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Not everyone's cup of tea but definitely someone's single malt. John Waters: Real wealth is never having to spend time with assholes. (Nope, I'm not on chat.)

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frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· 10d

For once, I welcome a red flag. (The Joys Of Coeliac.)

A rectangular chocolate brownie on a pristine white plate. The cake has a red flag, signifying it is gluten free.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· 15d

Booked 😀

M John Harrison appraring at Birmingham Literature Festival, Friday 9th October.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· 18d

Coffee stains on my #DavidLynch shirt. Shirt now in wash, it would be a mare to obtain another one.

White t-shirt with black spidery handwriting. It says "My head is disconnected - david Lynch". There are coffee stains on the front of the shirt.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· 22d

It's a 4 robot night!! Hurrah!

Four shapeless pink forms lay flaccid across a stage, awaiting their time...

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· 23d

Old habits die hard. Love me a seated venue.

A stoic Ron Mael of Sparks seated at his keyboards. He is wearing his customary oversized black garments, white shirt, black tie. There is a drumkit behind him.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· 29d

Art, smut and Sparks in Oxford, now supping coffee before the Sigur Ros immersive playback.

A pink sculpture of a fountain pen against a stone building and pale blue sky.

A pastel pink bookshop on Walton St Oxford.

Three Sparks records in a shop. They're still there.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jul 12

"Verify your age" Avoided the Initial Teaching Alphabet by one year...

The cover of a Ladybird book from the 1960's: the text on the cover is written in the Initial Teaching Alphabet. The illustration on the cover is of a policeman using a blue phone box.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jul 4

May I draw your attention to this wonderful turn of events??

A list of European tour dates from the legendary band Pansy Division. Dates start today, 4th July in Nottingham.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jun 30

Anybody wants me, I'm at the Alex.

A promotional flyer for the play of John Le Carre's The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. There are 2 figures walking toward top left of the design casting long shadows. There is a bicycle on its side.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jun 18

🎵On the road again... I can't wait to get on the road again...🎵 On my way to Bristol.

A stage photo of the band Sparks: they are in silhouette against a backdrop with a projection of a pipe organ. Ron Mael, on the right of the photo, is crouched pretending to play the keyboard.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· May 29

Boat Club, Nottingham for Jon Spencer, Kendall, and Spider. Gonna be a hot one. 😃

A queue of people heading into Nottingham Boat Club: there is a sign with the letters BNC and crossed bars on a blue background. The rest of the building is tutor style black beams on a white background.

Geese foraging through the grass by the River Trent by the Boat Club.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· May 26

Like Douglas Adams, I am fond of missing deadlines so am a day late for Towel Day. #Stereolab merch bought in San Francisco at the Great American Music Hall, 3 Sept 1994. Then went to see George Clinton: part of his stage outfit was a Lion King duvet cover. 😍

A beach towel sold as merchandise by the band Stereolab. There is an orange and green design printed on a white towel: the band name is at the bottom of the design and at the top of the design there are 4 images of a cartoon character called Cliff.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· May 7

I didn't know these existed!!

A vending machine for the Kodak company: 3 different sizes of roll films and the facility to deposit the exposed film for developing and printing. There is a sensible message reminding one to add name and address when depositing the film.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· May 7

These 2 were extremely lively outside my polling station.

2 very lively Westies on a tarmac path: their owner is wearing trainers in 2 tones of blue.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Apr 10

My first time on the reopened Kings Heath station. 2 minutes to Moseley Record Fair 😂

The platform indicator at the freshly reopened Kings Heath train station showing 4 carriages and arrival times at Moseley Village and Birmingham New Street stations. Every sign tells you how many steps to the platform and the hearing system is very clearly marked.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Apr 3

And there you are anchoring the photo.

The singer from The Courtesy Group, wearing his trademark Sunflower shirt, gesticulating to the left of the photo.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Mar 28

#Caturday in Nottingham.

Almost entirely black cat with fabulous golden green eyes supervising the humans.

Tabby and white cat resisting every stupid noise I make while sitting on a comfy purple velvet settee.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Mar 2

Birds singing. Moon projections. Sticky floors.

Lots of rows of brown seats with people dotted around and, in the centre of the photo, projection screens with an image of the moon. The top third of the photo is entirely large stage light and probably projectors.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Mar 1

Couldn't shoehorn this into last week's schedule so here we go!

Poster for the new film Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die with Sam Rockwell looking somewhat manic. His outfit looks vaguely like a spacesuit and there are endless wires and stuff wrapped around his brown knitting hat.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Mar 1

Oh ar? Ozzy The Bull in New Street with new headgear. By the order of the Peaky Blinders, ayit?

Ozzy the metal bull at New Street train station in Birmingham, wearing what is now known as a Peaky Blinders cap.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Feb 11

eye eye

Antony Gormley's Iron Man sculpture with 2 large eyeballs suspended behind it.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jan 29

First time at the Tin in Coventry to see Big Sexy Noise and Tenebrous Liars. Lots of Bettie Page bangs amongst the audience.

Absolutely shedloads of guitar effects pedals and leads corralled by the lid from an aluminium flight case.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jan 14

Ah, you know me, always diving in on the sewing details. Fabulously even hand stitches to stop the Lycra laddering after the cuts. Fraying of the ribbon, fringing where the lame was cut. Also: stripping to a Richard Thompson song. @coseyfannitutti.bsky.social @humberstgallery.bsky.social

A white Lycra garment with slashes, each slash carefully edged with even, white handstitching to prevent the stretch fabric laddering.

To the left: an acid green shiny lame bikini with fraying emerald green ribbons. On the right: the bottom of a drawstring leather bag and the top of a camouflage drawstring bag.

A document providing details of payment for photographs: the organisation has 4 titles in its varied stable including Girl Illustrated, Modern Mother, Popster, Health and Efficiency.

A 7 inch single by Julie Covington: although the record is released by Virgin Records, the cover is from a Polydor records single.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jan 14

Fortifying myself at @humberstgallery.bsky.social for the @coseyfannitutti.bsky.social exhibition. That's gluten free carrot cake of course.

In the foreground: a large piece of gluten free carrot cake. In the background: a white mug containing vanilla latte. There's a black and white badge propped against the mug handle with a roughly drawn bird lying on its back with the words dead bod.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jan 13

Nearly in 'Ull. 😃

A grayish blue sky and brownish grey body of water, bisected by a bridge.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jan 11

Hopefully it doesn't turn out like this.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jan 6

Had a great time last time I saw you there.

Cosey Fanni Tutti on stage in Hull, February 2017. She is illuminated by a projection.

A projection from Cosey Fanni Tutti's set in Hull, February 2017.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jan 6

Photographed in Bristol so might have been stencilled by someone famous? #InternationalUnsolicitedDuckPicDay

Photograph taken March 2015: the image is a duck, stencilled in black on an off white background. There is a rusting metal grille in the foreground: the background is roughly painted and has many green marks from damp and possibly moss.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Jan 3

I've read my first book for 2026 and rewatched "A House of Dynamite". Also received the first parcel of the year from @noiseannoys78.bsky.social and it's filled some gaps in the @sofasound.bsky.social collection.

A copy of the paperback book "Nuclear War, A Scenario" author Annie Jacobsen. The cover has a photo of a mushroom cloud and the title is in embossed, shiny black letters against the white of the cloud. (The audiobook is available via Penguin Audio.) The book is balanced on top of a parcel with the sender's address visible; the sender is Noise Annoys record shop in North Wales.

frocknrollbrummie@frocknrollbrummie· Dec 12

A blast from the past: well, 2023 anyway. They didn't repeat this frivolity in 2025.