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John Spithead

John Spithead

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John Spithead

johnspithead@friendica.world

Working class, vegan FTA, runner (parkrun, marathon, ultra), lefty, Leyton Orient FC, granddad. London - Birmingham - Adelaide.

Listening to music and shouting my unsolicited opinions about it into the void.

All words my own work (unless otherwise stated). I never knowingly use AI.

Moved my photos over from Insta, as part of the de-Metafication of my world.

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Working class, vegan FTA, runner (parkrun, marathon, ultra), lefty, Leyton Orient FC, granddad. London - Birmingham - Adelaide.

Listening to music and shouting my unsolicited opinions about it into the void.

All words my own work (unless otherwise stated). I never knowingly use AI.

Moved my photos over from Insta, as part of the de-Metafication of my world.

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2025-01-28 05:54:01 2025-01-28 05:54:00 2025-01-28 05:54:00 13373732

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Tuesday's vinyl's full of grace.


11/04/17 - No idea what this was.
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Monday's vinyl is fair of face.


10/04/17 - Stand the Storm by Shirley Caesar
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This, my friends, is my youngest child driving me home from the pub. Good on ya, Lily.


8/04/17 - The novelty of seeing my kids driving has never left me.
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Untitled


8/04/17 - It's that Bird of Paradise again.
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At the best fish & chippery in the west.


7/04/17
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Ah, Salisbury - where they've put the Christmas decorations up early.


6/04/17
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Day off and tunes in the post. Sweet.


4/04/17 - Archie Bell & the Drells
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#Largs looking resplendent on my warm morning run.


4/04/17
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It's only ever flowered once, about four years ago. Now it looks like we're getting a double.


31/03/17 - Bird of Paradise. To be fair, it flowers all the time now, it's just that you can't see it very easily because it's too close to the lemon tree.
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2025-01-28 05:41:06 2025-01-28 05:41:06 2025-01-28 05:41:06 13371748

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Tiny yellow fungi in the yard.


26/03/17
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Planted a little fig tree in mi yard today.


4/03/17 - And I'm please to say, it's still alive today.
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2025-01-28 05:23:28 2025-01-28 05:23:28 2025-01-28 05:23:28 13367689

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My op shop dollar find today.


16/03/17 - Bought because it reminds me of Friday nights at the Lyceum in The Strand.
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2025-01-28 09:07:11 2025-01-28 05:20:06 2025-01-28 05:20:06 13366389

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Coorong Sunset


13/03/17
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Pisschrist. Fucking hell.


11/03/17 - Such Is Life Festival, Raglan, Victoria
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Battery Humans


11/03/17 - Such Is Life Festival, Raglan, Victoria
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Untitled


11/03/17 - Such Is Life Festival, Raglan, Victoria.
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Debacle


10/03/17 - Such Is Life Festival, Raglan, Victoria.
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Axillism


10/03/17 - Such Is Life Festival, Raglan Victoria. The only good festival I've ever been to.
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J Ward


10/03/17 - Ararat, Victoria
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Bunjil's Cave, Grampian National Park


10/03/17
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Coquettish basin. #pareidolia


9/03/17
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Untitled


9/03/17 Horsham, Victoria
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Horsham, Victoria


9/03/17
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2025-01-28 04:30:04 2025-01-28 04:30:03 2025-01-28 04:30:03 13358545

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Coonalpyn Silos


9/03/17 - Off to Victoria for the Such Is Life Festival. I'd just chucked my job in.
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I can't help thinking I'm losing a bit of focus in today's meeting.


5/03/17

I can't help thinking I'm losing a bit of focus in today's meeting.

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Man, I love asian supermarket treats.


3/03/17
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You can be the very first person to listen to ny latest all-soul, all-vinyl mix. www.mixcloud.com/switchin-in-the-kitchen-11/


1/03/17
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Adelaide looking picturesque from up Carrick Hill.


26/02/17
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It's a Sun Ra morning.


26/02/17
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It was great. Want a bag of skag now though.


25/05/17 - Odeon Star Cinemas.
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Running again


21/02/17 - No idea why I was running through the Adelaide Botanic Gardens first thing in the morning.
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Unsoundbwoy. Fucking yes.


19/02/17.
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Electronic Cumbia Heaven.


19/02/17 - at Section 8. This was fucking brilliant.
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A taste of the auld country.


There used to be a British-style fish & chip shop in St Kilda.
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#pareidolia Cute speaker.


19/02/17
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Back in the POW. The first Australian pub we ever had a pint in.


19/02/17 - St Kilda.
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Charlotte outside The Standard Hotel.


18/02/17
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Bit worse for wear after a night of drum & bass etc.


18/02/17
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Talking #Hiace talk with the cabby.


17/02/17
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Melbz, gird yer loins. Here I come.


17/02/17 - At Adelaide Airport, on a plane, waiting to fly off to Melbourne.
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