And then signed off the cover of the next book. Our bathroom fitter might be finished today too.

Number 26 is a chronic injustice.

A good day so far. Interviewed the poet laureate before 10am.

Brilliant comic timing.

Played snooker tonight. A couple of absolute peachy pots, but mostly doggerel. Confidence evaporated when the guy on the next table made a 67 break without breaking sweat.

With a few words from me towards the back about Milan-Sanremo 1966.

I've never understood the concept of joint headliners, unless both acts are on at the same time. That used to happen at the Rock 'n' Bowl in New Orleans. A zydeco band at one end of the room, another at the far end, playing one song each at a time. And ten-pin bowling going on noisily to the side.

If you're in/near Chesham next Sat, I'm at the fringe festival, talking about some book called Final Destination with the ace @seanhannam.bsky.social. (Chesham was one of the final destinations, where I met up with, and recorded the wisdom of, local resident @alexhorne.bsky.social) cheshamfringe.com

T-minus 10* until the announcement of the next book. * Days, not minutes or hours.

T-minus 10* until the announcement of the next book. * Days, not minutes or hours.

Semenyo learned everything he knows from his time in non-league in the south west, of course. #bathcity

Remember everyone: if you're watching the Cup Final, do so on the iPlayer with the 5 Live commentary on to stay Mowbray- and Shearer-free.

Happy 75th birthday to Jonathan Richman. Here's That Summer Feeling

Thinking of buying this and striding around my village pretending that I'm Julian Cope. Not really.

An album is not a playlist or a mixtape. Removing a song from an LP is like removing a chapter from a book or a scene from a film. Also you're not the Beach Boys or the Beatles, they are.

Up in the hills early doors.

I can't be bought says the man who was paid to wish Hugh Jannus happy birthday.

RIP Alan Rothwell, the laid back, soothing face and voice behind countless soap operas, drama roles, and Scarred For Life favourites Picture Box and Hickory House (and his role as heroin addict Nicholas Black in Brookside was an all-timer)

To mark the passing of Alan Rothwell, the extended intro sequence to Picture Box courtesy of @seanreynard.bsky.social youtu.be/C3q0hxKHpA4?...

Labour Leadership Voting Intentions: Starmer Vs Burnham: Burnham: 61% Starmer: 28% Starmer Vs Miliband: Miliband: 46% Starmer: 39% Starmer Vs Rayner: Rayner: 45% Starmer: 41% Starmer Vs Streeting: Starmer: 53% Streeting: 23% Via @labourlist.bsky.social - 1,124 Members, 13-14 May.

May 1926 gave the world Attenborough, Morecambe and Miles Davis. Decent month.

Wife: "How did you sleep?" Me: "Not great, got a lot on my mind" Me at 3.46am:

The water cannot be drunk, but the lager is delicious.

Wes Streeting is already facing growing calls to stand down as PM

Just seen this online and I think I agree.

Three weeks today, on June 1, I’ll be at Topping in Edinburgh to talk talk talk with the fab @nicolameighan.bsky.social about In Another World. A 7pm KO on an early summer’s evening at the top of Leith Walk. Come join us if you can! www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb... @newmodernbooks.bsky.social

The casting call for this preposterous Wordle TV show unveils what I presume to be the logo, and my favourite part is the grid in the background features a 🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩 row, a thing that cannot possibly happen in Wordle

It's going to be a good day. I was up at 5.30 and got a couple of hours of work in before the rest of the world woke up. I found my favourite hat in the woods which I lost at the weekend. And I've just thrown two tea bags simultaneously into their respective mugs at the first time of asking.

New Beatles fan experience opening at the old Apple Corps offices in Savile Row. I hope they've recreated the original press office with a hologram of Derek Taylor offering you something from the enormous drinks cabinet. www.thebeatles.com/beatles-get-...

As mentioned in the Buxton chapter of Final Destination.

0ne-nil to the Arsen... oh.

This will be very special.

Public service announcement for cycling fans who don't want to pay the exorbitant cost of a Discovery+ subscription. It's 1900-2000hrs in the UK.

OTD in 1980 at 5pm, the first broadcast of alternative music show Transmission on Piccadilly Radio, in Manchester, hosted by 22-yo @markradcliffe.bsky.social.

Me, bleeding profusely from my balls: "Actually it's a herring gull" www.suffolkgazette.com/seagull-rips...

It's a book with cameos from Didion and Capote and Pynchon. But also Paul Daniels and Roland Rat.

It's a book with cameos from Didion and Capote and Pynchon. But also Paul Daniels and Roland Rat.

"Three opening ceremonies, Jeremy? That's insane." Fifa announces three World Cup opening ceremonies - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

In my view Britain's recent decline began when people started saying "annual leave" instead of "holiday"

I feel a lot of David Attenborough's hard work with nature preservation is to cover for how much of a mess his brother made of that dinosaur theme park.

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By the way, I've a new book coming out in August. Full details in the next few weeks.

fao @graemethomson.bsky.social

@marcrileydj.bsky.social Marc, if that wasn't you who just walked across a car park in the Mendips, you've got a tribute act.

Just pulled up outside the Legion. A sunny day so the music being played there was loud. Turned out to be Talking Heads' This Must Be The Place. #outstanding

Before he joined HMHB, Nigel Blackwell's brother Simon was in a band called Attempted Moustache.

Reading the media the last few days, you’d have thought that Reform had swept to power across the country. The reality is they have less than 1,000 out of 18,645 seats and control just 12 of 369 councils. More or less the same as The Greens. Everyone needs to take a breath.

Come and Join Myself / Marc / John for a Q&A after the screeninf - www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk/event/film-c...

I once did something similar for The Guardian on the children of sporting world champions who followed their parents into the same sport. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

How is it that Scotland is not fooled by the lies, the hate, and the incomptence?