Trying to get my heart rate to come down #LIV MANC

I’ve seen the bright lights of. …Clonakilty

Essential listening given the recent sad news. We shall not look on their like again.

'What old gen'l'm'n?' inquired Sam, with deep disdain. 'Him as drives a Ipswich coach, and uses our parlour,' rejoined the boy. 'He told me yesterday mornin' to come to the George and Wultur this arternoon, and ask for Sam! 'It's my father, my dear,' said Mr. Weller. #BookWormSat

The wheel of influence has been spun by @closetotheedge.bsky.social and this is where it has landed. Remembering Gary Moore today.

Bit of timeline cleansing wholesomeness, whether you’re a cricket fan or not.

Ireland lost the rugby, the weather is cold and dreary, but it’s still Friday morning at the market. #coffee andcakefriday.

Two tries! #FRAvIRL

Peeling some paint off the wall this afternoon…

Good read and some excellent photos in the body of the article.

Now listening-Pressure Drop -Robert Palmer. What a singer he was and always had the instincts to have the best musicians to enhance the groove. Bluesky moderation will probably have their usual fit of the vapours re the cover, but if you know, you know.

The music never stopped…

'What is sharper than a sword?' 'The wit of a woman between two men.' 'What is quicker than the wind?' said Finn then. 'A woman's mind,' said Grania. And indeed she was telling no lie when she said that.-Lady Gregory-Gods And Fighting Men (Image Jim Fitzpatrick)#BookWormSat

Catherine O'Hara Polaroid makeup test After Hours (Martin Scorsese, 1985)

Well, that's put the hairs up on the back of the neck. LIsten to how the audience sings it back at him. This one's being taken to people's hearts, no mistake about that.

The only gif

It is finally the end of January and normal service at the market has resumed, with a slice of delicious banana bread.#coffeeandcakeFriday.

54 years ago today ,the British Parachute regiment invaded Derry's Bogside and murdered 14 men and boys .The murderers are protected by their government and the PPS. The murderers LIED to two inquires,still no justice.

I adore that man

Happy Bluesky morning everyone.

Bernadette Devlin-McAliskey was present in the House of Commons when Reginald Maudling said this shit and responded by marching over and slapping him across his lying Tory face btw

Happy birthday to John Cooper Clarke. Here's Beasley Street, performed with The Invisible Girls including Vini Reilly on guitar. It's taken from the 1980 Granada TV documentary "Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt" which you can watch in full at 📺▶️ youtu.be/tYK1-AJ4BSU

Just two divorced dudes living together, railing cocaine, and watching movies 24/7... some call this 'a midlife crisis'. These guys called it 1976 to 1978. #MartinScorsese #RobbieRobertson

Come fly with us….

Get ye all three into the box-tree: Malvolio's Coming down this walk. He has been yonder i the sun Practising behaviour to his own shadow this half hour.-Twelfth Night -William Shakespeare #BookWormSat

Very sad to have confirmation that the great Martin Carthy is ailing and has likely played his last gig. It was a privilege to write the notes for this live album. His final quote here seems fitting: 'I have nothing to hide. I just think, You did it, for heaven's sake, to the best of your ability.'

There may be people on my timeline or on Bluesky generally who are hearing Martin Carthy’s name for the first time and are wondering who he is and what’s his significance. Here you go.

Just when you think it can’t get any worse. An absolute musical giant and an extremely important cultural figure.

92 Candles 🎂 today for the wonderful TOM BAKER

Yvonne Craig on the Batgirl motorcycle in 1967.

Ralph Towner's passing yesterday reminded me that my first encounter with his sparkling creativity was Weather Report's I Sing The Body Electric. Slowly but surely, I found more music bearing his imprint. His name on a cover was both an invitation and a guarantee of quality.

Space is the place.

Back from the groves of academe.#exams

I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women #BookWormSat

A very elegant album. Ideal listening for a Friday evening wind down.

I love this anecdote from Alex Abramovich's profile of Willie Nelson in the New Yorker

The first market of 2026, so I’ve something new, for the hip crowd;Brioche bread and butter pudding.#coffeeandcakefriday

One of Cinema’s great flukes as Sigourney Weaver sinks a basketball shot in ‘Alien Resurrection’. (Nobody thought she could do it, which lead to them having to make a cut in the edit as after she sank the shot Ron Perlman yelled - “Holy shit, it went in!”)

Thanks to @p70.bsky.social for the prompt. A really good listen. #I’vebininfluenced

The great Irish singer Sean O Se has passed away, at the age almost 90. If you’re never heard him , pin your ears back and have a listen to this. Don’t worry if you can’t speak Irish, just let it hit you.

THE ROLLING STONES outside 102 Edith Grove - Chelsea (where Brian, Mick & Keith shared a flat).

Finally had a chance to listen to @louiseann.bsky.social with her Erotic Monsters show on @lwstdfm.bsky.social . It cheered me up and warmed me up after a day spent supervising exams in the coldest bleakest building on campus. You’re a musical minx Louise. Thank you.

Francoise Hardy was just as much a fashion icon as a pop star and I think she does both just as well!

Not long back from Hamnet. Bit disappointing if I’m honest. Beautifully shot, but every scene intent on foreshadowing what’s to come. Closing scene at the Globe laughable, rescued by Jessie Buckley’s wonderful expressive face and Max Richter’s music. See it, make up your own mind.

Bob Weir was a songwriting powerhouse for the Grateful Dead – and the chief custodian of their legacy

Like most of the aging cosmic rough riders on here, there’s only one band to reach for this morning. This is my choice, tell me yours.#BobWeir

Night falls on the stadium. Just before kick off. Leinster v La Rochelle

Supermarket soundtrack. #TheBigShop