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Husband, father, blogger, millionaire playboy dressed as a flying rodent (one of these may not be true) Still blogging at glasswalking-stick.blogspot.com

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TBH I don't think it was the music that kept Morrissey awake - it was that light that never goes out.

13.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm struggling to explain to non-fans how 'they found two missing episodes' feels. I think it might genuinely be a whole human emotion only accessible to Dr Who fans, like we're deep sea fish who can smell magnets.

13.03.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 421 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6

Every day Trump makes me hate him a bit more.

13.03.2026 10:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. We must ensure the protection of grossly huge 4x4 status symbols / penis extensions at all times. I'm glad to sacrifice my 2008 Toyota to the grabbing branches of country lanes, as long as Tabitha can get to the polo match on time.

13.03.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

#DoctorWho news of galactic proportions! βœ¨πŸ’™

13.03.2026 06:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Libertines - I Get Along
The Libertines - I Get Along YouTube video by Rough Trade Records

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A song by a band / artist whose name starts with L
I Get Along - The Libertines

Catching up with this challenge after missing a few days - it's the ramshackle charm of those Libertine boys 🎡

12.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I dunno, he looks a right handful.

12.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, gorgeous is the word πŸ‘Œ
I absolutely loved the show, and my wife, who's never really been a Talking Heads fan, had a great time too. The music and atmosphere was so infectious πŸ‘πŸŽ΅

12.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you enjoyed it. We saw him last night. What an amazing performance πŸ‘

11.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The set was virtually half and half solo work and Heads songs, a good balance. I'd recommend you see him, it's an amazing show πŸ‘

11.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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David Byrne at the Manchester Apollo tonight. An incredibly immersive, joyous performance, full of fun, funk and fellowship. Everybody was up and dancing, the band were red hot and Byrne is quite simply a living legend.

10.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready for David Byrne at the Manchester Apollo

10.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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She's an absolute genius, and one of the most compelling performers I've ever seen πŸ”₯

09.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
St Vincent - Masseduction
Madonna - Ray of Light
Lana Del Ray - Born To Die
Taylor Swift - Folklore

08.03.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Real World
Real World YouTube video by Husker Du - Topic

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A song by a band / artist whose name starts with H
Real World - Husker Du

I know they went on to bigger and better things ( although not really as big as they should have been ) but the early Husker Du stuff is just incendiary πŸ”₯🎸πŸ₯πŸŽ΅

08.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Haunted House
Haunted House YouTube video by Gang Green - Topic

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A song by a band / artist whose name starts with G

Haunted House - Gang Green

When I was in a band many, many years ago we used to cover this song - always fun to play 🎡

07.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*That should say "motto", obviously πŸ™„

06.03.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Fishbone - Racist Piece Of Shit (Live on KEXP)
Fishbone - Racist Piece Of Shit (Live on KEXP) YouTube video by KEXP

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A song by a band / artist whose name starts with F
Racist Piece Of Shit - Fishbone

"We are Fishbone and our mottos is: fuck racism and fuck you if you don't like it"
Angelo Moore tells it like it is πŸ”₯

06.03.2026 07:01 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This whole alpha male bullshit makes me sick. Andrew Tate is like a particularly dense, shaved chimp pretending to be a silverback. Thick and proud of it πŸ™„

05.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dusting off my theory that the reason the right wing press went so hard on portraying Media Studies as a "Mickey Mouse degree" in the 1990s is because they didn't want a generation of people growing up able to call out this bullshit.

05.03.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice πŸ‘

05.03.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think he referenced Johnny Alpha as well, which seemed very strange at the time πŸ˜ƒ

05.03.2026 09:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trying to write books for everyone seems to me a surefire way of writing bad books. I’m not interested in writing books for twats. I write books for the cool and nice people whose company I know I’d enjoy if I met them in real life. I’m entirely comfortable with twats hating my books. Bring it on.

05.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
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05.03.2026 06:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
YΓΌ-gung (FΓΌtter mein ego)
YΓΌ-gung (FΓΌtter mein ego) YouTube video by EinstΓΌrzende Neubauten - Topic

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Yu-gung - Einsturzende Neubauten

Thought I'd soundtrack my morning with some Germans banging pieces of metal together and screaming. It's been that kind of week.

05.03.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
DEMOB - No Room For You
DEMOB - No Room For You YouTube video by Winston Punk Smith

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A song by a band / artist whose name starts with D
No Room For You - Demob

Being self-indulgent here as this is a band from my home town. Demob were our original local punk band and had some small success in their field, but split up after 45 (!) years in the biz.

04.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely. Glad to see one world leader at least have the guts to stand up and say "No" πŸ™

04.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A legend! RIP πŸ™

04.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Safely deliver winning"? WTF are these morons talking about? MAGA is a death cult πŸ’€

03.03.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Celtic Frost – Circle Of The Tyrants (Official HD Video)
Celtic Frost – Circle Of The Tyrants (Official HD Video) YouTube video by Celtic Frost

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A song by a band / artist whose name starts with C:
Circle Of The Tyrants - Celtic Frost

I'm revisiting some old thrash / death metal bands for this challenge - not something I listen to a lot nowadays, but it's fun to, er, dig up this stuff 🀘🎸πŸ₯πŸŽ΅

03.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0