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Middle aged Everton fan getting back into the C64 and Speccy after many years away, slowly advancing through Ghosts and Goblins, and sometimes watching bad/awesome films.

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(but I think you could still reboot it with a new cast :))

19.01.2026 20:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I met him outside the Liverpool Empire back in the 90s when I was a teenager. I waited by the stage door and asked for his signature (gushed is probably a better word) and he was totally lovely about it when I was comically star struck! Top bloke.

19.01.2026 20:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha yeah I thought it did better than that. Surprised they were all so down on the music as well - I think it's a cracking tune.

14.01.2026 08:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks awesome! Good work

12.01.2026 20:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely cracking album!

14.11.2025 21:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I weirdly saw this one before any of the other movies, so I wasn't that disappointed Jason wasn't in it. I loved it at the time, found it really creepy, but haven't seen it in years. Curious if it holds up!

30.10.2025 16:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How did I not know this! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Great advert, reminds me of the Around the World video by Daft Punk

30.10.2025 16:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Awesome image - very atmospheric

18.10.2025 19:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love BG1 and 2 - I've played them so many times over the years. Have fun!

21.06.2025 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I enjoy freeze for the c64 - nice to see the speccy also getting some love!

19.04.2025 18:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice one, good work! Keep at it, it's a great programme. I did my first ever 5k using it last year at 47 and now I'm hooked. I never saw myself as a runner but somehow it gets you there.

30.03.2025 09:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well done! That's a fantastic time.

24.03.2025 16:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha that's awesome! Nice one

18.03.2025 17:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Enjoyed Your Sinclair but I was always a Crash fanboy. It's probably a bit like how I got into Iron Maiden - the amazing cover artwork was such a draw!

01.03.2025 15:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks great!

27.02.2025 16:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Matt Gray did some seriously awesome tunes.

27.02.2025 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Phew! A bit touch and go towards the end but a great win for the blues

19.01.2025 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On the downside, the script was pure cheese and some of the performances overwrought, and none of the characters ever really felt like real people making real decisions. Still a good cinema experience overall.

16.01.2025 07:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Watched #nosferatu last night. I enjoyed it - it was visually stunning and steeped in an unremittingly eerie atmosphere.

16.01.2025 07:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha yeah. Also Robbie Williams frankly.

15.01.2025 19:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice one

14.01.2025 19:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very sad. Big fan back in the day, and I was touched by his interview in the Guardian a few years back.

14.01.2025 19:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah right! Coyb

14.01.2025 19:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Didn't know that - thanks!

30.12.2024 18:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha ha that was a top slide out of the chair :) I've done that a fair few times this season

26.12.2024 15:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That looks great!

20.12.2024 08:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Disco Elysium was fantastic, and a much shorter experience than BG3. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already.

15.12.2024 15:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He's good at getting shit teams organised and eaking out results. I think he'll do well at Wolves if he goes.

15.12.2024 15:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whoa. It works!

14.12.2024 11:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great song and trickier than it sounds. I played this with a mate (2 acoustic guitars) last year and we just couldn't get the hang of it - we could play the parts fine but all together it just sounded like a dirge! The layering is tricky.

08.12.2024 16:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0