To mark the demise of Humphrey Smith, here’s the @daveyjones.bsky.social dig at the Sam Smiths chain and their somewhat eccentric / complete nutcase owner Humphrey the other year.

<Ken Bruce> "That was 'Too Drunk To Fuck' on Greatest Hits Radio from our old friend Rick Astley"

Yes I'll go out cycling at 5am, it's the only time it's cool enough

Come friendly data centres and burn up Slough? 🤨 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Put some washing out, just before the thunder started, brought it back in. First World Problems, or - for Daily Mail readers - "The Reason Andy Burnham must Resign, or Kier Starmer must Resign Again!" ⚡

To misquote The Who; "Substitute sleep, for the sky At least, will get my washing dry" #ukheatwave

Car was 30.5c in the shade in Chesterfield, 33c by the time I reached the M1. 33.5-34c along the M1 33-33.5c from the M18 to home #ukheatwave

In work, at least with air conditioning 🫠 Coffee machine working, all except the display, so I might be starting today with a hot chocolate espresso 🤨☕

The most “metal” photo you’ll see all day. (Pic credit: Nick Bull)

Happy Summer Solstice! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAXz...

A small but beautiful Ukulele session. #saturdaysession #ukulele

Congratulations to Andy Burnham for winning The Masked Singer.

Was playing at an open mic, so didn't watch the football thing. Here's a photo taken when I was coming home. Coming home, in the way that football apparently might be ...

Saw a deer crossing Barnsley Road this morning on the way to work, just near the A1, haven't seen one there for ages 🥰

And a longer bike ride after work, partly disrupted by roadworks 🙄

Been out cycling before work this morning 😬

Good start to the day, a New (Old) Fall track-ah 😎 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLrz...

If this time travel experiment works, I should be able to go from here and now and reappea—

Been out playing at The Little Plough, #doncaster, a new unplugged music session. Excellent evening 😎

I hear Kemi Badenoch has been on the radio arguing for the use of common sense 🤨

It's meant to be the Pride of Lion unveiling thing today, in this rain it's probably a good thing that the Doncaster ones were already being unveiled last week...

Afternoon in The Queen, playing a few songs, watching others do the same ❤️

youtu.be/opkzgLMH5MA?... Synthpop hit videos have been on in the pub this lunchtime, this one appears to feature an early version of the #Trump Combover

Been around Leeds quite a bit today, listening to @lukehaines.bsky.social (the obvious song came on somewhere near Castleford) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW_a...

Out in the trains and busses; Haworth, Hendon Bridge, and Wakefield (for the Hepworth, and obviously the pubs)

Nothing to see here, just Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Savile on his way to the #GBeebies news studio to complain about two-tier policing. ie: "They're questioning a suspect - me - as part of their job, how dare they?"

Computer says "fuck it, that'll do, I'm off to the pub" 🤨 #instagramhacking

busy busy busy

Out cycling early on 🤨 it's too warm to do hills, so I did hills 😖

I'm sure there'll be some interwebnet name for being convinced all your neighbours have put the wrong bin out? Binfluenza? 🤔

Good, but needs a nice pie chart to break down the reasons for leaving 🤨

In Chesterfield, where other - better - stouts are available 😎 (Birmingham - Stout Brummie, in Chesterfield Alehouse on west bars, would be a good example).

Ah, the Orange Crush? 🤨 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Ah, Simply Merde #totp 😬

Saw World Goth Day trending and thought of this ...

Prince wouldn't have partied like it's 1999 if he'd only known #totp

Ah, #totp in 1999, Music was going through a rough patch. Just before the likes of Codplay and The Libertines came along to redefine "Rough Patch" 😬

Car serviced and MOT'd, had to use a new place as the original garage folded. Cheaper than expected, the main downside has been thumb-twiddling in warm weather and being unable to have any beer till the evening 🙄

Trains home on time, even the Trans Pennine one 🤨

At That Beer Place, I was heading back to the station, honest 😋

In Chester today, been round the town, had beer in the Cathedral, and now I'm at Spitting Feathers' brewery tap

Best pump-clip so far ❤️🦇 (the beer is ok)

A few more museums this aft, and then down in the Cavern Club again

Been to the Walker art gallery and the museum next door, avoiding what was looking like a serious bit of rain

Had a look round the cathedral, found a couple of decent pubs

Didn't meet some of The Beatles, and their roadie, this morning. Walked some 8 miles through Beatles central and back to the Cathedral for dinner 😁

Isn't this how 28 Days Later started? 🤔 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Caught Gary Murphy at the Cavern Pub, an awesome guitarist, casually dropped in duelling banjo's - I didn't video the most technical bits. Too stunned 😎

Had a walk down the side of the Mersey, back into the cavern quarter for some music 🎵

Finally made it into the Ship and Mitre, after all the Everton fans had sodded off to the match. Beef Scouse and a Pint of Stout. Mmmm 😋