Bénch

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Krumlin 1970

You can even buy this new book with a foreword from Brian Highley :https://bleedingcheekpress.bigcartel.com/product/pink-floyd-are-fogbound-in-paris-the-story-of-the-1970-krumlin-festival

Brian Highley Bio. (Festival Organiser & interviewed in this clip)

I went to this! Aged 18. I was working as a Student Nurse at Stansfield View Hospital in Todmorden..(must have had the weekend off). Still living with my Mum & Dad in Halifax. £3 for a weekend ticket. A bit of a shambles, but I had nothing to compare it with, so I was happy as a pig in shit!

My head was full of Friendz & OZ Magazines. Timothy Leary & Co. 8 months later I had jacked in my nurse training and gone to live & work in London (St Pauls Youth Hostel)

Highlights for me was listening to Sandy Denny singing and (god help me ) Elton John.

https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2020-08-13/50th-anniversary-of-yorkshires-first-ever-major-music-festival

That handbill wasn't 'who' actually appeared here is a list of who finally took the stage....

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

no negatives

Sunday, August 09, 2020

first week in August

ßénchplayer · 01. Beneath The Southern Cross

Wednesday, August 05, 2020

Updated Erringden Moor photo album

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/Erringden-Moor-31st-July-2020/

Friday, July 31, 2020

Pink Floyd :Roger Waters

Mr Corbyn's Legal Fund Stands at £325,000 (Friday 31st)

DONATE HERE:

my birthday!

We just went to The White Lion in Hebden Bridge for my birthday (photo by Chris) I would have prefered Haworth Old Hall but the road to Keighley is shut for several months, so we had to slum it this year!
(Clive sent me a grand Dylan audio yesterday ,that i will add here later) https://www.visitcalderdale.com/the-cragg-vale-coiners

Sunday, July 26, 2020

C.P. Lee

https://louderthanwar.com/cp-lee-manchester-music-legend-alberto-y-lost-trios-paranoias-rip/

Saturday, July 25, 2020

The Trial of Keef Starmer

I'm in pretty much the same place that I was on July1st 2016 when I took this photo.
Me & Cath were in Picadilly Gardens Manchester.At the time of the first "Chicken Coup" against Mr Corbyn.
A Protest in his support.
Other photos from that day are here: https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-6rBW36/

I notice on twitter today that several legal folk have offered their services free when/if it any future Trial happens.
Keith Starmer will be forced to disclose some of his secrets?.
Bring It On!
Note this sum is made up of ordinary people making modest donations.£5's £10's seems the typical sums involved.(note :this appeal began on Thursday 23rd July )

This seems apt.taken at another Manchester demo.I mean, there is bugger all else to do for the next 4 years.May as well kick up a fuss!

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Big 6 Pub :Halifax

My first bus journey in 4 months: first pub visit in 4 months.............see my photos :https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/Big-6-22nd-July-2020/

Friday, July 17, 2020

Still My Leader

You know, I am totally unreconstructed ! Over 200000 members have left the Labour Party since Keith Starmer became to new Labour Party leader in UK.

The new Series of The Apprentice looks like shit.

song to the siren

Monday, July 13, 2020

Rest In Peace

One of Roy's last photos on his blog https://roys-world.blogspot.com/

I was sad to learn of the death of Roy Hilbinger from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

One of my longest & most loyal and regular visitors on this blog .

A brilliant photographer and massive music man.

What a beautiful yet fragile place this is.........

yesterday......

Saturday, July 11, 2020

far too much time on my hands:'playing on FaceApp:........sɯɹɐ ʎɯ ǝʌɐɥs ʇsnɯ

Several of these this week.This is the kindess one for Keith Starmer:

𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

𝗖𝗢𝗡: 𝟰𝟰% (+𝟯) 𝗟𝗔𝗕: 𝟯𝟴% (0) 𝗟𝗗𝗠: 𝟳% (-𝟭)

𝗩𝗶𝗮 :𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗨𝗞 , 𝟵-𝟭𝟬 𝗝𝘂𝗹.

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘄/ 𝟰-𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗻.

Friday, July 10, 2020

Cameron's big society turned out fucking great eh? (Halifax: 1902)

Thursday, July 09, 2020

might do a spot of surfing down t'canal.....

That Barber in Mytholmroyd is bloody brilliant!

Fixed my hair & teeth! (.I seem to have "American Teeth" now.....)

My new Dylan cd arrived today & plus got one of those Fitness Watch things (sleep:Walking:swimming :heart rate:etc )

All ahead of my Birthday at the end of the month.

+hoping to take part in a Zoom Conference tonight concerning Rock N Roll .Which should also be good.

After that,I might do a spot of surfing down t'canal.....

Grand Zoom tonight!

Saturday, July 04, 2020

float all over you ............

My mate Nigel ( a good Labour Party man) has been busy with his drone again!

This is Wainhouse Tower in Halifax.

ßénchplayer · zoom

Another Quiet week .
Minus Good Weather!
Next week see's me getting my first haircut in 3 months in Mytholmroyd :Wednesday 10:15 am
.On Thursday night another ZOOM Conference.This time a "Rock& Roll Zoom" with some music enthusiasts.Hopefully I will record this one and (maybe) put here.
I havn't bought the new Dylan album yet (I've read good reports).But it's my birthday at the end of the month so I could have it by then!

Worrying news this week about Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre. shorturl.at/brAIR

Saturday, June 27, 2020

"nothing" happened!

Nothing happened this week. And this is it!

Monday, June 22, 2020

Sylvia Plath's Grave in Heptonstall:Ariel Shots

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath
My friend Nigel J Lloyd made this via: drone. I love that old bloke ,sat on the ßénch, observing the drone!

Saturday, June 20, 2020

Ken's 85th Birthday

I took part in my first ever ZOOM Conference tonight.
It was to mark the 85th birthday of Ken who was the Head Warden of Carter Lane YHA Hostel in St Pauls ,City of London.
I worked there in 1971.
I must admit i find these video conferences a bit weird .Especially this one, as I only knew a couple of people .A bit like attending a School Reunion with people I didn't go to school with.....
Still ,nice to see & hear Ken who looks & sounds remakably agile.

Monday, June 15, 2020

in the woods today, below King David's house.

Please read"The Gallows Pole" http://tiny.cc/4onvqz

The story of 'King David' and the Yorkshire Clearances.
We did it to ourselves well before we did to others...

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2017/06/gallows-poles-ultra-violence-turns-reading-kind-dare

ßénchplayer · St Augustine

Below a slideshow of all the images I have taken over 3 months during Covid.

These images begin on March 13 th in Bury at the last live gig I went to ( with Don & Margaret)

.....and up to today's photos.

I'm not sure what they show, other than my obsessive nature .Make of them what you will. If you cant be arsed watching, instead, here: is a fixed link to the whole Circus.