I’ve not been a good reader the last few years. I’m trying again to get away from doom scrolling rubbish. This has started very promisingly and I’m trying to read better, get more out of out, dwell on passages a bit more etc

Meant to add this to amplify my argument 🤷‍♂️🤣

Here’s a funny one. We all love & adore the Cocteau Twins’ Treasure,right? A luxuriant otherworldly gem, almost a masterpiece.Yet in @mrsimonraymonde.bsky.social ‘s (v good) autobiography, he describes this as unfinished, or rushed, almost embarrassing. I’m listening again, it’s a masterpiece, Si.

Miller’s Crossing (1990) 🎬🖤 Directed by The Coen Brothers

Emmylou Harris’s birthday yesterday I think. Her spine tingling Gram Parsons tribute Bounder to Birmingham. Sigh youtu.be/edON26OBGi4?...

There’s people who smile when you mention Trump. Still. Like it’s all some comedy sketch.

Watching the Madrid derby and git to say, it’s refreshing watching 2 teams playing high quality football after that rubbish at Wembley earlier.

Book sounds boring as anything but the intrigue and the silly invented names of the authors… now there’s a story

I watched the Ireland v Scotland game (well played Ireland 👏☘️) and honest to God, the officiating in the rugby is waaaaay above the football. Also the level of respect given to the officials.

Has there ever been a more watchable actor than Jack Nicholson? I mean, seriously? I wanted to watch Chinatown tonight but couldn’t find it so settled for The Two Jakes instead. Very creditable sequel in my opinion, perhaps suffered from being a wee bit out of time when released.

RIP then to Bob the cat, local legend here in Strathaven and best pals with my dog Teddi. So long, safe travels, pal

Space, the final frontier. These are the distractions of the DJT Whitehouse. His 5 year mission to distract everyone from the contents of the Epstein files.

12% of Americans believe a “lat” of things

Simple Check the contents of carrier bag : 1. Tins of beer c/w receipt = Mark Or 2. Bottle of wine & no receipt = Madeley

Man Utd line up for the weekend’s match confirmed

There’s been a lot of really turgid football lately so it’s really refreshing that the Six Nations 🏉 is getting underway. No play acting, no histrionics, just good, honest toil. Top entertainment

Ch-ch-ch-changes There’s Bowie then there’s Teddi

Aye, right. And it’s the greatest film since Citizen Kane

Och aye the noo, Keir

Robert Burns Day. A Man’s A Man For All That. Words that ring with humanity, written 200 years ago. Still relevant as much as ever today youtu.be/jd4zgSpCPbM?...

Station To Station is 50 so perfect excuse to play this clip. Bowie never looking cooler in his red James Dean jacket from the Christiane F film. youtu.be/QymJI00mlSs?...

I saw Trump’s “Presidency” described as the longest, slowest “I told you so “ in history. Will his followers ever wake up?

Stewart Lee: It’s the Year of the Duck Rabbit - the two-faced mascot of political hypocrites everywhere Wittgenstein’s famous animal optical illusion from the 1950s is nowhere near as disorienting as trying to understand modern current affairs www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

I was lucky enough to see David Bowie live 3 times but… If there was one tour I really wish I could have caught, it would be 1978’s Isolar II. For me, prime, prime Bowie. Here’s imo the best ever version of 5 Years youtu.be/XOWEmO9Hb6c?...

David Bowie being right about America www.instagram.com/reel/DTUu9eq...

Brilliant though Ken Loach undoubtedly is and a national treasure, I’m only strong enough to very occasionally put on one of his films. Watching The Old Oak and yip, the old bugger has done it again. 😭 Very good film though.

Do you remember a guy was here? Watching Bowie Glastonbury during lockdown with Bowie fans commenting in real time on that magnificent performance was my single biggest ever highlight of the (former)Twitter app. 👏

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 10. A song that starts with J Johnny and Mary - Robert Palmer youtu.be/6c_Ol5kdVNY?...

“If today was not an endless highway…” On the day of his birth, Elvis Presley’s stunning take on Dylan’s ‘Tomorrow Is A Long Time.’ The absolute beauty of his voice.. youtu.be/0dRNZZuuR8I?...

Thinking of David Bowie with my favourite track of his. youtu.be/1hIwB97p3r0?...

I read a thing @petepaphides.bsky.social wrote about this album so gave it a listen. I was a big fan of Lloyd years ago but what a joy to catch up with him, and what a great way for Lloyd to have gone. Thanks Pete

Lots of artists have been great at B-sides but only The Teardrop Explodes and Julian Cope (albeit perhaps not beyond My Nation Underground) did enough to compile into a stone-cold, no notes, filler-free, ten-out-of-ten, sky-high all-time masterpiece. open.spotify.com/playlist/0ju...

Decided to re-watch True Detective season 1. Because it’s just so good and, well, I’m edgy, me. 🤣

Fave Bass Players Top 10 Not in order but I think Tina is the best Tina Weymouth Mick Karn Peter Hook Derek Forbes Simon Raymonde Steve Hanley Simon Gallup Bruce Foxton Jah Wobble Michael Dempsey

Angel Heart (1987) 🎥 Directed by Alan Parker In 1955 New Orleans, private investigator Harry Angel is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cypher to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite, but the investigation takes an unexpected turn. #FilmSky

Must admit I didn’t get Withnail and I on first watch years ago. I knew its rep and it was also. recommended Dunno. Maybe I was short on life experience at the time. 🤣 Watching a gain now and, what an absolute gem.

Quality post

No cheating. Post your most recent pic of your pet(s)

Just finished this Audiobook by Mike Joyce of The Smiths. As he says at the end, he himself is the biggest fan of his own band and that quiet pride in what the band accomplished comes over very clearly.

This remains one of the most wonderful things I’ve ever seen. Sinead 💔 and Terry 💔 in happier times - sheer joy ❤️

Merry Christmas to all you radical left wing scum out there 🎄🥂🎅🤣🤣🤣

Merry Christmas everybody Pic of Teddi dressed up like a haddie

Watching British occult horror A Dark Song. It’s from 2016 and, as far as I can see, it’s director Liam Gavin’s only feature film credit which is a/ surprising and b/ a pity.

A rare action (leaping) shot of my dog Teddi wearing her red winter, er, jumper

Yesterday I hadn’t seen Suspiria although I’d heard a lot about it. Today I now have. Do I feel my life has been enriched in any way? Not particularly, no. encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn...

Watched The Ninth Gate last night. I like a Satanic horror film so don’t know why I’ve never seen this before. I enjoyed it although can’t claim to have figured out what it all means. I had forgotten it was a Roman Polanski film until the closing credits. It’s not Rosemary’s Baby but then,what is?

I see The Swimmer is on Film4 at 7.30. Now there’s a film.