Fred Ixer

Pottering about taking photos; looking at art and sculpture; playing the euphonium (badly); driving Alfas; following cricket, F1, football; listening to Mahler.

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@SalvadorDafti I believe it was rumoured to be about Joan Baez at the time but that was never confirmed and probably not true. An astonishing song as is Visions of Johanna.

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@OfficialWRC To those of you who corrected the date - thank you. I need to check my posts more carefully!

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@OfficialWRC How about Carlos Sainz braking down in sight of the finish in the 1989 RAC Rally and losing the world title because of it. I will never forget the sight of him throwing his helmet through the back window of the Toyota.

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@rwilliams1947 Probably my favourite performer during the mid-sixties. Loved Fame at Last and especially Sweet Things not forgetting R&B at the Flamingo. Last saw him guesting with the Blues Band on their farewell tour a couple of years ago.

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@rwilliams1947 I think your maths needs a bit of a recalculation Richard.

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@rwilliams1947 Thanks Richard - I have banged on for ages about how good the Spoonful were but they always seemed to be overshadowed by the more “in” groups. The lyrics to Jug Band Music are priceless.

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@SalvadorDafti I have this tucked away on the original vinyl album somewhere. Such a beautiful song - I played it over and over. Discovered him thanks to the vastly underrated Lovin Spoonful.

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@AlfaRomeoUK The Sprint Veloce was my first Alfa. It was a bit frustrating in some ways and struggled with rust but I still loved it and have had three Alfas since. But I think it was the Dinky Toys Alfa Romeo that lit the spark.

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Hardly surprising @RoyalMail struggle. When DPD DHL or Evri give you a time slot (usually just one hour) they deliver in that slot, not “well it might turn up sometime today”. Sadly not the first time it has happened.

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@CakeDiddly You know what they say about cream always rising to the top….

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@Hannah_Peschar Looking forward to an Autumn visit 🤞🏻

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@StuartBroad8 Yes he is and we are very sad to see him go 🫩

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@SalvadorDafti The album that persuaded me to sing and play harmonica in a (very average) band - or group as they were called then.

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@rwilliams1947 I remember seeing him a couple of times at the Ipswich Regent of all places. I took my son with me the second time and part way through he said simply “I never realised how many great songs this guy wrote”. I don’t think I could give any better tribute.

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@CakeDiddly Probably thought she was being “professionally detached” or something. See you tomorrow I hope - not that that’s going to cheer you up very much 🤔

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As I can’t get to @YSPsculpture at the moment then thanks to @LEGO_Group I can create a little bit of it at home

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@autosport I think I might be -1

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Is there any better sign that spring is here than a Brimstone butterfly flying across the garden?

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I have the same frustration and if you say something you’re likely to get a mouthful of abuse. A dog on a lead disturbs wildlife within 50 to 100 metres of a path, off the lead it’s 200 - assuming the dog is even on the path!

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Very sad the number of dog walkers at our local #RSPB reserve who can’t read. How do they manage in day to day life?

I mean - that ~must~ be the reason they missed the numerous signs asking to *keep dogs on leads* to protect the rare ground nesting birds…… 🙄

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Congratulations @ElfynEvans on winning the Safari Rally. Hopefully some of the national dailies will give it the coverage it deserves but based on past experience I am not confident.