#alan holmes

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House 'Keppel' Nairn - Highland, Scotland, UK; 1975

Alan Holmes

«Although the architect had planned to do most of the work himself, time proved unfortunately too short. He therefore had to resort to direct labour sub-contractors at a time of a raging inflation (1974). The resulting cost was higher than estimated and sadly, the Holmes family had to sell the house and move to Inverness.»

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via “Concrete Quarterly, 111” (Winter, 1976)

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Esta la puso el Mono el sábado pasado en La Huelga. "Detroit" de Sounds Incorporated orgía y éxtasis del orégano Hammond a los cuatro vientos. Denso, rítmico corte en la cara B de "The Spartans", single Columbia 1964. Provenientes de Dartford, Kent, "Sonidos" era una banda manejada por Brian Epstein, que primero fue banda de acompañamiento de Gene Vincent, giró con los Beatles en 1964 y fue parte del cartel del célebre concierto en Shea Stadium en 1965, además de tocar en "Good Morning, Good Morning" de "Sgt. Pepper" en 1967. Uno de los líderes de Sounds Inc., el saxo y flauta Alan Holmes, pasó a tocar con los Kinks a principios de los 70.

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John Lennon & Paul McCartney at rehearsals for a special Around The Beatles episode of Ready Steady Go at Wembley Studios in London, England | 28 April 1964 © Alan Holmes

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George Harrison during rehearsals for Shindig! at Granville Studios in London, England | 3 October 1964 © Alan Holmes

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George Harrison & John Lennon during rehearsals for Shindig! at Granville Studios in London, England | 3 October 1964 © Alan Holmes

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Broken Bowls

My dear friend, Alan, passed away a week ago. Here's a little tribute to a genuinely gentle man.

Monday, February 27 READ: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 “Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power may be from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 CSB A mom dropped by my office to discuss how Malachi had traumatized her son, Miles. Miles and Malachi were best friends and in kids club together, apparently one evening Malachi told Miles that when we got to heaven no…

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[Free eBook] Boss of the Diamond-O by Gordon Landsborough [Western]

Boss of the Diamond-O by the late English author Gordon Landsborough, a prolific and pioneering multi-genre pulp fiction writer and publisher, is his vintage standalone western historical action adventure novel, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Pioneering imprint.

This was originally published in 1962 by Brown Watson Ltd using the pseudonym Alan Holmes and was later reprinted by Sabre as part of their Sabre Westerns line.

The story stars a man who inherits a large horse ranch in Nevada, and finds that extensive land ownership carries certain troubles as a deadly determined developer seeks to build a nearby dam, which apparently they combat by triggering a fake goldrush to steal attention and workers away, which in turn leads to a potentially fatal escalation of hostilities.

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Description Gold makes monsters of men…

Alan Tring’s murdered father left him in charge of one of the largest horse ranches in Nevada.

But no one told him that inheriting a Kingdom this size would not only bring wealth, but with a whole other set of troubles.

Luckily, Alan can count on the loyalty of the trusty Diamond-O outfit – Shiner, his childhood companion, the range boss Tex Broome and his father’s right-hand man, Old ‘desert rat’ Timothy.

When a developer from the East by the name of O’Dale shows up with plans to build a dam, Alan and his outfit react in the way they know how – with cunning and a whole lot of lead.

But O’Dale has his own supporters and Trigger Anson is not a man to be messed with.

A plan is quickly formed and Old Timothy lays claim to a heap of gold ore in the Red Desert.

Soon, the gold-fevered residents of Virginia City and the workers of O’Dale’s dam are all rushing there to make their fortune.

Alan appears to have beaten the Easterner this time – but for how long?

Chaos and disorder soon descend and when the Diamond-O horses start to disappear and a worker shows up dead, the real trouble begins.

The outfits’ foray into the desert, in search of the horse thieves, prompts a meeting with a certain Miss Maureen Murphey.

But are those enchanting blue eyes hiding something?

It seems Alan and the rest of the Diamond-O team must rely on more than their fast gun-hands if they are to apprehend the thieves.

Will they catch them? Or is Alan not cut out to be the Boss of the Diamond O?

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[Free eBook] Quick on the Draw by Gordon Landsborough [Western]

Quick on the Draw by the late British author Gordon Landsborough, a prolific and pioneering multi-genre pulp fiction writer and publisher, is his vintage standalone western historical action adventure novel, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Pioneering imprint.

This was originally published in 1953 by Ward, Lock & Co using the pseudonym Alan Holmes. The story stars a hapless man who is experiencing an almost comical string of bad luck who may possibly be able to turn his life around for the better.

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Description Glenister McCreedie was never a lucky man.

Imprisoned for a crime he never committed, deserted by the woman he loved and betrayed by his own family.

His bad luck seems to be running out when he is released early from prison and finds a job on the railroads.

But it doesn’t last long.

First he gets into a fight with a man who turns up dead.

Then, while still on the run, his train is held up by his own brother’s gang.

Then he somehow manages to offend the railroad boss’ daughter, the beautiful Elizabeth.

With the fates out to get him, Glen has to use all his wits and strength to take control of his own destiny.

Will that be enough to see him through, or will his past catch up with him before he gets a chance?

Quick on the Draw is a hard fighting story of the Old West, where lives were cheap and danger was great.