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Up just after 7 and I was doing what? I don't know but I certainly wasn't writing the diary...
The views from the office this morning, 26th of May, Tuesday, I stayed in all day...
No you didn't Dave...
Oh yes, I remember now, at 8:20, post breakfast, we set off for the dump with three bags of 40 year old wood chip wallpaper and an old hose...
On the way back, we stopped off at the Post Office to send back the coat rack - I ordered the same model prior to the send off - and the dealer ensured they'd check it before sending...
Back home, caught up with the posting of the daily playlists to BlueSky and the daily CD boxes...
CD Box number 144, which takes me from Martin Taylor through to Stanley Turrentine...
Today, a radio show 2CD set, picked up 2nd Hand in Foyles Bookshop on a visit to that London many years ago. Keith Tippett at the London Jazz Festival 2008, 2 sets, firstly, a duo with Stan Tracey, then "Linuckia" with the Elysian String Quartet...
Very good recording and that also led me to a couple of new things which made their way into the collection today from David Sanchez and Ben Allison, as tracks from them were featured during the recording as they were also playing at the festival...
Then, from box number 145, which took me from Stanley Turrentine to the Marcin Wasilewski Trio...
...I chose Chad Wackerman's "Legs Eleven"...
I bought that one at a gig in 2008 on the Renfrew Ferry in Glasgow by the Allan Holdsworth trio, of which Chad Wackerman was a member at the time...
That was the only CD on the merch desk that I didn't already have, but I asked the three guys to sign the CD in any case. So I've got Allan Holdsworth's autograph on that CD and inside is the ticket for the gig, which was excellent by the way, big man...
Miles Davis would have been 100 today...
In answer to the question "What are your top 5 Miles Davis Albums?", I'd say, in chronological order, these:
"Sorceror"
"Miles in the Sky"
"Bitches Brew"
"On the Corner"
"Big Fun"
And here are my, pound for pound, five favourite live LPs from his catalogue...
OK, make that seven...
I spent some time (as you do) looking back at 26 Mays in my diary and found the following...
20 years ago tonight, Paul Buchanan live in Glasgow...
15 Years ago, on this day in 2011, having enjoyed it very much on the BBC in the 80s, I purchased "Edge of Darkness" on DVD for £3...
15 years later, I still haven't watched it (like so many of the DVDs I own)...
Ten years ago tonight, Sid Smith and I "danced" to "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" at "The 2nd International Conference of the Progect (sic) Network for the study of Progressive Rock, 2016 at University of Edinburgh"...
In May 2019, I was asked "what are the five LPs you've listened to most in your life?"...
I assumed, the longer I'd had an LP, the more I'd've listened...
And so...
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
Yes - Fragile
Fripp & Eno - No Pussyfooting
Ah the old days...
Also, I was influenced by by a post re "happy separate-the-art-from-the-artist day", to play an old Gary Glitter record...
...after all, none of my Phil Spector produced music is in the bin either...
And then, I asked the question "Can we separate the music from the man?" re a few of the prime suspects...
Richard Wagner: Yes, many people believe we can separate Wagner's music from his controversial views and actions. While his music is celebrated for its innovation and emotional depth, his antisemitic beliefs and associations with figures like Hitler complicate the appreciation of his work
Gary Glitter: Yes, many believe it is possible to separate Gary Glitter's music from his criminal actions, as some argue that his songs were popular and influential in their own right, despite his personal controversies. However, his convictions have led to significant reluctance in the media to play his music, particularly in the UK.
Phil Spector: It is difficult to separate Phil Spector's music from his actions, as he is both celebrated for his innovative contributions to music and condemned for his violent behavior, including his murder conviction. Many fans and critics struggle with reconciling his musical genius with his criminal legacy.
Michael Jackson: Many people believe it is possible to separate Michael Jackson's music from his personal life. This perspective allows fans to appreciate his significant contributions to music while acknowledging the complexities surrounding his legacy.
Back to today, and Anne was out at pickleball from 1-2 and then out again later for an early dinner with her friend Gillian...
So I was left to my own devices...
While she was at Pickleball, I watched the first episode of season one of "Homeland", which was very enjoyable and, then, when she was out for tea, I watched another three, possibly four episodes, before being called out to provide a lift home...
In the meantime, I'd also cooked my own tea, while enjoying the second bottle of the tow Weissbiers I received for my birthday at the start of May...
I made tagliatelli, with red peppers, French sausage, prawns, onions, spring onions and a tin of cream of tomato soup, which gave me a nice sauce...
Yes, yes, I know...
Noted later on, re the popularity of baby's names in Scotchland, that David is not that popular these days...
In 1980, around about 2000 baby boys a year were named David, while, these days, it's down to about 10...
For Anne, it's even worse - it's down to zero this year and it was only around 200 back in 1974...
But it's surely better to have a name that isn't so common?
Although, obviously, both were far more common when we received our names...
Anyway, tonight we watched a "Bones" because Anne was quite tired after her long dinner engagement...
And that was about it for Tuesday the 22nd of May...
...apart from recording that I picked up a couple of albums by Thomas Stanko, due to his having played the theme tune from "Homeland", plus one by James Muller, the guitarist from the Chad Wackerman CD...
Bed at midnight...
Highlight of the Day: Cooking and looking (back)...
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