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John McLeod

@bassjohn66

Husband, father, dog walker, accountant, music collector, vegetable grower, wannabe polymath and member of Edinburgh Festival Chorus.

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Handy for the train station, though!

29.01.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great film though. Finally got round to watching it last night.

10.01.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The secret to being happy in 2026? It’s far, far simpler than you think … Stop stressing about self‑improvement or waiting until you’re on top of everything. This year give yourself permission to prioritise pleasure

Loving this! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

03.01.2026 10:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely one of my favourite Bowie tracks.

23.12.2025 17:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do the charity shops I go to only have a rack full of Jimmy Shand, Perry Como and highlights from Oklahoma????

01.12.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Aussie unions don’t beat around the bush.

22.08.2025 09:28 πŸ‘ 1542 πŸ” 605 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 36

Pre-teenage Fanclub

13.08.2025 08:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Actually, most of us are so conditioned not to drive in bus lanes that we rarely do so, even when they are not operational.…

03.07.2025 08:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember, everything Netanyahu does is to keep himself out of prison. For the sake of one crook's liberty, tens of thousands of people have been murdered, and now a possible full-scale war has been provoked. Israel must rise up and unseat him.

13.06.2025 05:53 πŸ‘ 1745 πŸ” 468 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 27

"Most of the areas overtaken by Molinia [...] would favour temperate rainforest: a vanishingly rare, rich + complex habitat."

This single species of grass now artificially dominates probably many 1,000s of km2 in Ireland, creating vast deadzones.

Yet here too, it's scarcely mentioned.

09.06.2025 07:30 πŸ‘ 257 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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The workload consultative ballot is now open ✊

‼️‼️If you have not received your ballot email, please email ballot@eis.org.uk with your name and place of work for a new ballot to be sent to you ‼️‼️

06.06.2025 14:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Never knew you had such an extensive back catalogue!

01.06.2025 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Doesn't even know the rules of dominoes....

19.05.2025 11:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not their best. A good album (and worth keeping). Just pales in comparison to the majestic Aja.

22.02.2025 17:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes there is a call for smooth funky background music..... Probably worth keeping.

22.02.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Β£2 ????

18.02.2025 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Still love that album!

15.02.2025 12:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent book!

08.02.2025 10:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds of the Suburbs???

Sounds of my early teenage life more like!

08.02.2025 10:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This !!

05.02.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 52138 πŸ” 9229 πŸ’¬ 1484 πŸ“Œ 640

We are gravely concerned about Stirling Council's proposed budget cuts

These include cuts to the music service of around Β£250k, and the reduction of 5 full time equivalent teachers

This will have a resounding impact on both jobs and the children who use the service

πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡

#MusicTeachers

09.01.2025 13:35 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Heard this last summer at the Edinburgh Festival (Bamberg SO under Jakob Hrusa). I sang in Dvorak Te Deum with E F Chorus and this was the second half. Great piece!

04.01.2025 10:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who's Afraid of Y2k? Looper Β· Transmitte (These Things) Β· Song Β· 2015

Celebrating 25 years since the millennium bug panic. Always loved this track.

#indiemusic

open.spotify.com/track/7vmVx5...

04.01.2025 10:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finally, this list will inevitably change by next week......

01.01.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know I have a lot of US based followers here, so I apologise that Mr Prophet is your only rep on this list. It has been a good year!

3, 6, 8, 9, & 10 are all Scottish Indie label releases - mostly the superb @lnfg.bsky.social. However, you will find them all on spotify if you are intrigued.

01.01.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Part 2

3 Chrysanths - Leave No Shadow
4 Elbow - Audio Vertigo
5 Last Dinner Party- Prelude to Ecstasy
6 Pearlfishers- Making Tapes for Girls
7 Chuck Prophet (ft Qiensave?)- Wake the Dead
8 Savage Mansion- The Shakes
9 Xan Tyler- Holding Up Half The Sky
10Wojtek The Bear- Shaking Hands with the NME

01.01.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

OK - 'tis 1st Jan. The right and proper time to post a best albums of 2024 list.

So with apols to those who are fed up with them, here is mine (in alphabetical order as ranking would just be too difficult).

1 Beabadoobee - This is how tomorrow moves
2John Bramwell - Leave alone the empty spaces

01.01.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was just wondering the other day if you had done another one.

Will give it a spin.

15.12.2024 17:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Vaughan Williams - Sancta Civitas

15.12.2024 15:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That is much more of a priority, I would suggest. Why should the cost of green energy from the UK depend on oil and gas producers and their political agendas?

13.12.2024 12:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0