Dreadlock Holiday

 Still sounds fresh...

 

And accoustic...

Fuji Finepix F30

 

 

Fuji Finepix F30

6 Megapixels

Date of Manufacture : 2006

All photos taken 2024.

US Affairs Far, Far Away

 

Bad Manners

Bad Manners way back when..

I saw them at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton around 1981. Difficult to call it a gig, or a concert. More of a raucous theatre performance. Loved it. 

Still going today, very popular live, they could fill a gig every night of the year if they toured that often. 

Today....

Doug Trendle ( Buster Bloodvessel ) is the one original member. The others are several long time members, and a rotating, regular cast of freelance musicians. Bassist Lee Thompson, 2nd from right,  has been with the band for 14 years. Adrian Cox, tenor sax, in red shoes the far side of Buster, has also been the tour manager and promoter for the band for 10+ years. Here when not on tour with Bad Manners....

Huge Car Insurance Increases

My car insurance came up for renewal. The quote was almost 50% higher. Fortunately, by scouring the comparison sites, I managed to renew at almost no increase. 

The insurance companies blame the big increases on the Red Sea crisis. Apparently, and I've still to confirm this.., the insurances come from China and it costs more to transport them round South Africa !

The Model - Remixed

Came across this, seems appropriate for the new world of AI now upon us. Kraftwerk released the original in 1980. Yes, I bought the single almost immediately.  

I love this version too. Some hefty '90's elements in there.

Bethlehem on Christmas Day : 20,000 Dead - The Hypocrisy of The West