Michael Ouldred
@michaelouldred.bsky.social
Still breakfasting in the ruins.
I've been listening to Parsons a lot recently but not Burrito Deluxe particularly for some reason.
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I've been listening to Parsons a lot recently but not Burrito Deluxe particularly for some reason.
Tailgating HGVs are the worst problem for me within the variable speed limits on motorways too. Really hate that.
December 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Tailgating HGVs are the worst problem for me within the variable speed limits on motorways too. Really hate that.
I was travelling on a Sunday morning last Summer from Kingston to Staines and it was the first time I had driven in a permanent 20 zone. It did feel very odd for about 15 minutes but you adjust quickly, like driving a van or on the right.
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I was travelling on a Sunday morning last Summer from Kingston to Staines and it was the first time I had driven in a permanent 20 zone. It did feel very odd for about 15 minutes but you adjust quickly, like driving a van or on the right.
Eighteen. I would be hard pressed not to have a dozen Dead albums in any similar list.
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Eighteen. I would be hard pressed not to have a dozen Dead albums in any similar list.
Impossible to choose. Here’s four favourite covers from the year I turned 18.
December 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Impossible to choose. Here’s four favourite covers from the year I turned 18.
They don’t like draughts…
December 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
They don’t like draughts…
Cotoneaster isn’t ‘cotton easter’ apparently.
December 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Cotoneaster isn’t ‘cotton easter’ apparently.
Eleven thanks to Geoff Love (and his orchestra)
December 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Eleven thanks to Geoff Love (and his orchestra)
Sudden urge to listen to Bob Dylan’s Saved?
December 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Sudden urge to listen to Bob Dylan’s Saved?
There will be plenty of people on here who were at that one!
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
There will be plenty of people on here who were at that one!
I read a 100 greatest guitarists list in Mojo or Q or one of those magazines thay put the Colonel at number two behind Hendrix and I wouldn’t argue with that.
December 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I read a 100 greatest guitarists list in Mojo or Q or one of those magazines thay put the Colonel at number two behind Hendrix and I wouldn’t argue with that.
I can still smell the damsons bubbling away in my Mum’s battered old jam pan 40 years later.
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I can still smell the damsons bubbling away in my Mum’s battered old jam pan 40 years later.
What was wrong with just “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year”?
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
What was wrong with just “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year”?
The next stage after that will be the elasticated trousers from Chums that my late father couldn't stop buying...
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The next stage after that will be the elasticated trousers from Chums that my late father couldn't stop buying...
Ditto to both, sadly.
December 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Ditto to both, sadly.
Based on listening frequency alone, it would have to be After the Gold Rush.
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Based on listening frequency alone, it would have to be After the Gold Rush.
Pre-pyramid times.
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Pre-pyramid times.
Correct, but it's on Qobuz, so I can at least give it a listen later.
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Correct, but it's on Qobuz, so I can at least give it a listen later.
Three including my least favourite Tull.
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Three including my least favourite Tull.
I thought that would give me the confidence to tackle Dhalgren by Samuel Delaney. 40 years on and that still remains uncompleted...
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I thought that would give me the confidence to tackle Dhalgren by Samuel Delaney. 40 years on and that still remains uncompleted...
I read it as a teen and really struggled with it!
November 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I read it as a teen and really struggled with it!
Centre Point, one of my favourite buildings in London.
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Centre Point, one of my favourite buildings in London.
Just five, nothing in the top ten.
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Just five, nothing in the top ten.