The spark has literally gone out!

Not saying I’m old but this is the only well wisher that’s called me today for my 65th!

“65, eh! That’s a big one. Bet you’ve got something wild and exciting planned to mark the occasion” “Well, I’ve just got a new book on East European Kiosks so prob just gonna sit and read that!”

I honestly couldn’t tell you how often I’ve watched this film. Must be in the twenties or even thirties. But when it’s on, as in @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social, has to be done

“93 minutes to 65”, Skip Doncaster, 2025

Just rethinking my time at Switched On in Whitby. Had to bail early cos of head stuff, but what a friendly, supportive group of people you get there. Even I, who’s not the best at social mixing, felt welcome there. Cheers for organising it @rebeccasubphotic.bsky.social @davidowen.bsky.social

It’s years since I’ve done train cans. Not the best of beers but it was cheap and cold

Who said late nights in Whitby could be spooky!

More artists from Switched On on Whitby

I do like electronic music but sometimes you need to get away from the drone and have a quiet cheap pint in the local “office”

Remote in my lodge has a special button to activate me

Söme of the ärtists sö fär at Switched On in Whitby

I know it’s only quarter to three but this is the only holiday I’m having this year so why not?

Two fifty ish Jacamo boys just came into the lodge before me. Balding and chunky. One said jokingly to me “this is my boyfriend”. If they only knew about Triga videos!

“Red Car, Ghost Car”, Skip Doncaster, 2025

Lodge for the weekend. Bit pokey, and they haven’t honoured my request for a solid oak writing desk and bureau, but it’ll do

Skip’s journey home last night

Off on a wander

Strange Tales 72, 1959. Art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.

Tv shows I have enjoyed but never got round to the second season of The Last Of Us Squid Game Raised By Wolves The Witcher or just gave up on The Handmaids Tale True Detective Fargo The White Lotus Add in the “must see”s I’ve never seen! Not really got a point but it’s just struck me

Yeah, we all remember Guy Fawkes but what about the rest of the lads!?

Imagine it with flags on as well

I really like the projections around Ashington for rememberance day. It’s just such a shame they are being hijacked by certain groups raising awareness of their views and fundraising. Twats!!

60th anniversary of one of my go to comfort fillums

“Live Updates”. !!!. Is he coming back as a fucking zombie! Actually, that wouldn’t surprise me

It’s not the best painted piece of art but it’s still one of my favourites for showing a narrative ‘The Arrival of the Jarrow Marchers in London, Viewed from an Interior’, by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1936).

It’s not a cultural moment It’s an advert For a shop very few people will go to!

To Belgium for the next fillum. Now Showing

To Japan for the first fillum tonight. Now Showing

Seriously ridiculous amount of food in my £3 Too Good To Go from Bakery 79 this evening.

Imagine you’re a clown, who, because of temporary difficulties, has to move into a sewer for accommodation. And just one bad apple spoils your reputation

Hear me out. I’m a Celebrity but with The Predator as one of them. I’d watch that and at least I’d have heard of one of the contestants

Anyone fancy organising a Murmer Mystery Weekend?

Revisiting some of my John Zorn albums this morning

Spaghetti time. Now Showing

Whenever I see the words “huge police presence” I can’t help but think of something like this

When Skip presents me with something he’s done, like this, I just say “Very nice” and go back to stirring my potions

I may write a strongly worded letter to Home Bargains as to why this creepy looking thing is known as a Gary Doorstep!

the AI skyscraper will collapse, the economy will tumble and those on the ground floor and in the basement will be struggling in the rubble, as the master planners tell you, as Alexie Sayle said at the time of the last big crash, it”was caused by there being too many libraries in Wolverhampton”

Pleased with this photo Skip got last night. Almost something Eggleston about it

“Someone likes a lot of sugar in their coffee”, Skip Doncaster, 2025

Off to the Toon today to sell some books so I can afford a pint in the Toon!

Halloween’s over. Decided to go a full day with no spookiness. So now back to usual programming. Now Showing

These were your guides before the internet

It's Halloween- The Shaggs www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpEW...

For the one day this doesnt seem to apply. My lights are out and I’m not at home!

Slowly but surely starting on the döstädning of my printed ephemera. I’ve got so much stuff!!

Michael making sure you put the right bin out

Just in case, especially if you keep hearing someone whistle Molly Malone

Perversely this may be the one day of the year when I don’t watch a horror fillum