I first encountered Martin Carthy in Norwich in 1987. He kept me alive above a butcher's shop. His appeal does not diminish. When the time comes, I shall have him piped into my coffin on a tape loop for perpetual enjoyment. That's all really ...

You got to love the postman's knock Thanks again @paul-g.bsky.social for the tip off!

I cant get enough of reading about the 1950s UK jazz scene -- pretty insane. Makes John Lydon look like Lionel Blair ..

A charity single by the entire cast of Mind Your Language

Let's face it, some people are just bad food, or a meal on the wrong plate at the very least ..

I wish there was a CD available including the early Johnny Dankworth Seven releases on Esquire, etc. I guess there may well be such a thing, but I'm googling myself into a withered nest of disappointment ...

Today, Jack Stanford, 'the greatest eccentric dancer of the day,' will be commemorated with a Blue Plaque at his Mallinson Road home, Battersea. Here's a 1932 showcard from our archive featuring him in a 'non-stop variety' bill at the London Pavilion. Look him up on YouTube to see his incredible act

The designer of Mouse Trap, Rock'em Sock'em Robots, Lite Brite, and many other toys has passed away. What a legacy of joy! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...

Rutlemania ...

WLTM inebriated jazz grandma

I looked into the mirror as I was cleaning my teeth and saw my grandad.

Just arrived -- been looking forward to this .. #parp

Dave Lee Travis on the radio ... unfortunately

When you're a Liverpool theatre and you need an absolute cert to subsidise your more experimental programme.

The guy servicing my boiler really looks like Lee Hurst ... What if it is?

A compilation for all ages. Timeless and faultless #letmepushmyownswing

Hiding from the world with bob wills' tiffany transcriptions and a big glass of muck.

I'd have loved to see Irving Goffman take on LinkedIn. Probably would have chucked his typewriter over a cliff.

If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.

Trad arr. Liberated from the BBC

Dedicated to the Boy Kershaw

@privateeyenews.bsky.social There's a lot of meaning here, I imagine.

Merle is on the juke box, I bet..

A rapid but engrossing read. Serve with noodles ..

Mopping up all the insanity soup with bread and me pyjamas. Move over Freda and let me in the hibernation box ..

Drinking endless cups of tea while bitching about people and getting me hair done -- set to a background of Dusty Springfield ..

Wimpy bar

Every 17 years, like a cicada, I pick up a guitar and play that song about the occupant of a phone box ..

Julius Caesar conquered Gaul in 51 BC and died in 44 BC, therefore all of Asterix's adventures took place over the course of less than seven years, probably much less since Asterix's chieftain was at the battle of Alesia, were it is probable Asterix and Obelix's fathers died. In this essay, I will

Ian Hislop at the Cranbrook Applefayre appreciating the can can girls

Well I'm slow to the news about Brian Patten 🕯️

Does anyone remember when some of the early UK McDonalds restaurants were considered somewhat 'posh'. The one near me was full of large leafy pot plants, low ambience muzak and Athena shop style framed prints on the walls. We're talking 1976/1977 ...

Author and filmmaker Justine Bateman on generative AI

Hello playmates youtu.be/MbUsXbpLPn0?...

I don't know who the fuck anyone is these days ..

"We were somewhere around Newport Pagnell on the edge of the M1 when the drugs began to take hold."

Aluminum foil Saran Wax Wax paper Gift

John Stapleton: "There's no point in being miserable. It won't ever change." "I mean, Parkinson's is here with me now for the rest of my life. Best I can do is try and control it and take the advice of all the experts." What a lovely guy RIP

Goodbye to Sonny Curtis, the last of The Crickets. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKrx...

Never refuse a biscuit

Today was the memorial for the late great Ray Brooks. There was a great turn out & it was lovely to share stories with his family & friends.

Spotted in Margate

This place is rapidly becoming engorged with hipsters, so I turned up and spoiled it 😐

Carl Bernstein, Dot Cotton and Jo from Man About the House I thank you ...

She can sell her house.

Martin Shaw in a still from The Professionals looking like an illustration out of kid's comic from the 1970s. Fab!

I dreamt I'd been eyeballed by Bernard Delfont ...

Bust my head on the door ... youtu.be/KH2A7LcM1Qs?...

"He seems to be in a constant state of despair about the selfishness and depravity of human nature." So says Ian Carr. He's welcome here :-)