Sheila Steafel doing a tremendous turn on The Good Old Days. Daft dancing, gormless facial expressions, fab timing. Doonican's on now though. #goodolddays #isanyoneelsewatching #turnedoutniceagain

I'd like to apologise for Storm Dave. I'm afraid I've been eating late season sprouts.

Port Vale always reminds me of Richard Bean, a Wigan Observer colleague in the 90s. 'Up the Vale' shouts at the Stoke Beer Festival and a freezing day at Blackburn when Port Vale played Rovers.

A new coat with shallow pockets. I've mislaid my newspapers. Won't someone think of the old gits?

I’ve discovered the most northern button on any website.

Hollywood star Clint Eastwood enjoys a northern pint, Manchester, 1967. 'I love beer but the froth gets up my nose.' he said, and immediately blew it off the top of his pint. (Photo by Tom Lyons/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

Favourite West Yorkshire bus stop destinations: Marsden Dirker - 1960s Yorkshire leg-spinner who fell out with Geoffrey Boycott. Scapegoat Hill - Wild West town where everyone blamed everyone else for the shoot-outs.

And if you want individual cards, I got The Fall, Joy Division, Charlatans, Blossoms, Stone Roses, The Smiths, Oasis, New Order & James cards at www.etsy.com/shop/8bitnorthxstitch too!

So the air goes out of the comedy writing business in TV (for everyone apart from around 10 people) so you pick up scraps and have to adapt your skills. With me I built a solid wedding speech business with which I got by. In one year AI has pretty much destroyed it. It’s an absolute shitshow.

RAT-A-TAT-A-TAT! Oh no, it's the other Manhattan Transfer song #totp

Shonky agency copy about sale of Sherlock Holmes book. Needed full subbing trousers. Eg: 'Titled The Sign Of Four, the novel is the second instalment in Sir Arthur’s globally successful series which follows the adventures of the eccentric fictional detective.'

Three washes on the line. In March. A new record for me.

New sticker coming soon. Only 30 years too late!

Yes #totallywired

Lonely palm tree.

Passed the Hare & Hounds. Inspiration for a tale I wrote 15 years ago for Rainy City Stories. www.rainycitystories.com/2009/02/02/t...

Ah, the Marble Arch. The ceiling is better than the Sistine Chapel's.

(Laurence Olivier voice): You could wait For a lifetime To spend your days In the sunshine You might as well do The white line

Tremendous Elaine Paige ruffles.

The sun is out, but whatever you do Never Stand On A Deckchair. Ace poet Dean Wilson has more. www.deanworld.org/never-stand-...

Paragraph in Brian Noble's column in the mighty Forty20 magazine that walks a fine line between fabulous and...

Overheard convo. 'Have you had a haircut?' 'I thought about but I just combed it.'

Simon Bates - syrup? #totp

When Sister Rosetta Tharpe played at Chorlton railway station in Manchester in 1964 - youtu.be/5SoZG4yDaJA?...

Oof! Killing Joke on. Jaz is the most scary singer I've seen live - scarier than Mark E Smith and Lux Interior.

List of Camra socials (Tyke Taverner mag): Cracker Barrel, Old Dolphin, Corn Dolly, Malt Shovel, Cock of the North. (Thinking of a KLF-esque tune to back the pub names).

Jolly telly on ITV3 tonight. At least no-one dies in On The Buses (probably). 'I'll get you Butler - with my high-powered rifle.'

This tickled me (posted by Rhoda Bracewell on the other place)

Sign of the day, Wakefield.

medium.com/full-frame/t... #photography #streetphotography #zines

I’ll be using this new Morrissey excuse at some point: ‘I’m not not turning up for my shift. Circumstances have rendered my attendance impossible…’

Can anyone change a Thora?

Lads

Is anyone on Great British Menu going to explain what jaggery ice cream is? (When the Whippy Comes Down).

Gertrude Lawrence and Ronald Squire sup Whitbread's before tucking into grapes and sausages on sticks. Looks like the DJ at the wedding buffet has paused his Flanagan & Allen bangers so people can tuck into the buffet. (Poster in Victoria, Leeds).

Reopened Victoria, Leeds, back to its best. Top ales, sausage rolls and chandeliers.

Manchester is skyscrapered up but The Venue is still going. Had a couple of big birthday do's there.

'Albert' and 'Howard' graffiti on the walls approaching Manchester Victoria. Pleasing.

'Distressed' leather jacket £349 (Observer). I'm distressed at that price - it's a grubby jacket.

Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC

Mossy March. Never seen so much moss.

'I've been to paradise but I've never been to Leeds' #onehitwonders

Ralph McTell has the look of a roughhouse 70s footballer - mutton chops, big hooter, bouffant #onehitwonders

(Alan Bennett voice) Limp herbs.

You in another decade (70s). The Vomit Band (punk/'eavy arguments) fail to impress Jane. Me on vocals and tight keks. Blodwen the dog (folk fan) disgusted. Dangerous Morris Minor in the background (went full throttle on the M6).

Someone's left a Yorkshire Brass Band Championships programme in the Rat & Ratchet pub. Heard of the top 6 bands in the Champ section but didn't realise there were so many bands. Hebden Bridge - who knew? Seems to be a West/South Yorks thing. North Yorks is clarinet country.

It is publication day for SCRATCH MOSS. Please be buying it from your vendor of choice, or ask your local library to get it in. Available in paperback, ebook and audiobook. www.canelo.co/books/scratc...

Thought we’d have a Sunday caption contest suitable for #StDavidsDay Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC

When I was a youth, I hated anything trendy; I frequented old man pubs. Now I'm an old man, I still like awld boozers but also bars like Common (Manc), North (Leeds), Arcade (Hudds), Dukes (Fax). Mind you, Dukes is playing Nuggets, which is catnip to old gits like me.