Currently on BBC Sounds: Melvyn Bragg & guests – Michael Boardman & Rhiannon Purdie of @uniofstandrews.bsky.social, & Steve Boardman of @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social – discuss John Barbour's c.1375 epic, the earliest surviving #poem in Older Scots #Medievalsky www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Good Morning. There now foillows a message on behalf of Jake the Cat and his political party. If Jake is elected to power, he will make 17 daily meals a day a minimum requirement for all cats. Heated beds. Radiators for all. Extra treats on demand. Thank you for your attention to his message.

SJM

ABINGDON MUTHAFUKAS

“My mom said to me, 'You know, sweetheart, one day you should settle down and marry a rich man,' and I said, 'Mom, I am a rich man.” -Cher #BOTD Faces of various Cher dolls

Our local chalk giant. We're very proud of it. Even the council is Vale of White Horse.

A great night for Emery

Chip Hawkes, Alan Blakley and Dave Munden of The Tremeloes with their new fiancés Carol Dilworth, Lyn Stevens and Andree Wittenberg in Trafalgar Square, 1967. All three couples were engaged the previous week.

Today I am loving Julie Driscoll on the cover of the Sunday Times Magazine, 1968

Politicians and commentators make 3 flawed assumptions of Farage and Reform. That they will adhere to a system of democracy dependent on unwritten rules, etiquette and handshakes; that they are concerned by veracity, morality, responsibility and probity; that they will submit to media scrutiny.

Still trying to process the woman on the news wearing an ankle length gilet

News OBs have long been absurd, but the BBC sending a reporter to stand in front of the Southampton Spying Tree is a new level.

I couldn't care less that you love your country, I'm interested in whether you can improve the lives of its people.

@beetlemum.bsky.social @shamrocknroll84.bsky.social it's the same song with a different beat

ROBOT REEVES: INTERGALACTIC PLANETARY, PLANETARY, I LOVE OUR COUNTRY

As Larry Grayson said, 'There's no shame in being skint, but looking skint is unforgivable.'

Hungry Mountain Man, Leslie West! #mountain

Jean Cocteau Portrait de Balzac, frontispiece, 1948

Nonce Bins

Today's teatime tunes: heavy downer garage psych from the kings of Queens, Noo Yoik, in 1967

Rod Stewart, deciding which song from 'Atlantic Crossing' to release as a single, 1975

Life is brief, largely miserable and ultimately meaningless, but none of that is a reason to dress poorly

Warhol and Paloma Picasso giving Bonnie and Clyde, 1975 📷 Jean-Paul Goude

Mike and Phyllis arriving at Heathrow, 1967

Happy Birthday Cher ⭐️ 1976 photo #botd

The Goddess Cher, the high priestess of not giving a single fuck, is 80 today, which means I get to post one of my favourite images, attending the 1978 Disco Convention Banquet with Sylvester

Eero Aarnio in his studio with his Pastil chair, 1968

Sheeps!

As I was saying yesterday...

Morning beautiful people. Ziggy says have a wonderful Wednesday. Love, everybody

@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Jake Berry is on more than some of your presenters

Late night Twiglet

Mr Blobby, when House Party got cancelled, 1999

Wes walking into a new branch of Gail's

I can never decide whether it's a total lack of self-awareness or complete contempt for the electorate with these people. A heady mix of both, probably

All this pish from the Yams is straight out of the Hun playbook. It takes me back to when Hibs fans celebrated the Scottish Cup after 114 years, & sections of the media tried to spin it as an attack on the players. Absolute nonsense. It was nothing more than sheer exuberance. #Exuberance #GGTTH 👍

You're all invited, BYOBongos and pints of Tokay wine. No cubes, you gotta know your groceries.

“On Monday I visited the Troubadour for hoot night. Things were pretty grim, with nary a very talented performer in the room, when at about 11.30 Peter Tork himself appeared.
He was a charming breath of fresh air and assurance.“ - Judy Sims, Disc and Music Echo (May 18, 1968) Photo by Nurit Wilde

I hear from recent vox pops Reform's second tier Othering and demonising, that of those of us who rely on benefits, is taking hold. Aided once again by the Labour government.

@benrattigan.com my contact at channel 5 just sent me this.

Southampton out of the final!

Moses and his Nubian wife Zipporah. Great nod to the reality of race in the Old Testament from Jacob Jordaens of Antwerp, whose day is today.

Full sympathy with the disabled people on the news who want to live independently, but are stuck in hospital being threatened with going into a care home. Happened to me twice, as the guy said, you know your life will be over, and I had to fight it. The stress doesn't help on top of serious illness.

Today's teatime tunes: Australian folk and pop group/groop, clearly following The Mama's and the Papa's formula, and doing it very well. There's an edge and depth to this album track sometimes lacking in the sunshine pop of the period.

A #Roman military luggage-tag, which marked out whatever it was attached to as belonging to Julius Candidus of the Legio XX (Valeria Victrix) - a handy way to make sure you didn't lose your personal belongings or military kit (vital, given that you had to pay for it!) #AncientBlueSky