When the announcement of the last one never comes...

Playlist

Various - This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960-1975

Sparks - No 1 In Heaven

Sparks - Propaganda

Various - Jackie The Album

Queen - Sheer Heart Attack

The Glitter Band - Hey!

Roxy Music - Roxy Music (45th Anniversary Edition)

Gary Glitter - The Ultimate Gary Glitter

Gary Numan - Premier Hits

Wizzard - Wizzard Brew

Various - Top Of The Pops 1972

Racing Cars - Downtown Tonight

Various - This Is...The Front Line

Bryan Ferry - The Bride Stripped Bare

Kate Bush - Anthology

Sparks - Kimono My House

The Skids - Dunfermline

Elvis Costello - Armed Forces

Sparks - Indiscreet

Public Image Limited - The Greatest Hits, So Far

Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes

Paul McCartney & Wings - Paul McCartney & Wings Singles 1972-1977

Various - 101 Punk & New Wave Anthems

Various - Super 70's Rock

Paul McCartney & Wings - London Town

Status Quo - Status Quo - Gold

Robert Wyatt - I'm A Believer [Single]

The Move - Message from the Country

Earth, Wind & Fire - The Box Set Series

10cc - The Very Best Of 10cc

David Bowie - Lodger

Cheap Trick - The Very Best Of Cheap Trick

Various - Wow! That Was The 70's

Frank Zappa - The Yellow Shark

Frost - Rock and Roll Music

John Coltrane - Blue Train

Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Bill Rieflin - The Repercussions Of Angelic Behavior

Be Bop Deluxe - Axe Victim

Eric Clapton (with Michael Kamen) - Edge of Darkness

Duke Ellington - The Cosmic Scene

Various - Blues & Soul Masters

Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare

Nazareth - The Singles Collection

The Doobie Brothers - The Captain And Me

Giorgio Moroder - Midnight Express

Rod McKuen - Rod McKuen Sings Jacques Brel

First thing, editing the podcast and uploading it...

Out for provisions, noting the blooming garden...

On my return, Fang was almost going to pay us a visit until chased by the neighbours' dog...

Breakfast at home, during which a call from my mum - ill in the night and not feeling great therefore, for the third week in a row, our trip to look at rollators postponed...

I drove over to see her in any case...

I made a swift stop at a record stall at the Meadows Festival - we will make a full visit tomorrow - and picked up a few bargains at £2 each...

Mum was ok but looked a wee bit yellow...

Turns out the doc was round on Monday re her blood results and something liver related...

Left around 1:30 to head home...

A quick turnaround and out and over to Leith to meet up with Keith and Maureen for some music at the Leith Jazz Festival...

Rod McKuen in the car - a purchase kind of inspired by Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun" having popped up on shuffle this morning...

Mr M's work was not appreciated by the EP...

I had to agree - it's one of those (many) recordings best listened to in private, on your own, probably on headphones, without anyone else knowing what you're listening to...

To the Brig Bar on Leith Walk and Tin Roof in the Brig Below - an excellent little venue...



At first enjoyable - but, after 95 minutes of "the blues", we were starting to wilt and made our exit...

Seldom have I longed so much for the "and this is our last song" announcement - which, on this occasion, no doubt came long after we'd exited...

A walk through the rain...

To Sofi's - female vocals and jazz guitar - we sat outside the silent-but-for-the-jazz bar to chat...

Then, to Finn & Bear - again a girl singer and a guitar - we headed through the back and enjoyed a tasty meal...

To the Lioness...



...passing these...

Here, we were joined by Rebecca and Murray - cocktails were enjoyed...

...and advice of signs was, in the main, adhered to...

Old Out of the Bedroom cohort John Hunt was playing here - gruffer blues than Tin Roof...

At nine, all bluesed out for the day we made our way home...

Message on the phone to say mum's carer this evening had also noted a yellow pallor and had called NHS 24 - mum was waiting on a call back...

Four hours later, it came and she was advised someone would be making a visit and she should stay up...

 I retired, awaiting a call if anything untoward came of said visit - as of now (next morning) no word...

Today's artwork, "Don't Be a Dick"...

Highlight of the Day : Out and about...