Glad I didn’t stay out late last night .. 😊

Breakfast of champions .. in the sun with one of my favourite poets, Pearse Hutchinson

The worst day in the history of Irish vinyl when 60,000 records went up in smoke at a warehouse near Dublin airport. Rock ‘n’ roll history reduced to a smouldering pile of charred plastic. Brian O’Kelly former boss Comet Records tells me his story. www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz...

Dublin Central .. 🙂

bringing their krautrock over here....TONIGHT

If you’re in Dublin in June you might take a peek … “Visions of America 1978-79” at Powerscourt Townhouse Centre #SOFineArtEditions #HiToneBooks #WendyErskine www.hotpress.com/culture/hors...

“Rows and floes of angel hair…” 🙂

I thought I was in Robert Plant’s crib earlier …. 😉

I’m skeptical.

You tell me..

How ya like now 🙂

Cork, what a county. Its September 1934 and the Derry Journal reports that at a cinema dance in Buttevant, Co. Cork, all the women there refused to dance with the fascist Blueshirts. A Blueshirt announced that they had paid their way in and if no girls would dance with them.. [1/2]

The Dublin Street Photography Festival is a WOW! Among the events, the great Corna Fean leads a two hour photography street walk tomorrow (Sunday) from 2pm. Sold out .. but I’d say you could squeeze in. Maybe see Meryl Meisler in action 😃✌️ share.google/5D1J29dpd7Nu...

Passing Rathgar National School today (opposite AE’s old home), I spotted art on the railings and inspected each piece twice. Most enjoyable. Marvellous! Great stuff 😃✌️(I’ll add a few random images)

Laurie Lee’s book (with an Introduction by Robert Macfarlane) arrived in the post today, 1st of May, from a distributor in Sweden. I’ve no idea who sent this lovely gift. Can’t recall who mentioned Lee to me recently (doh!). But I thank them 💕

Got a new dance, and it goes like this (Pt.2)… 🙂

Got a new dance, and it goes like this… 🙂

I was sluggish this morning after a weekend that included a stint at the #Rush Festival of Writing. But then I discovered this thoughtful gift from Megan at #RedBellyCandles & got such a lift that the ink started flowing 😃 #gratitude 💕

Sea wall 🙂

As you can see, there was a varied turnout in Rush yesterday to hear myself and the great @patcarty.bsky.social shoot the breeze at the Festival of Writing 😁

Here’s a photo I took of the magnificent 3-meter tall bronze statue of human rights campaigner Roger Casement, by sculptor Mark Richards, at the Dún Laoghaire Baths overlooking the Irish Sea 🙂

Palestine flag flying at U.S. embassy Dublin

Welcome sunshine 🙂

Trump must do well on the air miles 🤔

After we played at the legendary Winterland in San Francisco April 1978, I went on a skite for a few days 😳 This snap outside City Lights Bookstore. Originally on KALX station, the show is out in a limited edition clear vinyl edition for Record Store Day. 1978? Omg😁

I don’t want to start a row but I suspect this might divide opinion…. 1967. 😁✊ parade.com/news/1967-re...

A little welcome woodland action after the Easter storm .. 🙂

Advice 🙂

It’s been eleven years and it still hurts (if you let it) George Byrne - mouthy celestial lodger RIP

today is maverick poet Anne Waldman’s birthday - me, she, Syd Straw at a Ginsberg/Burroughs party for their interviews book on Three Rooms Press. Anne kindly wrote the introduction to my Allen Ginsberg “Material Wealth” book.

Starting the day with some late nite grooves .. make Boyz II Men great again 😁

March Madness. Drew Dernavich cartoon in New Yorker 🙂

Didn't get even a single like for this: you are all absolutely dead to me.

Great recording, this @theprongs.bsky.social Acting on Orders: Live at the Grand Social Dublin @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @itsonlyrockandroll.bsky.social @paulsimpson.bsky.social @richwatson.bsky.social @edhodgson.bsky.social theprongs.bandcamp.com/album/acting...

So there was this cat called Saint Patrick and….

“It’s a moving world, but that’s no reason to shoot some of those missiles…” (David Bowie - Fantastic Voyage)

When I need to rewrite or edit or start again, I think of this .. and take heart 😃

“Morning!” 🙂

..… waiting to happen

Backstage at the Ambassador Theatre in Dublin Can't wait to sing for y'all! RS

God morning head… good morning head … good morning head……

Join up for our ‘Boots on the Ground Ballroom.’

Roger McGough can always raise a smile .. and my spirits. This from Holiday on Death Row (Jonathan Cape, 1979)

City centre, Dublin, 2026.

Attention Dublin, Ireland: Friday evening September 4th At Chapters bookstore; Pat Thomas in conversation with Stuart Bailie and Eamon Carr !

London band @legsssssssss appeal for guitars/gear robbed in Dublin includes “Fender Telecaster Butterscotch, Mexican Fender Vintera 60s Stratocaster Modified Burgundy Mist Metallic PF Fender Squier Stratocaster Pink Fender Classic ‘60s Mustang Bass” www.hotpress.com/music/london...

Tunes weeknights 8-10pm @rteradio1.bsky.social.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU