Warsaw Klub Pogłos: A Nice Refreshing Bottle of Beer

As the UK Subs were heading towards their encores on Sunday night, I decided to have a breather with a bottle of Perła (one of the best Polish beers) downstairs at the Klub Pogłos:

Really liked the laid-back atmosphere in this downstairs room.

UK Subs Live at Warsaw Klub Pogłos 28th January 2018

Not having been to a gig since the beginning of December, it was good to get the 2018 concert season underway with the UK Subs at Warsaw Poglos last night:

Despite having quite liked UK Subs while I was still at school (back in the late 1970s/early 1980s), I don't really know the band's material much beyond the famous tunes ('Stranglehold'; 'Tomorrow's Girls'; 'Warhead' etc.), but felt I had to get to this gig for nostalgia (we all love the music from our schooldays, of course).

Got to take your hat off to Charlie Harper still going strong:

Got a few shots of the band setting their gear up on stage:

 

Enjoyed the gig a lot, this being the first time I'd seen UK Subs (better late than never, I guess).  Rather foolishly missed the chance to see the band when they played the Horse & Jockey pub on Rochdale Old Road in Bury, Lancashire when I was living a stone throw's away from there in the mid-1990s.

Last night was also the first time I'd been to a gig at the Klub Poglos in Warsaw.  With the sell-out crowd, the place seemed a bit of a sweatbox, but I guess things would be a lot more comfortable if it was about two-thirds full.

Marrows from Eastern Poland

Must get round to eating these marrows from Eastern Poland, they've been on the window sill long enough.

I ate a longer, more rectangular-shaped marrow (from Eastern Poland) a couple of weeks ago and it was definitely tasty enough.

Funny thing is, when I got round to cutting open the 'marrow' on the left above, it turned out to be a small melon.

Warsaw: The Men in the Bushes Disappear

Finally, the men who lived in the bushes from about last April have disappeared. 

Guess that they must've left at the end of the first week in January when the temperature started dropping below zero regularly.

Only the blackbirds and crows walk on the now snow-covered ground where the men in the bushes had pitched their makeshift tents made from long black plastic sheets:

It's now hard to imagine that a small group of homeless men made their home in these bushes for eight months or so:

Guess that the dead tree below is where the men in the bushes got their wood from for their small campfires:

And the tree below is where I sometimes saw their probably dew-damp sleeping bags hanging from:

Really hope the men from the bushes have found somewhere warm to stay as the serious part of the Polish winter seems to be starting.

My 52nd Birthday

It was my 52nd birthday today.  The pictures here are from a long, long time ago.  The top one is from Sanderson Street in Bury, Lancashire in the late 1970s, and the bottom one the early 1980s:

This was the time when my love of music was just starting to ferment, having been introduced to Rush; Blue Oyster Cult; Deep Purple; Led-Zep; Black Sabbath; Kiss; Kansas; Styx; UFO etc.

My Mental Jukebox Part 7

This is a song that has been dominating my mental jukebox recently:  'I Don't Believe in Love' from Queensryche's classic 'Operation Mindcrime' album, being done above by (former Queensryche vocalist) Geoff Tate's band Operation: Mindcrime at Warsaw Progresja in late 2015.

Can still remember an old mate of mine, Daz George, being mad on this tune, and having it blaring out from his stereo (many years ago now).

Eastern Poland: A Beautiful Blanket

Love this blanket with its image of a female dog and her puppies.  Sitting on the blanket here is Kotek next to my copy of Thomas Hardy's 'The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid'.