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Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond X2
Home Before Dark - Neil Diamond
Evening Martin. Hope all is going well for y’all and keeping warm. We finally got snow lots of it but I think we’ve been lucky so far. I’m really glad I don’t have to go to work albeit M’ always took me in bad weather for fear I’d finish up in a ditch somewhere up the coast line...lol! You’ve got a few days off then are you relaxing and catching up with the toons? I haven’t gone back to your last post but you were telling me about Paul Kossoff and a Album you’d heard, sounds interesting. I’ve still got my computer so I’ll have a little scout about for his music, I might strike lucky. Anyway, enjoy your time off and you all keep warm and cosy. Night Martin. Meow for now. 🐱
Sunny Afternoon ~ The KinksX2
Celluloid Heroes ~ The Kinks
Hi Jemma, snow looks set to continue through till next Monday, we haven't been hit badly compared with up North. Thomas is on holiday for two weeks so has been lucky and I am in Fri/Sat, Michelle is doing some course at the moment so she's been in and out all week. Mrs O's plagued with toothache at the moment, suspected abscess so is currently trying to summon enough courage to face the dreaded dentist. Always liked the Kinks from the first time I heard You Really Got Me and a string of other hits that followed with their brand of quirky lyrics. Catch you later pussycat, Ciao4now 🐶.
Wild West Hero - Electric Light OrchestraClint Eastwood - Gorillaz
Hi Martin, Jemma et al
Wild Wild West - Will SmithLola - The Kinks
Afternoon Martin. Yes, plenty of snow hopefully not for too much longer though. M’ remembers the 62/63 winter ‘when he was a lad’ lol! Well apparently it went on from the December right through til March which must’ve been horrendous. ❄️ ⛄️
That’s good for Thomas if he’s no need to go out anywhere. I haven’t been out much this bitter weather affects my asthma so I’ve been trying to do useful things inside the house. Poor Mrs O’ it must be hell for her albeit I’ve never had one hope you get that righted soon.
I love the Kinks too and Lola is one of my faves just the opening riff is enough to know what’s coming and I love most of their songs, very quirky indeed. If you’re walking to work tomorrow mind your footing coz it looks lethal from what I can see. Have a good weekend and keep cosy. Meow for now. 🐱
Hiya Tim. Hope you’re coping ok with this white stuff too. 😎
Dude Looks Like A Lady ~ AerosmithScary Monsters ~ David Bowie
Hi Jemma, all braced for the big thaw?
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter GroupBela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus
Hi Jemma, was never enough snow to stop the show round here!
We Can Run Away Now They're All Dead And Gone - Snow PatrolRoads? - Where We're Going We Don't Need Roads - Marnie Stern
On Ilkley Moor Baht' at - tradThe Last Gold Dollar - Ephraim Woodie & the Henpecked Husbands
Money - Pink FloydRich Girl - Hall and Oates
Afternoon Martin. We’ve embraced the thaw thankfully and hope we don’t see anymore of it. Lol! 🐱
Hi Tim, that’s good to hear we had a good layer but the bitter wind was hard to cope with. 😎
Hi Suzy, you ok? 😎
She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - Chicago
(Hiyah Jemma! ... x x x ... I'm always getting there - LOL! ;o> ... How is the House Move taking shape? - is it still all coming together? ;o>)
If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time - R. KellySummertime - Ella Fitzgerald
Hi Suzy. That’s good to hear you’re ok and still getting there...lol!
Yes, everything is moving in the right direction, I’ve come across things I’d forgotten I had whilst packing and sorting...phew! We should be moving in about the 1st/2nd week in April just right for Easter. 🐣 You take care and keep warm. xxx 😉
The Boys of Summer - Don HenleyIt Only Happens When I Dance With You - Fred Astaire
(Good to hear, Jemma ... x x x ... it can be quite cathartic having a really good clear-out of 'clutter' whilst packing during a Move - but it can also get to be rather relentless and overwhelming as well. I hope that it all goes as smoothly and as stress-free as possible for you ;o>)
My Baby Don't Dance To Nothing But Ernest Tubb - Junior BrownI Know My Baby Loves Me In Her Own Peculiar Way - Ernest Tubb
Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal ~ Dr Strangely StrangeNorthstar Grassman And The Ravens ~ Sandy Denny
Sailing to Philadelphia - Mark KnopflerX2
Border Reiver - Mark Knopfler
Afternoon Martin. How’re you all faring? Thankfully the weathers very good at the moment but it looks to be heading back to the Siberian icy blast....😖 well....just have to get on with it I suppose.
We got the keys to our new home last Friday and had a look-see to what’s to be done before we move which might take 2/3 weeks so we’ll be busy for awhile decorating, then hopefully be in by the 2nd week of April. It’s seemed strange not going to work but I’ve enjoyed these last 4 free weeks and sufficiently rested for the big upheaval.
Are you now on your normal shifts coz I think you said something about overtime (I don’t envy you that) and there’s always plenty of overtime from what I’ve seen lately, glad I’m out of it.
I’ve not had much time for posting but feel free to msg if you want.
I didn’t realise Easter was at the end of March I was thinking 1/2 week of April...doh!
I did manage to listen to the new double album I bought and I’m really pleased with it. How about you, any lastest new-buy toons?
Take care of yourselves and maybe catch you somewhere. 🐱
🎵......The Mason-Dixon Line...... 🎵
Gear Jammer ~ George ThorogoodBurning Of The Midnight Lamp ~ Jimi Hendrix
Hi Jemma, unfortunately we are still struggling for staff for the foreseeable future but hopefully things will improve eventually, they certainly can't go on the way things are in the long term. Got a couple on order, some vintage Island rock compilations but mostly browsing on the kindle fire at the moment when I get the time. Be seeing you whenever, woof woof!🐶
King Of The Night Time World - KissIn The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning - Frank Sinatra
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn - Emmylou Harris What Did You Learn in School Today? - Pete Seeger
Somethings That The Grownups Just Won't Tell You ~ Mike HardingSoutheast City Window ~ Hall & Oates
Staring at Your Window With a Suitcase in My Hand - Jon Bon JoviRegretting What I Said to You When You Called Me 11:00 On a Friday Morning to Tell Me that at 1:00 Friday Afternoon You’re Gonna Leave Your Office, Go Downstairs, Hail a Cab to Go Out to the Airport to Catch a Plane to Go Skiing in the Alps for Two Weeks, Not that I Wanted to Go With You, I Wasn’t Able to Leave Town, I’m Not a Very Good Skier, I Couldn’t Expect You to Pay My Way, But After Going Out With You for Three Years I Don’t Like Surprises - Christine Lavin
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I'm Sorry I Wasn't Listening - Golden HoursDespair In The Departure Lounge - Arctic Monkeys
Learning To Fly ~ Tom PettyEarly Morning Riser ~ Pure Prairie League
Get Out Your Lazy Bed - Modern RomanceEverybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey - Beatles
Secrets And Lies ~ InstituteBastille Day ~ Rush
Keeper of the Castle - Four TopsAll Right Now - Free
Afternoon Martin. How’re you all? Hasn’t this first half of the year flown by, Easter over and done, I don’t know. Our moving day is Friday 6th so I should be settled by this time next week and will be glad too. How’s work been for you with everything going on, an improvement I hope. I don’t really miss going to work could quite easily keep as I am but I probably will look for something later in the year. I’ve treated myself to ‘Highway’ - Free it’s one I’ve been meaning to get for a long while. Have you had any new buys?
The weather here has been ok but rain and sun in equal measures not like some poor folk, I hope you’re not one of them. Now things have slowed down a bit I should be able to post more often. Anyway, take care and keep warm. 🐱
Getting Better - BeatlesThe Home Secretary Briefs The Forces Of Law & Order - McCarthy
The Mouse Police Never Sleeps ~ Jethro Tull Pablo Neruda ~ Patty Larkin
Hi Jemma & Tim, I've eased back on work a bit for the next month or so, booked a week off in May as well. Bought a couple of things recently including an Island compilation of 60's British rock and folk. Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal is a three disc assortment of Free, Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig and loads of others which really captures the flavour of the period, a nostalgia fest for us old hippys. The kindle fire continues to supply me with a wealth of new sounds and has allowed me to expand my Patty Larkin collection among other things. Weather has been quite kind but wet and chilly, at least it hasn't snowed. Trees are starting to blossom so April could hopefully bring in a more Springlike improvement. Ciao4now 🐶!
Pablo's Mystic Dub - Augustus Pablo Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year - Carly Simon
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore ~ The Walker BrothersHow Come My Dog Don't Bark When You Come Round ~ Cousin Joe From New Orleans
How Come Your Dog Don't Bite Nobody But Me? - Mel Tillis ... (:o>)I Got Those Shouldn'ta-Eaten-All-of-Those-Little-Baby-Snickers-Bars-Blues - Cheryl Kirking
(Hiyah Martin ... x ... has Spring sprung in your part of the UK yet? It's slow going but gradually getting there here ;o>)
Je Ne Regrette Rien - Édith PiafConstipation Blues - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Hard Times ~ Ray CharlesMe And My Arrow ~ Nilsson
Hi Suzy, unfortunately Lady Spring seems to be hovering in the wings still dressed in grey though it has been fairly dry today for once.
William Tell Overture - RossiniThe Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump
Kemosabe ~ Everything EverythingGod Bless The Absentee ~ Paul Simon
Prodigal Son - Steel PulseTV Dinners - ZZ Top
Ear Some More - Alice CooperWould I Lie To You? - Eurythmics
Afternoon Martin. Hope all is well with you all. Finally we’re getting some warmer weather and we’re feeling warmer too being 50miles inland. 😎 ☀️
Afternoon Tim. 😉 ☀️
I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth) - Meat Loaf Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most - Betty Carter
(Hiyah Jemma! ... x ... how's the new House suiting you? ;o>)
Boing Boom Tschak - KraftwerkGet Up Offa That Thing - James Brown
Lifted ~ Lighthouse FamilyHere Comes Summer ~ Jerry Keller
Hi All, been having troubles with my tablet last week or so but normal service has resumed. Been out and about this morning and the weather is glorious, blue skies and warm sunshine at last!🍦
Mr. Blue Sky - ELOX2
Midnight Blue - ELO
Hi Suzy. It’s suiting us just fine thanks. Lots of open countryside and definitely warmer inland. The house is finished inside but there’s some work to do on the stables so we’ve left Zoe & Hunter where they are until possibly July/September albeit we miss them very much our dog Dane is with us though.
How’s life treating you sweetie?
I know you’re not keen on the hot weather so hope you’re not suffering too much. It’s been awhile since we had a catch-up.
Has anything improved for you at all?
As Nyah is at school now (it’s only 25mins from ours now...👍) we’re looking forward to spending some time with her so I’m postponing going back to work until after the school summer holiday ... September. Take care Suzy. 🤗 xxx
Hi Martin. At last ... beginning to think the sun had abandoned us. ☀️ 😎
Azure ~ CarmelApathy ~ Melanie Safka
Hi All, another scorcher today - unbelievable how the weather can change so quickly! Stocking up with ice cream and lollies, hopefully it will last into next week when I'm not working and I can squeeze in a couple of cold beers in down the pub.
Azure is an old Duke Ellington toon, I like this version by Carmel as much as the original one by Ella though it's very different. Recently came across this Melanie album on my kindle fire, two cds of some damn fine music which incorporates a very broader scope and range which surprised me as I only knew her Candles In The Rain record from the seventies which I loved. There are some very rocky songs in there, opens up with a totally overhauled take on Lay Down followed up with Apathy, a superb cover of the Doobies' Long Train Running. There are still touches of her folkier side and classic songs but despite being some decades old a lot of it sounds and feels very contemporary. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find it on cd for sale but you might find some or all of it on YouTube or somewhere else. Highly recommended if you can. Ciao 4 Now peeps🐶 - woof woof!
What's the name of the Album by Melanie, Martin? ;o>
Hi Suzy,The Evergreen Collection supposedly reissued as Lay Down in 2008. (According to my Google Chrome) Neither of which appear on 'Zon UK and could possibly be discontinued though it is available for mp3 download or streaming. The cd version advertised is not the same however and the list of tracks is completely different unfortunately.
If you do manage to track it down, I know what a bloodhound you can be in such matters, then please let me know. Love and kisses as always xxxxxx!!😊
Martin wrote: "Hi Suzy,The Evergreen Collection supposedly reissued as Lay Down in 2008. (According to my Google Chrome) Neither of which appear on 'Zon UK and could possibly be discontinued though it is availab..."
I found the one with the different tracks and the terrible reviews but I also found this one as well - although I think it is a 1999 Import and not a 2008 issue ...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lay-Down-MEL...
The track listing on the back looks to be promising even though I see that there is a spelling mistake on 'Ruby Tuesday' ;o>
Oooh, the back of the CD when zoomed in on says 2008, Martin!
And I also found this out about it off a Melanie Safka Website ...
https://melaniesafkarecordings.uk/Com...
That seems to be definitely the right one Suzy and reasonably priced, so well done! Treat yourself to a choccy brazil or three.My only niggle is they didn't include the full version of Candles in the Rain with the Edwin Hawkins Singers as well as the souped up shorter one here.
I looked around on eBay but only found one for sale (also from Germany) for £21.69 + £6.50 p&p - so Amazon certainly does seem to have the best bargain to be had on it ;o>
Apathy Is a Cold Body - Poison The Well British People In Hot Weather - The Fall
(So glad to hear that you are settling in nicely, Jemma ... x ... wishing you an absolutely wonderful Summer-time with Nyah - and I hope that Zoe and Hunter will be with you soon ;o>)
Sweaty Betty - The Macc LadsMexican Standoff - Elbow
Texas Twister ~ Little FeatX2
Those Feat'll Steer You Wrong Sometimes ~ Little Feat
Rock Bottom ~ Wynonna Judd
Hi Tim!