John Brown
@johnbrown1325.bsky.social
Post-Brexit Brit, now also Belgian. Pianist, singer & accordionist, occasional pretend Scotsman. Cats, music, gardening, science, birds, etc.
Tom Hiddleston is a terrible actor #thenightmanager
January 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Tom Hiddleston is a terrible actor #thenightmanager
Very fancy location for tonight’s gig: the first of the Burns’ season marathon
January 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Very fancy location for tonight’s gig: the first of the Burns’ season marathon
Such beautiful music, and lovely to sing it in a small group. Ok we might not sound like The Sixteen, and we were only 13, but it sounded pretty good
AVE VERUM CORPUS - William Byrd / THE TALLIS SCHOLARS
YouTube video by ЛУЧШАЯ ХОРОВАЯ МУЗЫКА
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Such beautiful music, and lovely to sing it in a small group. Ok we might not sound like The Sixteen, and we were only 13, but it sounded pretty good
Casually mentioned to an American colleague that I have a rehearsal at 8pm on Thursday.
“You really stay up that late at night?”
“You really stay up that late at night?”
January 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Casually mentioned to an American colleague that I have a rehearsal at 8pm on Thursday.
“You really stay up that late at night?”
“You really stay up that late at night?”
Auroral visible in Belgium tonight
January 19, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Auroral visible in Belgium tonight
Clear sign of an alien abduction near my house today
January 19, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Clear sign of an alien abduction near my house today
A thousand wax cylinders refurbished and digitised: some are already available to listen to here www.mim.be/fr
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 AM
A thousand wax cylinders refurbished and digitised: some are already available to listen to here www.mim.be/fr
The Night Manager: we couldn’t be bothered to think of a new story so we’re doing the old one again. #nightmanager
January 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
The Night Manager: we couldn’t be bothered to think of a new story so we’re doing the old one again. #nightmanager
Reposted by John Brown
Des chercheurs identifient des traces d'un océan disparu sur Mars
Des chercheurs identifient des traces d'un océan disparu sur Mars - RTBF Actus
www.rtbf.be
January 18, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Des chercheurs identifient des traces d'un océan disparu sur Mars
A beautiful madrigal
Maddalena Casulana: Morir non può il mio core - Sixteen
YouTube video by pannonia77
youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:13 AM
A beautiful madrigal
Fascinating, horrifying story
He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?
How would you feel if your therapist’s notes – your darkest thoughts and deepest feelings – were exposed to the world? For 33,000 Finnish people, that became a terrifying reality, with deadly conseque...
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Fascinating, horrifying story
A good example of the only things to unite Belgians being food/drink and football
A new label has brought Flemish and Walloon producers under one banner and promises to put the country’s “belles bulles” on the international stage.
Belgium’s got bubbles: How sparkling wine is uniting the country
Belgium's got bubbles: How sparkling wine is uniting the country
www.brusselstimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
A good example of the only things to unite Belgians being food/drink and football
The man who invented the Wheatstone Bridge (beloved of A Level physics students in Britain, at least it was 40 years ago) also invented the concertina (beloved of sailors, according to Captain Pugwash)
Charles Wheatstone - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The man who invented the Wheatstone Bridge (beloved of A Level physics students in Britain, at least it was 40 years ago) also invented the concertina (beloved of sailors, according to Captain Pugwash)
Dreamt I was the accompanist for a singer and woke up panicked I couldn’t remember the chords for the introduction
January 14, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Dreamt I was the accompanist for a singer and woke up panicked I couldn’t remember the chords for the introduction
Just watched Casablanca for the first time
•Brilliant film: the plot moves so fast
•Ingrid Bergman is beautiful (and beautifully lit)
•Everyone is so thin. Is it all the ciggies?
•It’s full of quotes!
•The music!
•So many actors who had fled the nazis
•To think it was made before the end of the war
•Brilliant film: the plot moves so fast
•Ingrid Bergman is beautiful (and beautifully lit)
•Everyone is so thin. Is it all the ciggies?
•It’s full of quotes!
•The music!
•So many actors who had fled the nazis
•To think it was made before the end of the war
January 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Just watched Casablanca for the first time
•Brilliant film: the plot moves so fast
•Ingrid Bergman is beautiful (and beautifully lit)
•Everyone is so thin. Is it all the ciggies?
•It’s full of quotes!
•The music!
•So many actors who had fled the nazis
•To think it was made before the end of the war
•Brilliant film: the plot moves so fast
•Ingrid Bergman is beautiful (and beautifully lit)
•Everyone is so thin. Is it all the ciggies?
•It’s full of quotes!
•The music!
•So many actors who had fled the nazis
•To think it was made before the end of the war
Reposted by John Brown
Looking for something to do this weekend? Then try your hand at predicting what will happen in 2026.
50 questions - simply say how likely each is to occur, on a range of 0% (won't happen) to 100% (will definitely happen).
Any question can be skipped.
www.edrith.co.uk/p/2026-forec...
50 questions - simply say how likely each is to occur, on a range of 0% (won't happen) to 100% (will definitely happen).
Any question can be skipped.
www.edrith.co.uk/p/2026-forec...
2026 Forecasting Contest
A forecasting contest for 2026, featuring UK politics and global events.
www.edrith.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Looking for something to do this weekend? Then try your hand at predicting what will happen in 2026.
50 questions - simply say how likely each is to occur, on a range of 0% (won't happen) to 100% (will definitely happen).
Any question can be skipped.
www.edrith.co.uk/p/2026-forec...
50 questions - simply say how likely each is to occur, on a range of 0% (won't happen) to 100% (will definitely happen).
Any question can be skipped.
www.edrith.co.uk/p/2026-forec...
I thought learning to play left hand on the accordion was tough: now my brain is trying to cope with chords in the right hand on a button accordion
a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman says my fingers are finging
Alt: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman says my fingers are finging
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I thought learning to play left hand on the accordion was tough: now my brain is trying to cope with chords in the right hand on a button accordion
No snowpocalypse yet where I am, although it is snowing now. 5-10cm predicted this morning. And windy so probably drifting too. I have my walking boots in the car just in case I get caught out
January 7, 2026 at 7:58 AM
No snowpocalypse yet where I am, although it is snowing now. 5-10cm predicted this morning. And windy so probably drifting too. I have my walking boots in the car just in case I get caught out
Can’t decide if this would be amazing or terrifying.
Volcanoes in the Auvergne might wake up earlier than expected
Volcanoes in the Auvergne might wake up earlier than expected
Les volcans d’Auvergne pourraient se réveiller plus tôt que prévu - RTBF Actus
Le Massif central s’étend sur 85.000 km², soit 15% du territoire de la France continentale. La rencontre entre les Alpes...
www.rtbf.be
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Can’t decide if this would be amazing or terrifying.
Volcanoes in the Auvergne might wake up earlier than expected
Volcanoes in the Auvergne might wake up earlier than expected
Just finished last year’s sloe gin, just in time to bottle this year’s
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Just finished last year’s sloe gin, just in time to bottle this year’s
Take your mind off everything with a fabulous ceilidh in Brussels in Friday January 30th, while supporting an excellent charity. Once again I’ll be pretending to be a Scotsman while playing the accordion
Ceilidh in the Kitchen
Fri 30. January at 18:30 - 22:30
fienta.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Take your mind off everything with a fabulous ceilidh in Brussels in Friday January 30th, while supporting an excellent charity. Once again I’ll be pretending to be a Scotsman while playing the accordion
So busy photographing the snow I didn’t notice the dramatic sky
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 AM
So busy photographing the snow I didn’t notice the dramatic sky
Very glad that #thetraitors has started again as my accordion playing improves significantly since I practise instead of watching it
January 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Very glad that #thetraitors has started again as my accordion playing improves significantly since I practise instead of watching it
Just had my second ever hen harrier sighting, just a few kilometres from my first, a few years ago
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Just had my second ever hen harrier sighting, just a few kilometres from my first, a few years ago