Greek Street Band

alan • not a greek street band • music of the les cousins era • east kilbride to edinburgh, berlin to baden-württemberg

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

Released in summer? Sky used this in a festive ad in the early 90s and ever since have thought of it - 'a day in December/freezing cold weather' - as an underappreciated Christmas song.

[archivetvmusings @archivetvmus71]

Top of the Pops (24th August 1978). Blondie entertain the TOTP faithful with their new 45, 'Picture This'.

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

Looked at a toxic sludge and thought, "I'll bottle that."

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

Baroness May of Nowhere would be fitting.

[Theresa May @theresa_may]

It was a privilege to be introduced to the @UKHouseofLords today. I look forward to continuing to contribute to the work of Parliament and public life over the years ahead.

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

@d_gray_writer Great town! Start of the book tour?😊Could believe they're big chippy people. Let me know if you're stopping anywhere west from there.

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

@GraemeAThomson Very strange. I hadn't long moved to Berlin and was living around the corner from his old flat. Walking by it listening to new Bowie that weekend was such a thrill. Could not have imagined then feeling as low as I did on the Monday, past the tributes and media.

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

@rcscribbler Thanks. Haven't seen the doc. Must do.

And speaking of her hands, interesting to think it was the effects of Polio that forced her into altered tunings. Painted from a completely different pallette than rest of the scene.

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

If you know Bert Jansch's music well, then watching him play a stadium gig in Chicago with Bill Murray in the wings might also make you feel strangely protective and proud.

https://t.co/89UFqwvZ3j

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

@germany_iam @EvaHoefsloot Smoking permitted after midnight and iirc on a Sunday.

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@d_gray_writer One can only imagine the paperwork involved for such a fine export!

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

Fantastic, @d_gray_writer.

Now, anyone know where I can get a pizza crunch supper near the Black Forest?

[Daniel Gray @d_gray_writer]

‘Few places feel as promising as the queue outside a chippy. This book ponders why…’

A one minute intro to my new book ‘Food of the Cods’, out October 12 and available for pre-order now in the usual places.

Warning: might make you fancy a chippy tea. It is Friday, mind…

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

Tam Lin is a total banger https://t.co/cFO0WDa2pg

[Jon Savage @JonSavage1966]

Bought OTD in 1971: this was bashed as well. The last album with Sandy Denny and the justly celebrated Brit folk move: Come All Ye, Marty Groves, Tam Lin. Favourite track: The Deserter. Dark overtones enhanced by the Folk Horror back cover

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@DalgetySusan @LucyHunterB I think my dad went to school with most of these folk ...

Not quite a cryptic crossword but good fun to unpick e.g. "Luggy Barr" was def Shuggy (Hugh) Barr and had big lugs. Inspired.

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

@LucyHunterB Indeed 😞

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

@LucyHunterB Could guess common instinct will be they're lackeys. But if that were true, it wouldn't have taken weeks to sort. What are the chances the facts are just sadder - folk with a fondness for numbers over ideological contortions squeezed by politicised management?

[Greek Street Band @GreekStreetBand]

@LucyHunterB First decent post-uni job was as a lowly asst in OCEA with the clever stats & econ bods. Remember their seriousness & rigour. Not sure what this is.

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@legg_kenny Familiar? Next collab, mate.

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Tried to buy some new duds for work, but everything failed my basic test: Would @RichardHawley wear this?

Answer for anything appropriate for 35 degrees seems a strong 'no'.

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@PatThomas1964 I would always pronounce it this way, but I think Bert himself used a hard J.

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@kriegsspuren No problem. Most of these types of things aren't the end of the world, but it does sound iffy for this reason.