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BigJimBob commented on the post, Covers that are better than Dylan's original 1 year, 10 months ago

This
BigJimBob commented on the post, Holiday reading 3 years, 11 months ago

Bit late to this,but here are a few recent reads that fit the classifications;

(1) Astral Weeks by Ryan Walsh – a trawl through late 1960s Boston, that provides a sideways look at how Van Morrison’s classic […]
BigJimBob commented on the post, If I’ve got an ear worm…. 4 years, 2 months ago

Bit of modern pop with a great hook
BigJimBob commented on the post, Thunderbirds are go! On YouTube. 4 years, 2 months ago

I was an extra in a film a long time ago. The only scene I took part in featured Ed Bishop. Absent mindlessly I called him Mr Straker in a convo during a catering break, he ignored the faux pas.
BigJimBob commented on the post, A best of will be quite enough of him/her/them for me, thank you very much… 4 years, 2 months ago

Joke…honest. My fav tracks are on albums and B-sides anyway. In fact I like Rubber Soul more than some of the Big Ones anyway.
BigJimBob commented on the post, Thunderbirds are go! On YouTube. 4 years, 2 months ago

Loved TBAG, especially when Zero-X appeared. But Captain Scarlet was the apotheosis of cool. Wgo can forget Francis “Paul Temple” Matthews channeling Cary Grant?
BigJimBob commented on the post, A best of will be quite enough of him/her/them for me, thank you very much… 4 years, 2 months ago

The Beatles? I’ll get my coat.
BigJimBob commented on the post, Dad, what came before Snoop Dogg? 4 years, 2 months ago

Bit later in the day, but still sounds box fresh
BigJimBob commented on the post, Happy International Jazz Day 4 years, 2 months ago

Love this. The short story it used as the title is pretty nifty too
BigJimBob commented on the post, From the northern forests of Sweden and the meandering moose of Umeå to the transient beauty of cherry blossom on the Setouchi Islands in Japan’s Inland Sea … 4 years, 2 months ago

I spent a very nice midsummer period in Valborg a few years back. As you mentioned Midsummer Murders upthread, K, I should say I also went to Sandhamm for a day, and then found out that the Swedish version of […]
BigJimBob commented on the post, From the northern forests of Sweden and the meandering moose of Umeå to the transient beauty of cherry blossom on the Setouchi Islands in Japan’s Inland Sea … 4 years, 2 months ago

More seriously, this is kinda the right vibe isn’t it?
BigJimBob commented on the post, From the northern forests of Sweden and the meandering moose of Umeå to the transient beauty of cherry blossom on the Setouchi Islands in Japan’s Inland Sea … 4 years, 2 months ago

Oh, okay, have this:
BigJimBob commented on the post, From the northern forests of Sweden and the meandering moose of Umeå to the transient beauty of cherry blossom on the Setouchi Islands in Japan’s Inland Sea … 4 years, 2 months ago

I did. I all gets quite Midsummar. At the end of the march the garland is hoisted/mock hung from the Village’s Church steeple.
BigJimBob commented on the post, From the northern forests of Sweden and the meandering moose of Umeå to the transient beauty of cherry blossom on the Setouchi Islands in Japan’s Inland Sea … 4 years, 2 months ago

They don’t currently celebrate Hatami in the UK, although The National Trust is trying to make this A Thing. However, I have been in Castleton in the UK Peak District on Oak Apple Day when this happens. In fact I […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M-j3k5GlQs
BigJimBob commented on the post, Time capsules 4 years, 2 months ago

I love this, dunno why but it tugs at my heart everytime. Sorry it has to be a Twitter link as I can find the original un-embedded version.

London !3th April 1962. A different world. Listen to the accents! The […]

"Everybody you see has got a smile on their face."#OnThisDay 1962: Tonight asked Londoners if the change of season had put a Spring in their step. pic.twitter.com/hA0sA8nnW8

— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) April 13, 2021
BigJimBob commented on the post, 10 songs from my travels 4 years, 2 months ago

10 song associated with parts of my life. Not necessarily my fave but one’s I remember when I think of those time/places:

Strange Town, The Jam – Cardiff 1978
Poppies in the Field, Teardrop Explodes – […]
BigJimBob commented on the post, Local Radio recommendations 4 years, 2 months ago

This thread may be more selective in its popularity, but these are all certainly links I will follow. Thanks to all.
BigJimBob wrote a new post 4 years, 2 months ago

Can I make a recommendation for a local radio station show?
Sheffield Live is a local community station. On Saturdays 3-5PM they run a program called The Breakdown that is close to the spirit of John Peel or Mark […]
BigJimBob commented on the post, I want a Word with you! 4 years, 2 months ago

A quick look at way back shows I began posting in 2007 under my real name, but changed it to the present moniker in 2008. Bloody hell that is a bit scary. God, I’d forgotten about frequent posters like Pat Carty, […]
BigJimBob commented on the post, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the LSO 4 years, 2 months ago

He was also a piano scholar at Chetham School of Music in Manchester. So a bit of an all-rounder. Intimidating!

Yeah, Sal, his earlier stuff is much closer to Four Tet or maybe a more syncopated BoC and that is […]
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