John Terry
@oakelmash.bsky.social
Anamist. Husband & Father. Retired social worker.
Citizen of the Culture. Born Wessex/Mercia borders. Now live in the Wapentake of Salfordshire. Arts and Crafts, New Worlds/Interzone SF, vinyl & hardbacks, standing stones, ley lines, cider and cheese.
Citizen of the Culture. Born Wessex/Mercia borders. Now live in the Wapentake of Salfordshire. Arts and Crafts, New Worlds/Interzone SF, vinyl & hardbacks, standing stones, ley lines, cider and cheese.
Building works continue - new doors, and a new dressing room under way! What larks.
David Bowie
Space Oddity (Mono Single Edit)
youtu.be/Uic6XBo6XFg
David Bowie
Space Oddity (Mono Single Edit)
youtu.be/Uic6XBo6XFg
Space Oddity (Mono Single Edit) (2009 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Building works continue - new doors, and a new dressing room under way! What larks.
David Bowie
Space Oddity (Mono Single Edit)
youtu.be/Uic6XBo6XFg
David Bowie
Space Oddity (Mono Single Edit)
youtu.be/Uic6XBo6XFg
An afternoon of culture - and now to hit the hay. Goodnight all!
Frank Sinatra
The Night We Called It A Day
youtu.be/cvXLey6Lw28
Frank Sinatra
The Night We Called It A Day
youtu.be/cvXLey6Lw28
The Night We Called It A Day (Remastered)
YouTube video by Frank Sinatra - Topic
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 10:55 PM
An afternoon of culture - and now to hit the hay. Goodnight all!
Frank Sinatra
The Night We Called It A Day
youtu.be/cvXLey6Lw28
Frank Sinatra
The Night We Called It A Day
youtu.be/cvXLey6Lw28
This evening's #earworm - what a corker. Got mine from Mr Price at Peckings, many years ago.
Basil Daley
Hold Me Baby
youtu.be/Fs4_ft6WRDc
#Studio1
Basil Daley
Hold Me Baby
youtu.be/Fs4_ft6WRDc
#Studio1
Basil Daley - Hold Me Baby {1968}
YouTube video by Mighty Dread
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
This evening's #earworm - what a corker. Got mine from Mr Price at Peckings, many years ago.
Basil Daley
Hold Me Baby
youtu.be/Fs4_ft6WRDc
#Studio1
Basil Daley
Hold Me Baby
youtu.be/Fs4_ft6WRDc
#Studio1
Off up that Lunnon tomorrow to see AN Wilson read two of TSE's Four Quartets. So here's a groovy tune to drift off to Nod.
Grateful Dead
Dark Star (Live at the Fillmore West San Francisco, 1969)
youtu.be/zhL03mLfu2I
Grateful Dead
Dark Star (Live at the Fillmore West San Francisco, 1969)
youtu.be/zhL03mLfu2I
Dark Star (Live at the Fillmore West San Francisco, 1969) (2001 Remaster)
YouTube video by Grateful Dead - Topic
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Off up that Lunnon tomorrow to see AN Wilson read two of TSE's Four Quartets. So here's a groovy tune to drift off to Nod.
Grateful Dead
Dark Star (Live at the Fillmore West San Francisco, 1969)
youtu.be/zhL03mLfu2I
Grateful Dead
Dark Star (Live at the Fillmore West San Francisco, 1969)
youtu.be/zhL03mLfu2I
Heard this on GP this afternoon - sublime music.
Wayne Shorter · Herbie Hancock · Cecil McBee · Joe Chambers
Indian Song
youtu.be/l5tPdUkL8rs
Wayne Shorter · Herbie Hancock · Cecil McBee · Joe Chambers
Indian Song
youtu.be/l5tPdUkL8rs
Indian Song
YouTube video by Wayne Shorter - Topic
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Heard this on GP this afternoon - sublime music.
Wayne Shorter · Herbie Hancock · Cecil McBee · Joe Chambers
Indian Song
youtu.be/l5tPdUkL8rs
Wayne Shorter · Herbie Hancock · Cecil McBee · Joe Chambers
Indian Song
youtu.be/l5tPdUkL8rs
Just saw some shooting stars over Orion. And with that, and this slinky rendition, it's time for the off switch. Goodnight dearests.
Peggy Lee
Blue Moon
youtu.be/GMbeqwcOZls
Peggy Lee
Blue Moon
youtu.be/GMbeqwcOZls
Blue Moon
YouTube video by Peggy Lee - Topic
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Just saw some shooting stars over Orion. And with that, and this slinky rendition, it's time for the off switch. Goodnight dearests.
Peggy Lee
Blue Moon
youtu.be/GMbeqwcOZls
Peggy Lee
Blue Moon
youtu.be/GMbeqwcOZls
Enough of birthdays - I'm off to kip. Goodnight all.
Patsy Cline
Walkin' After Midnight
youtu.be/Z9DH917ykL0
Patsy Cline
Walkin' After Midnight
youtu.be/Z9DH917ykL0
Patsy Cline Walkin' After Midnight (rare video 1957)
YouTube video by Bani Mustajab
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Enough of birthdays - I'm off to kip. Goodnight all.
Patsy Cline
Walkin' After Midnight
youtu.be/Z9DH917ykL0
Patsy Cline
Walkin' After Midnight
youtu.be/Z9DH917ykL0
I am full of cake. Oh go on, just a small one. And a cup of tea? Why not...
February 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I am full of cake. Oh go on, just a small one. And a cup of tea? Why not...
The alleged abduction of an American newsreader's mother is a tragedy for their family - but why the hell is this headline news on the BBC?
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 AM
The alleged abduction of an American newsreader's mother is a tragedy for their family - but why the hell is this headline news on the BBC?
Another 5th Feb compatriot - and very apt, very bitter.
William S. Burroughs
A Thanksgiving Prayer
youtu.be/sLSveRGmpIE
William S. Burroughs
A Thanksgiving Prayer
youtu.be/sLSveRGmpIE
William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer
YouTube video by williamburroughsVEVO
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Another 5th Feb compatriot - and very apt, very bitter.
William S. Burroughs
A Thanksgiving Prayer
youtu.be/sLSveRGmpIE
William S. Burroughs
A Thanksgiving Prayer
youtu.be/sLSveRGmpIE
Cadburys Fruit and Nut advert 1977 Frank Muir HQ
YouTube video by Martin Potter
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Geraint also born on 5th Feb - seen him many times with The Balham Alligators
Dave Edmunds with Geraint Watkins
Promised Land
youtu.be/EIIoWFnsc6w
Dave Edmunds with Geraint Watkins
Promised Land
youtu.be/EIIoWFnsc6w
Dave Edmunds with Geraint Watkins on accordion - Promised Land
YouTube video by pirate61ster
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February 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Geraint also born on 5th Feb - seen him many times with The Balham Alligators
Dave Edmunds with Geraint Watkins
Promised Land
youtu.be/EIIoWFnsc6w
Dave Edmunds with Geraint Watkins
Promised Land
youtu.be/EIIoWFnsc6w
Al Kooper ~ ''As The Years Go Passing By'' ( Psychedelic Blues 1972 )
YouTube video by Dimitris Koutsiaftis
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February 5, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Money (That's What I Want)
YouTube video by Barrett Strong - Topic
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February 5, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Sharing my birthday (albeit a bit before me!)
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Faith Healer
youtu.be/svSV_G65CF4
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Faith Healer
youtu.be/svSV_G65CF4
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Faith Healer [1973]
YouTube video by Muzikale Fruitmand
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Sharing my birthday (albeit a bit before me!)
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Faith Healer
youtu.be/svSV_G65CF4
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Faith Healer
youtu.be/svSV_G65CF4
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN! - EPIC Happy Birthday Song
YouTube video by EpicHappyBirthdays
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Another day done - birthday tomorrow - officially ancient.
Gil Scott-Heron
Whitey On the Moon
youtu.be/goh2x_G0ct4
Gil Scott-Heron
Whitey On the Moon
youtu.be/goh2x_G0ct4
Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey On the Moon (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ace Records
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Another day done - birthday tomorrow - officially ancient.
Gil Scott-Heron
Whitey On the Moon
youtu.be/goh2x_G0ct4
Gil Scott-Heron
Whitey On the Moon
youtu.be/goh2x_G0ct4
Reposted by John Terry
Most of our media is studiously ignoring the Epstein links to Brexit, Farage and far right populism. Farage is being touted for No.10. He wants an even more extreme Brexit. A race to the bottom to sell us out to this global network of oligarch crooks.
Why TF isn’t he being investigated and stopped?
Why TF isn’t he being investigated and stopped?
Post-Brexit, Epstein told Thiel: "Brexit is just the beginning" – eyeing crypto deregulation via right-populism. 7/12
February 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Most of our media is studiously ignoring the Epstein links to Brexit, Farage and far right populism. Farage is being touted for No.10. He wants an even more extreme Brexit. A race to the bottom to sell us out to this global network of oligarch crooks.
Why TF isn’t he being investigated and stopped?
Why TF isn’t he being investigated and stopped?
Sorting though stuff we've carted from house to house, basement and loft. A lot of it redundant, or ephemera of ages since gone. Chucking out where I can.
February 4, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Sorting though stuff we've carted from house to house, basement and loft. A lot of it redundant, or ephemera of ages since gone. Chucking out where I can.
Sun is shining for once - and a sunny days tune pops in my head - and it's a monster...
Jacob Miller
Keep On Knocking
youtu.be/nVkYAAgC7KU
Jacob Miller
Keep On Knocking
youtu.be/nVkYAAgC7KU
12'' Jacob-Miller - Keep On Knocking (& Dub)
YouTube video by RasDashanSound
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Sun is shining for once - and a sunny days tune pops in my head - and it's a monster...
Jacob Miller
Keep On Knocking
youtu.be/nVkYAAgC7KU
Jacob Miller
Keep On Knocking
youtu.be/nVkYAAgC7KU
One for the road? Make it a double - and then the night bus to The Nightland. Dreams to all.
Lee Perry
Dreadlocks In Moonlight
youtu.be/e6nshVJvy9c
#BlackArk #Upsetter
Lee Perry
Dreadlocks In Moonlight
youtu.be/e6nshVJvy9c
#BlackArk #Upsetter
LEE PERRY - Dreadlocks In Moonlight [1977]
YouTube video by Bionic Dub
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
One for the road? Make it a double - and then the night bus to The Nightland. Dreams to all.
Lee Perry
Dreadlocks In Moonlight
youtu.be/e6nshVJvy9c
#BlackArk #Upsetter
Lee Perry
Dreadlocks In Moonlight
youtu.be/e6nshVJvy9c
#BlackArk #Upsetter
This afternoon's #earworm - and what a tune!
The Congos
Congoman
youtu.be/ii-td4q344E
#BlackArk #Upsetter
The Congos
Congoman
youtu.be/ii-td4q344E
#BlackArk #Upsetter
The Congos - Congoman
YouTube video by Mystic Revelation
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This afternoon's #earworm - and what a tune!
The Congos
Congoman
youtu.be/ii-td4q344E
#BlackArk #Upsetter
The Congos
Congoman
youtu.be/ii-td4q344E
#BlackArk #Upsetter
There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner (Remastered)
YouTube video by Noël Coward - Topic
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Here's a little lullaby to send you off to dreams.
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Moonlight on Vermont
youtu.be/yqS-c_euzeM
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Moonlight on Vermont
youtu.be/yqS-c_euzeM
Moonlight on Vermont (Live at My Father's Place 1978)
YouTube video by Captain Beefheart - Topic
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Here's a little lullaby to send you off to dreams.
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Moonlight on Vermont
youtu.be/yqS-c_euzeM
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Moonlight on Vermont
youtu.be/yqS-c_euzeM
Coffee time #earworm - coffeeworm?
Nancy Whiskey & Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
Freight Train
youtu.be/69YPMh9PIA4
Nancy Whiskey & Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
Freight Train
youtu.be/69YPMh9PIA4
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Coffee time #earworm - coffeeworm?
Nancy Whiskey & Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
Freight Train
youtu.be/69YPMh9PIA4
Nancy Whiskey & Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
Freight Train
youtu.be/69YPMh9PIA4