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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth Pt.4

4th September 2026 Going Postal 0

Welcome back my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends. To a time When Mellotrons rattled and hummed, Moogs bleeped and squeaked, and bloated concept albums ruled the record racks, if not quite the airways. [more…]

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Mississippi Valley

2nd September 2026 Going Postal 0

Last time I left you we were crossing the de Soto bridge from Memphis into the badlands of Arkansas. Even though I didn’t see the river again for another few hundred miles you’re in the [more…]

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TANKFEST 2026 & The Tank Museum, Pt 2

27th August 2026 Going Postal 0

The Tank Museum itself is worth a visit, regardless of whether there’s an event taking place or not. It’s a very large museum and could easily take a full day to explore if you want [more…]

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Rday – An Icarus who soared to close to the Truth

25th August 2026 Going Postal 0

I had two immediate reactions to the news of Jason Arday’s apparent suicide. The first was sadness, especially for his two children, wife, and parents. The second was to start a countdown to when the [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1969

21st August 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Johnny Cash – At San Quentin This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year [more…]

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TANKFEST 2026 & The Tank Museum, Pt 1

20th August 2026 Going Postal 0

For Father’s Day this year, my brother suggested taking Dad to TANKFEST, the annual event held at The Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset. Yes… yes, let’s do that! Having visited the museum a few years [more…]

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A View From (A Harbour Some Miles Away From) The Greenhouse; On “Northerner-Ness”

18th August 2026 Colin Cross 0

When I was at school, many moons ago now, history was something that was taught to us without the strictures surrounding Colonialism, White Supremacy, Racism and the usual “phobia”. When I discovered that a replica [more…]

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A Dazzlingly Ferocious Crime Film : Sexy Beast (2000)

16th August 2026 Going Postal 0

Michael Caine was once quoted as saying he appeared in the gritty crime film “Get Carter”as an antithesis to the jokey caper “The Italian Job”. But to sufficiently compare Get Carter and Sexy Beast, one has to first understand the [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1968

14th August 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Dianna Ross & The Supremes – Greatest Hits This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for [more…]

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