Ralphadeus

We entered a battle of the bands and the rules were you had to have a publicity photo so we asked ex printer Ian Mackay to do some. We had many band names then - about 1 a week. Eventually the Bad Detectives.

Jan & Dean "Sidewalk Surfin'"

American Bandstand. August 22, 1964. Did you have a skateboard? I did. Just. Cornwall where I spent time at was early onto skateboards as they had surf shops and they would have imported boards.

Gene Vincent - Lonesome Whistle - 1969

Taken from this movie.

Gene Vincent I'm Movin' On

Great late period Gene. Love the backing which I think is the Wild Angels.

The Incredible Journey (1963) Theatrical Trailer

The Incredible Journey (film) - Wikipedia Susan was into this film.

We Are Siamese If You Please

Behind the scenes Lady and the Tramp

Susan Wells and Tao 1973

A Siamese cat. They were more popular then than now. Siamese cat - Wikipedia

The Monkees Mary Mary 1966

Mary, Mary (song) - Wikipedia

SDJR ‘Evolution’ Open Carriage Truck No.4 – Rapido Trains UK

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Gently Johnny - The Wicker Man HD 1973

The Wicker Man (soundtrack) - Wikipedia

"I think I could turn and live with animals. They are so placid and self-contained. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins. They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God. Not one of them kneels to another or to his own kind that lived thousands of years ago. Not one of them is respectable or unhappy, all over the earth."

Jayne County "Time Machine" music video 1988

Jayne County - Wikipedia I like this one.

Susan's allotment is very bee-friendly. First strawberry yield today too.

Slow worm

Sue saw a good specimen at the alottment today. We used to see a lot in the old days. Photo from Common slow worm - Wikipedia

Showbiz by The Downliners Sect, taken from the Peel Session recorded on 27 September 1977

Of course they were well at home in the punk era.

Downliners Sect - Baby What's Wrong 1964

Jimmy Reed song. One of the big influences for the British R & B scene. In turn the Dowliners Sect were a big influence on us Frome r'n'b fans who used to do this. 3 CD set for the band soon.

Last Tango In Paris - 2nd Version · Gato Barbieri 1972

Whatever you think about the movie you have to admit the soundtrack is a masterpiece.

Last Tango in Paris - Wikipedia

Tess Trailer 1979

I enjoyed this movie. I knew it looked nothing like Dorset but I didn't care. Tess (1979 film) - Wikipedia

Blues Master series 1976

VinylBeat.com: Album Cover Gallery #216. Chess Master Series

When I started buying blues albums the Chess stuff was on this series. The others can be seen on the link above. I didn't really like the art preferring a straight photo but now I like them. I had about 5 of them.

Sonny Boy Williamson II His Best

Decent compilation to get you started. Getting access to classic recordings was very difficult in Frome 50 years ago.

Lindsay Anderson’s Mick Travis Trilogy - Criterion Channel Teaser

I love these movies - best of British.

In the powder-keg political environment of the late sixties, Lindsay Anderson launched a pop-culture Molotov cocktail into British cinemas with his stunningly subversive IF…., an anarchic vision of rebellion at a British boarding school starring Malcolm McDowell as the everyman turned guerilla revolutionary Mick Travis. In two subsequent films—the freewheeling antiestablishment epic O LUCKY MAN! and the divisive gonzo comedy BRITANNIA HOSPITAL—Anderson and McDowell continued to trace the story of the Travis character and his outlandish adventures in a through-the-looking-glass England. By turns surreal, shocking, and darkly funny, these furious satires simmer with rage at the hypocrisies of capitalism, institutional bureaucracy, and the British class system.Watch the Trilogy now on the Criterion Channel! https://www.criterionchannel.com/lind...