DB Publishing’s Mysterious Counties series. It takes the reader on a fascinating journey through this most beautiful, mystical, enchanting and yet sometimes eerie county, looking at its strange historical curiosities, unexplained mysteries and supernatural phenomena. Covering a wide area – from Exmoor, through the Brendon Hills and the Quantocks, the Mendip Hills and Cheddar Gorge, to the Avon Gorge and southern Bristol – the author has unearthed hundreds of strange tales and anecdotes to capture the imagination and, sometimes, chill the blood. Researched and compiled from archive sources, although up-to-date and including many contemporary first-hand accounts and contributions, Mysterious Somerset and Bristol should prove a satisfying read for the lovers of all that is weird, wonderful and unexplained in this part of the South West. What is behind the ghostly sobbing that plagues an organic farm near North Petherton? Can it be that King Arthur’s ghost still patrols South Cadbury?What are the monstrous creatures that have occasionally been encountered in the Bristol Channel? Does a petrified witch really glare at tourists in the subterranean recesses of Wookey Hole? And what to make of the strange things that have been witnessed in the skies: phantom battles over Lansdown, exploding meteorites over Yeovil, twin suns over Chard and, most recently, a staggering array of missiles, phantom aeroplanes and mysterious UFOs? Within these pages, the reader will discover a Somerset and Bristol rich in folklore, supernatural and paranormal phenomena, myth and legend – a land where every town and village from Minehead to Bath hides a perplexing mystery; Mysterious Somerset And Bristol is the most thought-provoking and comprehensive look at the region’s mysteries in years.

Baba Brooks - Bus Strike (1963)

 

Here this song goes nicely with today's theme. Ska.  Baba Brooks wiki

Buying cider in 2008

 Film Susan and myself made about Creedies a place where we used to buy cider. Closed now sadly.

Buying cider from a farm in North-east Somerset. Music 'Cider' by Social Security a punk band from the 70s who were based in Bristol (and were great). We also buy a lump of tasty cheddar cheese.

The historic inns of Frome

 Got this from the library. Very interesting. Over 100 inns. Just read about the Pack Horse which we practiced in. Very rough and rowdy with colliers bringing coal from Radstock and Mells,  their horses grazing in the land subsequently the site of Christchurch church. Lewd women and disorderly conduct. Same as most of the pubs from a cursory look.