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Dave Ross

@daveamitri.bsky.social

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Lover of popular music but always wanting to find out more. That golden period between 1978 and 1985 is where my heart lies but always willing to try something else. https://open.substack.com/pub/daveross100?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=293r7s

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · May 12

Being given access to Justin Currie's Tremolo Diaries has been a privilege. I just hope my review does it justice. Thanks to @peteselby.bsky.social for trusting me with it. @newmodernbooks.bsky.social

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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 41m

Starting the working week with this attitude

AAAAH-riadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 4d

this is honestly so cunt #CelebrityTraitors

Charlotte Church in a white dress next to a grave with her name on it

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 9m

Nuance. They hate nuance. Be nuanced.

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 1h

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 1h

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1h

Great song from the ABBA school of DIY cut and paste covers...

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LostArcNZ @lostarcnz.bsky.social · 1d

The solutions proposed for New Zealand's (and virtually every other country's) problems are always like:
"We need to make people work for more years"
"We have to cut back on services, I'm sorry, there is just no other way"
"We have to cut benefits for young people"

never:
"We need to tax the rich"

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1h

#80sTop30

Day 13

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Messages

Selected at random from 100 of my favourite 80s songs by 100 different artists.

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Messages - Remastered 2019

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 10h

Not feeling great. Need something to give you a lift? Mortimer and Whitehouse series 5 episode 2 is what you need. The aftermath of Bob downing a bottle of Sprite in one go is the funniest thing I've seen for some time. God bless them.

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 11h

#ArtistFave15

Day 13

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

1983...(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)

No performance video I could find but just let this 13 minute piece of 60s magic flow over you.

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1983 a Merman I Should Turn To Be (Official Audio)

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kenny brown @kennybrown131.bsky.social · 1d

Littler is the generational talent that sadly for the rest means he’s got the full 25yrs at the top. Assuming he doesn’t go crazy

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 12h

Turns out the world number 1 wasn't good enough. 6 sets to 1 not good enough. Brutal.

Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

Guys who've been playing professional darts all their adult lives. They're great. Top 0.00001% in the world. But they're not good enough when Littler is at it. Professional sport is hard.

Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

You know those albums that arrive exactly the right time in your life? This did. I should have used it as a guide to how I lived in my twenties. Instead I chose another path. A genuine sliding doors moment. I love this album but it comes with a huge slice of melancholy.

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 1d

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

#80sTop30

Day 12

The Smiths

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

Selected at random from 100 of my favourite 80s songs by 100 different artists.

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Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - 2011 Remaster

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely. I'm in.

Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

Guys who've been playing professional darts all their adult lives. They're great. Top 0.00001% in the world. But they're not good enough when Littler is at it. Professional sport is hard.

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

4 tins of this watching the darts. This is my best life...

Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

You may enjoy this from the wonderful @wadeywade.bsky.social A fabulous delve into Older

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Making George Michael: Older

Inspired by the grief of losing his partner, the third album by George Michael, Older, was amongst the most powerful statements of his career...

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

#ArtistFave15

Day 12

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Spanish Castle Magic

This clip shows Jimi's command of a guitar in glorious close up while Mitch and Noel provide all the backing he needs and more. A phenomenal 7 minutes.

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Jimi Hendrix - Spanish Castle Magic live stockholm 1969 HD 1440p 60FPS

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

@officialpdc.bsky.social Major TV tournaments every football international break please. Thank you. Everyone...

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Heidi Temple-Stephens @heidistephens.bsky.social · 1d

At the end of the summer season Cheltenham Lido drains down the pool and re-fills for winter cold water swimming. But before that, they open it to dogs for the weekend. It's Mabel's favourite day of the year.

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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 1d

I missed this yesterday, but Greg Wilson’s top 10 floorfillers for each month in 82/83 are glorious. I ripped them from Soundcloud / Mixcloud many years ago and listen to them all the time

electrofunkroots.co.uk/category/mix...

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

That's fabulous thank you. I look forward to investigating....

Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to the two brave souls who got involved. I ended doing my own Friday night clubbing playlist. This also works on a Saturday night

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Dave Ross @daveamitri.bsky.social · 1d

All the right nachos....

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Pete Paphides @petepaphides.bsky.social · 2d

I'd love to know what every comedian who played the Riyadh Comedy Festival thinks of this piece by Jonathan Liew. It's an electrifying read. And really hard to think what any counter-justification from the participating comics would consist of. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We know what the comedians got out of the Riyadh comedy festival. What about the Saudi regime? | Jonathan Liew

The tawdry event was an ultimately doomed attempt by the Saudi government to buy the kind of authentic grassroots culture it is unwilling to countenance, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

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