Bénch

Friday, January 11, 2019

"Royal train 1905-06 India"

i took this photo tonight in Manchester My long standing friends & confidants Jim Stridgen & Ken Kersley.;in the Sir_Ralph_Abercromby Pub

So, I went to Hebden Bridge Antique Centre

and found these 3 train related photos.

See other other Sepia Saturday contributions here:

"Royal train 1905-06 India"


"Gierrol a gauehe dces fetits garde"

I have been in Manchester this week. Photos here;
https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/Manchester-jan-2019/

Tuesday, January 01, 2019

2019

Wishing all my courageous readers a good New Year.

Whatever you wish, may it come true .

July 30th 2018. My birthday. Photo i took outside HOME in Manchester opposite the statue of Engels.

Me, Cathy & Chris in Greece when younger .Photo taken my my Mum.

Bob from Bacup was in hospital (Blackburn) on Christmas Day. He's back home now. Me & Chris drove up to Bacup this afternoon to see him. I took this photo of the astronomy centre
Up on the Tops ,on the way over.................

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

2018

view & download these photos (it's free!) here:

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/My-historyfamily/2018/ Your not going to get any description or explaination .You know that, dont you? But it does look like I might have had a good & busy year. I saw surprisingly few gigs this year.
Though what I did see , was quality.
Jane Siberry ("so so good" in my best Donald Trump voice) . I listened to her music in 1997 (long drives from Boston Spa) Every bit as beautiful as I hoped.
British Sea Power ( for the 5th time in my life) Why are they not big?
Simone Felice at The Deaf Institute in Manchester (what quirky venue) .I love the bloke.
But my best gig was Young Fathers in Manchester. So much intelligence.So much forward thinking .a knock out concert.
Young Fathers- Holy Ghost from Oscar Hudson on Vimeo.

Thursday, December 20, 2018

'wondering if any of my young readers will be going to the panto this year?

https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Red's Manchester billboards are coming soon.watch this space.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Saunders_(photographer)

Monday, December 10, 2018

poortoun : "a city with my name on, i will enter in disguise" : Jackie Leven.

see all this week's sepia saturday posts

I am having incredible lucid dreams at the moment: like a box-set I keep getting repeats of 'Previous Espisodes'. Mostly of places I used to live. Hebden Bridge:Halifax:Cheshire:Liverpool:London's East End;London's City ..etc. Warm dreams...but I wake up wondering where I am now......No Partisan!

me in the garden, outside my bedroom............

Jackie Leven:Winchester: 2001. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Leven
It's 7 years since dear sweet Jackie died.......
here is my post from that time...........

This week's sepia saturday theme is around that of "bedroom".

Here are two photos I took of my bedroom in 1972.

I can date them fairly well, due to the wall display.

I was back at my Mum & Dad's house in Halifax after a year in the City of London youth hostel where I had been working.

I display a pencil sketch of me drawn by a lass from Wales. Some underground newspapers & graphics from OZ magazine on the wall.
No Maps you notice? Just a calendar.
Within months, I was off to Liverpool & teacher training college.

This was my security between the two......
Strange to say, I feel myself ( a little) in that same place again...