Phil Wildcroft
@wildcroft.bsky.social
Programmer, dog servant, perennially novice guitarist
Now playing: She Drives Me Crazy from The Raw And The Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals. This was the first US #1 single recorded at Paisley Park. #vinyl #nowplaying #prince
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Now playing: She Drives Me Crazy from The Raw And The Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals. This was the first US #1 single recorded at Paisley Park. #vinyl #nowplaying #prince
Todd Rundgren at The Sub Rooms in Stroud last night (Kasim Sulton on bass and Prairie Prince on drums)
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Todd Rundgren at The Sub Rooms in Stroud last night (Kasim Sulton on bass and Prairie Prince on drums)
At least they spelled Jimi's name correctly.
October 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
At least they spelled Jimi's name correctly.
Theo is away (again) so I am on dog walking/photography duty (again). Here's a selection so far.
#sighthound #lurcher #dogsofbluesky
#sighthound #lurcher #dogsofbluesky
October 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Theo is away (again) so I am on dog walking/photography duty (again). Here's a selection so far.
#sighthound #lurcher #dogsofbluesky
#sighthound #lurcher #dogsofbluesky
September 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
September 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It's permanent steps you can see outside rather than seating. This is visual effects wiz Bernard Wilkie being interviewed on Pebble Mill At One.
September 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
It's permanent steps you can see outside rather than seating. This is visual effects wiz Bernard Wilkie being interviewed on Pebble Mill At One.
That was the start of his exile in Bath. There's a guided tour of his house every Sunday, with optional vegan Caribbean lunch.
September 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
That was the start of his exile in Bath. There's a guided tour of his house every Sunday, with optional vegan Caribbean lunch.
Bonus rainwear shot
August 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Bonus rainwear shot
I've been on dog duty this week while Theo is away at a conference, and that comes with a contractual obligation to send photos. Here are a few.
#sighthounds #dogsofbluesky
#sighthounds #dogsofbluesky
August 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I've been on dog duty this week while Theo is away at a conference, and that comes with a contractual obligation to send photos. Here are a few.
#sighthounds #dogsofbluesky
#sighthounds #dogsofbluesky
Tara Browne co-founded Dandie Fashions in October 1966. He was gone by 1967 when Dandie made this amazing jacket for Jimi Hendrix. In person, it's 1000x more vibrant than a picture can do justice. His share of Dandie was sold to Darcey Bussell's dad. In 1968, Dandie Fashions became Apple Tailoring.
August 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Tara Browne co-founded Dandie Fashions in October 1966. He was gone by 1967 when Dandie made this amazing jacket for Jimi Hendrix. In person, it's 1000x more vibrant than a picture can do justice. His share of Dandie was sold to Darcey Bussell's dad. In 1968, Dandie Fashions became Apple Tailoring.
We've just come back from a trip with George the lurcher and our "lovely", "well mannered" and "impeccably behaved" dog has better Airbnb reviews than we do.
#sighthounds #dogsofbluesky
#sighthounds #dogsofbluesky
July 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We've just come back from a trip with George the lurcher and our "lovely", "well mannered" and "impeccably behaved" dog has better Airbnb reviews than we do.
#sighthounds #dogsofbluesky
#sighthounds #dogsofbluesky
Yanks changed its name to Power Cuts around 1988 but it was still the same goldmine of remaindered and imported bargains
June 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Yanks changed its name to Power Cuts around 1988 but it was still the same goldmine of remaindered and imported bargains
If you lived in Manchester in the 1980s, Yanks was a religion and a church all rolled into one.
June 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you lived in Manchester in the 1980s, Yanks was a religion and a church all rolled into one.
Mark Russinovich (wrote a set of tools so good that MS bought his company to get him), Bill Gates (Bill Gates), Linus Torvalds (originator and still gatekeeper of Linux) and Dave Cutler (capped an already illustrious career by creating Windows NT, the basis for modern Windows). Fun dinner.
June 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Mark Russinovich (wrote a set of tools so good that MS bought his company to get him), Bill Gates (Bill Gates), Linus Torvalds (originator and still gatekeeper of Linux) and Dave Cutler (capped an already illustrious career by creating Windows NT, the basis for modern Windows). Fun dinner.
40 years ago today, a very wet day of hard rock in Hertfordshire. Very enjoyable despite the challenges (heavy rain, Meat Loaf, waiting hours for the coach back).
#1985 #deeppurple
#1985 #deeppurple
June 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
40 years ago today, a very wet day of hard rock in Hertfordshire. Very enjoyable despite the challenges (heavy rain, Meat Loaf, waiting hours for the coach back).
#1985 #deeppurple
#1985 #deeppurple
It may say t.rex but this is very much Tyrannosaurus Rex. There was a copy around when I was growing up - either mine and now lost, or my brother's - so when I saw this cheap on eBay, I couldn't resist.
#nowplaying #vinyl #marcbolan #trex
#nowplaying #vinyl #marcbolan #trex
June 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It may say t.rex but this is very much Tyrannosaurus Rex. There was a copy around when I was growing up - either mine and now lost, or my brother's - so when I saw this cheap on eBay, I couldn't resist.
#nowplaying #vinyl #marcbolan #trex
#nowplaying #vinyl #marcbolan #trex
Although I've enjoyed Chris Brookmyre's recent books, they have lacked the wildness of some of his earlier works. This one cranks the wildness up to 11, with meta layer upon meta layer until your head spins. But the wildest thing is that it all still makes sense. Cracking.
#booksky
#booksky
June 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Although I've enjoyed Chris Brookmyre's recent books, they have lacked the wildness of some of his earlier works. This one cranks the wildness up to 11, with meta layer upon meta layer until your head spins. But the wildest thing is that it all still makes sense. Cracking.
#booksky
#booksky
Shout out to all the alley cats terrorising lurchers this fine Saturday morning. #vinyl #nowplaying #acdc
May 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Shout out to all the alley cats terrorising lurchers this fine Saturday morning. #vinyl #nowplaying #acdc
May 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A few pictures from a wander round Cambridge yesterday.
May 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A few pictures from a wander round Cambridge yesterday.
Also in Cambridge, a visit to Relevant Records furnished these two. The Steve Hillage album is the 1984 reissue, but seminal on the journey to System 7. And Allan Holdsworth was the guitarist Eddie Van Halen looked up to, so I should really own more.
#vinyl #cratedigging
#vinyl #cratedigging
May 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Also in Cambridge, a visit to Relevant Records furnished these two. The Steve Hillage album is the 1984 reissue, but seminal on the journey to System 7. And Allan Holdsworth was the guitarist Eddie Van Halen looked up to, so I should really own more.
#vinyl #cratedigging
#vinyl #cratedigging