All of my instincts were to add Baxter Dury’s Allbarone to my 1962Onwards playlist this year. It is catchy as hell with his trademark quirky lyrics featuring precisely deployed weapons-grade swearwords. However, I know that I already have a Baxter Dury track on the playlist (Miami in 2017) and my self-imposed guideline is to restrict […]
Entries from January 11th, 2026
2025 – Everybody Laughs
January 11th, 2026 · Comments Off on 2025 – Everybody Laughs · Life
Tags: 1962Onwards·Spotify·Vinyl
Last pet standing
January 10th, 2026 · Comments Off on Last pet standing · Life
This is Diego. We acquired him from a farm in 2010. Their cat had a litter and we were faced with a box full of adorable, tiny kittens to choose from. I picked the one that was making the loudest noise. He seemed to have a bit of an attitude. We called him Diego after […]
Tags: Pets
December 2025
January 2nd, 2026 · Comments Off on December 2025 · Life
How is it that a year seems to drag on and on and then suddenly its December and then December flashes past in 5 minutes? In line with traditional male stereotypes I discount any sort of planning for Christmas, including buying presents, because “its still November” or “there are weeks to go yet” and then […]
