Richard

@vicdon.bsky.social

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Not Vic (but I lived there), not Don (but I am one). Will write for money, or just for the hell of it. https://richardwatt.ca https://bairnsotherevolution.substack.com

Screenshot from the BBC home page showing 'Football 2026' instead of 'World Cup'
Literally nothing I could write here would convey the full splendour of the 1975-76 Partick Thistle squad wearing Victorian moustaches while their manager Bertie Auld looks on wearing a Chelsea Pensioner uniform and looking uncannily like a waxwork model of himself. Featuring future BBC pundit Alan Hansen looking awkward.
Cover of the 1985 Prefab Sprout album ‘Steve McQueen’ showing the band members on a motorcycle in the mist
A clip from the back page of the Aberdeen Evening Express dated December 1st 1975. The story concerns a schoolgirl sent off during a hockey match for swearing - something which is not only beyond belief for the sportsdesk writers, but also is blamed on (and this is a direct quote) "the permissive society, women's lib, etc".
A Turkey Vulture perched on a branch of a tree in a garden on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Front image of the album sleeve of Joni Mitchell’s album ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’
Clipping from the weekly Gulf Islands Driftwood newspaper - text reads as follows: “GISS is the tournament hub, with food vendors, beer garden and where the final games on Monday are held. The schedule can be found on the tournament’s Facebook page. No dogs are allowed at the Porlock Park field. Leashed dogs (and the tournament’s usual baby goats) are allowed at other fields.”
The house finally has a new roof!
View over Ganges Water Aerodrome in Ganges Harbour on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia featuring a Turbo Otter of Harbour Air and a Cessna Caravan of Seair
View of two BC Ferries ships in the Gulf Islands off the coast of British Columbia
View from the deck of the MV Quinsam going from Vesuvius on Salt Spring Island to Crofton on Vancouver Island
Front cover of the Nanci Griffith album 'Last of the True Believers'
Front cover of the 1985 Rush album ‘Power Windows’
Front cover of the 1983 Elvis Costello and the Attractions album ‘Punch The Clock’
Cover of the 1982 vinyl album "Highway Song Live" by the band Blackfoot
List of the four confirmed candidates for the Saanich - Gulf Islands riding in the 2025 Canadian General Election. The Liberal Party candidate is called David Beckham. The other candidates are: Elizabeth May for the Green Party, Cathie Ounsteed for the Conservatives and Colin Plant for the NDP
Front cover of the Emerson, Lake and Palmer vinyl album 'Tarkus' featuring the titular object itself, a cross between an armadillo and a battle tank. The Seventies were a different time...
The Vertigo Swirl record label
Original 1970 record label comprising entirely of the original Vertigo Records logo, known as the Swirl.
Sleevenote from the Gentle Giant album 'Acquiring the Taste' referred to in the parent post. Text reads: "It is our goal to expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of being very unpopular. We have recorded each composition with the one thought – that it should be unique, adventurous and fascinating. It has taken every shred of our combined musical and technical knowledge to achieve this. From the outset we have abandoned all preconceived thoughts of blatant commercialism. Instead we hope to give you something far more substantial and fulfilling. All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste."
front cover of the sleeve of the Canadian release of the vinyl Gentle Giant album 'Acquiring the Taste.' Frankly, it's revolting, but the music is great...
Sleeve of the vinyl album version of the Steven Wilson album 'The Overview'
An image generated from the website DisCovers which shows the front covers of all 215 albums in my physical collection
Sleeve of the original 1984 UK edition of the album 'Brewing Up with Billy Bragg', subtitled ' A puckish satire on contemporary mores'.
Sleeve of the 2019 vinyl pressings of the Cocteau Twins album ‘Milk and Kisses’
Sleeve of the 2024 vinyl issue of the Rush album ‘Test For Echo’
Sleeve of the 2024 vinyl reissue of the Rush album ‘Counterparts’
Sleeve of the 2024 vinyl reissue of the Rush album ‘Roll the Bones’
Cover of the album ‘The Juliet Letters’ by Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet
Cover of the Steven Wilson album ‘The Raven Who Refused To Sing’
Mount Baker taken from above Ganges on SaltSpring Island in late January afternoon sunshine
Bear cub searching for crab apples in the back yard of a house in northern BC
Album cover of Talking Heads album Remain in Light. Features headshot photographs of the four band members with their faces obscured by red paint, leaving only their eyes, nose and mouth visible
Original album sleeve of King Crimson’s Discipline album. Cover is red with a Celtic knot design in a circle in the centre. Sleeve is being held up for display in a wooden stand with ‘NOW PLAYING’ etched into it