Evenin'. Tldr: I'm ok, just having a social media break, back soon. Slightly longer version follows

Kaki King refusing to play the guitar the "normal" way and being l, frankly, incredible. youtu.be/7UqV_5rVTNc?...

I'm not all choirs and orchestras. Have an absolutely tremendous Welsh wall of noise. Saw them in Brussels, Ritzy was leaning right over the crowd with her guitar. Tremendous stuff. youtu.be/9kNQeDlgBoc?...

RIP Robert Duvall. I hope you and Jimmy Caan are mooning Marlon Brando, wherever you are now. www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/m...

Ah, vale. 95 is a good age and what an actor.

Pan fried asparagus, smoked salmon, homemade vinegrette and a fried duck egg.

After my favourite wooden spoon* broke, I tired out several replacements. You know what my preference is? This, 50p from IKEA. *Come on, everyone has a favourite spoon/stirer. Don't they?

I really don't think you can understate Fessenden's impact on genre filmmaking. Be it as writer/director or producer, he's involved in some amazing work. And if a film features him in a cameo, it's an added bonus.

Monday

EXT: Day. The grave of Noel Edmonds. A figure lies face down in the freshly dug soil, sobbing inconsolably. CAPTION: GREYFRIARS BLOBBY.

I often say that if you often find you're the smartest person in the room, it's because nobody actually clever wants to be in the same room as you.

Sudden drama in the sky after a grey day.

"Have you taken your break?" #smallprophets

I opened the back door as he was asking to go out and Bert just physically recoiled when he saw outside. In case anyone was wondering what the weather's like.

had a very respectful chat about theology tonight

Incredible thread.

Tea, Bach and a snoozing dog. Must be Sunday. #NowListening

Does your cat speak Ikea? #Caturday

Having the biscotti smothered in Gorgonzola and with a glass of sherry.

If you have spare 2 minutes 43 seconds, here's the Simon Bolivar Orchestra somehow managing to dance on stage while playing Bernstein. It's a thing of great joy. music.youtube.com/watch?v=NYvE...

Made some savory biscotti. May have a couple with some some cheese.

Gorillaz are back so time to resurrect the greatest of all music tweets. We're all out here tryna be The Quietus and she just walks up and zeroes in on the essence.

Crumpets, black pudding and a fried duck egg. Nice.

Had coffee in my excellent @theednawatkins.bsky.social mug.

Lovely stuff.

My daughter has an irrational fear of Barry Keoghan so obviously I had this made and pushed it under her bedroom door this morning:

Every year @theblueststar.bsky.social gives me a horror film themed Valentine's Day card. She's excelled herself this year.

Who's just been to the groomers? (Hint: it wasn't me)

The sky is a weird, non-grey colour. What's going on?

The card I received this year is so mysterious that it doesn't actually say the word “Valentine” on it anywhere, and the naughty, sexy message tells me I’m pre-approved for a Barclaycard.

"I think camp counselors should save drowning children instead of having sex"

Pffff, as if...

The title is enough to get me to buy a ticket.

Just finished watching Small Prophets. It's perfect.

BLUESKY TIP When you come upon a post from a stranger, target it by holding the triangle button. If the post glows green, it is about you. If it doesn’t, you can move along. Try to find all the posts about you each day!

I now want to go and live in Kamikoani, purely due to this mascot.

They say we can learn a lot from animals. Well a giraffe was my driving instructor & I failed seven times

Simon Jenkins: never correct about anything, not even by accident.

Valuables

If the phrase "Mariachi offshoot of LA hardcore punk unit" doesn't make you immediately rush to listen to this then you have a chronic lack of curiosity. (I'm listening now, it's excellent)

boggles my mind the insane trajectory of the Microsoft Outlook user experience over the last 25 years. all it has to do is manage emails and a calendar but even the simplest tasks are like "RIDDLE ME THIS:" while one thousand clowns burn you with lit cigarettes in a hall of mirrors

You know what's the perfect film to watch on Friday the 13th of February? Heart Eyes. Genuinely funny, real chemistry between the leads and some fantastically bloody kills. youtu.be/tBKv2eB_Lwc?...

"A bit of a romantic"? Besson got his girlfriend pregnant when she was 16 and he was in his 30's. They had met a couple of years earlier. He's a pedophile, not a fucking "romantic'.

Tendency to be horrible to females? I've worked with Robin many a time. A gentle soul who is genuinely interested in people. Always have a laugh and a good chat when we run into each other backstage. Have heard no negative reports in the 20 years+ I have known him. To put it more simply: Bullshit.

I do hope that Starmer is having a thoroughly miserable day.

Now *that's* a pothole.

happy Friday the 13th to all who celebrate