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Te Kāpene o te Waka Awa | A Yorkshireman in Aotearoa NZ | #MDANT | Left | Green | Music | Film | TV | Books | Football #SWFC | Outdoors | https://linktr.ee/RiverboatCaptain
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"Oh it's not as simple as just taxing the rich."

It is.
Sounds like the cream we put on the ceiling in an annual dinner food fight in the late 70s might have been removed.
Pete’s Eats, north Wales’ famous climbers’ cafe, reopens its doors
This Eryri refuge for hillwalkers and climbers has been reborn, breathing new life into the once-struggling mountain village of Llanberis
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Today I will mostly be playing..
Troy Kingi Presents: Night Lords
open.spotify.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:

Thin Lizzy
The Smiths
Trouble Funk
The Pogues
Prince
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:

B-52s
Talking Heads
Joni Mitchell
David Bowie
Paul Simon
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:

Deep Purple
Rolling Stones
Proclaimers/B-52s joint show
Dire Straits
Alison Moyet
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
You're assuming I was bold enough at that age to have a choice.
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
They put the Kiwisaver down, they put it up. They twist and turn like a twisty turny thing.
November 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Boys keep swinging.
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Game on.
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Oh, Mani #RIP
Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies (Official Video)
YouTube video by PrimalScreamVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Motorhead's version of Enter Sandman is better anyway.
Enter Sandman
YouTube video by Motörhead - Topic
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The good stuff.
LIVE AT THE BBC 1972-79, by DICK GAUGHAN
10 track album
talkingelephantrecords.bandcamp.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Disappointed by the lack of volume from Metallica in the neighbourhood.
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Gym bro ordering at the caff. "100 grams of chicken, 40 grams of cheese.."

Ten minutes and he's still going.

"And a small amount of cream on the side."

Fksake, lad. Make your own breakfast.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
What's Welsh for "Ay caramba!" ?
After Hours Sessions | Gwenifer Raymond – @GweniferRaymond
YouTube video by Turnstone Guitar Company
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Don't** want to kick off a trans-Tasman stoush here but better than Amyl & the Sniffers:

** I do
Dick Move
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Emma Thompson doing the Frances McDormand thing in Dead of Winter. Didn't quite come off, but pretty good.
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Sage advice from Bill.
Don't Forget To Disco
open.spotify.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Earwormed by Radiohead's Just, which they played the other day for the first time in yonks, so they're probably responsible.
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Post a free image from your camera roll to train AI and line the pockets of Facebook.
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
iPhone advert trying to ruin that terrific Greentea Peng song for me :(
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Huge crowd at Eden Park.
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Cos I've done a lot of travelling this year, I have the impression I missed out on a lot of music. What are your go-to listens for 2025?
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Remember, remember the .. er.. no. It's gone.
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Treat.
Ghost Train - The Swanks
YouTube video by Gradual Hate Records
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 6:54 AM