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Thursday, September 26, 2024

Sam and Dave Wrap it Up 1968

Just heard on Boss Radio 66.

Here. I love this. When we used to have a car this was a great driving song. This was a b- side to I Thank You. Wiki

A short history of the Radstock Co-operative society

Picked this up today. From 2018. Never seen it before. Lots of interesting photos.

The old rectory which was the offices from 1949. Demolished 1984.

Radstock Carnival queens 1930s. Co-op sponsored the Queen's dress

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Elvis Costello & the Attractions A Good Year For the Roses 1981

Here. Covering George Jones though he didn't write it. Wiki

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

What About Us? The Fall 2006

'I am a rabbit from East Germany' - One of the few songs about Dr Shipman. From the Fall Heads Roll lp.

Don't Worry Baby Beach Boys 1964

Here

A B-side to I Get Around. Tom Hanks said Wilson offered the song to the Ronettes but Spector turned it down. Wiki

She's a Woman the Beatles recorded 1964

Here. Tom Hanks is doing a b-sides show on Boss Radio 66. Played this one. Love it.

Threads (1984) original trailer

This tv series I vaguely remember. Trailer. It is about a nuclear attack and its aftermath. Set in Sheffield. BBC. Pretty bleak. Wiki

Cannon's Jug Stompers - Bring It With You When You Come 1928

I am very fond of this combo. Recorded some brilliant stuff.

Here

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Jimmy Reed You Don't Have to Go October 1954

This was his first big hit that broke him to a wider audience.

Glastonbury Tor by Claire Harrup

From the book Landmark and Legends. Very pleasant. See more here

Ramones Pet Sematary (video) 1989

Here. Apparently Stephen King was a Ramones fan. Susan hated this film. Just was a little too horrific for her at the time. Young parents get sensitive.

Song wiki

Natalia Van Morrison 1978

I like Van Morrison's 70s output - I think this one is great. Lovely bass.

Saturday, September 21, 2024

The Divine Comedy Something for the weekend 1996

Here for the video. Wiki

Abandoned railways from above

Programme on Channel 4 tonight 8.25. The Somerset and Dorset including Midsomer Norton. Info

If you missed it you can watch it here

Friday, September 20, 2024

This was a crazy day. An Ants tribute show. In Soho. We brought a minibus full of people. Someone paid our parking fee which was nice. Brought cider and took over the dressing room. About 2006. Fun though. Met some interesting people. Took our son who was underage but no one said anything. About 6 bands on the bill. Did 3 Ant covers, B-side Baby, it Doesn't matter and Plastic Surgery. Organised by Madam Stan.

New Kogar

Get down and get PRIMITIVE to episode #79 of Kogar’s Jungle Juice! An all new show filled with great rock and roll and WEIRD delights! Fun for the whole family! Dig it! This show features artists like; The Revels, Eddie and the Showmen, The Dominoes, Nolan Strong and the Diablos, Clyde McPhatter, Ruth Brown, Janis Martin, Slim Harpo, Jerry McCain, The Sonics and Saxie Russel! Full set list up over at the Boss Radio 66 blogspot!

https://www.bossradio66.com/2024/09/kogars-jungle-juice-show-79.html

Last week’s show was #1 in Doo Wop, Rockabilly, Rhythm and Blues and 3rd in Instrumental and Garage Rock!

Sonics Strychnine 1965.

Dancers. Here

Boom! A film about the Sonics trailer

Here. This documentary has had a revival due to the Sonics' 60th anniversary.

Boom chronicles one of rock ‘n’ roll’s wildest and most influential bands: The Sonics. For the first time ever, all five original members explore how a relatively unknown band from the Pacific Northwest became a worldwide phenomenon 50-years later, shaping music for decades to come. Featuring interviews with homegrown heroes and breakthrough artists alike, including Pearl Jam, The Sex Pistols, Heart, Mudhoney, and many, many more. #Boom #TheSonics

Midsomer Norton's newest shop

Thursday, September 19, 2024

P J Harvey A Perfect day Elise 1998

From a few years ago now but still good I think.

Jump and Run Commonwealth Jones 1959

Here. Just heard on Boss Radio 66. Ronnie Dawson.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Take it as it comes Little Dave and the Sun Sessions

Here

This is a great band. Played Radstock. Good sound.

Britain's Landmarks and Legends

The fascinating stories embedded in our landscape.

got this from the library. From 2023. Very interesting. The Southwest section has Glastonbury Silbury Tintagel Cheddar Gorge and more.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Matewan full movie

Here. This is a great movie. One of the best mining movies and that says a lot.

Matewan (/ˈmeɪtwɒn/) is a 1987 American independent^[2]^[3] drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in his film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles.^[4] The film dramatizes the events of the Battle of Matewan, a coal miners' strike in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia.

Matewan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Sayles
Written by	John Sayles
Produced by	Peggy Rajski Maggie Renzi
Starring	Chris Cooper James Earl Jones Mary McDonnell Will Oldham
Cinematography	Haskell Wexler
Edited by	Sonya Polonsky
Music by	Mason Daring
Distributed by	Cinecom Pictures
Release date	August 28, 1987 (United States)
Running time	132 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million (estimated)^[1]
Box office	under $2 million (US)^[1]

Matewan was a critical success but a box office flop, grossing under $2 million on an estimated $4 million budget. The film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and received a Criterion Collection re-release in 2019.^[5]

Hillsbridge Quartet

Listening to an audio book from the library. Number 3 of the Hillsbridge quartet. If you don't know them they are a series of 4 novels set in a fictionalized version of Radstock. Book one Black Mountains is set during World War One the second during the General Strike and this one the Second World War. They are worth a read. Or a listen. Audio books are fun as the narrator does the local accents. Great stuff.

Drive-through tree

Artist Jack Mathew.

Adam and the Ants live at the BBC 78/79

Here. Don't really like sleeve but the tracklisting is good.

Lee Angel 1940-2022

Famous for being a long term part of Little Richard's circle. Article on her here

Monday, September 16, 2024

She fooled me Billy Boy Arnold and the Aces 1978

This is from a tv series called the Devil's Music. Recorded it on audio tapes as this was before home video. He revisits one of his early songs.

Rockinitis Billy Boy Arnold Playlist

Here. It is Billy Boy Arnold's birthday today so I have shared a short playlist of his early cuts. A great bluesman who is still with us. My library has his autobiography which is really worth reading. Maybe your library has it?

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Maria Montessori Official trailer (2024)

Here

Starring Jasmine Trinca in the title role, the captivating debut from writer/director Léa Todorov tells the story of the famed Italian physician and educator who invented a teaching method that is still being used today in 35,000 schools bearing her name across the globe. At the turn of the 20th century, Lili d’Alengy (Leïla Bekhti. 'All Your Faces'), a famous Parisian courtesan and darling of the Parisian cabaret scene has a shameful secret – a daughter with a disability, Tina, whom she must hide to protect her career. Unwilling and unable to care for Tina, Lili decides to leave Paris for Rome. In Rome, Lili seeks help from Maria Montessori (Jasmine Trinca, 'Fortunata'), a doctor who is developing a teaching method for children with learning difficulties. But Maria also has a secret – a child born out of wedlock, and soon she will be forced to choose between her career and her child. Together, the two women will help each other to find their place in the world and establish a new vision of education.

Saturday, September 14, 2024

First I Look at the Purse the Contours 1965

Here. Great track. Just heard on Boss Radio 66. Wiki

Little Junior's Blue Flames Feelin' Good 1953

Great record. Here

Junior Parker bio

Midsomer Norton Park

Been here a few years now. Pretty good. Popular with all ages. Not far from us.

Our first single

We will never know how many of these we sold as it got re released after we had parted company with the label.

Jane Austen Parade Bath

Big day in Bath today. The day when Regency fans descend on the city in their finest to walk through the streets. I have never bothered with it. see what a miner looked like in 1815 here

Friday, September 13, 2024

Mellow Down Easy Little Walter 1954

Here. I love this. We covered it in the early 80s but I don't think it was so good. Great vocalist too Little Walter.

2 years aince we lost Jean Luc Godard

1967. Here is a sequence from the movie La Chinoise with the Claude Channes song Mao Mao.

D-Day Weymouth

Our eldest is in Weymouth today. She Sent me this pic. Weymouth was a major embarkation point for Allied armies in 1944.

Weymouth harbour in 44

From the wiki

Tens of thousands of Allied troops departed Weymouth and Portland for D-Day, bound for Omaha in Normandy. By the time the conflict in Europe had ended, 517,816 troops and 144,903 vehicles had been through the ports.^[4]

New Kogar

Jungle Juice returns with an all new wild and crazy show! Show #78, that is! All thee best in instrumentals, rockabilly, vocal groups, R&B, blues and movers and groovers for you to shake and roll around to! This show features artists such as; The Premiers, The Danderliers, Rudy Ray Moore, Little Buck, Marvin and Johnny, Rio Rockers, Lennie LaCour, Roy Hall, Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin, Andy and the Marglows and MR CLEAN! Full set list over at the Boss Radio 66 blogspot!

https://www.bossradio66.com/2024/09/kogars-jungle-juice-show-78.html

Paris bus toy

Made by Rossignol in the 20s and 30s

Thursday, September 12, 2024

September in the Rain

Spotify Playlist/ 1 hour.

Thomas the Tank Engine

In his diary for March 3, 1980, John Lennon wrote: “HTV a small regional television station from England, called about a children’s TV show they are developing based around a group of talking railway engines. They wanted to know if I would consider narrating it. A Beatle! Told them to f..k off.”