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David Dixon
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Pommelier, drinking good real/craft beer, riding a bike slowly, producing a fine tilth, finding obscure Heavy Rock. All worthy skills, but obsolete…or are they?
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OK you win, it's been in my head for a day now - Nuclear Assault it is! Not sure why I never bought the LP, probably financial.
Cover of the Nuclear Assault 12" single Fight To Be Free, with Aspidistra plant in the background.
August 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Spent a few days in Birmingham either side of that there big beer festival, this is what I was up to - looking at bulls, drinking in pubs, remembering Ozzy and spotting a few curios.😀
Sculpture of a bull dressed like a construction worker in hi viz, complete with horns in traffic cone style - Bulldozer by Nicola Mills Ornate signage outside the Craven Arms, Birmingham Display of albums by Ozzy Osbourne as part of the Working Class Hero exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Old Fire Hydrant sign set in the floor rather than on a wall or post. This one is a 4-4 but others are present in the city centre.
August 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Great time volunteering with Middleton Railway this weekend on the Christmas trains. Tickets are selling fast for the Santa Specials at middleton.vticket.co.uk/product.php/...
Christmas lights in the engine house at Middleton Railway Christmas lights in the engine house at Middleton Railway Christmas special train on Middleton Railway Christmas lights in the engine house at Middleton Railway
December 14, 2024 at 9:29 PM
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Christmas at the Piece Hall, Halifax
Fairground ride Christmas market at Piece Hall, Halifax Piece Hall, Halifax Fairground horse
December 12, 2024 at 4:12 PM