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Ralphadeus. Music movies comics feature in this look at life from Somerset.

Friday, November 29, 2019

My German exchange

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This is me (on the right) with my German exchange 'friend' from Hannover. We spent a month in each other's country and I got ...

Stones poster sells for £15,000

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This poster was in the news when it fetched 15,000 at auction. First Stones tour. Quite a package. Keith Richards wrote in his autobiograph...

Maxwell street Chicago 1964

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' And This Is Free ' is the fascinating personal vision of life around Chicago's  Maxwell Street  open air market shot by awar...

Cliff Richard & The Shadows - On The Beach (Sing A Long Version)

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Watched this movie Wonderful Life (1964) the other day. It's as you know part of a trilogy of colourful youthful movies that represent...

Elvis Presley Beach Shack

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From the movie Spinout 1966. I woke up this morning with this song in my head. 
Thursday, November 28, 2019

The Who May 31 1976

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 Another early on gig I went to was the Who at Charlton athletic ground in 1976. Travelled by car with schoolfriends. It rained and my bu...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

When Dave Clark Five 1965

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Did you watch this the other day? (Catch us if you can 1965) I loved it. Hadn't seen it for about 30 years and it didn't disappoin...

Gary Rhodes RIP

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My kids were big fans. Here they are plus one at Waterstones Bath for a signing. BBC obituary  
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Howlin' Wolf 'Don't Laugh at me'

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Captures the intertwining of the Wolf and Hubert Sumlin, playing his Bartolini guitar. Looks like this model. Don't know much about ...
Thursday, November 21, 2019

My first real gig - Wings Bristol Hippodrome May 11 1973

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Setlist here James Paul McCartney a TV special from 1973 . I wish I could remember more about this but I was only 12. Support was Brin...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Somer Valley Rockin'

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Hi everyone, After a small break we are back and raring to go with some great gigs coming up in the next year. You will see that we h...
Monday, November 18, 2019

Norman Cornish centenary (with thanks to the Durham miners gala)

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 Norman Cornish - internationally acclaimed artist and Durham miner - was born 100 years ago today. Born in Spennymoor on 18 November 1...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

50th anniversary of Sesame Street

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From 1969, "Jazzy Spies #3", written by Denny Zeitlin, vocals by Grace Slick (yes, that one, of Jefferson Airplane).
Monday, November 11, 2019

Purnells

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Picked this up from a charity shop. It's the story of the Printing firm for around here. My mother and father were working there when...
Thursday, November 07, 2019

Somer valley rocknroll club nights for 2020

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These are the rocknroll gigs at the working men's club Radstock for 2020 - see the webpage where you can buy tickets Please note the...

Grand March in honor of the 78th anniversary of the military parade November 7, 1941

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Van Morrison - Wavelength - 2/1/1979 - Belfast (OFFICIAL)

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40 years ago. I wasn't a Van fan 40 years ago. I had some Them records but my younger brother got me into Van's solo stuff initial...
Wednesday, November 06, 2019

A real life Midsomer murder?

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Except it was in Radstock. BBC sounds programme of the Wellsway pit disaster. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p02k4d3g
Monday, November 04, 2019

Hamburg62 at Tucker's Grave 26 September 26 2020

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This 4 piece band recreating the apprenticeship years of the Beatles and others from 1962 are playing at the lovely cider house in Faulkl...
Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Radstock rail accident

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Read about it here
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