December 14th in Rory history:
1973 Amsterdam NL Concertgebouw (📸 Brigitte 'Bibi' Lehmann)
1974 Cambridge GB Corn Exchange
1978 Glasgow GB Apollo Theatre
1979 San Francisco USA The Old Waldorf
1982 Philadelphia USA The Spectrum w/ Rush
1987 Bremen DE Stadthalle II
1988 London GB Borderline Club

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

June 17th in Rory history:
1968 London GB The Marquee
1969 Hamburg DE Star Club (📸 Günter Zint)
1971 Cork IRL Savoy Cinema
1974 Southampton GB Top Rank Suite

in Belfast that'll be a Guiness ('Pint of Double')
But looking at the susses maybe Pint of Bass Ale or Smithwicks.
All lovely stuf. Enjoy!!

Nationwide draws up bonus plan that could give CEO £7m payday Building society criticised for proposal that will be voted on next month but says it is prioritising member value

Nationwide Building Society to hike CEO pay package by 43% to £7m.

Interest on savings down. Workers won't get 43% pay rise

No sector immune to fat-cattery.

Govt says wage rises are inflationary but silence on exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.

UFO
+ LET IT RAIN www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5dp...
another from the back of the cupboard 😉👍
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England faces 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 without urgent action England faces 5 billion litre a day shortfall for public water supplies by 2055 – and a further 1 billion litre a day deficit for wider economy.

England faces 5bn litre public water shortage by 2055.

Govt softening people up for bill hikes.

Island surrounded by water has shortage - 1 trillion litres a year lost to leaks, lack of new reservoirs, £85bn paid in dividends, rivers/lakes polluted by sewage.

Crisis created by privatisation.

16th June 2013 - Black Sabbath
Established a new 🇬🇧 record for the longest gap between #1 albums when "13" debuted at #1, 42 yrs & 8 mths after Paranoid reached #.1. @kingludd.bsky.social @crimsonking.bsky.social @merely-chris.bsky.social @pixelsonapage.bsky.social @angusdugg.bsky.social

Quiet Life YouTube video by Japan - Topic

#Top20BookendAlbums
(Unranked)
Day 11

Japan - Quiet Life ❤️🎶👌

Opener < Quiet Life

youtu.be/AO2m-4Uecss?...

Closer > The Other Side Of Life

youtu.be/eyHiP3U1n8U?...

Rory Gallagher - The Music Makers Documentary 1973 YouTube video by Rory Gallagher

June 11th in Rory history:
1967 Cork IRL Cavern Club
1970 Oldenburg DE Weser-Ems-Halle
1971 Newcastle GB City Hall
1972 Bremen DE Radio Bremen Beat Club 79
1973 Dublin IRL Music Makers (RTE broadcast)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ-T...

I think the same!!

This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊

Don’t let Thames Water’s future owners get away with serious environmental crime! Sign the petition: say NO to outrageous demands from Thames Water’s future owners.

The greedy 💩 are at it again. Please sign if you can, we can’t let Thames Water off the hook.

38d.gs/guds

June 9th in Rory history:
1970 Munich DE Circust Krone-Bau
1971 London GB Foxes at The Winning Post
1972 Berlin DE Waldbuhne (poster)

Post Office Horizon IT scandal compensation hits £1bn A total of £1.039bn has been awarded to just over 7,300 sub-postmasters, the latest figures show.

Post Office Horizon IT scandal payouts hit £1bn.

Postmasters pressured into accepting less.

No contribution from PO execs, Fujitsu, lawyers, accountants and others who benefitted from wrongful prosecutions.

Despite evidence no one charged for perverting justice. Will they ever be?

Just a wild guess here - so drump didn’t call in the natl guard or marines on 1/6 because those people wrecking the wh and beating ofcrs were not rioters or “insurrectionists” or putting anyone in danger? Oh yeah! Now I remember!! That riot was to benefit him. Insurrectionist and lawbreaker in chief

Gestapo random raids in California and elsewhere are illegal AF!
National Guard, Marines refuse to comply with Illegal detentions with no habeas corpus, it’s in the Constitution!

Good morning, Jane and Geoff ☕️🤗👊🏼 @janejune.bsky.social
@gjrboston.bsky.social

Nationalisation is the only way to fix the crisis in the water industry Despite the damning evidence the government is clinging on to private ownership of water, which has fleeced customers for 36 years.

Water Follies

In the 35 years before privatisation, 100 reservoirs built; no major English reservoir built since.

Asset-stripping: Thames Water sold-off 25 reservoirs. Southern Water to decommission 43 of 93 by 2030.

Companies paid £85bn in dividends, borrowed £70bn. People fleeced and abused.

May 6th in Rory history:
1969 Welwyn Garden GB Cherry Tree
1972 Watford GB College of Technology
1973 Columbia USA University of Missouri w/ Deep Purple
1975 Le Mans FR Parc des Attractions
1979 Wiesbaden DE Rhein Main Halle (📸 Ian McConnachie)
1982 Ludwigshafen DE Friedrich Ebert Halle

May 9th in Rory history:
1970 London GB Imperial College w/ Tyrannosaurus Rex
1973 West Hollywood USA Whisky a Go-Go
1975 Marseille FR Salle Vallier (📸 Joseph Kolmansky)

May 17th in Rory history:
1964 Crosshaven IRL Majorca Ballroom
1968 London GB The Marquee
1971 Bremen DE Radio Bremen Beat-Club
1971 Bremen DE Gondel Cinema
1973 Houston USA Liberty Hall
1974 Metz FR Palais des Sports
1985 Palo Alto USA The Stone
1986 Dublin IRL RDS Arena Self Aid Festival (📸)

This administration intends to turn us into a full authoritarianism 🤬

Nigel Farage missed debate on Brexit reset because he is holidaying abroad The Reform UK leader, who has made at least nine trips abroad since general election, will return to UK next week

Nigel Farage missed debate on Brexit reset because he is holidaying abroad. He has made at least nine trips overseas since the general election 🤔
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Lorraine and Loose Women AXED for half the year amid huge ITV cuts Lorraine and Loose Women have been axed for  half the year and Lorraine's runtime has been slashed by 30 minutes, as ITV Daytime bosses announced huge cuts today.

Lol. Well overdue! Loose Women is a horrible show!!
"Lorraine and Loose Women AXED for half the year as ITV announce huge cuts" mol.im/a/14731565

way to go, Jake Tapper and CNN!

May 20th in Rory history:
1968 London GB Edmonton Cook Ferry Inn
1971 Cheltenham GB Cheltenham Town Hall
1972 Cambridge GB Corn Exchange
1973 Aurora USA Lottery Club
1974 Paris FR RTL-Studio (📸 Jean-Louis Rancurel)
1985 Tucson AZ USA The Roxy
1986 Lyon FR Bourse du Travail

Happy Tuesday my Friends!
I Hope You Have An Amazing Day!