Also, there’s something in the pipeline that will neatly mark three years exploring and championing Leeds’ goth heritage. My goth journey won’t end, of course, but this will feel like a fitting end to the first phase.

My genre is PINK ROCK.

This was last year’s Heritage Open Days event. The Bridges of Leeds audio trail is still live and will continue to be here: leedsnomad.com/bridgesofleeds This year’s HODs event follows the same format. It’ll be another city centre audio trail, this time focused on alternative music in Leeds.

Heritage Open Days research.

I see @countbinface.bsky.social has already discarded his mask. Better luck next time. Mind you, it is a bit warm for a mask today.

And then I went to see Garbage.

A few newies at LeedsNomad.com

Was invited onto Radio Leeds earlier to talk about a plastic carrier bag.

Sad to report the end of the Old Morrisons Carrier Bag of Woodhouse Moor. Drift off on a gentle breeze, sweet little bag. You will be missed. Here are a few old pics.

It’s been a funny old day so far.

This time next week I’ll already have done a v early walking tour on the theme of ‘TIME’: Pace & pulse, continuity & change, minutes & millennia, geology & fashion, founding & dissolution, speeding up & slowing down, starting & finishing, memory & imagination. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/time-in-le...

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Thought I heard someone say "Harrogate is like New York." It was actually "Harrogate is, like, near York."

Well, if this is progress, I’m joining the Luddites. #totp

Whose idea was the B*Witched + Ladysmith Black Mambazo thing? Not a comment on either artist, just that it really doesn’t work in any way. #totp

It’s true! My talk next month - ‘What’s Leeds GOTH to do with it?’ - explores my now three-year journey into Leeds’ dark side. 🔵 Thursday, 2 July, from 1 - 2pm 🔵 Leeds Art Gallery’s Henry Moore Lecture Theatre 👉 www.leedsphilandlit.org.uk/shop/whats-l...

🎶 In Motorcity there’s nothing to do but say YEAH! and call each other BAY-BEE! 🎶

Saw a bag printed with a message proudly claiming to be made of ocean plastic. It’s good to know that all that work we’ve done filling the seas with our plastic waste over the decades is finally paying off, giving birth to a new industry, presumably providing jobs for fish in underwater factories.

It’s especially nice when you chat to someone about how you brought The Mission back to the scene of their first photoshoot to retake it, and they say “Oh, I know” and point to their brother in the pic.

This isn’t a political post, but I read something about candidates visiting every home in the by-election twice. Thinking back to last night and recent events, I’m wondering what percentage of the Leeds population I’ve spoken to about goth culture. Has to be pretty high.

Took the pop-up goth exhibition to Project House for the Tainted Love disco, along with a few badges and tees and things. Danced far more than a man behind a stall should have expected to. Also think I’ve found the perfect ‘Choose Leeds’ and ‘Choose Goth’ Venn diagram overlap.

First Armley Gyratory, whatever next? leedsnomad.com/product/morl...

Would you?

Sure.

Someone suggested I should try being less niche.

Minnie has decided she’s a seagull. I’m not buying it.

It was a great day. The goths took over the museum. The thing about running a stall is you can’t leave it, so apologies for the lack of great goth pics. Though I did manage to sneak a bit of video which I’ll likely share tomorrow. So many amazing conversations. Only just coming up for air.

It’s now World Goth Boxing Day. This is when we’d go round to our goth gran and grandad’s, and all the #goth aunties, uncles and cousins would be there. We’d sing goth songs round the goth piano, and the mystery goth relative, who first appeared in 2003, would be lurking by the goth buffet.

Happy #worldgothday. I can’t believe it’s a year since we launched the Leeds Goth Hall of Fame. Tomorrow, we’re back for a goth museum takeover. I’ll be be there with the pop-up Leeds Goth Museum and quirky prints, pins and other things. See you by the gift shop?

Ker-ching!

I think Sam has just enough room on his outfit for one of my enamel pin badges. #eurovision

Feel like I’ve just been hexed. #eurovision

Just joined, so I’m wondering if all countries or just Croatia have been given the Force Ghost treatment in the filmed bits. #eurovision

Forgot it’s #eurovision. Not like me at all. Just joining in at bangaranga.

This, along with my other beer writing can be found here. linktr.ee/kaakaapo

The new Tyke Taverner contains my piece on a winter dark beer festivals including Back in Black at Victoria Craft Beer Cafe in Halifax and Damity at @amitybrewco.bsky.social, and some blue beers as well. My first cover piece! ☺️ bradford.camra.org.uk/stand-up-for...

Thought someone’s snot had landed on the screen. Then I zoomed in.

Last year, I bought a filing cabinet in Leeds Nomad blue. Today, I received a second filing cabinet in Leeds Nomad blue. Next year, I will not be buying a filing cabinet in Leeds Nomad blue.

They’re here and now in the web shop. #goth

Absolute chaos in my kitchen preparing the exhibit and stall.

Potted meat.

New in the web shop. Mine’s black, no sugar ☕️ leedsnomad.com/product/choose-goth-coaster #goth

Should be fun.

Had to mock this up. Couldn’t resist the pink.

More Leeeeeeeds tales to be told. Coming late summer.

They’re here.

Give over always reminds me of my grandad along with what's to do and turrah

Humber Street Gallery 2017 :)

Had to tip some ideas out of my head. This place is good for that.