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Happy 56th birthday to Nick Offerman, who has always understood the assignment.

Another collaboration,this time with Bono, and Pavarotti. I think this is stunning and beautiful and heartbreaking. Pavarotti is exceptional and this makes me cry every time I hear him. #90smusic #LucianoPavarotti #U2 youtube.com/watch?v=gdcz...

Day 52 of the 365 Day Film Challenge This would make my all time Top Ten. My personal opinion is that this is a masterpiece. #365DayFilmChallenge #DancesWithWolves #KevinCostner

Absolutely love this song. Beautiful collaboration. Love Clannad. Moya Brennan's voice just ethereal. #Clannad #Bono #80smusic youtube.com/watch?v=KsSs...

Day 51 of the 365 Day Film Challenge Shelly Winters 💔 #365DayFilmChallenge #ShellyWinters #ThePoseidonAdventure

Lovely track from Tears for Fears. Probably my favourite of their works with the exception of Listen which is stunningly haunting. But this is uplifting for me. #90smusic #TearsForFears youtube.com/watch?v=vBtz...

Day 50 of the 365 Day Film Challenge. I love this wee film. Think it's very funny and the chemistry between Gosling and Crowe is excellent. Definitely worth a watch. #365DayFilmChallenge #TheNiceGuys

Another in my series of must watch TV series. Preacher. Absolutely barking mad and Joe Gilgun is magnificent. Episode 1, total chef's kiss. #Preacher #JoeGilgun

The main entrance to the Glasgow City Chambers in George Square. Designed by William Young, it was built in the 1880s in a mix of Italianate, Roman, Venetian and Flemish styles. Cont./ #glasgow #doorway #architecture #architecturephotography #citychambers

Beautiful song, for years I didn't realise how brutal it was until I really Listened to the lyrics. Heartbreaking #90smusic #GeorgeMichael youtube.com/watch?v=04-9...

Day 49 of the 365 Day Film Challenge Now this film is very super cool. #365DayFilmChallenge #BabyDriver

Looking over the Kelvingrove area of Glasgow this evening from the neighbouring Yorkhill. Cont./ #glasgow #glasgowtoday #kelvingrove #architecture #glasgowuniversity

Just genius. Gorillaz. #00smusic #Gorillaz youtube.com/watch?v=HyHN...

Day 48 of the 365 Day Film Challenge. Nicholas Cage one of my secret shame movie actors. Love this film. Angelina Jolie saying 'hello ladies ' just super cool. #365DayFilmChallenge #GoneIn60Seconds

Ultimate laid back chill out track. Just perfect. Hope there's never a list your all time top 10 tunes because I won't be able to do it. #70smusic #SteveMillerBand youtube.com/watch?v=snrO...

Day 47 of the 365 Day Film Challenge Now in my 70s reminiscing phase, Saturday afternoon TV movies at my grandparents' house, watching TV lying on the floor. Big, cheesy epic films. Huge movie stars. I still love Dean Martin in anything. #Airport #DeanMartin

Love Salt n Peppa. Sassy! #80smusic #SaltnPeppa youtube.com/watch?v=vCad...

Day 46 of the 365 Day Film Challenge Another favourite, watched on a rainy weekend afternoon with my grandad. Donald Sutherland popping up again, tugging heart strings with his character. So many huge names in this film. #365DayFilmChallenge #TheDirtyDozen

Well said, Billy 👏🏼 #BookSky

In my opinion The Rolling Stones greatest track. Merry Clayton's voice soars and without it the track is nothing actually. Stunning. #60smusic #GimmeShelter #TheRollingStones #MerryClayton youtube.com/watch?v=RbmS...

Day 45 of the 365 Day Film Challenge. Posting this before I forget about it. Hard to find these days on streaming platforms. But this is a great movie. Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neill shining here. Very funny film #365DayFilmChallenge #TheMainEvent

TV series. Didn't think anything could live up to the original film and Edward Fox but Eddie Redmayne does a very good job. Enjoyed this very much. #TheDayOfTheJackal #EddieRedmayne #EdwardFox

Beautiful. Bought this for my mum at the time on 7 inch vinyl. Barbra Streisand just perfection. Lovely song. #70smusic #BarbraStreisand #YouDontBringMeFlowers #NeilDiamond youtube.com/watch?v=450U...

Day 44 of the 365 Day Film Challenge. Barbra Streisand, and EGOT at 27. Brilliant comedic actor. Brilliant singer. Talented up the wazoo! #365DayFilmChallenge #WhatsUpDoc #BarbraStreisand

Multi-colored flower field of Farm Tomita in Furano city in Hokkaido Japan 🇯🇵 🌸🌼🌷🌻🌺

Damn Colbert is a treasure. He very knowingly and intentionally played Linus and Lucy on the air, and the copyright holder joyfully got a fine out of CBS for it and then donated it to World Central kitchen. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Must see TV series continued. Boston Legal. Outstanding. James Spader. Criminally underappreciated. Brilliant in anything, but his courtroom monologues here a joy to behold. #BostonLegal #JamesSpader

And linking to Con Air, in my Film Challenge. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Define irony, singing a song on a plane made famous by a band who died in a plane crash. #70smusic #LynyrdSkynyrd #ConAir youtube.com/watch?v=-p8G...

Day 43 of the 365 Day Film Challenge. My secret movie shame (I have lots of these) Love this movie, love everyone in it. Can watch it over and over again! #365DayFilmChallenge #ConAir

Continuing my must see TV series. Next up, The Night Of starring Riz Ahmed and John Turturro. Both amazing in their roles. Riz Ahmed shining at the start of his career really. John Turturro always criminally underrated. This is a brilliant, dark drama. #TheNightOf

Can't actually believe how old this track is now. Feels like yesterday. Bass line is superb. #80smusic #TheStoneRoses youtube.com/watch?v=NSD1...

Day 42 of the 365 Day Film Challenge. Donald Sutherland is pure perfection. And always a pleasure when Harry Dean Stanton pops up in a movie. #365DayFilmChallenge #KellysHeroes #Oddball

Another compelling and forgotten about TV series. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Such a waste that it wasn't renewed at the time. Brilliantly written and performed. Stellar casting from top to bottom. And should've been Matt Perry's legacy. I can watch it all day long. #Studio60OnTheSunsetStrip

Loved the Specials as a kid. The absolute anarchy of it all. Brilliant music, incisive lyrics, so political. Terry Hall so underrated. We need to get back to some of that. #80smusic #TheSpecials #TerryHall youtube.com/watch?v=mdu7...

Day 41 of the 365 Day Film Challenge. I fully appreciate this has not aged well, with some very inappropriate aspects. But Maggie Smith and David Niven are an absolute delight here and Alec Guinness can do no wrong in anything. Eileen Brennan is perfect. #365DayFilmChallenge #MurderbyDeath

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Call on Scottish Government to demand Environmental Impact Assessments on Data Centres. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...

Despite being a famous Hollywood star if you want to know what sort of person DAVID NIVEN was, the largest wreath at his funeral was from the Porters at Heathrow Airport. It read: “To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a Porter feel like a King.”

"The israeli genocide is in 4K on your telly, so you can’t say you didn’t know, you can only say you didn’t care | Irish actor Liam Cunningham" — Sarah Wilkinson

Another 7 inch purchase at the time. What a tune! #80smusic #AFlockofSeagulls youtube.com/watch?v=opkz...

This is very good. Just now on Netflix. Steve Coogan so good these days. But all the cast here great. #Legends

Day 40 of the 365 Day Film Challenge. Beautifully nuanced. Alan Alda a dream in this. Jane Fonda too, brittle and hurt and heartbreaking, mixed in with pure chaos and comedy. #365DayFilmChallenge #CaliforniaSuite

The original and best by far. And it has Joe Don Baker, very underrated. Brilliant TV series. #EdgeofDarkness

I remember buying this on 7 inch vinyl. Great 80s tune. #80smusic #FictionFactory youtube.com/watch?v=KQBo...

Day 39 of the 365 Day Film Challenge. James Coburn. Utterly mesmerising and cool. #365DayFilmChallenge #TheMagnificentSeven

Compelling TV shows continued. Happy Valley Every single performance is perfection. Beautifully nuanced. Sarah Lancashire so underrated. Gut wrenching drama. #HappyValley #SarahLancashire

Just lovely. Travis. Great band. Inspiration for Coldplay. #00smusic #Travis youtube.com/watch?v=eYO1...

Day 38 of the 365 Day Film Challenge. Beautifully observed. Cinematography is wonderful. And Robert Mitchum. What's not to like? #365DayFilmChallenge #RyansDaughter #RobertMitchum

TV shows that in my opinion are compelling, well written, great characterisation, make you think, make you feel. Starting with this. Best series to come from the USA in years. Al the props to Noah Wyle. #ThePitt #NoahWyle

Day 37 of the 365 Day Film Challenge. An oldie but a goodie. Cary Grant a great actor in anything really. Sophia Loren incredible in this. A great comedic actor. #365DayFilmChallenge #Houseboat