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Martin Dransfield

@mdransfield.bsky.social

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Grumpy, middle-aged hacker. Can probably remember the last time that idea was in vogue and why it failed. Also posting almost nothing at: • https://mastodon.social/@mdransfield • https://threads.net/@martin.dransfield • https://spoutible.com/mdransfield

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · Jan 27

1/8 INTRODUCTION: I should have done this earlier but .... People who aren't in the tiny Facebook group which is the only place I'm really active on social media at the moment are probably wondering why I'm suddenly posting more here. And what's with all the strange hashtags?

Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 57m

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Ashanti, 45 today.

Ashanti - Foolish

YouTube video by AshantiVEVO

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 59m

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Paul Potts, 55 today.

Paul Potts sings Nessun Dorma

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Born on this day in 1968 and died aged 53 in 2021, Carlos Marín Menchero.

Carlos Marin - Bohemian Rhapsody feat. Innocence

YouTube video by CarlosMarinVEVO

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Joey Belladonna, 65 today.

YouTube video by Anthrax - Topic

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Marie Osmond, 66 today.

Marie Osmond - Paper Roses (1973)

YouTube video by Musikladen

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Henri Padovani, 73 today.

YouTube video by The Police - Topic

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Simon Nicol, 75 today.

Dave Swarbrick and Simon Nicol : Widow Of Westmorland's Daughter (live 1982)

YouTube video by Folk rock / Australian rock / MORE!

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Born on this day in 1948 and died aged 48 in 1997, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt (Live at WOMAD Yokohama 1992)

YouTube video by Real World Records

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to John Ford Coley, 77 today.

England Dan & John Ford Coley...Love is the Answer

YouTube video by Ashley Allen

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Alan Wakeman, 78 today.

One Over the Eight

YouTube video by Soft Machine - Topic

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Joe Dolce, 78 today.

Shaddap You Face - Joe Dolce

YouTube video by Soxman2004

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Sammy Hagar, 78 today.

Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55

YouTube video by SammyHagarVEVO

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Keith Christmas, 79 today.

'Country Farm' Live, The Old Grey Whistle Test 1975

YouTube video by Keith Christmas

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Robert Lamm, 81 today.

Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 | Live at Tanglewood (1970)

YouTube video by Chicago on MV

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Born on this day in 1943 and died aged 68 in 2012, Graham Simpson.

YouTube video by Roxy Music - Topic

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Paul Simon, 84 today.

Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence (Audio)

YouTube video by SimonGarfunkelVEVO

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Chris Farlowe, 85 today.

Chris Farlowe - Out Of Time (1966)

YouTube video by Beat-Club

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Born on this day in 1940 and died aged 81 in 2022, Pharoah Sanders.

Love Is Here [Part 1] (Live)

YouTube video by Pharoah Sanders - Topic

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Born on this day in 1921 and died aged 70 in 1991, Ivo Livi, known as Yves Montand.

YVES MONTAND - Les Feuilles Mortes

YouTube video by Δημήτρης Βογιατζόγλου

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 1h

#MMLifers Born on this day in 1909 and died aged 47 in 1956, Arthur Tatum Jr.

ART TATUM LIVE [EXTREMELY RARE FOOTAGE]

YouTube video by ahwham

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 22h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Calum Scott, 37 today.

Calum Scott - You Are The Reason (Official Video)

YouTube video by CalumScottVEVO

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 22h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Martie Maguire, 56 today.

The Chicks - Wide Open Spaces (Official Video)

YouTube video by dixiechicksVEVO

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 22h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to Brian Kennedy, 59 today.

Brian Kennedy - A Better Man

YouTube video by BrianKennedyVEVO

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 22h

#MMLifers Happy birthday to David Vanian, 69 today.

The Damned - New Rose (Official HD video)

YouTube video by UnionSquareMusic

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Martin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 22h

#MMLifers Born on this day in 1955 and died aged 62 in 2017, Patrick Michael DiNizio.

The Smithereens - A Girl Like You

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