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After the stultifying heat of yesterday (106 degrees, in old money!) it is much more pleasant today. Still hot, but much more tolerable. I am planning (and intend doing) as little as possible today, aside from essential cooking. No chores that won't keep until tomorrow, nothing socially, so a pleasant and relaxing day|!

In fact, I have done a quick Google search, and the local 'legend' tells of the Gaolbreak, but the facts are somewhat different! (as with most local tales, I suppose) I found this online: Reform Bill Heads of Friargate These somewhat eerie looking heads Designed by Timothy Clapcott Show one of Derby’s many story’s to had, The "Reform Bill Heads" (more often known as the "Friar Gate Heads") commemorate the Reform Bill riots of 1831 during which the people of Derby took to the streets to demand the right to vote. The heads in this sculpture capture one of the best known events of that night, depicting the rioters breaking into the Goal and the condemned men coming up into the light escaping from the underground cells. And a YouTube video of the 'Heads'.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocjE_-iSQ9s

And in a flash, I found one pic! My son took a few, but this is the only one I can find so far.And not nearly as many heads on show,as I remembered. But then, memory came back, and I recalled that there are a few more heads on the other side of the tree (the roadside!) which cannot be seen here, but I know my son took quite a few shots, I will continue to search,and if I find anything good, will post it!

I have a couple of pics that my son took, somewhere on my hard drive! I will try and find them and post them. As I said, the Gaolbreak was in Victorian/Edwardian times, and a group of convicts managed to dig a tunnel out of the Gaol. They surfaced somewhere around where a ree now grows (records are very patchy for the period!) and a few years back, a local artist was commissioned to create a memorial sculpture of the event. He chose to model a bunch of 'heads' peering up out of the ground,around where the tree now grows. It is a small but impressive display, often totally missed by passers by, who fail to even notice it!

Actually OLDER than the profile pic! But in fairness, that is a sculpture of a forty year old victorian criminal who tunelled out of our local Gaol (now defunct) and the sculpture was only comissioned in the 1980s. There are about twenty of these 'heads' peering from the earth, around a tree, which is roughly where the original escape tunnel came out!

Greetings and welcome from another 'older gent'!

I have not listened to many audiobooks, but the jewel in my small collection has to be Rob Inglis reading 'The Lord of The Rings' books.He also does a great job on 'The Hobbit' but LOTR is a brilliant piece of reading. He also sings many of the songs from the story, to tunes he apparently made up himself! And after a while, you know which character is speaking (as he reads the lines) from subtle changes of voice in the narration.

Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings

A quiet relaxed sunday for me! Had a visit from my lovely Grandaughter yesterday, who has been coming on Saturdays for years, but now she has left school and started work, her weekends are not always free! In turn I visited an old friend and put the world to rights for an hour; so today, nothing special planned. May go for a walk later, depending on the weather. It is looking ominous at the moment, with dark clouds scudding across the sky. I will enjoy preparing (and eating!) my Sunday lunch, as ever; and maybe watch a bit of old classic TV on my streaming device!

Me and Julio (Down by the Schoolyard) - Paul Simon

Followed an ambulance the other night and a small box fell from it. Stopped and picked it up, and it contained a severed big toe.Packed in ice and marked 'human tissue for transplant.' I rang the hospital and asked if they would collect it, with an ambulance and they said no; they would sent a tow truck.

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band

Check out M.R.James collections of Ghost stories and H.P.Lovecraft's weird fiction! Stephen King may be another choice for you, although many readers find him divisive and either love or hate his work!

Hold Back The Nigjht - Graham Parker & The Rumour

Hold On, I'm Coming - Sam and Dave

Already 20 degrees here and threatening to get hotter as the day progresses.

Baby,Now That I've Found You - The Foundations

I belong to several forums (fora?) and find that Facebook and similar things seem to have taken the heart out of them, as many folk would rather share pics of their breakfast/dog/cat/car/etc than chat between themselves and maybe learn something!

disreputable

Recently watched the terrible remake of Stephen King's 'Firestarter' so to prove I was not losing my memory, I re-read the book to check that hardly anything in the new film,was in the book! Having whetted my appetite for a bit of King re-reading (I have read all his books!) I am currently re- enjoying 'From a Buick 8' which is one of the weirder ones; not outright horror,which many people assume Kings work will be, but more into Lovecraftian weirdness, if you will. Also, loosely connected to his 'other world'/Dark Tower series,without being actually part of that series! I know King is a divisive writer; I have a relative who reads four or five books a week,and covers many genres/authors/types of writing; but he has a block about SK and will not read anything of his.

You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - The Beatles

I always remember as a young lad, falling for Lorna Doone when I read RD Blackmore's book of the same name!

Where The Streets Have No Name - U2

Poor Man's Son - The Rockin' Berries

Started,and am struggling a bit, with 'Bloodline' by Felix Francis. I have read and enjoyed all the Dick Francis books, and the last few with his name on were allegedly co-written with his son Felix. The last few were 'okay' but not great. This one, under Felix' own name seems to be floundering around looking for a plot! I am about a third of the way through, and will finish it as a matter of course, but it has so far, failed to 'grab me' or my attention!