Dave
@davejnick.bsky.social
Older but not necessarily wiser.
Phil Thompson nearly ran me over and Sammy Lee told me I look like Eric Clapton. Not sure which was worse.
Once complimented on my beard by Jeremy Corbyn.
Would put cauliflower and Mick Hucknall into Room 101.
Phil Thompson nearly ran me over and Sammy Lee told me I look like Eric Clapton. Not sure which was worse.
Once complimented on my beard by Jeremy Corbyn.
Would put cauliflower and Mick Hucknall into Room 101.
Because if there's one thing I really need right now, it's more suggestions for great albums that I might not have heard.
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Because if there's one thing I really need right now, it's more suggestions for great albums that I might not have heard.
313/365 Joni Mitchell 'Clouds'
It's just beautiful, this.
As with a lot of these, it's a bit of a mood album. It wouldn't be my 'go to' one for when I feel like dancing around the house with excitement, but for a grey Saturday morning soundtrack while cleaning the kitchen, it's glorious.
It's just beautiful, this.
As with a lot of these, it's a bit of a mood album. It wouldn't be my 'go to' one for when I feel like dancing around the house with excitement, but for a grey Saturday morning soundtrack while cleaning the kitchen, it's glorious.
November 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
313/365 Joni Mitchell 'Clouds'
It's just beautiful, this.
As with a lot of these, it's a bit of a mood album. It wouldn't be my 'go to' one for when I feel like dancing around the house with excitement, but for a grey Saturday morning soundtrack while cleaning the kitchen, it's glorious.
It's just beautiful, this.
As with a lot of these, it's a bit of a mood album. It wouldn't be my 'go to' one for when I feel like dancing around the house with excitement, but for a grey Saturday morning soundtrack while cleaning the kitchen, it's glorious.
I've clearly got a bit carried away, adding albums to the list to listen to for this.
There are now enough on the list to cover the rest of this year, one a day for all of 2026, and well into 2027.
There are now enough on the list to cover the rest of this year, one a day for all of 2026, and well into 2027.
a woman is sitting at a desk with her hands on her head and the words so much stuff behind her
Alt: Julia Louis-Dreyfus with her head in her hands and caption saying "so much stuff".
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I've clearly got a bit carried away, adding albums to the list to listen to for this.
There are now enough on the list to cover the rest of this year, one a day for all of 2026, and well into 2027.
There are now enough on the list to cover the rest of this year, one a day for all of 2026, and well into 2027.
Reposted by Dave
Folks if you think that an addiction alone makes you incapable of valuable service or competency, then I'd like to walk you into literally any doctor's office, lawyer's office, or boardroom in the entire damn nation. Plenty of high performers in there! Plenty of addicts, too!
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Folks if you think that an addiction alone makes you incapable of valuable service or competency, then I'd like to walk you into literally any doctor's office, lawyer's office, or boardroom in the entire damn nation. Plenty of high performers in there! Plenty of addicts, too!
312/365 Cheap Trick ‘All Washed Up’
Another new one.
I used to sometimes knock about with a lad, a mate of a mate, who relentlessly took the piss out of Cheap Trick. He was a massive Smiths fan.
He'd hate this, because it's exactly as expected. Big riffs, big choruses, big harmonies.
I loved it.
Another new one.
I used to sometimes knock about with a lad, a mate of a mate, who relentlessly took the piss out of Cheap Trick. He was a massive Smiths fan.
He'd hate this, because it's exactly as expected. Big riffs, big choruses, big harmonies.
I loved it.
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
312/365 Cheap Trick ‘All Washed Up’
Another new one.
I used to sometimes knock about with a lad, a mate of a mate, who relentlessly took the piss out of Cheap Trick. He was a massive Smiths fan.
He'd hate this, because it's exactly as expected. Big riffs, big choruses, big harmonies.
I loved it.
Another new one.
I used to sometimes knock about with a lad, a mate of a mate, who relentlessly took the piss out of Cheap Trick. He was a massive Smiths fan.
He'd hate this, because it's exactly as expected. Big riffs, big choruses, big harmonies.
I loved it.
311/365 Suicide (S/T)
It came highly recommended, this one.
Definitely a mood album. I can’t imagine ever playing it on a warm sunny summer day. But it might be the perfect soundtrack for an early commute in late November, the morning after a 4-1 home defeat.
Which is handy.
It came highly recommended, this one.
Definitely a mood album. I can’t imagine ever playing it on a warm sunny summer day. But it might be the perfect soundtrack for an early commute in late November, the morning after a 4-1 home defeat.
Which is handy.
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
311/365 Suicide (S/T)
It came highly recommended, this one.
Definitely a mood album. I can’t imagine ever playing it on a warm sunny summer day. But it might be the perfect soundtrack for an early commute in late November, the morning after a 4-1 home defeat.
Which is handy.
It came highly recommended, this one.
Definitely a mood album. I can’t imagine ever playing it on a warm sunny summer day. But it might be the perfect soundtrack for an early commute in late November, the morning after a 4-1 home defeat.
Which is handy.
310/365 Sade ‘Diamond Life’
So it seems that Sade is the name of both the band *and* the singer. Bit like Alice Cooper, but with fewer snakes. Never knew that.
As for the music, it’s smooth and silky.
Can’t see me rushing to play it again soon, but it’s tuneful and she can definitely sing.
So it seems that Sade is the name of both the band *and* the singer. Bit like Alice Cooper, but with fewer snakes. Never knew that.
As for the music, it’s smooth and silky.
Can’t see me rushing to play it again soon, but it’s tuneful and she can definitely sing.
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
310/365 Sade ‘Diamond Life’
So it seems that Sade is the name of both the band *and* the singer. Bit like Alice Cooper, but with fewer snakes. Never knew that.
As for the music, it’s smooth and silky.
Can’t see me rushing to play it again soon, but it’s tuneful and she can definitely sing.
So it seems that Sade is the name of both the band *and* the singer. Bit like Alice Cooper, but with fewer snakes. Never knew that.
As for the music, it’s smooth and silky.
Can’t see me rushing to play it again soon, but it’s tuneful and she can definitely sing.
The only bad thing about doing this has been that my reading has fallen off a cliff this year, because at the times I'd usually be doing that, I'm listening to all this.
Hasn't stopped me *buying* books, obviously, much to Mrs N's delight...
I'll add that to my books list though, ta!
Hasn't stopped me *buying* books, obviously, much to Mrs N's delight...
I'll add that to my books list though, ta!
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The only bad thing about doing this has been that my reading has fallen off a cliff this year, because at the times I'd usually be doing that, I'm listening to all this.
Hasn't stopped me *buying* books, obviously, much to Mrs N's delight...
I'll add that to my books list though, ta!
Hasn't stopped me *buying* books, obviously, much to Mrs N's delight...
I'll add that to my books list though, ta!
I did get early Elvis vibes from it as well actually...but I'm one of those strange folks who much prefers older jumpsuit Elvis to the young 'un!
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I did get early Elvis vibes from it as well actually...but I'm one of those strange folks who much prefers older jumpsuit Elvis to the young 'un!
Wasn't a dig. I love The Damned, but they did become better musicians in time. The same lads who recorded New Rose couldn't have made History Of The World Pt 1 (and probably wouldn't have wanted to).
Liked Pink Flag a lot.
Don't know Skip Spence...one to look up.
Suicide might be tomorrow's commute.
Liked Pink Flag a lot.
Don't know Skip Spence...one to look up.
Suicide might be tomorrow's commute.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wasn't a dig. I love The Damned, but they did become better musicians in time. The same lads who recorded New Rose couldn't have made History Of The World Pt 1 (and probably wouldn't have wanted to).
Liked Pink Flag a lot.
Don't know Skip Spence...one to look up.
Suicide might be tomorrow's commute.
Liked Pink Flag a lot.
Don't know Skip Spence...one to look up.
Suicide might be tomorrow's commute.
'Clanky' is a good way of describing them.
Suicide, I've got on the list still to do, so we'll see about that one.
Nico and MBV, I like, but that may be because of when I heard them and the fact that I thought I *should* like them, so persisted with them until I did.
Suicide, I've got on the list still to do, so we'll see about that one.
Nico and MBV, I like, but that may be because of when I heard them and the fact that I thought I *should* like them, so persisted with them until I did.
November 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
'Clanky' is a good way of describing them.
Suicide, I've got on the list still to do, so we'll see about that one.
Nico and MBV, I like, but that may be because of when I heard them and the fact that I thought I *should* like them, so persisted with them until I did.
Suicide, I've got on the list still to do, so we'll see about that one.
Nico and MBV, I like, but that may be because of when I heard them and the fact that I thought I *should* like them, so persisted with them until I did.