This spot seems now to be the most violent location in #Manchester. I used to work in the building opposite, this was my view from the desk. Would have a pint in that pub, where #Morrissey went cruising with #JamesMaker, after work, though colleagues warned me: "Don't go in there, everybody's gay!"
September 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This spot seems now to be the most violent location in #Manchester. I used to work in the building opposite, this was my view from the desk. Would have a pint in that pub, where #Morrissey went cruising with #JamesMaker, after work, though colleagues warned me: "Don't go in there, everybody's gay!"
March 31, 2026 at 9:27 PM
.........10/10 No One Can Hold A Birthday Candle To You #JamesMaker www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgEY...
Raymonde - No one Can Hold A Candle To You
YouTube video by The Iceman
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October 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
.........10/10 No One Can Hold A Birthday Candle To You #JamesMaker www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgEY...
There's a powerhouse live rendition of Handsome Devil from The Smiths' gig at The Hacienda that year - their first without #JamesMaker.
John cannot hide his irritation at the preponderance of Manchester bands - The Chameleons make an appearance too.
John cannot hide his irritation at the preponderance of Manchester bands - The Chameleons make an appearance too.
February 3, 2026 at 8:38 AM
There's a powerhouse live rendition of Handsome Devil from The Smiths' gig at The Hacienda that year - their first without #JamesMaker.
John cannot hide his irritation at the preponderance of Manchester bands - The Chameleons make an appearance too.
John cannot hide his irritation at the preponderance of Manchester bands - The Chameleons make an appearance too.
#Morrissey actually pretty decent in #SanAntonio last month, a rousing return to form. Second number a clattering #BillyBudd, one of his songs about his diresputable friend #JamesMaker.
youtube.com/watch?v=R6O5...
youtube.com/watch?v=R6O5...
Morrissey Full Concert [HD] LIVE SAN ANTONIO 1/10/2026
YouTube video by JYeahJasonJude
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February 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM
#Morrissey actually pretty decent in #SanAntonio last month, a rousing return to form. Second number a clattering #BillyBudd, one of his songs about his diresputable friend #JamesMaker.
youtube.com/watch?v=R6O5...
youtube.com/watch?v=R6O5...
A great shame the show was cancelled. Morrissey's old friend #JamesMaker now lives in Valencia. Might have seen an outing for No-one Can Hold A Candle To You, Jimmy's song from Raymonde that #Morrissey covers.
"Doctor, I have trouble sleeping."
"Go and see the great singer Morrissey, you'll be asleep in no time."
"But Doctor..."
"Go and see the great singer Morrissey, you'll be asleep in no time."
"But Doctor..."
March 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM
A great shame the show was cancelled. Morrissey's old friend #JamesMaker now lives in Valencia. Might have seen an outing for No-one Can Hold A Candle To You, Jimmy's song from Raymonde that #Morrissey covers.
"SNOWED in in SASKATCHEWAN!!!"
#DestinationBreakdown #Raymonde #RPLA #JamesMaker #DykeOnABumTrip
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#DestinationBreakdown #Raymonde #RPLA #JamesMaker #DykeOnABumTrip
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SASKATCHEWAN
I saw it this morning. A thick ribbon of salamander black and yellow encroaching on the southern far horizon around twenty-five miles away. In late June, God pushes a lever which gears a system, a …
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December 8, 2024 at 1:58 PM
"SNOWED in in SASKATCHEWAN!!!"
#DestinationBreakdown #Raymonde #RPLA #JamesMaker #DykeOnABumTrip
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#DestinationBreakdown #Raymonde #RPLA #JamesMaker #DykeOnABumTrip
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When they get things so wrong so early, you despair of watching further.
Steve Pomfret had already been asked to vacate the band as bass guitarist and been replaced by Dale Hibbert for their debut at the Ritz in 1982; with fifth Smith #JamesMaker on maracas and go-go dancing.
Steve Pomfret had already been asked to vacate the band as bass guitarist and been replaced by Dale Hibbert for their debut at the Ritz in 1982; with fifth Smith #JamesMaker on maracas and go-go dancing.
August 15, 2026 at 2:55 AM
When they get things so wrong so early, you despair of watching further.
Steve Pomfret had already been asked to vacate the band as bass guitarist and been replaced by Dale Hibbert for their debut at the Ritz in 1982; with fifth Smith #JamesMaker on maracas and go-go dancing.
Steve Pomfret had already been asked to vacate the band as bass guitarist and been replaced by Dale Hibbert for their debut at the Ritz in 1982; with fifth Smith #JamesMaker on maracas and go-go dancing.
Will we be hearing from Jimmy?
No mention of founder member and go-go dancer #JamesMaker
#Raymonde #RPLA
www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/bbc-...
No mention of founder member and go-go dancer #JamesMaker
#Raymonde #RPLA
www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/bbc-...
BBC: "The Rise And Fall Of The Smiths" - July 13, 2026 (June 25, 2026)
The Rise and Fall of The Smiths
On Monday 13 July, BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds present The Rise and Fall of the Smiths, an eight-part podcast series, presented by Steve Lamacq and Elizabeth Alke...
www.morrissey-solo.com
June 25, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Will we be hearing from Jimmy?
No mention of founder member and go-go dancer #JamesMaker
#Raymonde #RPLA
www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/bbc-...
No mention of founder member and go-go dancer #JamesMaker
#Raymonde #RPLA
www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/bbc-...
#Morrissey should commune with his young self (far left, black cardy and glasses); so thrilled by the Sex Pistols at the Free Trade Hall - where he was blown off the stage in '86 by #JamesMaker and #Raymonde - transformed by the New York punk of the Dolls, the Stooges, Patti Smith and the Velvets...
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
#Morrissey should commune with his young self (far left, black cardy and glasses); so thrilled by the Sex Pistols at the Free Trade Hall - where he was blown off the stage in '86 by #JamesMaker and #Raymonde - transformed by the New York punk of the Dolls, the Stooges, Patti Smith and the Velvets...
#Morrissey's go-go dancer the immortal #JamesMaker waltzes over the 16th Street Bridge in ¾ time.
open.spotify.com/track/1LDrjz...
open.spotify.com/track/1LDrjz...
Moon over Michigan
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February 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
#Morrissey's go-go dancer the immortal #JamesMaker waltzes over the 16th Street Bridge in ¾ time.
open.spotify.com/track/1LDrjz...
open.spotify.com/track/1LDrjz...
Another lousy Xmas day, making the best of it with a favourite song by my hero #JamesMaker from his Milwaukee Sessions.
There is a genius line;
"They're over the 16th Street Bridge"
which is truly transformative, referencing the Milwaukee civil rights movement.
open.spotify.com/track/1LDrjz...
There is a genius line;
"They're over the 16th Street Bridge"
which is truly transformative, referencing the Milwaukee civil rights movement.
open.spotify.com/track/1LDrjz...
Moon over Michigan
open.spotify.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Another lousy Xmas day, making the best of it with a favourite song by my hero #JamesMaker from his Milwaukee Sessions.
There is a genius line;
"They're over the 16th Street Bridge"
which is truly transformative, referencing the Milwaukee civil rights movement.
open.spotify.com/track/1LDrjz...
There is a genius line;
"They're over the 16th Street Bridge"
which is truly transformative, referencing the Milwaukee civil rights movement.
open.spotify.com/track/1LDrjz...
Another brilliant piece by Jimmy.
The greatest rock star who ever lived has become a superbly thoughtful and insightful writer and journalist.
(P.S. Only #Morrissey is allowed to call him 'Jimmy'!)
#JamesMaker #Raymonde #RPLA
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The greatest rock star who ever lived has become a superbly thoughtful and insightful writer and journalist.
(P.S. Only #Morrissey is allowed to call him 'Jimmy'!)
#JamesMaker #Raymonde #RPLA
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THE MONSTERING OF AILEEN WUORNOS
Between November 1989 and November 1990, Aileen Carol Wuornos, a sex worker, murdered seven men with a High Standard .22 revolver along the I-75 highway in central Florida. On January 9th, 1991, Wu…
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November 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Another brilliant piece by Jimmy.
The greatest rock star who ever lived has become a superbly thoughtful and insightful writer and journalist.
(P.S. Only #Morrissey is allowed to call him 'Jimmy'!)
#JamesMaker #Raymonde #RPLA
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The greatest rock star who ever lived has become a superbly thoughtful and insightful writer and journalist.
(P.S. Only #Morrissey is allowed to call him 'Jimmy'!)
#JamesMaker #Raymonde #RPLA
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The transcendent #JamesMaker on his 2004 single with #Noko440 on #Morrissey's label Attack Records.
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JAMES MAKER: I’m Unbearable
“I’M UNBEARABLE” ‘I’m Unbearable’ was the B-side of the single, ‘Born That Way’. Recorded in 2004, it was one of several songs co-written with Noko 440, who plays all the musical instruments and pr…
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August 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The transcendent #JamesMaker on his 2004 single with #Noko440 on #Morrissey's label Attack Records.
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The auguries show a glimmer and the algorithm belches up a wonder. #Morrissey paying his tribute to a great artist with his #Raymonde cover. #JamesMaker
youtube.com/watch?v=SYbt...
youtube.com/watch?v=SYbt...
Morrissey - No One Can Hold A Candle To You
YouTube video by TroupeDeLoup
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August 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The auguries show a glimmer and the algorithm belches up a wonder. #Morrissey paying his tribute to a great artist with his #Raymonde cover. #JamesMaker
youtube.com/watch?v=SYbt...
youtube.com/watch?v=SYbt...
#JamesMaker on the awful Peter Wyngarde. There's no fooling Jimmy, who immediately identified Wyngarde as a ‘Dorothy Squires fan club moderator’!
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DEPARTMENT S & THE MAUVENESS OF PETER WYNGARDE
When a crime proves too baffling by Interpol, the case is referred to Sir Curtis Seretse, the Paris-based head of Department S. Under his direction work a trio of talented sleuths:Stewart Sullivan …
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June 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
#JamesMaker on the awful Peter Wyngarde. There's no fooling Jimmy, who immediately identified Wyngarde as a ‘Dorothy Squires fan club moderator’!
jemaker.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/d...
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Some wonderful pictures of David here. Only saw him the once - watching from deep midwicket, on the same bill as #Morrissey and #JamesMaker, both of whom he influenced and energized so profoundly.
www.theguardian.com/music/galler...
www.theguardian.com/music/galler...
David Johansen: a life in pictures
The New York Dolls frontman has died aged 75
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Some wonderful pictures of David here. Only saw him the once - watching from deep midwicket, on the same bill as #Morrissey and #JamesMaker, both of whom he influenced and energized so profoundly.
www.theguardian.com/music/galler...
www.theguardian.com/music/galler...
Jimmy is absolutely killing it on WordPress! I imagine him seated with his parents to watch Penelope Keith, each with their rostrum ashtray - as described by #Morrissey in his Autobiography - ready to plunge them dimps into oblivion. #JamesMaker #Raymonde #RPLA
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SEDITION IN SEVENTIES SURBITON
My mother eschewed BBC as too stuffy, old-fashioned and ‘full of old films’, preferring the Fablon modernity of Thames Television. Consequently, I was not subjected to the period costum…
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February 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Jimmy is absolutely killing it on WordPress! I imagine him seated with his parents to watch Penelope Keith, each with their rostrum ashtray - as described by #Morrissey in his Autobiography - ready to plunge them dimps into oblivion. #JamesMaker #Raymonde #RPLA
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More thrilling bloggery by #JamesMaker.
Another Jimmy wrote about this self-aggrandizing fantasist and mythomaniac - JG Ballard, who was interned with Cyril at Lunghua. The Japanese were very hard on him, and smashed his feet for misbehaviour.
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Another Jimmy wrote about this self-aggrandizing fantasist and mythomaniac - JG Ballard, who was interned with Cyril at Lunghua. The Japanese were very hard on him, and smashed his feet for misbehaviour.
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DEPARTMENT S & THE MAUVENESS OF PETER WYNGARDE
When a crime proves too baffling by Interpol, the case is referred to Sir Curtis Seretse, the Paris-based head of Department S. Under his direction work a trio of talented sleuths:Stewart Sullivan …
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February 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
More thrilling bloggery by #JamesMaker.
Another Jimmy wrote about this self-aggrandizing fantasist and mythomaniac - JG Ballard, who was interned with Cyril at Lunghua. The Japanese were very hard on him, and smashed his feet for misbehaviour.
jemaker.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/d...
Another Jimmy wrote about this self-aggrandizing fantasist and mythomaniac - JG Ballard, who was interned with Cyril at Lunghua. The Japanese were very hard on him, and smashed his feet for misbehaviour.
jemaker.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/d...
Another genius blogpost by #JamesMaker.
‘Oh no, I quite like the brown.’
Readers of Morrissey's Autobiography will note that Broughton is where they ended up after being terrorised by Manchester thugs; and that #Morrissey also ghouled Charles Hawtrey's house.
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‘Oh no, I quite like the brown.’
Readers of Morrissey's Autobiography will note that Broughton is where they ended up after being terrorised by Manchester thugs; and that #Morrissey also ghouled Charles Hawtrey's house.
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CHERNOBYL IN SLINGBACKS
Many of Mike Leigh’s earlier female characters were inspired by and hewn from the real life women who populated his younger life whilst growing up in Broughton, a district of Greater Manchest…
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January 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Another genius blogpost by #JamesMaker.
‘Oh no, I quite like the brown.’
Readers of Morrissey's Autobiography will note that Broughton is where they ended up after being terrorised by Manchester thugs; and that #Morrissey also ghouled Charles Hawtrey's house.
jemaker.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/c...
‘Oh no, I quite like the brown.’
Readers of Morrissey's Autobiography will note that Broughton is where they ended up after being terrorised by Manchester thugs; and that #Morrissey also ghouled Charles Hawtrey's house.
jemaker.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/c...