Josh Crough
@smokeycrow.bsky.social
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Me summed up in words and hashtags: bicycles, music, travel, ice cream, donuts, coffee, craft beer and the occasional dam map. #yyj #yyjbike #punk #postpunk #indie #hiphop #vinyl #gis #python
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Sent a letter to my local MLA to encourage the government to make a meaningful offer to government workers and can confirm that it feels pretty good to do so! If you don’t believe me, you should try. #bcpoli #bcgeu @ninakrieger.bsky.social
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A Victorian owl napping. #yyj #victoria
Owl in a tree with fall colours.
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No more concessions Mark. Instead threaten to bring back the Digital Service Tax that shouldn’t have been dropped if no concessions are made that benefit Canada. #cdnpoli
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At noon, @robbotterell.bsky.social joined the @bcgeu.bsky.social rally on the Legislature Lawn, alongside BC Green Leader @emilylowan.bsky.social

#solidarityforever #bcpoli
BC Green Leader Emily Lowan, BC Green MLA Rob Botterell, and striking BCGEU workers on the BC legislature lawn.
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Thanks @emilylowan.bsky.social for joining us! #bcpoli #bcgeu #yyj #victoriabc
People with mostly yellow BGGEU flags marching down Douglas Street.
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Finishing off a fine weekend with some Primus, a 2020 remaster of their 1989 live at Berkeley Square album, Suck on This. #progrock #vinylsunday #vinyl #vinylrecords #nowspinning #musicsky
Primus Suck on This vinyl cover and transluscent cobal blue vinyl record on record player.
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They’re no match for Bromptons. Didn’t count but must be 6 or 7 pairs, all were closed in one direction but on return somebody mostly opened one. Could always make effort to open all in one direction for a free-flow on return….
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I heard about but forgot… always gotta leave something for next time though.
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The path between Ucluelet and Tofino may be the most wonderful one Uma and I have ever experienced together. #brompton #yyjbike #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #bikesky
Brompton bicycle on path surrounded by trees and fog.
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The Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet is a pretty special place. #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia
The top of a lighthouse showing behind trees on the Lighthouse loop section of Wild Pacific Trail.
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Heads up Victoria #bcgeu members. Eby may not care about you but Zero Waste Emporium does, with 10% off. #yyj #victoriabc
Zero Waste Emporium sign woth 10% off for BCGEU Members written in chalk.
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MAZZY STAR - The Black Sessions 1993 (Flac)
There was a time long since past, where record companies failed to realise that the unheard or unreleased recordings by major artists they had sitting in the vaults were of value. The packaging and releasing of an ever increasing amount of classic bootlegs usually with anniversary editions by major artists and their most acclaimed albums is now an avalanche and difficult to keep up with. Thankfully the following site: https://superdeluxeedition.com/ (of which I have no affiliation with) is a must visit, if you wish to keep up with new and updated classic releases. The packaging and box sets being released now are such high quality and beautiful objects to own. I recently took delivery of Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 12: 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Deluxe Edition, it was highlighted on the previously mentioned website. Amazon were selling it for £45 so I took the plunge. It's the first Dylan bootleg series I've bought since Vol. 7 No Direction Home. Getting back to my point, the following classic bootlegs are being readied for forthcoming release: **Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here** 50th anniversary (Has unreleased tracks that appear on the boot: **David Bowie - I Can't Give Everything Away** 2002-2016 box (Includes the Montreux Jazz Festival show from 2002 with a near complete performance of 'Low'. **Rolling Stones - Black and Blue** 50th anniversary (Includes the Aux Abattoirs, Paris June 1976 show and the Earls Court show) **Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska** 4CD edition (This one is a bit cheaper than the Tracks 2 issue!) **Jimi Hendrix - Bold As Love** 4CD (This includes the TV show from Sweden in 1967 as well as tracks included on many of the Alternate Bold as Love bootlegs) **Little Feat - The Last Record Album** 4CD (Includes the Orpheum Theatre, Boston 1975 show) The blog is rapidly becoming obsolete, anyway onto boots that have not been released, yet! **Mazzy Star - Black Session (French radio show)** **France-inter, Studio 106** , Maison de la Radio **26 October, 1993** **Session No. 38** recorded live at Studio 105, Paris, France for a radio broadcast There have been two bootlegs downloaded this year so far, that eclipse all others by some margin. Tom Waits 'Barfly on the Wall' previously posted and this one featuring Mazzy Star. This is a quantum leap from any versions circulating. The sound quality on this is fantastic and it has always been a favourite Black Session of mine, despite its previous flaws. While I wouldn't recommend judging a band, new to yourself by hearing a bootleg first. Begin with the studio albums first but this is an exception and you can start here if you've never heard the band before. It comprises tracks from their first two albums, She Hangs Brightly (1990) and So Tonight That I Might See (1993) plus three covers and was included in the 'Bootlegs of the Year 2015-22' document on page 52. **Setlist:** 01. Mary of Silence (8:45) 02. Ghost Highway (3:41) 03. She Hangs Brightly (6:44) 04. Bells Ring (5:22) 05. Halah (3:24) 06. Blue Light (4:56) 07. Ride It On (2:58) 08. Into Dust (5:15) 09. Give You My Lovin' (3:53) 10. Blue Flower (3:50) 11. So Tonight That I Might See (9:40) 12. Hair And Skin (4:07) 13. Rock Section (9:01) LINK
100greatestbootlegs.blogspot.com
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September 30th, 2025. #yyj #victoriabc
Grass dancers ground blessing at the South Island Powwow for Truth and Reconciliation Day.
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The contempt the Eby government has for government workers, along with British Columbian’s, summed up: “BCGEU members waited nearly three hours Monday for government negotiators to arrive, only to receive an offer union leaders say “wasn’t materially different” from the previous one.” #bcpoli #bcndp
BCGEU says government offer falls short as talks collapse
Talks between the B.C. government and its public service union broke down Monday, the first time the union and province returned to the bargaining table since July.
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New Dry Cleaning on the way. #wootwoot #postpunk
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This week felt a bit like a circus so thought a #vinylsunday spin of Beirut’s The Flying Club Cup would fit the theme nicely. #folk #vinyl #vinylrecords #nowspinning #musicsky
Beirut The Flying Club Cup record cover propped behind the black vinyl record that is on a record player.
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The Kneecap saga continues after the concert itself has already been cancelled as it appears Liberal MP Vince Gasparro may have made this decision unilaterally or at least not following proper procedures. All this because they are anti-genocide… #cdnpoli #freepalestine
Is Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap still banned from entering Canada? Were they ever? It's unclear | CBC News
When Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, the parliamentary secretary for combating crime, announced Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap is banned from entering Canada, he cited a U.K. terror-related charge for one memb...
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Ocie Elliott @ Royal Theatre, Victoria BC. #folk #yyj #yyjmusic #yyjevents #musicsky
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Emily Lowan’s a breath of fresh air for #bcpoli and the shakeup we need. A exciting alternative to the other 2 conservative options - the one in power using the moniker of NDP and the other that’s a carbon copy of Alberta’s UCP. Oh, and the other conservative splinter group too. #bcgreens
New BC Green leader Lowan says province must create sustainable funding for cities
Newly elected BC Green Leader Emily Lowan says a wealth tax and a windfall profit tax would bring more money for social services and "ensure that the richest corporations and one per cent in B.C. are ...
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Incentives work when governments want to encourage more bicycle use and less car use. “After one year, rebate recipients increased their e-bike use by an average of 40 kilometres per week and reduced their motor vehicle use by 17 kilometres per week.” #bcpoli #bikesky
B.C.’s e-bike rebates boost affordability, health and sustainable mobility - UBC News
New UBC study finds B.C.’s income-based e-bike rebate program improved access, encouraged active travel and reduced car use.
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Had to take a look for myself. Agree that transition to Clover Point is awkward, but nice to have. #yyjbike
New 2 way bike lane at Dallas Road and St. Charles Street.