Hopstretch

This was, surely, peak 80s hair?

Marillion -- Fuck Everyone And Run

I thought the caption went with this picture and was, like, "Okay, I guess?"

The Fall -- Slates

Leonard Cohen -- You Want It Darker

Hackpy Birthday!

RIP Mr. Conti. [emoji53]

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I agree with both of you! Zenith's horrible aesthetic choices in recent years have definitely let down their very creditable technical heritage.

This Zenith CP2 reissue is pretty nice, I think.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Diner steak and eggs. Left the potatoes.

Leagues -- Alone Together Enjoyed muchly!

Double Shackburger and cheese fries at Shake Shack.

Happy Birthday!

Only the finest vaporware ...

Nikolay is either wearing a cup, or his reknown as a sabreur appears well founded.

The Dandy Warhols -- Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia

The way sterling is going, I'll be on Buckfast before long.

Started it way earlier than planned! Up at 2:30 am -- insomnia is back after a welcome absence of a few years. It's even evolved a resistance to the most potent known traditional remedy, back copies of The Economist. [emoji37]

Oh dear, you've been a very, very naughty sub-editor, haven't you? Yes, you have! And you think it's clever, don't you?

Took my son to the annual Autumn Motorsports Day at the Brooklands Museum, site of the famous prewar British speedway. Many, many fine cars were out on the track -- including two retired but still frisky F1s (former rides for Nelson Piquet and Fernando Alonso), scores of vintage Bentleys, JPS Lotuses, a gang of Martini Racing Integrales. It was a good time! Best sound by far, though, was the 24-liter Napier-Railton. OMG what a machine ...

The Mary Onettes -- Islands Can't remember who turned me on to them but know it was someone here. Thanks! Such a good wistful-rainy-day album.