Playlist
Various – Jukebox Shuffleplay
Biffy Clyro – Puzzle
Blue Oyster Cult – Blue Oyster Cult
Various – The Big Chill
Various – Jazz Jukebox Shuffleplay
Up around eight, a lovely cold, crisp and frosty morning as attested to by Meg the Black cat...
Out around 10, after some porridge, and walked down to the bus noting a large number of discarded Xmas Trees littering the pavements and gardens...
The frost had had a beautiful effect on cars...
...walls...
...and plants...
...all helped along by the clear sky blue sky...
After an uneventful journey into town, soundtracked by the trusty jukebox in shuffleplay mode, I met up with the good Dr Prog at the music library, from where I borrowed a Bonnie “Prince” Billy live album, the debut from the Killers and Tortoise’ LP “Standards”, all for future listening...
Then, over the road for a coffee and a chat and a lovely panini for the Doc – then down the Royal Mile...
....to Avalanche at Cockburn St where I found Blue Oyster Cult’s 1972 debut for just £1.99....
We made our way to the town centre past the Fruitmarket Gallery...
....and up over Princes St to FOPP where I purchased the latest from Biffy Clyro, along with a best of from James Brown and a 2CD set of, ahem, acoustic “chill” type music “The Big Chill” – which, I found out later, contains several of those annoyingly twee tunes which are cropping up on adverts all over the place these days (e.g. Vashti Bunyan)...
Then to the Record Fair where we found Count Brodski already searching for any elusive Kraftwerk pressings which he may not already own....
Here he is on the right, with Dr Prog on the left...
Needless to say, Brodski did indeed find a hitherto unowned Kraftwerk 12” single...
Some man!!
His partner Penny popped by before we all went our separate ways, me to M&S for some warming soup for lunch before catching the Airport bus back to Corstorphine (no wonder I was on my own up the back)...
...and climbing the hill to Crispycat Towers, noting some lovely red berries on the way...
In the Scottish Cup Hearts went two up on Motherwell at Tynecastle before succumbing to a comeback while Queens walloped Junior League side, Linlithgow Rose 4-0 at home, to face either Morton or Gretna in the next round. If Hearts can overcome Motherwell in their replay, they’ll play either Dundee or Highland League Huntly...
While I watched the absolutely dreadful “Primeval” (how did they ever get to make a second series??), Anne made a lovely Coriander Chicken curry...
...and we ended the day with the new series of “CSI : NY” followed by “Sportscene” which had the most coverage of Queen of the South I’ve ever seen on prime time TV...
Finally congratulations to our Macclesfield chum Craig whose partner Michelle gave birth to their son this morning...
Welcome to your new lives!
Highlight of the Day : A wee day out with Dr Prog and Brodski
Various – Jukebox Shuffleplay
Biffy Clyro – Puzzle
Blue Oyster Cult – Blue Oyster Cult
Various – The Big Chill
Various – Jazz Jukebox Shuffleplay
Up around eight, a lovely cold, crisp and frosty morning as attested to by Meg the Black cat...
Out around 10, after some porridge, and walked down to the bus noting a large number of discarded Xmas Trees littering the pavements and gardens...
The frost had had a beautiful effect on cars...
...walls...
...and plants...
...all helped along by the clear sky blue sky...
After an uneventful journey into town, soundtracked by the trusty jukebox in shuffleplay mode, I met up with the good Dr Prog at the music library, from where I borrowed a Bonnie “Prince” Billy live album, the debut from the Killers and Tortoise’ LP “Standards”, all for future listening...
Then, over the road for a coffee and a chat and a lovely panini for the Doc – then down the Royal Mile...
....to Avalanche at Cockburn St where I found Blue Oyster Cult’s 1972 debut for just £1.99....
We made our way to the town centre past the Fruitmarket Gallery...
....and up over Princes St to FOPP where I purchased the latest from Biffy Clyro, along with a best of from James Brown and a 2CD set of, ahem, acoustic “chill” type music “The Big Chill” – which, I found out later, contains several of those annoyingly twee tunes which are cropping up on adverts all over the place these days (e.g. Vashti Bunyan)...
Then to the Record Fair where we found Count Brodski already searching for any elusive Kraftwerk pressings which he may not already own....
Here he is on the right, with Dr Prog on the left...
Needless to say, Brodski did indeed find a hitherto unowned Kraftwerk 12” single...
Some man!!
His partner Penny popped by before we all went our separate ways, me to M&S for some warming soup for lunch before catching the Airport bus back to Corstorphine (no wonder I was on my own up the back)...
...and climbing the hill to Crispycat Towers, noting some lovely red berries on the way...
In the Scottish Cup Hearts went two up on Motherwell at Tynecastle before succumbing to a comeback while Queens walloped Junior League side, Linlithgow Rose 4-0 at home, to face either Morton or Gretna in the next round. If Hearts can overcome Motherwell in their replay, they’ll play either Dundee or Highland League Huntly...
While I watched the absolutely dreadful “Primeval” (how did they ever get to make a second series??), Anne made a lovely Coriander Chicken curry...
...and we ended the day with the new series of “CSI : NY” followed by “Sportscene” which had the most coverage of Queen of the South I’ve ever seen on prime time TV...
Finally congratulations to our Macclesfield chum Craig whose partner Michelle gave birth to their son this morning...
Welcome to your new lives!
Highlight of the Day : A wee day out with Dr Prog and Brodski
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