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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Twenty One – David Bowie

3rd December 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Twenty – Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music

26th November 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

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Ships That Pass

22nd November 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Two Rascals I looked down on a thunderstorm. The distant lights of late evening Manhattan were being complimented. Clouds beneath me luminesced with staccato lightning flashes above a rain-lashed Long Island. 1988 had ended badly. [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Nineteen – Blondie

19th November 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

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In Praise of The Bongo

18th November 2021 Going Postal 0

I have mentioned in previous articles that the exploits I was describing were usually carried out courtesy of my trusty Mazda Bongo. On reflection, it seems that this amazing vehicle deserves more than a “bit [more…]

20th Century

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Eighteen –The Kinks

12th November 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

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Playing in the Band (For Fun), Part 2

10th November 2021 NeverUpToTheJob 0

Something I enjoyed in my younger years was playing music for fun, preferably in a band. Part 1 of this article covered the years 1963 to 1973 (bands 1-6) and told the story of my [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Seventeen – Pussycat

5th November 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Seventeen – Pussycat If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from [more…]

Arts

Playing in the Band (For Fun), Part 1

3rd November 2021 NeverUpToTheJob 0

As someone who never reads the comments, it’s strange how I’ve got to know that a number of Puffins have played in bands at one time or another, just like myself, so I’ve put together [more…]

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