Jumpin Jim Wilks
@jimwilkz.bsky.social
Incipient OAP. Blackburn Rovers, Springsteen, Bowie, Velvets and lots more plus local and international cricket.
Lovely foggy walk with Rollo. @mickeyundertone.bsky.social paid tribute to Bryan Ferry’s 80th by opening with Editions of You, playing Street Life midway & closing with, in its entirety, These Foolish Things as we walked the misty stretch back. Perfection. I sang it in a pub years B4 karaoke
September 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Lovely foggy walk with Rollo. @mickeyundertone.bsky.social paid tribute to Bryan Ferry’s 80th by opening with Editions of You, playing Street Life midway & closing with, in its entirety, These Foolish Things as we walked the misty stretch back. Perfection. I sang it in a pub years B4 karaoke
Underneath the Bunker @coldwarpod.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Underneath the Bunker @coldwarpod.bsky.social
After 11 days away lots of @ralphmclean.bsky.social and @mickeyundertone.bsky.social @coldwarpod.bsky.social and Word in your ear. Four cygnets still thriving.
August 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
After 11 days away lots of @ralphmclean.bsky.social and @mickeyundertone.bsky.social @coldwarpod.bsky.social and Word in your ear. Four cygnets still thriving.
Cricket in Scotland, Olivia’s walk from Lands End to John O’Groats for Chance To Shine and keeping in touch with my clubs back home - the column as it appears in today’s Accy Observer
August 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Cricket in Scotland, Olivia’s walk from Lands End to John O’Groats for Chance To Shine and keeping in touch with my clubs back home - the column as it appears in today’s Accy Observer
A different waterside setting for me & Rollo & some @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley Late (Record) Show early on Sunday by Wick Harbour.A bit of Human League, Stranglers and, from the North East but not quite as North-East as this, The Animals. I’d have loved the opportunity to yarn with Johnny
August 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
A different waterside setting for me & Rollo & some @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley Late (Record) Show early on Sunday by Wick Harbour.A bit of Human League, Stranglers and, from the North East but not quite as North-East as this, The Animals. I’d have loved the opportunity to yarn with Johnny
Home of the greatest living Scotsman
August 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Home of the greatest living Scotsman
Home of the greatest living Scotsman
August 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Home of the greatest living Scotsman
I seem to have stumbled on an International T20 at Stirling County Cricket Club between Scotland A and Denmark.
August 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I seem to have stumbled on an International T20 at Stirling County Cricket Club between Scotland A and Denmark.
Loch Earn at St Filans. The Beatles stayed here en route to a Dundee gig. My soundtrack today Ralph McLean counting down the Van Morrison At 80 top 80 from 60-41. ‘These Are The Days’ & a live ‘Rave On John Donné’ particularly apt in this Caledonian setting
August 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Loch Earn at St Filans. The Beatles stayed here en route to a Dundee gig. My soundtrack today Ralph McLean counting down the Van Morrison At 80 top 80 from 60-41. ‘These Are The Days’ & a live ‘Rave On John Donné’ particularly apt in this Caledonian setting
Loch Earn at St Filans. The Beatles stayed here en route to a Dundee gig. My soundtrack today Ralph McLean counting down the Van Morrison At 80 top 80 from 60-41. ‘These Are The Days’ & a live ‘Rave On John Donné’ particularly apt in this Caledonian setting
August 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Loch Earn at St Filans. The Beatles stayed here en route to a Dundee gig. My soundtrack today Ralph McLean counting down the Van Morrison At 80 top 80 from 60-41. ‘These Are The Days’ & a live ‘Rave On John Donné’ particularly apt in this Caledonian setting
Sad news today that Peter Paetzold who ran the Hamburg Beatles tours has passed aged 75. Peter was a marvellous guide & we discovered we had many musical loves besides the Fabs in common. He said as we parted ‘let’s keep in touch’ which we occasionally did.
August 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Sad news today that Peter Paetzold who ran the Hamburg Beatles tours has passed aged 75. Peter was a marvellous guide & we discovered we had many musical loves besides the Fabs in common. He said as we parted ‘let’s keep in touch’ which we occasionally did.
Think Blue Eyed Boy only ever got a full page the week after the Worthington Cup Final in 2002. That was the day I met Lesley again after 20 years.
August 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Think Blue Eyed Boy only ever got a full page the week after the Worthington Cup Final in 2002. That was the day I met Lesley again after 20 years.
Eggs abandoned till next time just an inseparable courting couple again. Saturday morning by the lake with @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley playing The Damned, Lemonheads, Joe Tex etc plus lots of bonkers sounding new records. Afternoon at cricket with friends to come, girls off to WBA.Perfect
August 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Eggs abandoned till next time just an inseparable courting couple again. Saturday morning by the lake with @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley playing The Damned, Lemonheads, Joe Tex etc plus lots of bonkers sounding new records. Afternoon at cricket with friends to come, girls off to WBA.Perfect
Dog sitting for Bruce today getting used to his cone of shame after an ear op. He’s fast asleep and deaf so the Van the Man Top 80 selection on @ralphmclean.bsky.social show as I pen Wilkys Weekend goes right over his head. Here’s me & Mrs Wilks at a Van landmark location
August 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Dog sitting for Bruce today getting used to his cone of shame after an ear op. He’s fast asleep and deaf so the Van the Man Top 80 selection on @ralphmclean.bsky.social show as I pen Wilkys Weekend goes right over his head. Here’s me & Mrs Wilks at a Van landmark location
I’m not like everybody else
July 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I’m not like everybody else
I love it here on a Saturday morning with Rollo listening to Roxy Music, Sonic Youth, Siouxsie and Newport electric Bob Dylan on @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley Record Show but I haven’t yet achieved this guys’s level of looking at home & relaxed
July 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I love it here on a Saturday morning with Rollo listening to Roxy Music, Sonic Youth, Siouxsie and Newport electric Bob Dylan on @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley Record Show but I haven’t yet achieved this guys’s level of looking at home & relaxed
Jurie Snyman Accrington’s brilliant South African pro who made 153 not out yesterday including 13 fours and 13 sixes. He added 107 with 55 year old last man Damien Clarke. Damien’s contribution -a single! We still lost but it was very Stokes/Leachesque. Over 1,000 runs for Accy this season.
July 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Jurie Snyman Accrington’s brilliant South African pro who made 153 not out yesterday including 13 fours and 13 sixes. He added 107 with 55 year old last man Damien Clarke. Damien’s contribution -a single! We still lost but it was very Stokes/Leachesque. Over 1,000 runs for Accy this season.
Now the MC5 on @mickeyundertone.bsky.social with ‘American Ruse’ The Detroit agit-rockers might have generally raised holy hell fire & led the White Panther movement but they couldn’t thwart the curfew impositions of Clitheroe councillors who cut their set short at the 1971 festival
July 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Now the MC5 on @mickeyundertone.bsky.social with ‘American Ruse’ The Detroit agit-rockers might have generally raised holy hell fire & led the White Panther movement but they couldn’t thwart the curfew impositions of Clitheroe councillors who cut their set short at the 1971 festival
At the lake listening to @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley Friday night show on Saturday.4th July USA special. The unabridged Velvets’ ‘Sweet Jane’ I referenced yesterday re Malcolms Music in Chorley. For all the electric VU mayhem & clunky LR live versions did acoustic guitars ever sound better
July 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
At the lake listening to @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley Friday night show on Saturday.4th July USA special. The unabridged Velvets’ ‘Sweet Jane’ I referenced yesterday re Malcolms Music in Chorley. For all the electric VU mayhem & clunky LR live versions did acoustic guitars ever sound better
All calm at the lake. The nesting swan has abandoned her unfertilised eggs to feasting ducks. @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley reminds me it’s 15 years since Chris Sievey died. What great nights we had watching Frank Sidebottom. And now playing a song named ‘I’m never flying with RyanAir again’
June 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
All calm at the lake. The nesting swan has abandoned her unfertilised eggs to feasting ducks. @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley reminds me it’s 15 years since Chris Sievey died. What great nights we had watching Frank Sidebottom. And now playing a song named ‘I’m never flying with RyanAir again’
Love a Thursday night at Brinscall. Night off from scoring so just a spectator. Working weekend scoring will take me to Whalley, Baxenden & Accrington
June 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Love a Thursday night at Brinscall. Night off from scoring so just a spectator. Working weekend scoring will take me to Whalley, Baxenden & Accrington
Oh my. Our sad swan princess has finally left her never-to-hatch eggs for a swim with her beau. My Saturday stroll soundtracked by @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley’s Late Show from Radio Ulster on BBC Sounds. Sly, Beach Boys, Ramones, Lennon so far…beautiful
June 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Oh my. Our sad swan princess has finally left her never-to-hatch eggs for a swim with her beau. My Saturday stroll soundtracked by @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley’s Late Show from Radio Ulster on BBC Sounds. Sly, Beach Boys, Ramones, Lennon so far…beautiful
Up early and out listening to @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley Late Show. First up when I resume this morning ‘Cath’ by The Bluebells, a single which really ought to have been Number One for about 19 weeks all summer in 1983 and recalled wistfully on nostalgic TV programmes since
June 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Up early and out listening to @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Bradley Late Show. First up when I resume this morning ‘Cath’ by The Bluebells, a single which really ought to have been Number One for about 19 weeks all summer in 1983 and recalled wistfully on nostalgic TV programmes since
Sad barren swan in 3rd month of futile nesting as mate does his own thing. @mickeyundertone.bsky.social plays Jonathan Rich man’s ’I’m straight’ to celebrate JR’s 74th birthday. Recorded 72 for the LP which eventually came out 76 and not included till further reissues as a bonus track! Madness
May 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Sad barren swan in 3rd month of futile nesting as mate does his own thing. @mickeyundertone.bsky.social plays Jonathan Rich man’s ’I’m straight’ to celebrate JR’s 74th birthday. Recorded 72 for the LP which eventually came out 76 and not included till further reissues as a bonus track! Madness