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AC/DC, Gordon Giltrap, Wishbone Ash, Colosseum II, Split Enz, Stretch… great gigs in 1976; how many do you remember?
From the London college scene to large venues and small clubs – I was at a lot of gigs in ’76. Eric Clapton and Curved Air at Torquay Town Hall; Genesis and Caravan in London; John Martyn and Kevin Coyne at the London School of Economics.
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Why is New Year’s Eve so special?
We give names to days that have meaning, and perhaps ‘New Year’s Day’ is one of the more significant human inventions.
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Treat your home like a Listed Building – Laser-clean!
Not only does laser cleaning your roof, walls, driveway, etc. give the best results but it also has less impact on the environment. English Heritage use laser cleaning on cathedrals and castles! A specialist is required but, if you live in Devon you are in luck.
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Being a pensioner and a private tenant almost certainly means poverty. Why is that?
I try not to dwell on it but 2024 has become the year when joy was expelled from my life forever. Why must it follow that pensioners who are private tenants should almost inevitably experience poverty?
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USA Day 13: an excellent breakfast with friends in Vegas before getting on the road to Hualapai Reservation – Grand Canyon
Planning a day-trip from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon is not easy. I chose to head to the western end to minimise time on the road and maximise jaw-dropping scenery time.
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A psychedelic fuzzed & funk’d up Goat from Sweden
New LP from Swedish band Goat is lively, fun, mellow, and well & truly fuzzed and funk’d up!