Factory Girl Rolling Stones 1968

 Here. I used to work at a factory. At 5 o'clock there was horde of bicycles and people all swarming out. Wiki on the song

Caligula the Ultimate Cut trailer.

 Here

40 years after its infamous release, this new cut showcases an unprecedented amount of never-before-seen footage detailing the story of Caligula. The Ultimate Cut, which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, is a completely new feature film - one that is ready to be re-evaluated and rediscovered.

Review here

Pic from Blues Compardito

 

1955, Illnois, Chicago, Willie Dixon, L-R: J. B. Lenore (guitar); Lafayette Leake (piano); Earnest Cotton (saxophone); Willie Dixon (bass); Odie Payne (drums). 

photo by Michael Ochs Archives

Here Mama Talk to Your Daughter here

 

Little Richard All around the world 1958

 Here

They had this on the Pack Horse jukebox. Susan used to put it on. B-side of the Girl Can't Help it. The Pack Horse was a bit of a refuge for us away from the hustle and bustle of the town centre. People knew they could find us in the back bar. When it closed we had a big session that ended up with us drinking all sorts of leftovers. We practiced there (upstairs where we stored the gear too) and used to have a roast dinner on Sundays so we were regulars. Towards the end they used to ask us what we were drinking and go to the shops and buy it. I think the brewery had stopped delivering. Now closed possibly becoming offices. 

Bad Detectives Alligator Rosie

 Filmed at Ball is Vale Frome a place I used to catch Crayfish there. Here

They were really good at making these movies for their songs.

Bad Detectives B-Movie Scientist 2007

 Here. 

The Coasters Bad Detective 1964

 Here

Nico book.

 Our son got this for us. Looks great. 

The Rolling Stones Miss You 1978

 

Here. Great harmonica by Sugar Blue. Wiki

Daughter's crow Russ

 

Tin Soldier Small Faces 1967

. My favourite Small Faces song. Read about it here

Herbie Flowers R.I.P.

 Bass playing genius has passed away.

Pinball in Bristol.

 In the Galleries Broadmead. Pics by Joe. Webpage

Don't Bring Me Down Pretty Things 1964

 Listen to the Pretty Things live at the BBC on Spotify

Radstock in 1953

 Waterloo road. 

Richie Deran and the New Tones A girl and a Hot Rod 1960

 Here. They play this on Boss Radio 66. Hot Rod wiki

Renegade Mark E. Smith

 Today's charity shop bargain. 

70s home movie footage Mitchard & Newman

 

Here. Cornwall Frome Radstock (some steam at Waterloo Road 5:10) some footage from Lynfield road, Neil's tortoise etc.

Just ordered this from the library. Book from 2023.

 As we celebrate National Read a Book Day today, it’s an brilliant opportunity to revisit our recent publication: National Trust Britain's Landmarks and Legends by Jo Woolf. 

Discover the history, legends and folklore of Britain’s most intriguing landmarks.  This beautifully illustrated book reveals the secrets and stories of fifty icons of Britain’s landscape.  Some are natural wonders, such as Cheddar Gorge, Sherwood Forest and the white cliffs of Dover. Others were made by our distant ancestors: the standing stones of Avebury and Calanais, the Uffington White Horse, the burial mounds of Sutton Hoo.   Discover how they came to be, the legends and traditions that surround them, and how they have inspired famous writers and poets.

https://shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/national-trust-britain-s-landmarks-and-legends.html

Peter Perrett I wanna go with dignity

 New single here. It's good. 

The Re-Vels False Alarm 1958

 Here for some Chess doo-wop. Wiki

Parcel from Russia

 Loud knock on the door. The postman. A parcel for me of two hardback books. Books on the Seven Years War in Russian that have my artwork in. Very pleased. Posted mid July. Pics here

Pretty Things Don't Bring Me Down 1964

 Here for a great 45. Wiki. Top 10 hit. As I have mentioned before they played Frome about this time. Frome Easy Beat club at the Grand cinema. Known as the Easy Meat cub locally. Lots of stories about scraps outside and furniture lorries full of belligerent youths in the back.

Me and my brother early 80s American Museum Bath

 

Radstock 1955

 

Dixie Cups Iko Iko 1964

 Here. I used to play this 45 a lot back in the early 80s. I desired to write something as good. Wiki

Bath Street Frome

 

Booklet available from Radstock Museum

 

Rolling Stones Little Red Rooster 1964

 Recorded September. Here. Went on to be number 1 making it the only blues song to get to the top spot. Song wiki. It was their last cover as a single in the 60s.

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me U2 1995

 

Here. We had this record. The only U2 record we had.  Family favourite on the car cassette. Had a great video. Wiki

U2 were knocking about London when we were playing gigs in the old days. 

Ray Charles Lonely Avenue 1956

 

Here. One of my favourite songs. Love the bass on this. Written by Doc Pomus. Wiki

Beetles book

 Today's 50p bargain. I couldn't resist getting this. I love this type of book. 

23 Bath Street RIP

 

So this Frome music venue is closing soon. A shame. They have tried I will say that for them. They hosted lots of interesting events. Last one is New Year's Eve. We played there when it was the Wheatsheef. Not a happy memory. 

The Elephant's Leg

 13 years ago my son and George put on a play they wrote at the Egg Theatre Bath. A comedy about someone trying to tell a joke. This photo is outside with my sis and nephew having a Chinwag after. We then went to the Hob for drinks. 

Hancock's steam bus Enterprise

 Hancock's steam bus wiki

See a repro here

Courettes Boom Boom Boom

 Here. New single. 

Fred Hughes Oo wee baby I love you (1965)

 

Here. Just heard on Boss Radio 66.:

Tramway

 Not a Radstock image but a coal tramway in 1773 in the North east. William Beilby.

Thanks to Tom Randall. A gravestone from 1808 in Cameley churchyard.

Locally tramways were called 'drammies'

Aretha Franklin Chain of Fools (1968)

 I think this was her first single. Wiki on the song.

Steamboy (2004) trailer

 

Here. This is a great movie. Wiki

Today's 50p bargain.

 No Radstock pics though. 

The Turtles You showed me 1968

 Here. Interesting song history. Wiki

Lulu Gentle care ad

 Here for a catchy shampoo commercial.

Frome Museum

 This building used to be the Lit club. My Dad took me there once or twice. Snooker table. Bar and reading room. I think. 

Hot metal days.

 Comp room display at Radstock Museum 

When I started work in 1977 in Frome this was the set up in the comp room. Hot metal was the name. Those are type cases in display both upper and lower case versions. There would be a case for each size. You used a setting stick to compose the text and then locked into a chase which is on the right of the 'frame' .My Dad and Uncle Arthur were in the trade. They started at Purnell's.

Frome punks at the Westway cinema

 Here

Exhibition at Frome Museum

 

The History of Cinema in Frome

New exhibition opens 5 September

Our autumn exhibition recounts the history of Frome’s cinemas.

Since about 1890, five picture houses have been open at different times in Frome, all within half a mile of the Market Place.

The history of of these cinemas, from Bray’s in Vicarage Street to the Westway in Cork Street, tells a fascinating story.

Shirley Ellis the Name Game 1964

 Bit of an ear worm this. Just heard on Boss Radio 66

For all you Teddy Boys

 

Cadets Love Bandit 1957

 Here. I love this record. One of my favourites. That intro!

Them One Two Brown Eyes 1964

 Here. B side of their first single. Interesting wiki talking about the song. 

Dinah Washington September in the Rain 1960

 Something for today. Album wiki. Beatles covered this. Here

Bill Murray Little Theatre

 Talking about the Little remember this photo? I remember when it first surfaced. In 2009.