Loki, God of Mischief (Tuesday 23rd January 2024)

Going back to Trowbridge to reclaim my camera gave me another opportunity for a Loki photo session. He posed somewhat reluctantly.

Earlier I'd called in at Dick Lovett's for a Q&A about Buzz and been shown the first appearance of some of the forthcoming 2024 range of Mini Coopers. I sat inside a Countryman to see the new uncluttered look of the controls and interior which will be common to all models.

L.
Sunday 28.1.2024 (1136 hr)

Blip #4023 (#3773 + 250 archived blips taken 27.8.1960-18.3.2010)
Consecutive Blip #000
Blips/Extras In 2024 #000/266 + #002/100 Extras
Day #5052 (1221 gaps from 26.3.2010)
Lozarithm's Lozarhythm Of The Day #3163 (#3003 + 160 in archived blips)

Taken with Panasonic/Leica DC-LX100M2 Micro 4/3rds

Lozarhythm Of The Day:
Melanie - Ruby Tuesday (recorded 1970, Wessex Studios, London)
R.I.P. Melanie Safka (3 February 1947, Queens, New York NY - 23 January 2024)
Melanie (vcl, gtr) with Alan Parker (gtr), Alan Hawkshaw ( kbds, org), Harold McNair (flute), Herbie Flowers ( bass gtr), Barry Morgan (drums),
Lee Holdridge (string arrangement)
I had a couple of Melanie's singles and her Lay Down (Candles In The Wind) vinyl album in 1970, and her version of the Stones' Ruby Tuesday was always a favourite. The strings were added in New York.
The song evolved from a basic melody Brian Jones brought in to the studio in 1966 and helped arrange. Although credited to Jagger/Richards Mick Jagger had nothing to do with the composition. The lyric was by Keith Richards and was written for Linda Keith, his fashion model ex-girlfriend (Who could hang a name on you/ When you change with every new day?/ Still, I'm gonna miss you). She had moved to New York and hooked up with Jimi Hendrix (introducing him to Chas Chandler, thus leading to the formation of the Jimi Hendrix Experience).

One year ago:
The Woodland Garden