One of the greatest songs ever. Written by Doc Pomus. Lonely Avenue - Wikipedia
Ralphadeus. Music movies comics feature in this look at life from Somerset.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Saturday, September 27, 2025
The Fall The Joke 1995
I have been revisiting 1995 as that is when I started a reenactment society so I was wondering what was on my turntable 30 years ago and it was the Cerebral Caustic album. A classic. This is the first track. Cerebral Caustic - Wikipedia
Stockton & Darlington Railway 200th Anniversary Locomotion No.1 at Shildon
27th September 1825 – The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened.
Marten on the Mendips
A rare pine marten has been spotted in Somerset for the first time in 100 years.
More on this story here: https://tinyurl.com/5d5r933j
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Roxy Music | Love is the Drug | Live at Wembley | 18 October 1975
So it was Bryan Ferry's 80th yesterday so here is a clip from nearly 50 years ago. Susan was a fan.
Friday, September 26, 2025
Ice Cream Man · Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers 1977
Marshfield is mostly fanous for the ice cream made there.
Marshfield Mummers
We went to this once. Marshfield, Gloucestershire - Wikipedia
The Mummers of Marshfield - photos here
Every Boxing Day at 11:00am increasing numbers of visitors come to the village to see the performance of the celebrated Marshfield Mummers or The old time paper boys. Seven figures, led by the Town Crier with his handbell, dressed in costumes made from strips of newsprint and coloured paper, perform their play several times along the high street.[22] Beginning in the Market place after the Christmas Hymns which are led by the vicar the mummers arrive to the sound of the lone bell. The five-minute performances follow the same set and continue up to the almshouses. The final performance is outside of one of the local public houses where the landlord delivers a tot of whisky for the "Boys".
New Kogar
Every once in a while a song comes along and knocks me off my monkey feet, and this show features something called the Mazoolian Cluck Cluck! Also dig some delightful modern muck from The Masonics and Wildebeests! Don’t miss these and other great toons presented at 45 RPM’s! This show features artists like; The Gravestone Five, The Riptides, The Gazelles, The Crenshaws, The Mighty Swamba, Roy Brown, Dolly Cooper, Gene Vincent, Bobby Mizell, Bobby Lee Trammell, Billy Boy, King Charles and the Counts and R. Kaufmann! Full set list at the Boss Radio 66 Blogspot!
Smokey Smothers - Come On Rock Little Girl - 1961 Blues
Just played on Boss Radio 66. Fine Jimmy Reed inspired toe tapper.
The Beatles - Live at Paris 1965 Full Concert
0:00 Twist and Shout 1:19 She's A Woman 4:33 I'm A Loser 7:20 Can't Buy Me Love 9:53 Baby's In Black 12:42 I Wanna Be Your Man 15:14 A Hard Day's Night 17:49 Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby 20:22 Rock and Roll Music 22:36 I Feel Fine 25:05 Ticket To Ride 29:11 Long Tall Sally
I Wish I Was Back on the Farm Adge Cutler & the Wurzels Bristol 1967
Getting near cider making season.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Lloyd and Claudette - Queen of the World 1970
Heard this on the radio last night - haven't heard it before.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Nico "Femme Fatale"
This was from a performance from Nico, John Cale and Lou Reed on Jan. 29 1972 at Bataclan in Paris.
Bow Wow Wow Live La Bambas, Portland, Oregon 25.02.82
We saw them about this time and they were jaw droppingly brilliant. One of the best live bands of that time.
intro 0:00
W.O.R.K. 0:35 Chihuahua 4:08 sinner sinner sinner 8:09 golly golly go buddy 10:41 see jungle 13:28 elimination dancing 16:24 Go Wild 19:34 Orang-Outang 22:22 Radio G-String 25:20 giant size baby thing 28:23 (I am a ) TV savage 31:00 Uomo-Sex-Al Apache 33:16 C·30 C·60 C·90 Go 36:39 Louis Quatorze 40:01
Pretty Things 1965 Live
Kogar mentioned this in his Viv Prince tribute last week.
0:00 Big Boss Man 1:40 You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) 6:07 Road Runner 9:05 Rosalyn11:24 Don't Bring Me Down13:24 Honey, I Need
I love the Pretty Things. They played in Frome about this time. The Easybeat club at the Grand. I was a child but workmates saw them. It was a big deal locally.
Ralph drinking a pint of Cheddar Valley by Susan.
If you visit the area and want to drink cider ask for Cheddar Valley. It's the business. As Susan says 'Goes straight to your eyes'.
Bob Dylan - Hurricane (Live on PBS, 1975)
Dylan's appearance at WTTW-TV Studios in Chicago on September 10, 1975. I would think it hard to dislike this song. So well-written. Hurricane (Bob Dylan song) - Wikipedia
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
The Addams Family Intro
The live-action television series premiered on ABC on Friday, September 18, 1964, and ran for two seasons.[2] An animated series from Hanna-Barbera aired in 1973 and the characters had cameos in the animated The New Scooby-Doo Movies. The 1960s television show characters and actors returned in a 1977 telefilm titled Halloween with the New Addams Family.
Alphaville (1965) book and trailer
Just to prove we were Godard fans I still have this book - the screenplay and stills from the movie - the sort of thing that predates owning the video as it was the next-best thing. We were probably intending to use the pics on a poster or record sleeve but were put off by the Monochrome Set referencing it. We used an image from La Dolce Vita instead.
Alphaville Monochrome Set 1979
As Godard fans we were suckers for the song by TMS even if it doesn't really relate to the movie but it referenced it which was enough.
Pierrot le fou (1965) - Ma ligne de chance
You have to be infatuated with Anna K to enjoy these Godard movies I think. It's not difficult.
Pierrot le fou, Jean-Luc Godard 1965
A truly great film. Saw it at the cinema. Fine cinematography by Raoul Coutard. Pierrot le Fou - Wikipedia
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Monday, September 22, 2025
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The Shangri-Las * Give Him A Great Big Kiss * 1965
The Shangri-las performing 'Give Him A Great Big Kiss' on Shivaree in 1965.
Spiders & Snakes - Jim Stafford 1974
I was making a cup of tea and this popped into my head. Been lying dormant for over 50 years.
Boss Hog - I Dig You 1995
We bought this. If the truth be known I was probably sold on the cover artwork.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Planxty Johnnie Cope 1974
This Sunday is the 280th anniversary of the battle of Prestonpans. Near Edinburgh. This song was written after the battle by a farmer. Hey, Johnnie Cope, Are Ye Waking Yet? - Wikipedia
Friday, September 19, 2025
The Fall Deadbeat Descendant 1989
We watched an old Flintstone pisode where they go into the future and there is a chase where Fred says 'come back here you deadbeat descendant. '
New mural by Bos
Photo Chris Stocker who says
The Griffin Pub Mural has been up for a couple of weeks now. Created by Paul Boswell (Paul 'Mutartis' Boswell) and Jenna Herman, with support from Rachel Macleay. Jenna designed and painted the vibrant, colourful sections, while Paul contributed his striking and Unremittingly Gothic grayscale Griffin and tree branch artwork
Kings Ransom - Without You 1966
Susan d this when it came on Boss Radio 66. It is sparce but effective. Pennsylvania
New Kogar
Kogar’s Jungle Juice #120 has been fresh plucked from the vine and ready for your listening pleasure! Featuring a tribute set to Viv Prince, drummer/mad man of the Pretty Things! This show features artists like; The Champs, Pat and the Wildcats, The Barons, Nolan Strong and the Diablos, Art Neville, Andre Williams, Rudy Ray Moore, Rosco Gordon, Mel McGonnigle, Gene Maltais, Al Burnette, Eddie Boyd, Jay Nelson, The Pretty Things, Viv Prince and more! Full set list available at the Boss Radio 66 Blogspot!
Sonny Boy Williamson II Close to Me 1963
'close to you like egg to hen - close to you we'll look like chinese twins'
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Transmission - Joy Division (Something Else 1979)
This day in 1979. I saw Joy Division with Susan and Nigel at the Hope and Anchor.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Bedknobs and Broomsticks - Portobello Road 1971
Tom Vague made a playlist to go with his book Getting it Straight in Notting Hill Gate.
Barefoot In The Park Trailer 1967
Robert Redford RIP. I think this was the first film of his I saw.
Barefoot in the Park (film) - Wikipedia
On tv with my mother. Have you seen it?
T. Rex - Mambo Sun 1972
Marc Bolan's death day. Susan is listening to the live stream from Golders Green crematorium.
Monday, September 15, 2025
Bath in Jane Austen's era
The Jane Austen festival is well underway in Bath and it's quite hard to avoid coverage. It is worth remembering what Rev. John Skinner from those days said of Bath ‘I was not a little astonished, as I walked through Bath, to observe the streets so crowded with prostitutes, some of them apparently not above 14 or 15 years of age’ . Charles Wesley described Bath as 'Satan's headquarters'.
Today's purchase
The Kinks - Love Me Till the Sun Shines (Official Audio)
This came on Boss Radio 66 and Susan liked it.
Sunday, September 14, 2025
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It's Time for Lovin' To be Done Little Eddie Kirkland and John Lee Hooker
Can't find the date but it's a blues classic. Wiki
New Kogar
Jungle Juice returns with show #119! Over 2 hours of the craziness you know and love! This episode features a tribute to Mort Todd and Back from the Grave as well as artists like; The Thundertones, The XL’s, Les Brown Jr., Sandy Nelson, “The 5 Keys,” Vern Pullens, Tommy Blake, Buster Smith, Billy Gayles, Cleo Page, The Tempos, The Cords and The Novas! Full set list over at the Boss Radio 66 Blogspot!
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