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Socialist. Retired teacher. Author of the Pete Kalder books. Loves reading, music and art.
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We walked several years ago and loved it. www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/en...

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Happy with my Record Store Day purchases

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!!!!! ARSENAL !!!!!!

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On this day in 1982, Simple Minds released “Promised You a Miracle” - the lead single from their fifth studio album “New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)” “Everything is possible”

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Born this day in 1949, the Gill Scot-Heron. His music tells the world what America is. Just what would he be saying right now? #music #jazz m.youtube.com/watch?v=vwSR...

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Happy Mothers Day m.youtube.com/watch?v=aOZP...

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Last 4 albums listened to #musicsky

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Born this day 1942 - the Queen of #Soul - Aretha Franklin. m.youtube.com/watch?v=v4f2...

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Happy Birthday to Chaka Khan #SoulMusic m.youtube.com/watch?v=BNir...

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18th March 1871 was the first day of the Paris Commune. I highly recommend these two - very different books - on the subject. I am in the middle of reading the first and am enjoying the link between art and political action. #History #France

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My Top 4 Movie Soundtracks

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Martin Fry celebrates his birthday today. This album is #pop perfection. I just hope his birthday cake is big enough and the tiers ARE enough. (Sorry…) m.youtube.com/watch?v=NyO9...

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#HappyInternationalWomen’sDay

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Happy #WorldBookDay. I’m reading this at the moment and enjoying it a great deal. Hope you’re engaging with a good book.

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Just a bit less sunshine today. Roy Ayer’s RIP m.youtube.com/watch?v=SSBW...

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A future Britain, considered a rogue nation because of its revolution, its enemies will stop at nothing to destabilize it. The eccentric Pete Kalder is tasked to defend the revolution. It’s not a dystopian future but will they succeed in making it utopian? Try a different #thriller #Blueskywriter

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RIP David Johansen

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#NowPlaying The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On (1966)

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Happy Birthday to David Sylvian. Born this day 1958. I simply love this tune. #Japan #Music m.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZfM...

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Happy Birthday to the wonderful Smokey Robinson. Born this day 1940. What a voice! #Motown #Soul #Music m.youtube.com/watch?v=tcd9...

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RIP Rick Buckler

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Great game. Superb performance from the Gunners

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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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Travelling by train from Sunderland to London - cancellations, miscommunication and different rail companies. Nightmare. And the expense! Ah, the joys of a privatized rail system. Renationalize the Rail!

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If this were Just Stop Oil, there'd have been dozens of arrests, furious denunciations in the billionaire press and, perhaps, long jail sentences. Farmers have a right to protest, and the police respect it. Other people, it seems, not so much. The real #TwoTierPolicing www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

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RIP Marianne Faithfull m.youtube.com/watch?v=DzjW...

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Steve Marriott born this day 1947. Superb singer, songwriter and guitarist. Here’s The Small Faces singing Tin Soldier, with the wonderful PP Arnold on backing vocals. #Mods #Modernist #Music m.youtube.com/watch?v=6vWT...

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Jackson Pollock. Born this day 1912. #art #abstractart #artists m.youtube.com/watch?v=hHZk...

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