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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · Aug 21

I don't take anything seriously, but I put a lot of thought into it.

𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 12h

Me neither.

𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 13h

A jazz poet called Bobby Bongo sounds like something I might once have invented!

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 16h

I also saw Burlesque at Portsmouth Poly the next day. Billy Jenkins' early band...
jazzrocksoul.com/artists/burl...

Burlesque -

Burlesque was a comedic English sax-rock quintet that released back-to-back albums on Arista. Formed in 1972, they gigged London’s pub circuit for five years before their two 1977 albums, Acupuncture ...

jazzrocksoul.com

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 16h

Only now am I realising that I missed Phil Manzanera's 801 in Southampton, because I was seeing Otway & Barrett in Portsmouth.

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 17h

I will, when it gets here...

𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 1d

Caught them on the college circuit on a number of occasions in the late seventies.

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 1d

#NowPlaying
Just heard this on @harryshearer.bsky.social 's radio show. Red hot string action!
Haters of banjo should not apply! You know who you are.
youtu.be/txqLdIt9f8k?...

Crack of Noon

YouTube video by Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen - Topic

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not sure if I ever heard them, but they always had distinctive cover artwork.

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

I'm with you on Will Ferrell.

𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

Hard boiled eggs
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Bohemian Rhapsody

𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

An odd requirement...? I only qualify for COVID jabbin', as I'm "immunocompromised".

𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

I've not yet been offered the shingles jab... but thanks for the warning!

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

I'll give you a clue. It cost 49p.

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

Five, only one bought at the time (Yep, that one!)

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

I think it might be having both at the same time that hits me?

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

I had my flu and COVID jabs on Saturday. Needless to say, Sunday was a write-off.

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

Smashing bloke!

𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

I saw them a couple of times when they were still playing smaller venues. I thought they were great in the early days. But you'd have to drag me screaming to see anything happening in a stadium.

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 2d

Monday Doing Sunday Stuff.

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 4d

Eee, that were nice...

𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 4d

Sadly, there must be an audience for this nonsense...
👉😜

𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 4d

The old 'one-in-each-arm' service, flu AND covid.
That'll be me going sickly stinky bye-byes for the rest of the weekend...

𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 4d

Quite. 😆

𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 4d

Don't forget that there's even a "Great!TV" channel that's been showing nothing but Christmas movies since the summer.

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𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪ᴾᴾ @ppminty.bsky.social · 4d

It's jabbin' time! 💉💉

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