Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred
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Coda Records - Rare And Legal Bootlegs
Introduction A bootlegger is someone who sells illegal goods. Today, bootleggers are most likely to sell pirated movies or music. This word comes from bootleg and, in particular, the trick of hiding a flask inside a boot. Bootleggers smuggle illegal things, and sometimes legal goods too, in order to avoid paying taxes.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
A Day In Preston: Revisiting My Past Part One
Introduction On the 22nd of May 2024, I finally got myself in gear to go back to visit my hometown (hence the Springsteen video) of Preston and treat my sister to a birthday meal which should have happened in August 2023, but you can read about that here:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Wander
It Happened. Top Story - May 2024.
Introduction Three years ago I joined Vocal to win a big prize. That never happened, but this did. What Did? As you know I have a fascination with numbers and tend to track what happens to my account via Vocal's flawed statistics. As I hit certain numbers of stories, I tend to share them with others on Vocal.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Writers
A Day In Preston: Two Great Eating Places
Introduction Last August I decided to take the train down to Preston and take my sister Yvonne for a birthday meal. I got to Carlisle and then found out that the trains were delayed, and further delayed and then cancelled. That meant I couldn't get down, so we cancelled and I went back home.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Feast
Mary Anning - A Dinosaur Villanelle
Introduction This story came in on my Facebook feed and I thought it was a suitable subject for the current Vocal Dinosaur challenge. Because the main subject is a female archaeologist rather than her dinosaur discoveries it will probably not be considered, but the post below is very illuminating.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
Careful With That Axe Eugene - Five Words and a Scream. Content Warning.
Introduction A blog post on Seven Days In was getting some attention and you can read it here: It got me thinking about the Pink Floyd song and the effect it has on the listener, and what those few words really mean.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
Angel Numbers
Introduction I thought I had finished with all the interesting numbers on my Vocal posts mainly going through the ones that matched with what I regarded as significant years and some with repeated numbers, though one of my favourites was story 1234 which, for obvious reasons was a Ramones playlist.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Geeks
Despair And Misery In Darkness
Introduction In this story, I use two forms of AI, one for the picture and one for the music, which features the poem as a dark metal song. The words and writing are all mine and I will never let AI encroach on my words.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
