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7 July 1977 The Rah Band - actually Richard Anthony Hewson, the sole member of the band who played all the instruments - was on Top of the Pops with 'The Crunch'. It got to number 6 in the UK charts. A classic TOTP fake performance - do you remember it? youtu.be/C7_PqlMcP_o?si…

For #mosaicmonday, a superb floor mosaic showing a four-horse chariot race from a house in Thessaloniki, Greece. Imagine having this in the middle of your dining-room floor! An inscription tells us that this team won at the Pythian Games, Delphi, dedicated to Apollo. 3rdC AD.

Saturday afternoon by the sea with a glass of wine.

Detail of the frieze from the Siphnian Treasury at Delphi, c. 525 BC. It shows a battle between the Olympian gods and the Giants. The helmeted head turned towards the viewer manages to convey the horror of being attacked by the lion, even though the face itself is obscured.

13 July 1977 The Jam were meant to play Shuffles, Glasgow, but the venue was changed to Zhivago’s. Here they are in Queen Street In The City with some lucky fans (see what I did there?) Picture by Den O'Harkin #TheJam #OTD

What the hell, Temu?????

It’s #mosaicmonday again. Here’s part of a #mosaic from the threshold of a dining room in Thessaloniki. It probably depicts the Hours. The depiction of personifications relating to time was a symbol of the prosperity of home owners. 3rdC AD

The monogram of Emperor Anastasius I (r. 491 - 518) on a reused Roman brick in Durrës. Anastasius was born here, and was most probably responsible for the city walls I pass through nearly every day. PS. If you know the exact location of this brick I will buy you a drink.

15 July 1978 Rock Against Racism Northern Carnival in Alexandra Park Manchester. Ca 40,000 people attended the gig Photo of the march from Strangeways by Geoff Brown Photos of #SteelPulse & #Buzzcocks by John Sturrock More pics & info: mdmarchive.co.uk/exhibition/we-… #RockAgainstRacism

Statue of Alexander III of Macedon (the Great) in Thessaloniki. He faces east, signifying his huge conquests which reached as far as India. The spears are a representation of the famous long Macedonian sarissa, one of the keys to the army’s successes.

I’m so proud that my Dad, Joseph Bullock, is being awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Dudley. Highest civic honour for D-Day veteran. One of Dudley borough’s oldest surviving veterans from World War II is set to be granted freedom of Dudley borough. councilnews.dudley.gov.uk/news/highest-c…

I so enjoyed listening to this. What a privilege to hear more about your life Gary, and what a journey it was!