John Terry
@oakelmash.bsky.social
Anamist. Husband & Father. Retired social worker.
Citizen of the Culture. Born Wessex/Mercia borders. Now live in the Wapentake of Salfordshire. Arts and Crafts, New Worlds/Interzone SF, vinyl & hardbacks, standing stones, ley lines, cider and cheese.
Citizen of the Culture. Born Wessex/Mercia borders. Now live in the Wapentake of Salfordshire. Arts and Crafts, New Worlds/Interzone SF, vinyl & hardbacks, standing stones, ley lines, cider and cheese.
Farmers' market tomorrow - first of the year. I may buy a farmer...
Ray Charles
Blues In The Night
youtu.be/Dr-McSXdFEQ
Ray Charles
Blues In The Night
youtu.be/Dr-McSXdFEQ
Ray Charles - Blues In The Night (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ray Charles
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January 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Farmers' market tomorrow - first of the year. I may buy a farmer...
Ray Charles
Blues In The Night
youtu.be/Dr-McSXdFEQ
Ray Charles
Blues In The Night
youtu.be/Dr-McSXdFEQ
Derrick Morgan - Fat Man (1968) Trojan 626 A
YouTube video by DON DIEGO
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January 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Sleepy time in Wessex - goodnight my little mushrooms!
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
Full Moon
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Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
Full Moon
youtu.be/FTG1bxrgMYw
Captain Beefheart - Full Moon (live in Manchester 1974)
YouTube video by slydogmania
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January 15, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Sleepy time in Wessex - goodnight my little mushrooms!
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
Full Moon
youtu.be/FTG1bxrgMYw
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
Full Moon
youtu.be/FTG1bxrgMYw
Another day in Paradise over - and tomorrow, further joy unbridled.
Al Bowlly, Ray Noble And His Orchestra
Why Stars Come Out At Night
youtu.be/qkuvhu-5Ob0
Al Bowlly, Ray Noble And His Orchestra
Why Stars Come Out At Night
youtu.be/qkuvhu-5Ob0
Al Bowlly - Why Stars Come Out At Night 1935 Ray Noble
YouTube video by warholsoup100
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January 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Another day in Paradise over - and tomorrow, further joy unbridled.
Al Bowlly, Ray Noble And His Orchestra
Why Stars Come Out At Night
youtu.be/qkuvhu-5Ob0
Al Bowlly, Ray Noble And His Orchestra
Why Stars Come Out At Night
youtu.be/qkuvhu-5Ob0
Night stopped play. Time to slumber deep and drink in the Dreams Inn.
Nat King Cole
It's Only a Paper Moon
youtu.be/IIQFJGru-xI
Nat King Cole
It's Only a Paper Moon
youtu.be/IIQFJGru-xI
Nat King Cole - It's Only a Paper Moon
YouTube video by Luar Furtado
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January 13, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Night stopped play. Time to slumber deep and drink in the Dreams Inn.
Nat King Cole
It's Only a Paper Moon
youtu.be/IIQFJGru-xI
Nat King Cole
It's Only a Paper Moon
youtu.be/IIQFJGru-xI
Reposted by John Terry
✂️ Yesterday I finally responded to @agakowalska.bsky.social’s challenge to make a collage from a single piece of packaging. I present to you a green (tea) woodpecker, made from a big Yorkshire Tea box. It was fun and I’ll be rooting through our recycling bin for more materials later on ♻️
January 12, 2026 at 8:13 PM
✂️ Yesterday I finally responded to @agakowalska.bsky.social’s challenge to make a collage from a single piece of packaging. I present to you a green (tea) woodpecker, made from a big Yorkshire Tea box. It was fun and I’ll be rooting through our recycling bin for more materials later on ♻️
Batteries running low - need to power down for the night. To the Napcaves!
David Bowie
Star
youtu.be/QaOpjkBeJEc
David Bowie
Star
youtu.be/QaOpjkBeJEc
David Bowie - Star (live 1978 Stage)
YouTube video by The Burning of the Midnight Amp
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January 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Batteries running low - need to power down for the night. To the Napcaves!
David Bowie
Star
youtu.be/QaOpjkBeJEc
David Bowie
Star
youtu.be/QaOpjkBeJEc
Another day, another night - the eternal jostle. Goodnight my mushrooms!
David Bowie
Moon of Alabama
youtu.be/4aqkyDspB3M
David Bowie
Moon of Alabama
youtu.be/4aqkyDspB3M
David Bowie Performs ' Moon of Alabama' Live Germany 1978
YouTube video by widthofacircle
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January 11, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Another day, another night - the eternal jostle. Goodnight my mushrooms!
David Bowie
Moon of Alabama
youtu.be/4aqkyDspB3M
David Bowie
Moon of Alabama
youtu.be/4aqkyDspB3M
He's still out there, somewhere.
And I am wandering off to The Nightland. Goodnight!
David Bowie
Let's Spend The Night Together
youtu.be/d1CGX_xRdWs
And I am wandering off to The Nightland. Goodnight!
David Bowie
Let's Spend The Night Together
youtu.be/d1CGX_xRdWs
David Bowie - Let's Spend The Night Together (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, 1973)
YouTube video by fables
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January 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM
He's still out there, somewhere.
And I am wandering off to The Nightland. Goodnight!
David Bowie
Let's Spend The Night Together
youtu.be/d1CGX_xRdWs
And I am wandering off to The Nightland. Goodnight!
David Bowie
Let's Spend The Night Together
youtu.be/d1CGX_xRdWs
No snow - feel robbed! Damned chilly though. And now to hike over the fields to Far Nod. Goodnight!
John Coltrane
On a Misty Night
youtu.be/bnHPvZtyJ_Q
John Coltrane
On a Misty Night
youtu.be/bnHPvZtyJ_Q
John Coltrane_On a Misty Night
YouTube video by eastend0003
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January 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
No snow - feel robbed! Damned chilly though. And now to hike over the fields to Far Nod. Goodnight!
John Coltrane
On a Misty Night
youtu.be/bnHPvZtyJ_Q
John Coltrane
On a Misty Night
youtu.be/bnHPvZtyJ_Q
Hitchhiking to The Nightlands - see you at sparrowfart, hopefully with some snow.
David Bowie
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
youtu.be/6ceScy_OVmU
(Has he really been gone 10 years?)
David Bowie
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
youtu.be/6ceScy_OVmU
(Has he really been gone 10 years?)
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
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January 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Hitchhiking to The Nightlands - see you at sparrowfart, hopefully with some snow.
David Bowie
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
youtu.be/6ceScy_OVmU
(Has he really been gone 10 years?)
David Bowie
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
youtu.be/6ceScy_OVmU
(Has he really been gone 10 years?)
Time to snuggle down - hope Travis Head gets a snorter while I sleep. Doesn't seem like it though. #ashes2025
Portishead
Wandering Star
youtu.be/JXkondOj7pg
Portishead
Wandering Star
youtu.be/JXkondOj7pg
Portishead - Wandering Star (LIVE recording at Studio 104)
YouTube video by JavTheGreat
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January 5, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Time to snuggle down - hope Travis Head gets a snorter while I sleep. Doesn't seem like it though. #ashes2025
Portishead
Wandering Star
youtu.be/JXkondOj7pg
Portishead
Wandering Star
youtu.be/JXkondOj7pg
Slippin' and Slidin' from Here's Little Richard
YouTube video by Little Richard
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Listening to TMS - and a wicket falls. Time for me to declare for the day, and head to the Pavilion for a snooze.
Bruce Springsteen
Dream Baby Dream
youtu.be/06fCMfcMnqk
Bruce Springsteen
Dream Baby Dream
youtu.be/06fCMfcMnqk
Dream Baby Dream
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Listening to TMS - and a wicket falls. Time for me to declare for the day, and head to the Pavilion for a snooze.
Bruce Springsteen
Dream Baby Dream
youtu.be/06fCMfcMnqk
Bruce Springsteen
Dream Baby Dream
youtu.be/06fCMfcMnqk
Sleep calls - and who am I to refuse her siren call? Goodnight!
Joni Mitchell
Moon At The Window
youtu.be/WOOjU3O4gvs
Joni Mitchell
Moon At The Window
youtu.be/WOOjU3O4gvs
Moon At The Window
YouTube video by Joni Mitchell - Topic
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January 3, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Sleep calls - and who am I to refuse her siren call? Goodnight!
Joni Mitchell
Moon At The Window
youtu.be/WOOjU3O4gvs
Joni Mitchell
Moon At The Window
youtu.be/WOOjU3O4gvs
Felling fat as a barrel with food and drink - time to waddle off to sleep!
Tyrannosaurus Rex
By The Light Of A Magical Moon
youtu.be/jPW0etp8pcI
Tyrannosaurus Rex
By The Light Of A Magical Moon
youtu.be/jPW0etp8pcI
By The Light Of A Magical Moon BBC version - Tyrannosaurus Rex
YouTube video by A Thousand Mark Feld Charms
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January 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Felling fat as a barrel with food and drink - time to waddle off to sleep!
Tyrannosaurus Rex
By The Light Of A Magical Moon
youtu.be/jPW0etp8pcI
Tyrannosaurus Rex
By The Light Of A Magical Moon
youtu.be/jPW0etp8pcI
'Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk (1947)
YouTube video by djbuddylovecooljazz
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January 1, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Just been for a walk up Gallows Hill, near Inkpen. Freezing cold - brilliant sunshine - magnificent views. But guess who forgot his phone....
December 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Just been for a walk up Gallows Hill, near Inkpen. Freezing cold - brilliant sunshine - magnificent views. But guess who forgot his phone....
My first 45 - still own it. What a tune. Enduring love of space and Joe Meek productions.
Orion looks bright tonight, but I see no attack ships. Time to ride the rocket to Planet Sleep.
The Tornados
Telstar
youtu.be/ryrEPzsx1gQ
Orion looks bright tonight, but I see no attack ships. Time to ride the rocket to Planet Sleep.
The Tornados
Telstar
youtu.be/ryrEPzsx1gQ
The Tornados ~ Telstar (1962)
YouTube video by TheOldrecordclub
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December 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My first 45 - still own it. What a tune. Enduring love of space and Joe Meek productions.
Orion looks bright tonight, but I see no attack ships. Time to ride the rocket to Planet Sleep.
The Tornados
Telstar
youtu.be/ryrEPzsx1gQ
Orion looks bright tonight, but I see no attack ships. Time to ride the rocket to Planet Sleep.
The Tornados
Telstar
youtu.be/ryrEPzsx1gQ
Reposted by John Terry
Sessile Oak with no name, or a name that only other oaks know - Nettlecombe Park, Williton
Photo: Jeroen Philippona
Photo: Jeroen Philippona
December 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Sessile Oak with no name, or a name that only other oaks know - Nettlecombe Park, Williton
Photo: Jeroen Philippona
Photo: Jeroen Philippona
Antepenultimate day of the year done - snow on the way, it seems for 2026. So time to wrap up warm and float off to The Nightland.
Peggy Lee
I Go To Sleep
youtu.be/ixAkS3k78XM
Peggy Lee
I Go To Sleep
youtu.be/ixAkS3k78XM
I Go To Sleep
YouTube video by Peggy Lee - Topic
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Antepenultimate day of the year done - snow on the way, it seems for 2026. So time to wrap up warm and float off to The Nightland.
Peggy Lee
I Go To Sleep
youtu.be/ixAkS3k78XM
Peggy Lee
I Go To Sleep
youtu.be/ixAkS3k78XM