Extreme Rice

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People keep saying I should have a bio on here.

Happy Revolver day! Here’s that source photos image that ended up all over the web uncredited. It was researched by Beatles fan (and great help for my Sgt Pepper source photos project) Sergey Obod. Yay, Sergey!

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We apologise for the low key socials and are resolving to improve. Thankfully we now have assistance, pictured here. In the meantime, Episode 51: Shine 5 On You Crazy Diamond is available wherever you get your podcasts! As are all the others!

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Jeremy Clarkson was a truly inspirational writer for me. He has an amazing way with words. I just wish he used that power for better reasons. Sadly he's become a typical wealthy person blaming those in most need for society's ills.

"The stroke order feels like a child's drawing interrupted: a jaunty chimney, a roof, one solid wall and a floor … and then nothing. A structure for the wind to howl through." The latest Bad Shodo Diaries entry is about 亡くす, "to lose someone." lauradelcolbrown.com/To-lose-some...

To lose someone

Discover a poignant exploration of loss and grief through the lens of Japanese language and culture. This page delves into the kanji 亡, its meanings, and the profound personal experiences of the autho...

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Also featured lower down the charts: - The Wild Flowers - The Bachelor Pad - Graeme Parke - Bastard Kestrel - Syd Barrett's "Peel Sessions" - World Domination Enterprises - The Shamen - Derek B - Mirage - King Kurt covering "Bye Bye Baby" for reasons

David Bryant@23daves.bsky.social · 4d ago

Blog update: Bomb The Bass reached number one in the NME Indie Charts with "Beat Dis" in February 1988, and debuted inside the National Top Five. Its hyperactive, twitchy samplemania struck a chord with the public who would have had none of it a mere year or two before.

My dad can instantly match the reg number to the year (when it was letters, not now it's the actual year) whereas I have to extrapolate from remembering Gary Numan released Cars (E Reg Model) in 1987 and that one of the working titles for Introspective by Pet Shop Boys the following year was F

Ricardo Autobahn@ricardoautobahn.co.uk · 5d ago

1st August! Have you been out spotting new car number plates yet? I've seen a Y Reg Metro and Escort Ghia.