UK SUBS

Live at Birdwell Venue, Barnsley : 21/11/09

Charlie Harper : Vocals




Jet : Guitar


Paul Slack : Bass


Jamie Oliver : Drums


It`s been a couple years since i last saw these stalwarts of the punk movement. And the wait was well worth it.
The set list comprised nearly all of their early stuff, of which a few, were : B1C, Rockers, Killer, Disease, I couldn`t be you, CID, Stranglehold, Blues, New York State Police and not forgetting the anthemic Warhead.

Charlie might be advancing in years, but you can tell that his passion for what he does, is still as strong today as it as always been. In the 33 years of their career, they have never stopped gigging, and most importantly, they never short change you....
Top gig, guys. See you in June, next year.

Sunday 22nd November

Bright Spells, Showery, SSW f4

I was really looking forward to Cortonwood, this morning. But, that all changed once i arrived. Despite adding Willow Tit to the November list ( 66), there was bugger all else, apart from singles of : Great Crested Grebe, Pochard & Green Woodpecker.

Also managed to find a couple of fungi ;


Russula sp


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Don`t know what anybody else thinks, but i reckon November is the most barren birding month of all. Well, it is regards my patch.......

Low Light

Sorry folks, but birding as been put on simmer, due to being up to my elbows in emulsion, undercoat & gloss. What with this and the weather, i can`t see my monthly patch list increasing by much.
However i did manage my 65th species for November, yesterday morning, when a Lesser Black-backed Gull went S over the garden.

Roll on December......

Tuesday 17th November

Sunny, SW f2>4

Cortonwood didn`t produce anything different today. In fact, i`m starting to get a tad fed up, again. The best of todays sighings, were : 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Mute Swan, 1 Pochard & 10 Goosander.
A couple of these species might be most welcome to some patch watchers, and there`s one man in particular who would jump for joy if he had 3 of the above. Am i right, Warren ?

Sound of the Suburbs

For anyone interested, just click on the bands name Vibrators for a direct link to them performing this punk anthem. It`s not one of mine. This one was recorded in Kent, 9 days previous.

Punk`s not dead. It`s just matured.

The Vibrators

Live at the Dickens Bar, Rotherham : 14th Nov 2009 ;

Knox : Vocals


Nigel : ( ex Members) Guitar/Vocals




Pete : Bass/Vocals






An excellent night, with the band performing some of their old classics, which included ;
Whips & Furs, Troops of Tomorrow, Automatic Lover, Baby Baby, & many more.
And with Nigel ( from the Members) standing in as lead guitar ( Knox is recovering from a recent health scare. But still being able to front the group), the band also performed the Members classic "Sound of the Suburbs".
I did get some video footage, but the file size is way too BIG to upload to Blogger.

Next one up, is : UK SUBS at Birdwell, Barnsley, this coming Saturday. Should be another good un...

Sunday 15th November

Sunny, S/SW f1>2

Felt a bit rough, first thing ( the morning after the Vibrators gig. More of that on a later post). So it was a bit later than usual start, at Cortonwood.
Nothing new added to the November list, with the best being : 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Pochard, 14 Goosander & 1 Cormorant.

Back at home, the garden was devoid of birds, but a single Herring Gull S, took my monthly list to 64.

This stale period is starting to become tedious. Roll on some winter weather......

Saturday 14th November

Sunny ( am), Cloudy/Showery ( pm), SSW f4>5 easing > 2

After 2 days of being busy, it was good to get out to Cortonwood, today. And what i did i have to show for it ? Well, 2 November ticks for a start : 1 Little Grebe & Stock Dove. November list now stands at 63.
The best of the rest were : 1 Pochard, 13 Goosander & 1 Green Woodpecker.


Goosander : 4 of, along with a Black-headed Gull


Chaffinch

Another 3 hours, and we`ll be off to see The Vibrators, at Rotherham. I`ve stuck a 2gb memory card in the camera, for videoing purposes. So apart from a few pics, you`ll be able to watch them perform " Automatic Lover", hopefully.......