Dalkeith miner's memorial.

 My brother lives in Scotland in an ex mining town like Radstock and  Midsomer

Norton. His next door neighbour is an ex miner and is 100 years old. Respect!

Jerry McCain Trying to please 1957

 Here. This is a record that will bring a smile to your face. Heard on Boss Radio 66. Wiki on McCain here

Heywood Sumner's Wessex

 Ordered this from the library. Looks good. Wiki on Heywood Sumner.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badbury_Rings

Wells Cathedral by Bea

 A beautiful city. If you plan to watch the carnival in November Wells is a first class destination. 

Bus from Wells to Midsomer Norton

 The journey is very enjoyable. Across the Mendip hills. Get the upstairs seat at the front to watch the carnage from last night's flooding.

View from the front seat upstairs

The Other Half - Mr. Pharmacist (1966)

 From the wiki. The Other Half was an American psychedelic garage rock band, based in San Francisco, and active in the mid-to-late 1960s. The band gained interest after one of the Nuggets compilations in the 1980s included their single, "Mr. Pharmacist".

Bishop's Palace City of Wells

 Susan and Bea have gone on the bus to Wells which is about 11 miles away. It is the U.K.'s smallest city. Here they are at the Bishop's Palace with its moat and swans. When I was a child my Gran was friendly with the man who lived in the gatehouse so we played there a lot. The swans traditionally ring a bell for feeding. Wells was the location of the comedy film Hot Fuzz

The Palace in 1733

The Fall The Infotainment Scan 1993

 This is one of my favourites. I was crazy on the Fall about this time. John Peel was too so it seemed quite normal. A new album was always an exciting event. According to the wiki on the album their highest charting album.

Ladybird (Green Grass) The Fall 1993

 "see epaulettes. Death to rent". Pump up the volume for Fall Friday. Saw them do this live with two drummers.  We were right at the front. Intense. Susan bought a t shirt. Miss the Fall.

Susan with the Lodekka Gromit in Bristol

 What is the Bristol Lodekka I hear you ask? 

"It was designed to replace the uncomfortable and inconvenient Lowbridge double-deck bus layout by lowering the chassis frame and integrating it with the body and fitting a drop-centre rear axle, so that there were no steps from the rear entrance platform to the front of the passenger gangway"

River is up. River at Bath.

 Lots of water in the fields and waterways.

Mystery Train Little Junior Parker and the Blue Flames 1953

 A classic and no mistake. Most people know the Elvis version which is good but the original is still the best. 

40 years ago this summer

 Me and Dave Mackay. at the 150th anniversary of the Tolpuddle martyrs in 1984. Was a great day and made more poignant due to the NUM people there as this was during the Miners strike. Sue and Bea were there with my parents. We had a wayzgoose a printer's outing with about 5 of us NGA members from Butler and Tanners Frome went.

A commemorative mug we still have from 1984_

John Greer Come back Maybelline 1955

 

Here. Just heard on Boss Radio 66. Apparently an answer song.

Rose Mitchell Baby Please Don't Go 1953

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 Here. Just heard this for the first time on Boss Radio 66. Astounding. It's a Gospel tinged rendition very strong vocals. Try it. Years before Them.

Stingray Annual

 Was chuffed when Susan found this. It's from 1993. A classic annual complete with puzzles, games and stories the sort of thing you would get for Christmas. Our grandson will be the recipient. He is a fan like us. Watch the title sequence with its exciting theme from 1964 here

Wiki

1978. Frome Gypsy Lane. Left to right Janet, Charlie, and me in a beloved donkey jacket. Photo by Henry.

 

It's Little Richard - January 8, 1964 (UK-TV) also the Shirelles

Nearly the 60th anniversary.  40 minutes long. Watch it unless full on rock'n'roll excitement isn't your thing.

Recorded in Manchester, UK in November 1963 when Little Richard was invited into the Granada TV studios to tape this special while headlining a UK tour featuring, amongst others The Everly Brothers and a virtually unknown band at the time called The Rolling Stones. Probably the best live performance ever recorded. Commencing with a storming version of William tell overture by Sounds Incorporated, Little Richard then opens with Rip It Up, after which The Shirelles sing two numbers and then join with Richard for the gospel number Joy, Joy, Joy. Part 2 is all Little Richard, getting more frantic with each number as he storms through Lucille and Long Tall Sally. The soulful, Send Me Some Lovin' follows before Richard sets the studio alight with, Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, Hound Dog, Good Golly Miss Molly, Tutti frutti, and finishing with a stomping version of Jenny Jenny. Originally transmitted on 8th Jan 1964.

Palladium Electric in 2018

 2018 saw the opening of a Wetherspoons in Midsomer Norton high street. The location was the former cinema. We got free food and drinks vouchers as Celia had a hairdresser/Comic shop about 2 doors away. 

All Good for the High street the terraplanes 2018

 This is a covers album we put out on cd. Not hugely successful but Evan 'Funk' Davies on WFMU played almost every track bless him. Mike Reynolds also played it on Winchcombe Calling. It was recorded on the cheap. Maximum Rock'n'roll reviewed it here

Watch us rehearse Little Johnny Guitar here in 2018