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Does anyone have some good recommendations from Bill’s involvement with this project? Which songs did Bill Nelson play on? https://www.invisiblegirl.co.uk/archive/the_invisible_girls.html

It would seem that I am in a minority in my view that children are, for the most part, wonderful and magical, and may be the best part of our species - I am now ready to be a father but illness, my age and the increasingly precarious state of our homeworld, not to mention the seemingly insurmountable hurdles to adoption all make it impossible for me to be a dad. I am aware, from many things which are said, that I would be told that my view of children is unrealistic - after all, 'adult right/child wrong, adult good/child bad. child problem/adult solution' - does this sound familiar? We seem to have a bizarre set of reasons for deciding on the inclusion of children in our lives (although I use the word 'inclusion' advisedly as it seems common to keep ones' children at arms' length) - there is a long list, which we have all heard at some point and it goes like this; to have 'something' of my own to love - to cement a relationship - to prove oneself to be an adult - to prove ones' maturity - to offer up to ones' god of choice - to live through vicariously - to carry on a name or bloodline - to lift Ma and Pa from poverty - and, my favourite, 'someone who will love me unconditionally'. This last one, in particular, is a gigantic red flag and, as with the others, shows that a potential Junior is of no consequence, and is certainly not seen as a person in their own right, and cannot be seen as having rights. The idea of one-way unconditionality is linked to the old awful idea of 'honour thy father and mother', wherein Ma and Pa are allowed to do as they please to Junior, who should welcome whatever rancid cr*p is thrown their way. This is not on - I've been there,seen the movie and have the t-shirt as has my wonderful lamented sister -as she used to say, ' throw some food their way, do the bare minimum and wait in tension for them to leave home'. I don't see how we can possibly be on the right track to being good parents when we are largely incapable of relating to them, understanding them, respecting them, and having no interest in the wonder of being part of knowing your child, learning about them and from them, and being completely involved in their rapid personal evolution; children are not fashion accessories, ornaments or fixtures, they are each a person, an individual and human, deserving of respect, understanding and the very best that we should give, to protect and nurture the best in each child - we owe them - it is we who decide to bring them into our lives, and if we are failing them, be honest, and give them up for adoption so that they may just have the chance of the lives which they deserve. I know that if I were able to have the two daughters for whom I long, I would worship them, but it is too late for me. I hope that if this post is to be pulled for whatever reason, that at least one person may recognise what I have written and comment or maybe comment just to b*ll*ck me - unpalatable opinions and so forth. Thanks to Dreamsville.

I have in my collection somewhere a concert recorded from the BBC of, (if I remember correctly), Red Noise. As I say I cannot be certain as it might be a Be Bop Deluxe concert. So I need some help please! Bill on introducing; (I think) Out of Touch; (hence me thinking it is Red Noise) comes up with the words, 'Sputum Cups at the Ready'. I want to find this recording which is probably on a cassette in my store room so I can get it converted for play from my server, but could do with a few more clues before I go hunting; i.e. is it Red Noise and if so were the words said before Out of Touch? Does anyone else remember this? I know there is a BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show session (17 February 1979) on the latest version of Sound on Sound that includes Out of Touch, but I haven't got this CD to hand to play and check if it is the same track.

What's the difference between the 1995 Gyroscope version of this album vs the Cocteau 2012 version if any? Help is always appreciated. Joel

Yes, 24 July would be Mick’s birthday. We miss you, man. .

Fleetwood Mac co-founder has died aged 73. One of Bill’s many influences - RIP

A very overdue journal entry now posted for you to read. A brief catch up with more recent events and concerns...

I've always been interested in British cinema and the history of, and indeed the (usually) wonderful art deco architectural design of these, once, wonderful places. A terrible shame such lovely buildings, bursting with life and soul in their heyday, have been subjected to such indiscriminate decimation in recent times..This may be interesting to fans who share an interest in Bill's earlier days, and a little glimpse of 'how things used to be'...just a couple or so pictures and a link to a very short video, maybe only 40 or 50 seconds in length, but nice to see...first time I've seen it (I think), which prompted this post. "The Regal Cinema was designed by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) in-house architect William R. Glen, and opened on 9th December 1935. It has a town centre location on Kirkgate at the corner of Sun Lane facing into, and visible from, the town centre. Not as large as some later ABC houses the Regal Cinema accommodated 1,594 but had a full stage 26 feet deep behind the 43 feet wide proscenium. The interior was rather plainer than many of Glen’s cinemas with concealed lighting under the balcony and at the rear of the ceiling and pendant fittings casting light upwards towards the front of the cinema. It was renamed ABC in 1962 and became a triple operation from 11th November 1976 with screen 1 seating 532 in the balcony using the original screen and projection suite and screen 2 (236 seats) and 3 (170 seats) in the rear stalls area. It was taken over by Cannon Cinemas chain in April 1986, and was renamed Cannon. It closed in 1997 following the Cineplex multi-screen cinema opening in December 1996 and has been empty and for sale since. A covenant restricting its use to film exhibition has been the reason the site has not been redeveloped or alternative uses found for the building." The above quote is a contribution made by Ian Grundy to the Cinematreasures website. I don't even know if the Regal is still standing anymore...probably been demolished for a car park, or 'plaza'🙄, or something. Lovel building in it's heyday...buildings like this just seemed to pull you in! Sad sight. Here's the link to the video...Please bear in mind it's very short https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGCHnJeL2e4 AND, as a brief aside, a little related history fact about ODEON cinemas. Odeon cinemas were built by Oscar Deutsch, a British businessman and entrepreneur, who opened his first cinema in 1928 and built an empire of nearly 300 Odeon's, before his untimely death in 1941....and!, ODEON stands for: 'Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation'.. Remember the lady that used to come round with the little tubs of ice cream and wooden spoon, Kia Ora (I've still got my early 1970's badge), chocolate, cigarettes etc?..seems like a million years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDFeDBXY190

It's Bandcamp Friday!!! This month sees the digital release of the fantastic 'Return To Tomorrow', the Nelsonica 12 convention CD containing a collection of the archived tracks from the mid 80s to early 90s... If you missed out on the original CD, head to Bandcamp and support the artist!

Butlins Filey Holiday Camp

Just had my second and the doc asked me who my favorite artist was before the anesthesia hit and his phone pulled up Do You Dream In Colour ? ...don't think I made it past icebox...get one if you're of age 'specialy you guys

Late posting this, but just in case you haven't seen this, I thought you Bill and DV members would enjoy watching it...It put a smile on my face and a warmth in my heart...Good on Toyah and Robert, and a really nice version aswell..😎

I've been listening to lots of Japan recently and. last night I dreamt that Bill was performing Japan with Be Bop deluxe along with 10 geishas dancing (I am not joking) Japan is amazing

Noah Berger .

Can't remember wether this has been posted before, but if it has here it is again 😉 Sister Seagull https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jVfOLcrNjs