Sunday, April 30, 2023

An afternoon and evening in the shadow of the van...

Playlist
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel
Jo Jo Gunne - Jo Jo Gunne
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
Deep Purple - Made In Japan
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
10cc - How Dare You?
Alice Cooper - Lace And Whiskey
Genesis - And Then There Were Three...
Brian Eno - Music For Airports
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
Yello - Solid Pleasure
Jean-Michel Jarre - The Concerts in China
Edgar Froese - Stuntman
New Order - The Best Of New Order
Propaganda - A Secret Wish
Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music - Street Life - Greatest Hits
Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing
Icehouse - Man Of Colours
The Cure - Disintegration
Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs For Drella
Yes - Union
The Cure - Wish
New Order - Republic
Earthworks - Stamping Ground
Black Widow - Black Widow III
Robert Fripp - Radiophonics Soundscapes vol.1: Live in Argentina
Udo Lindenberg - Panik-Panther
Cloudland Blue Quartet - Grace and Lightness and Slow Motion 1993-1998
Cry Cry Cry - Cry Cry Cry
Conspiracy - Conspiracy
Brian Eno & J.Peter Schwalm - Drawn From Life
Geddy Lee - My Favorite Headache
Mozart - Complete Piano Sonatas
Rheostatics - Music Inspired By The Group Of 7
Laura Pausini - E Ritorno Da Te
Mathilde Santing - Under Your Charms
Rush - Snakes & Arrows
Udo Lindenberg - Stark Wie Zwei
The Cure - 4:13 Dream

 A reasonably busy Sunday ahead...


The paintings remain...




First part of the day was spent compiling a playlist of tracks from records acquired on or around my birthdyas from 1972 onwards and then backwards filling the gaps to 1959...

Which makes for almost 5 hours of fun-filled music listening...

It soundtracked our trip out to Loanhead where, pre mum shop, we determined what was required..

No soup...


No crisps or biscuits...


No bin bags...


No juice but some milk...


No cold meat but some butter and mousses...


...and no chocolate...


No eggs but bread...


No ready meals...


No cereal...



No cleaning stuff...


Which all made for a simple quick shop while Anne did ours...

Back home around 1 and back out around 3 to drive for 45 minutes to Bridge of Allan for a visit to sister Sheila and family's campsite...

Young Dougie was drawing...


Young Lockie was tired


this, apparently, is me...


I insisted it should be signed...


And here's me giving a thumbs up, again, signed by the artist...


Nephew Andy was performing tonight...


Grand nephew Lockie was sleeping, for now...


The view from the office this afternoon...


A massive fish and chip tea in the awning...


Then set up...


including lights...


Soundcheck, with senior on tambourine...


Back at the caravan, Lockie was up...


...and sister Sheila and Cassie the dog were passing coffees out...


Meanwhile, Dougie was doing what young boys will do, facing a mud scenario...


Into the big tent for the evening's entertainment...


Harris was kept entertained by his iPad...


All three young boys did much running about while their dad/uncle entertained...


At one point, Ali serenaded us with "The Gambler"...


Penicuik's own Pet Shop Boys...


Despite calls from Ali for Uncle David to perform, I declined...

There was strange dancing...



...and good singing while the younger son enjoyed the internet...


At 10 we headed home after an entertaining insight into the lives of my family and their caravanning ways...

Highlight of the Day : A visit to the campsite...

Today's New Music:-

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Putting the last vestiges into the garden can be cathartic...

Playlist
Tangerine Dream - Catch Me If You Can OST
Earthless - Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons
Thomas Feiner - Thomas Feiner 2011-2022
Rymden - Space Sailors
Thomas Feiner & Anywhen - The Opiates Revisited
Das Kondensat - Das Kondensat
Yes - All Connected (Single)
Empyre - Relentless
Mike Keneally - The Thing That Knowledge Can't Eat
Jan Jelinek - SEASCAPE - polyptych
Yello - Bostich (Ancient Methods Remix)

Up around 6 to get the podcast prepped and out...

Scenes from around the house...




Later this morning, extolling the virtues of "Billion Dollar Babies" - I do not need to justify the duplication...


Out for a late lunch with the Exec Producer...

Into town around an hour early re the booking and, so...


...in the value place with the sticky carpets owned by a dick but, as I say, in the value place...


Enjoyable and a bit squiffy by the time we left...

Then, to Caffe Centro...



A lovely shared focaccia starter...


...followed by the best seafood pizza and tasty tagliatelle ever...


...and a wee look around HNV (no purchases) before rolling home on the bus...

This evening, no tea, but putting the last remaining vestiges of our worst ever furniture purchase out in to the back garden...


One last sit down for posterity...




A space has been made...


An evening of television and of saying "this doesn't seem like a Saturday"...

Highlight of the Day : Out with Anne...

Today's New Music:-