Mart
@martriley.bsky.social
Suburban flâneur, bon viveur, failure.
The West Riding.
The West Riding.
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What a weird name for a dog. But sorry for their loss.
October 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
What a weird name for a dog. But sorry for their loss.
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Sumo stars goofing about at tourist locations seems a more fun way to celebrate England than any number of flags.
The thousand year old sport is kicking it in front the thousand some year old monument. #londonsumo #stonehenge
October 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Sumo stars goofing about at tourist locations seems a more fun way to celebrate England than any number of flags.
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“What’s the charge? Eating a seal?”
October 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
“What’s the charge? Eating a seal?”
October 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Just now, the last of the evening light, deep blue sky, a buttery crescent moon through the trees and a tawny owl swoops past the kitchen window. Suburban delights!
September 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just now, the last of the evening light, deep blue sky, a buttery crescent moon through the trees and a tawny owl swoops past the kitchen window. Suburban delights!
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Godspeed to Danny Thompson. He added so much grace, beauty and guile to so many outstanding pieces of music (you could live a pretty nourishing musical life listening solely to the records he contributed to.) And an unfailingly entertaining and soulful conversationalist. One of the greats 💛
September 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Godspeed to Danny Thompson. He added so much grace, beauty and guile to so many outstanding pieces of music (you could live a pretty nourishing musical life listening solely to the records he contributed to.) And an unfailingly entertaining and soulful conversationalist. One of the greats 💛
Call me trivial but one thing I liked about being in Marseilles is that the French emergency services vehicles haven’t adopted the modern American whoop whoop siren. Sitting at a cafe on a busy street and you’re in a 1970s French film.
September 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Call me trivial but one thing I liked about being in Marseilles is that the French emergency services vehicles haven’t adopted the modern American whoop whoop siren. Sitting at a cafe on a busy street and you’re in a 1970s French film.
Bits of Marseilles. Never been before, will go again.
September 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Bits of Marseilles. Never been before, will go again.
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This is apparently a street in Amsterdam called Lomanstraat.
September 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is apparently a street in Amsterdam called Lomanstraat.
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My absolute favourite thing about Melvyn Bragg is his singular attitude of No Mucking About. Literally every episode starts like “HELLO IN 1492 COLUMBUS SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE WITH ME ARE TWO EXPERTS OK TELL ME RIGHT NOW WHERE THE FUCK IS GENOA?”
Melvyn Bragg has decided to stand down as host of In Our Time, the BBC says.
September 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
My absolute favourite thing about Melvyn Bragg is his singular attitude of No Mucking About. Literally every episode starts like “HELLO IN 1492 COLUMBUS SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE WITH ME ARE TWO EXPERTS OK TELL ME RIGHT NOW WHERE THE FUCK IS GENOA?”
Two Guardian articles for the price of one. How We Do It, Can Wheelbarrows Suffer?
No reason why even very senior wheelbarrows can't still enjoy an active loving relationship.
August 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Two Guardian articles for the price of one. How We Do It, Can Wheelbarrows Suffer?
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Before Dylan's cry of "play fucking loud" was Buddy Holly's speed metal howl. On January 26, 1958, Holly and the Crickets made their second Ed Sullivan appearance. Sullivan ordered the group to replace upbeat rocker Oh Boy with a slow ballad. This was their response youtu.be/TtIOy9WcxU0?...
Buddy Holly & The Crickets "Oh, Boy!" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
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August 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Before Dylan's cry of "play fucking loud" was Buddy Holly's speed metal howl. On January 26, 1958, Holly and the Crickets made their second Ed Sullivan appearance. Sullivan ordered the group to replace upbeat rocker Oh Boy with a slow ballad. This was their response youtu.be/TtIOy9WcxU0?...
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David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it
August 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it
Walking to town listening to Locklisted. @iammilliam.bsky.social, your reading from the Brussig had me walking around with a stupid grin on my face. Thanks, and Nicky too, for the recommend. Halifax library came up trumps.
July 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Walking to town listening to Locklisted. @iammilliam.bsky.social, your reading from the Brussig had me walking around with a stupid grin on my face. Thanks, and Nicky too, for the recommend. Halifax library came up trumps.
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Did I offend you? Try seeing things from my perspective. Narrow-minded, misinformed, frightened.
July 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Did I offend you? Try seeing things from my perspective. Narrow-minded, misinformed, frightened.
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"the elongated limbless reptiles" www.bbc.com/news/article...
Snake on the loose found in Greenwich fish and chip shop
The RSPCA says the reported "python" at the chip shop turned out to be a juvenile corn snake.
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July 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"the elongated limbless reptiles" www.bbc.com/news/article...
Well that was peak @backlisted.bsky.social. Perfect subject, everyone on top form and bonus jousting from Andrew and Una. It also gifted me with the title of the autobiography I’m not writing, ‘Martin’s if she had known.’
Angel, monstrously pitiable. What a terrific novel, my favourite read this year. Now to find out what the top swots at @backlisted.bsky.social have to say…
July 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Well that was peak @backlisted.bsky.social. Perfect subject, everyone on top form and bonus jousting from Andrew and Una. It also gifted me with the title of the autobiography I’m not writing, ‘Martin’s if she had known.’
Angel, monstrously pitiable. What a terrific novel, my favourite read this year. Now to find out what the top swots at @backlisted.bsky.social have to say…
July 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Angel, monstrously pitiable. What a terrific novel, my favourite read this year. Now to find out what the top swots at @backlisted.bsky.social have to say…
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A new instalment of INVENTORY is available now via the
@backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. Sign up at Locklistener level and you’ll get this plus a bunch of other stuff, all while supporting the podcast. This week: BOG-SHED, FROM THE STUBBLE TO THE RUBBLE. www.patreon.com/backlisted
@backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. Sign up at Locklistener level and you’ll get this plus a bunch of other stuff, all while supporting the podcast. This week: BOG-SHED, FROM THE STUBBLE TO THE RUBBLE. www.patreon.com/backlisted
July 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A new instalment of INVENTORY is available now via the
@backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. Sign up at Locklistener level and you’ll get this plus a bunch of other stuff, all while supporting the podcast. This week: BOG-SHED, FROM THE STUBBLE TO THE RUBBLE. www.patreon.com/backlisted
@backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. Sign up at Locklistener level and you’ll get this plus a bunch of other stuff, all while supporting the podcast. This week: BOG-SHED, FROM THE STUBBLE TO THE RUBBLE. www.patreon.com/backlisted
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Two households, both alike in dignity, in diggyboos, in the old digningtons
July 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Two households, both alike in dignity, in diggyboos, in the old digningtons
Such a fine line between green transportation and fly tipping.
July 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Such a fine line between green transportation and fly tipping.
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Spaghetti hoops are basically Alphabetti Spaghetti for backing singers.
July 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Spaghetti hoops are basically Alphabetti Spaghetti for backing singers.
I could well up looking at these two pictures of old friends. Mel Brooks 99 today, Carl Reiner died five years ago aged 98.
June 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I could well up looking at these two pictures of old friends. Mel Brooks 99 today, Carl Reiner died five years ago aged 98.
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This INVENTORY on Kate Bush is actually a 5000 word essay on the lifelong relationship between artist and listener, utilising and subverting the popular bullshit ‘listicle’ format to do something more interesting and heartfelt. Hope you like it. x @backlisted.bsky.social www.patreon.com/backlisted
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June 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This INVENTORY on Kate Bush is actually a 5000 word essay on the lifelong relationship between artist and listener, utilising and subverting the popular bullshit ‘listicle’ format to do something more interesting and heartfelt. Hope you like it. x @backlisted.bsky.social www.patreon.com/backlisted