Michael-John
@mmajor7th.bsky.social
Musician. Neurodivergent/Autistic.
Hoodwinker of Grandchildren (just my own) at upper intermediate level.
Thinker/philosopher of elaborate pipedreams.
Trossachs, Scotland.
Hoodwinker of Grandchildren (just my own) at upper intermediate level.
Thinker/philosopher of elaborate pipedreams.
Trossachs, Scotland.
Max; "Morning Time"
Sinead O'Connor on backing vocals.
I had no idea when I first heard the demo of this in 1990 that I had something of a rarity on my hands.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag6s...
Sinead O'Connor on backing vocals.
I had no idea when I first heard the demo of this in 1990 that I had something of a rarity on my hands.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag6s...
Max featuring Sinead O'Connor / Morning Time ( 1992)
YouTube video by Petitloug
www.youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Max; "Morning Time"
Sinead O'Connor on backing vocals.
I had no idea when I first heard the demo of this in 1990 that I had something of a rarity on my hands.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag6s...
Sinead O'Connor on backing vocals.
I had no idea when I first heard the demo of this in 1990 that I had something of a rarity on my hands.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag6s...
I was given a copy of a demo cassette of this band in 1990 (previously known as Angel Whale).
I was but an impressionable youth, signed to a producer who worked with Trevor Horn.
I had no idea until recently that the song/album was released.
Still good...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8YS...
I was but an impressionable youth, signed to a producer who worked with Trevor Horn.
I had no idea until recently that the song/album was released.
Still good...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8YS...
Max - Shake Your Hips
YouTube video by Ouf Compils
www.youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I was given a copy of a demo cassette of this band in 1990 (previously known as Angel Whale).
I was but an impressionable youth, signed to a producer who worked with Trevor Horn.
I had no idea until recently that the song/album was released.
Still good...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8YS...
I was but an impressionable youth, signed to a producer who worked with Trevor Horn.
I had no idea until recently that the song/album was released.
Still good...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8YS...
Loch Voil, Perthshire, Scotland, looking east.
In 2 days' time the Brown Trout fishing season starts and therefore my diet improves exponentially.
In 2 days' time the Brown Trout fishing season starts and therefore my diet improves exponentially.
March 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Loch Voil, Perthshire, Scotland, looking east.
In 2 days' time the Brown Trout fishing season starts and therefore my diet improves exponentially.
In 2 days' time the Brown Trout fishing season starts and therefore my diet improves exponentially.
Mirror Box.
Between Lochs Voil and Doine, Perthshire/Stirling County, Scotland.
Between Lochs Voil and Doine, Perthshire/Stirling County, Scotland.
March 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Mirror Box.
Between Lochs Voil and Doine, Perthshire/Stirling County, Scotland.
Between Lochs Voil and Doine, Perthshire/Stirling County, Scotland.
Minor success with today's surgery.
90% there, so I may need to refer the patient to a consultant.
90% there, so I may need to refer the patient to a consultant.
February 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Minor success with today's surgery.
90% there, so I may need to refer the patient to a consultant.
90% there, so I may need to refer the patient to a consultant.
"The Scent of Water" (pub 1975) a collection of Folk Tales by Carl MacDougall.
Illustrated by Alasdair Gray #GrayDay.
Carl was a close friend and mentor to me for 15 years up until his death in 2023.
He introduced me to Alasdair on a couple of occasions.
Illustrated by Alasdair Gray #GrayDay.
Carl was a close friend and mentor to me for 15 years up until his death in 2023.
He introduced me to Alasdair on a couple of occasions.
February 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"The Scent of Water" (pub 1975) a collection of Folk Tales by Carl MacDougall.
Illustrated by Alasdair Gray #GrayDay.
Carl was a close friend and mentor to me for 15 years up until his death in 2023.
He introduced me to Alasdair on a couple of occasions.
Illustrated by Alasdair Gray #GrayDay.
Carl was a close friend and mentor to me for 15 years up until his death in 2023.
He introduced me to Alasdair on a couple of occasions.
Resetting a guitar neck; a first on this one since buying it in 2017.
The Luthier's stamp shows it was still being assembled in Quebec in Feb '17.
I bought it a month earlier (January) but didn't receive it until the April, but not unhappy about it, given the pleasure it brings me.
The Luthier's stamp shows it was still being assembled in Quebec in Feb '17.
I bought it a month earlier (January) but didn't receive it until the April, but not unhappy about it, given the pleasure it brings me.
February 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Resetting a guitar neck; a first on this one since buying it in 2017.
The Luthier's stamp shows it was still being assembled in Quebec in Feb '17.
I bought it a month earlier (January) but didn't receive it until the April, but not unhappy about it, given the pleasure it brings me.
The Luthier's stamp shows it was still being assembled in Quebec in Feb '17.
I bought it a month earlier (January) but didn't receive it until the April, but not unhappy about it, given the pleasure it brings me.
I get a real pleasure of taking something I'm attached to, breaking it down into its component parts, cleaning them and put it all back together.
I used to do it with toys and I've also done it with houses (which take slightly longer).
I used to do it with toys and I've also done it with houses (which take slightly longer).
February 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I get a real pleasure of taking something I'm attached to, breaking it down into its component parts, cleaning them and put it all back together.
I used to do it with toys and I've also done it with houses (which take slightly longer).
I used to do it with toys and I've also done it with houses (which take slightly longer).
Sivert Høyem - Sleepwalking Man (lyric video)
YouTube video by Sivert Høyem
www.youtube.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Possibly my favourite guitar riff.
I play it with monotonous regularity (as is my want).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAe5...
I play it with monotonous regularity (as is my want).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAe5...
Thinking Of You - Sister Sledge
YouTube video by NEILTHFC
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Possibly my favourite guitar riff.
I play it with monotonous regularity (as is my want).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAe5...
I play it with monotonous regularity (as is my want).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAe5...
The more I hear this, the more I think Beyonce stole the Grammy this year...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Qg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Qg...
In Da Club (by "Conway Fitty")
YouTube video by There I Ruined It
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The more I hear this, the more I think Beyonce stole the Grammy this year...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Qg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Qg...
This post today from @memorialdevice.bsky.social led me to wondering if Thomas Dolby's inspiration for this song came from an incident with some stolen Magnesium ribbon at school.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83J...
February 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This post today from @memorialdevice.bsky.social led me to wondering if Thomas Dolby's inspiration for this song came from an incident with some stolen Magnesium ribbon at school.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83J...
50 years ago this week I first heard this song.
I'd mime to it in my uncle's bedroom with the song on repeat and his guitar round my neck.
A year later he gave me the guitar and so began my obsession...
youtu.be/dAoaVU3-ve0?...
I'd mime to it in my uncle's bedroom with the song on repeat and his guitar round my neck.
A year later he gave me the guitar and so began my obsession...
youtu.be/dAoaVU3-ve0?...
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Chrysalis Records
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February 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
50 years ago this week I first heard this song.
I'd mime to it in my uncle's bedroom with the song on repeat and his guitar round my neck.
A year later he gave me the guitar and so began my obsession...
youtu.be/dAoaVU3-ve0?...
I'd mime to it in my uncle's bedroom with the song on repeat and his guitar round my neck.
A year later he gave me the guitar and so began my obsession...
youtu.be/dAoaVU3-ve0?...
I forgot this cover version of The Move's song existed.
Then it turned up in my YouTube feed tonight.
Wonderful!!!
It feels like hearing it for the first time all over again!
Enjoy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Gv...
Then it turned up in my YouTube feed tonight.
Wonderful!!!
It feels like hearing it for the first time all over again!
Enjoy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Gv...
THE WONDER STUFF - Blackberry Way
YouTube video by TheWonderStuff UK
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I forgot this cover version of The Move's song existed.
Then it turned up in my YouTube feed tonight.
Wonderful!!!
It feels like hearing it for the first time all over again!
Enjoy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Gv...
Then it turned up in my YouTube feed tonight.
Wonderful!!!
It feels like hearing it for the first time all over again!
Enjoy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Gv...
Thursday was not just my first al fresco coffee but also my first day beyond my front door since 30th October last year that didn't involve a medical appointment.
However, I might now need to see a doctor regarding my cravings for Toblerone and an urge to yodel...
However, I might now need to see a doctor regarding my cravings for Toblerone and an urge to yodel...
February 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Thursday was not just my first al fresco coffee but also my first day beyond my front door since 30th October last year that didn't involve a medical appointment.
However, I might now need to see a doctor regarding my cravings for Toblerone and an urge to yodel...
However, I might now need to see a doctor regarding my cravings for Toblerone and an urge to yodel...
I been invited to a joint Burns Supper and Chinese New Year party tonight.
A Chinese Burns night.
I really don't want to go but they've twisted my arm.
A Chinese Burns night.
I really don't want to go but they've twisted my arm.
January 25, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I been invited to a joint Burns Supper and Chinese New Year party tonight.
A Chinese Burns night.
I really don't want to go but they've twisted my arm.
A Chinese Burns night.
I really don't want to go but they've twisted my arm.
Lost some render/masonry from a chimney this year and a tree in my garden lost a branch that took out my neighbour's internet cable.
So I consider myself lucky.
I was even luckier a couple of years ago when the winds took out a Rowan tree and it fell exactly in the right place...
So I consider myself lucky.
I was even luckier a couple of years ago when the winds took out a Rowan tree and it fell exactly in the right place...
January 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Lost some render/masonry from a chimney this year and a tree in my garden lost a branch that took out my neighbour's internet cable.
So I consider myself lucky.
I was even luckier a couple of years ago when the winds took out a Rowan tree and it fell exactly in the right place...
So I consider myself lucky.
I was even luckier a couple of years ago when the winds took out a Rowan tree and it fell exactly in the right place...
Thin Lizzy - The Sun Goes Down - Live at The Tube 1983 (Remastered)
YouTube video by BrunoSamppa
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It's a shame I only have two hands...
January 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
It's a shame I only have two hands...
This evening I have my Bigsby equipped Telecaster plugged in, a spring reverb on full and this song on repeat.
"The Owls Are Not What They Seem"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eZU...
"The Owls Are Not What They Seem"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eZU...
Julee Cruise - "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart" - ORIGINAL VIDEO - stereo HQ
YouTube video by FyAthyRio69
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This evening I have my Bigsby equipped Telecaster plugged in, a spring reverb on full and this song on repeat.
"The Owls Are Not What They Seem"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eZU...
"The Owls Are Not What They Seem"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eZU...
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Redlands House, Kelvinside Glasgow.
Built in 1870 for a wealthy merchant, it didn't remain a residential house for long.
In 1900 it became a Women's Hospital, specialising in Women's Health and staffed (Doctors, Nurses, Porters, Admin) entirely by women.
Redlands House, Kelvinside Glasgow.
Built in 1870 for a wealthy merchant, it didn't remain a residential house for long.
In 1900 it became a Women's Hospital, specialising in Women's Health and staffed (Doctors, Nurses, Porters, Admin) entirely by women.
January 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Redlands House, Kelvinside Glasgow.
Built in 1870 for a wealthy merchant, it didn't remain a residential house for long.
In 1900 it became a Women's Hospital, specialising in Women's Health and staffed (Doctors, Nurses, Porters, Admin) entirely by women.
Redlands House, Kelvinside Glasgow.
Built in 1870 for a wealthy merchant, it didn't remain a residential house for long.
In 1900 it became a Women's Hospital, specialising in Women's Health and staffed (Doctors, Nurses, Porters, Admin) entirely by women.
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This week of the new year is always full of life reviews and new self-promises.
A new calendar year plus a birthday within a days of each other has that effect on me.
This week of the new year is always full of life reviews and new self-promises.
A new calendar year plus a birthday within a days of each other has that effect on me.
January 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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This week of the new year is always full of life reviews and new self-promises.
A new calendar year plus a birthday within a days of each other has that effect on me.
This week of the new year is always full of life reviews and new self-promises.
A new calendar year plus a birthday within a days of each other has that effect on me.
Remembering great music moments on TV for me, like it was yesterday.
This was my first 'Special Interest Band' #ActuallyAutistic
13 y/o me lying on the carpet in front of the TV, parents on the settee complaining that they couldn't make out the words.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewte...
This was my first 'Special Interest Band' #ActuallyAutistic
13 y/o me lying on the carpet in front of the TV, parents on the settee complaining that they couldn't make out the words.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewte...
Stiff Little Fingers Live Queens Hall Belfast 6 Tracks 1980
YouTube video by daniel carr
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Remembering great music moments on TV for me, like it was yesterday.
This was my first 'Special Interest Band' #ActuallyAutistic
13 y/o me lying on the carpet in front of the TV, parents on the settee complaining that they couldn't make out the words.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewte...
This was my first 'Special Interest Band' #ActuallyAutistic
13 y/o me lying on the carpet in front of the TV, parents on the settee complaining that they couldn't make out the words.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewte...
First job of the year: old ashes out, stove cleaned and polished, new fire lit.
Done! So it's now officially 2025 for me.
Happy New Year.
Done! So it's now officially 2025 for me.
Happy New Year.
January 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
First job of the year: old ashes out, stove cleaned and polished, new fire lit.
Done! So it's now officially 2025 for me.
Happy New Year.
Done! So it's now officially 2025 for me.
Happy New Year.