Darren Maggs
@darrenmaggs.bsky.social
Beardy. Music, books, QPR, cats, a gnarly vehicle and a Shetland jumper.
CAT checkpoint. Show me the most recent cat image on your phone.
February 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
CAT checkpoint. Show me the most recent cat image on your phone.
Use of ‘shit pit’ in Small Prophets is the first time I’ve heard it since my friend fell in a slurry pit around 1984. His mother came to rescue him and roared ‘Gavin! Get out of that shit pit!’
February 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Use of ‘shit pit’ in Small Prophets is the first time I’ve heard it since my friend fell in a slurry pit around 1984. His mother came to rescue him and roared ‘Gavin! Get out of that shit pit!’
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
February 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
Beautiful, beautiful blue skies and sunshine today.
February 4, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Beautiful, beautiful blue skies and sunshine today.
Put a stool by the window for him to look out and he’s using it to stare at me instead.
February 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Put a stool by the window for him to look out and he’s using it to stare at me instead.
Marvelling at the radioactive levels of neon kit Coventry are sporting today.
January 31, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Marvelling at the radioactive levels of neon kit Coventry are sporting today.
11 year old likes a Survival Story podcast to fall asleep to, tonight it’s one about Everest and a climber called Jules…Mountain.
January 25, 2026 at 8:41 PM
11 year old likes a Survival Story podcast to fall asleep to, tonight it’s one about Everest and a climber called Jules…Mountain.
Two dreams about The Beatles in the last two nights. First one I was helping record Revolution No 7, a hidden track on Revolver. Last night John Lennon was playing a slowed down, extra bluesy version of Yer Blues in my kitchen.
January 25, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Two dreams about The Beatles in the last two nights. First one I was helping record Revolution No 7, a hidden track on Revolver. Last night John Lennon was playing a slowed down, extra bluesy version of Yer Blues in my kitchen.
At the cafe on Hampstead Heath. The old Italian couple (and their dog) next to me have got most of a panettone as a morning snack
January 24, 2026 at 10:28 AM
At the cafe on Hampstead Heath. The old Italian couple (and their dog) next to me have got most of a panettone as a morning snack
Reposted by Darren Maggs
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
Thursday night dub.
January 22, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Thursday night dub.
This was terrific. Geoff Dyer is 14 years older than me but his memoir of books, music, beer, bikes, Airfix and girls describes my growing up too.
January 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This was terrific. Geoff Dyer is 14 years older than me but his memoir of books, music, beer, bikes, Airfix and girls describes my growing up too.
You may fascinate a cat by sewing a button your shirt.
January 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM
You may fascinate a cat by sewing a button your shirt.
Got sent this today, must be 1991-ish. I still wear checked shirts but the hair is long gone.
January 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Got sent this today, must be 1991-ish. I still wear checked shirts but the hair is long gone.
In small wins of the day news I found a hitherto undiscovered feature of my coat in that it has a kind of inbuilt snood
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
In small wins of the day news I found a hitherto undiscovered feature of my coat in that it has a kind of inbuilt snood
Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
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January 16, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I’m eating crisps.
January 13, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I’m eating crisps.
All going off at the train station this morning.
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 AM
All going off at the train station this morning.