TwaJokers
@twajokers.bsky.social
Grateful Dead and other quality music, Theatre, Cinema, Food, Cocktails, Cats, Birds, History, Rugby (particularly Edinburgh).
A new Scot in favour of an Independent Scotland. Likely to post cat pictures and about music rather than anything else.
A new Scot in favour of an Independent Scotland. Likely to post cat pictures and about music rather than anything else.
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Hanoi Rocks - Hanoi Rocks Box (2001)
4 CDs covering the entire first phase of their career - up to 1985 or so. 2 CDs of the earlier albums and rarities, the third CD is most of "All Those Wasted Years" plus tracks from "Two Steps from the Move", 4th CD is solo stuff.
Hanoi Rocks - Hanoi Rocks Box (2001)
4 CDs covering the entire first phase of their career - up to 1985 or so. 2 CDs of the earlier albums and rarities, the third CD is most of "All Those Wasted Years" plus tracks from "Two Steps from the Move", 4th CD is solo stuff.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Hanoi Rocks - Hanoi Rocks Box (2001)
4 CDs covering the entire first phase of their career - up to 1985 or so. 2 CDs of the earlier albums and rarities, the third CD is most of "All Those Wasted Years" plus tracks from "Two Steps from the Move", 4th CD is solo stuff.
Hanoi Rocks - Hanoi Rocks Box (2001)
4 CDs covering the entire first phase of their career - up to 1985 or so. 2 CDs of the earlier albums and rarities, the third CD is most of "All Those Wasted Years" plus tracks from "Two Steps from the Move", 4th CD is solo stuff.
Elsinore!
Kronborg Slot, Helsingør, a short train ride from Copenhagen. A castle on top of a fort... a fascinating place we were glad to discover on our third visit. It's a hybrid of a fort, castle and palace. Highly recommended.
Kronborg Slot, Helsingør, a short train ride from Copenhagen. A castle on top of a fort... a fascinating place we were glad to discover on our third visit. It's a hybrid of a fort, castle and palace. Highly recommended.
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Elsinore!
Kronborg Slot, Helsingør, a short train ride from Copenhagen. A castle on top of a fort... a fascinating place we were glad to discover on our third visit. It's a hybrid of a fort, castle and palace. Highly recommended.
Kronborg Slot, Helsingør, a short train ride from Copenhagen. A castle on top of a fort... a fascinating place we were glad to discover on our third visit. It's a hybrid of a fort, castle and palace. Highly recommended.
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Rory Gallagher - Stage Struck (1980)
My first Rory Gallagher album, so I have a big soft spot for it, though it isn't "Irish Tour '74", and never will be. The closing "Shadowplay" shows that all live Rory is good.
Rory Gallagher - Stage Struck (1980)
My first Rory Gallagher album, so I have a big soft spot for it, though it isn't "Irish Tour '74", and never will be. The closing "Shadowplay" shows that all live Rory is good.
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Rory Gallagher - Stage Struck (1980)
My first Rory Gallagher album, so I have a big soft spot for it, though it isn't "Irish Tour '74", and never will be. The closing "Shadowplay" shows that all live Rory is good.
Rory Gallagher - Stage Struck (1980)
My first Rory Gallagher album, so I have a big soft spot for it, though it isn't "Irish Tour '74", and never will be. The closing "Shadowplay" shows that all live Rory is good.
Not Donegal, Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, picture from the Visit Scotland website. I know the shape of the mountains in South Uist, a view I have looked at hundreds of times!
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Not Donegal, Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, picture from the Visit Scotland website. I know the shape of the mountains in South Uist, a view I have looked at hundreds of times!
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Ozzy Osbourne - Tribute to Randy Rhoads (1982)
Somewhere out there is a great Ozzy live album, but sadly, this isn't quite it for me. The guitar isn't forward enough, and the sound's flat.
Ah well.
Ozzy Osbourne - Tribute to Randy Rhoads (1982)
Somewhere out there is a great Ozzy live album, but sadly, this isn't quite it for me. The guitar isn't forward enough, and the sound's flat.
Ah well.
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Ozzy Osbourne - Tribute to Randy Rhoads (1982)
Somewhere out there is a great Ozzy live album, but sadly, this isn't quite it for me. The guitar isn't forward enough, and the sound's flat.
Ah well.
Ozzy Osbourne - Tribute to Randy Rhoads (1982)
Somewhere out there is a great Ozzy live album, but sadly, this isn't quite it for me. The guitar isn't forward enough, and the sound's flat.
Ah well.
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? (1980)
Not released in 1980, but that's when the music was played. The rougher, tougher younger brother of "The Wall", all the better for the live versions and the talking between tracks.
Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? (1980)
Not released in 1980, but that's when the music was played. The rougher, tougher younger brother of "The Wall", all the better for the live versions and the talking between tracks.
October 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? (1980)
Not released in 1980, but that's when the music was played. The rougher, tougher younger brother of "The Wall", all the better for the live versions and the talking between tracks.
Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? (1980)
Not released in 1980, but that's when the music was played. The rougher, tougher younger brother of "The Wall", all the better for the live versions and the talking between tracks.
Also Mabel! Worried that she has been spotted. #ProofOfCat
October 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Also Mabel! Worried that she has been spotted. #ProofOfCat
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
The third album, and the last pre-hiatus. I particularly love "Dance Yrself Clean", "I Can Change", and "You Wanted A Hit", where pressure from the record company seems to predict the break-up.
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
The third album, and the last pre-hiatus. I particularly love "Dance Yrself Clean", "I Can Change", and "You Wanted A Hit", where pressure from the record company seems to predict the break-up.
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
The third album, and the last pre-hiatus. I particularly love "Dance Yrself Clean", "I Can Change", and "You Wanted A Hit", where pressure from the record company seems to predict the break-up.
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
The third album, and the last pre-hiatus. I particularly love "Dance Yrself Clean", "I Can Change", and "You Wanted A Hit", where pressure from the record company seems to predict the break-up.
I took this photo about 10 minutes ago, having used a hand towel to dry after the shower...
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I took this photo about 10 minutes ago, having used a hand towel to dry after the shower...
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
The Church - Magician Among The Spirits and Some (1996)
Really the first album of the Church's second era, given the disintegration from "Priest = Aura" through "Sometime Anywhere" and the Re:formation album, made at a financial low point. And it really works.
The Church - Magician Among The Spirits and Some (1996)
Really the first album of the Church's second era, given the disintegration from "Priest = Aura" through "Sometime Anywhere" and the Re:formation album, made at a financial low point. And it really works.
October 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
The Church - Magician Among The Spirits and Some (1996)
Really the first album of the Church's second era, given the disintegration from "Priest = Aura" through "Sometime Anywhere" and the Re:formation album, made at a financial low point. And it really works.
The Church - Magician Among The Spirits and Some (1996)
Really the first album of the Church's second era, given the disintegration from "Priest = Aura" through "Sometime Anywhere" and the Re:formation album, made at a financial low point. And it really works.
We've only really been there once, but we did take time to go to Aston, and this is what we visited (Aston Hall).
We also had some seriously good curry in central Birmingham.
Yes, it's all very terrifying.
NOT.
We also had some seriously good curry in central Birmingham.
Yes, it's all very terrifying.
NOT.
October 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We've only really been there once, but we did take time to go to Aston, and this is what we visited (Aston Hall).
We also had some seriously good curry in central Birmingham.
Yes, it's all very terrifying.
NOT.
We also had some seriously good curry in central Birmingham.
Yes, it's all very terrifying.
NOT.
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Fatboy Slim - Between The Gutter and The Stars (2000)
Diminishing returns, sadly: with the slight exceptions of Sunset (Bird of Prey) and Weapon of Choice, this just doesn't resonate.
Fatboy Slim - Between The Gutter and The Stars (2000)
Diminishing returns, sadly: with the slight exceptions of Sunset (Bird of Prey) and Weapon of Choice, this just doesn't resonate.
October 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Fatboy Slim - Between The Gutter and The Stars (2000)
Diminishing returns, sadly: with the slight exceptions of Sunset (Bird of Prey) and Weapon of Choice, this just doesn't resonate.
Fatboy Slim - Between The Gutter and The Stars (2000)
Diminishing returns, sadly: with the slight exceptions of Sunset (Bird of Prey) and Weapon of Choice, this just doesn't resonate.
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Peter Gabriel - Plays Live (1983)
And Now For Something Completely Different...
Well, yes. No particular allegiance to Prog Rock, nor to primal Stooges, but another one of my early albums and deeply loved. It turns out I can remember it pretty much from end to end...
Peter Gabriel - Plays Live (1983)
And Now For Something Completely Different...
Well, yes. No particular allegiance to Prog Rock, nor to primal Stooges, but another one of my early albums and deeply loved. It turns out I can remember it pretty much from end to end...
October 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Peter Gabriel - Plays Live (1983)
And Now For Something Completely Different...
Well, yes. No particular allegiance to Prog Rock, nor to primal Stooges, but another one of my early albums and deeply loved. It turns out I can remember it pretty much from end to end...
Peter Gabriel - Plays Live (1983)
And Now For Something Completely Different...
Well, yes. No particular allegiance to Prog Rock, nor to primal Stooges, but another one of my early albums and deeply loved. It turns out I can remember it pretty much from end to end...
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
I love prog, and Grateful Dead, but I also love Iggy and The Stooges, in this case the "Iggy Violent Mix" of "Raw Power". It's a fine (and ridiculous!) album that will stretch your speakers to the limit and beyond!
Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
I love prog, and Grateful Dead, but I also love Iggy and The Stooges, in this case the "Iggy Violent Mix" of "Raw Power". It's a fine (and ridiculous!) album that will stretch your speakers to the limit and beyond!
October 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
I love prog, and Grateful Dead, but I also love Iggy and The Stooges, in this case the "Iggy Violent Mix" of "Raw Power". It's a fine (and ridiculous!) album that will stretch your speakers to the limit and beyond!
Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
I love prog, and Grateful Dead, but I also love Iggy and The Stooges, in this case the "Iggy Violent Mix" of "Raw Power". It's a fine (and ridiculous!) album that will stretch your speakers to the limit and beyond!
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Grateful Dead - Europe '72, Vol. 5: Stakladen, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 16th April 1972.
A Danish cafeteria gig! Primal 1972 Dead is always welcome, and this is hot and sharp.
Grateful Dead - Europe '72, Vol. 5: Stakladen, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 16th April 1972.
A Danish cafeteria gig! Primal 1972 Dead is always welcome, and this is hot and sharp.
October 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Grateful Dead - Europe '72, Vol. 5: Stakladen, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 16th April 1972.
A Danish cafeteria gig! Primal 1972 Dead is always welcome, and this is hot and sharp.
Grateful Dead - Europe '72, Vol. 5: Stakladen, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 16th April 1972.
A Danish cafeteria gig! Primal 1972 Dead is always welcome, and this is hot and sharp.
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo My Morning Jacket - Okonokos (2006)
A gloriously flawed album from the 2005 Fillmore West, San Francisco gigs.
A gloriously flawed album from the 2005 Fillmore West, San Francisco gigs.
October 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo My Morning Jacket - Okonokos (2006)
A gloriously flawed album from the 2005 Fillmore West, San Francisco gigs.
A gloriously flawed album from the 2005 Fillmore West, San Francisco gigs.
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
New Order - Get Ready (2001)
The strongest New Order album since the mid-80s? Probably, though there wasn't much competition... this album was a return to proper songs rather than dance music.
New Order - Get Ready (2001)
The strongest New Order album since the mid-80s? Probably, though there wasn't much competition... this album was a return to proper songs rather than dance music.
October 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
New Order - Get Ready (2001)
The strongest New Order album since the mid-80s? Probably, though there wasn't much competition... this album was a return to proper songs rather than dance music.
New Order - Get Ready (2001)
The strongest New Order album since the mid-80s? Probably, though there wasn't much competition... this album was a return to proper songs rather than dance music.
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Alabama 3 - The Last Train to Mashville Vol. 2 (2003)
The one and only "Country House" band - yes, they blend country and house music, to glorious effect, from the unlikely location of Brixton, South London.
No-one seems to know what happened to volume 1...
Alabama 3 - The Last Train to Mashville Vol. 2 (2003)
The one and only "Country House" band - yes, they blend country and house music, to glorious effect, from the unlikely location of Brixton, South London.
No-one seems to know what happened to volume 1...
October 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Alabama 3 - The Last Train to Mashville Vol. 2 (2003)
The one and only "Country House" band - yes, they blend country and house music, to glorious effect, from the unlikely location of Brixton, South London.
No-one seems to know what happened to volume 1...
Alabama 3 - The Last Train to Mashville Vol. 2 (2003)
The one and only "Country House" band - yes, they blend country and house music, to glorious effect, from the unlikely location of Brixton, South London.
No-one seems to know what happened to volume 1...
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Giant Sand - Center of the Universe (1992)
One of the first times that I saw Giant Sand - at The Mean Fiddler in Harlesden, with the Psycho Sisters (Vicki Peterson and Susan Cowsill) on backing vocals.
And up there with "The Love Songs" as a favourite Giant Sand album.
Giant Sand - Center of the Universe (1992)
One of the first times that I saw Giant Sand - at The Mean Fiddler in Harlesden, with the Psycho Sisters (Vicki Peterson and Susan Cowsill) on backing vocals.
And up there with "The Love Songs" as a favourite Giant Sand album.
October 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo
Giant Sand - Center of the Universe (1992)
One of the first times that I saw Giant Sand - at The Mean Fiddler in Harlesden, with the Psycho Sisters (Vicki Peterson and Susan Cowsill) on backing vocals.
And up there with "The Love Songs" as a favourite Giant Sand album.
Giant Sand - Center of the Universe (1992)
One of the first times that I saw Giant Sand - at The Mean Fiddler in Harlesden, with the Psycho Sisters (Vicki Peterson and Susan Cowsill) on backing vocals.
And up there with "The Love Songs" as a favourite Giant Sand album.
Al Kooper's "Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'N' Roll Survivor" must be a contender:
October 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Al Kooper's "Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'N' Roll Survivor" must be a contender:
For some reason the picture failed... trying again.
October 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
For some reason the picture failed... trying again.
I'd suggest spreading it over a few meals to complement the usual diet.
Again, lucky, happy cat! Our cats are very pleased for your guest...
Again, lucky, happy cat! Our cats are very pleased for your guest...
October 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I'd suggest spreading it over a few meals to complement the usual diet.
Again, lucky, happy cat! Our cats are very pleased for your guest...
Again, lucky, happy cat! Our cats are very pleased for your guest...
A view in Ostia Antica, March 2016.
October 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A view in Ostia Antica, March 2016.
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo Jerry Garcia Band - Electric On The Eel - August 29, 1987
Which includes 3 nights of concerts, and a bonus "Acoustic on the Eel" CD from the same night as the electric set. I'd loved to have been in the open air in Piercy, CA 38 years ago in person...
Which includes 3 nights of concerts, and a bonus "Acoustic on the Eel" CD from the same night as the electric set. I'd loved to have been in the open air in Piercy, CA 38 years ago in person...
October 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#TwaJokersIsListeningTo Jerry Garcia Band - Electric On The Eel - August 29, 1987
Which includes 3 nights of concerts, and a bonus "Acoustic on the Eel" CD from the same night as the electric set. I'd loved to have been in the open air in Piercy, CA 38 years ago in person...
Which includes 3 nights of concerts, and a bonus "Acoustic on the Eel" CD from the same night as the electric set. I'd loved to have been in the open air in Piercy, CA 38 years ago in person...
Should have included this...
October 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Should have included this...