Scott Pack
@meandmybigmouth.bsky.social
Currently writing a book about dogs. Don't really like dogs.
Reading: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/meandmybigmouth
Writing: https://meandmybigmouth.medium.com/
Selling: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/meandmybigmouth
Reading: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/meandmybigmouth
Writing: https://meandmybigmouth.medium.com/
Selling: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/meandmybigmouth
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If you're the sort of person who likes Fleetwood Mac and is up for spending three hours in a theatre watching a fictional Fleetwood Mac-like band disintegrate while spending over a year recording a Rumours-like album, then the play Stereophonic is absolutely for you.
I am not that sort of person.
I am not that sort of person.
Stereophonic - West End Trailer
YouTube video by West End Theatre
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
If you're the sort of person who likes Fleetwood Mac and is up for spending three hours in a theatre watching a fictional Fleetwood Mac-like band disintegrate while spending over a year recording a Rumours-like album, then the play Stereophonic is absolutely for you.
I am not that sort of person.
I am not that sort of person.
This is always great fun and good luck to everyone who's taking part. I just can't do it these days because I am so out of touch with contemporary publishing that I haven't heard of half of the recent books that feature, even if they've been number one bestsellers.
Booklovers, your favourite game is back! 📚🔎
Guess all 20 books in the #HiddenBooksGame and you could win a £500/€500 National Book Token to spend in your local bookshop (the best gift ever, in our opinion).
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Guess all 20 books in the #HiddenBooksGame and you could win a £500/€500 National Book Token to spend in your local bookshop (the best gift ever, in our opinion).
Play now: buff.ly/460M0aR
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is always great fun and good luck to everyone who's taking part. I just can't do it these days because I am so out of touch with contemporary publishing that I haven't heard of half of the recent books that feature, even if they've been number one bestsellers.
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Tired of the same old Christmas cards? Want something a bit different?
Get your #Christmas cards and wrap here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
Get your #Christmas cards and wrap here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Tired of the same old Christmas cards? Want something a bit different?
Get your #Christmas cards and wrap here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
Get your #Christmas cards and wrap here www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...
If you're the sort of person who likes Fleetwood Mac and is up for spending three hours in a theatre watching a fictional Fleetwood Mac-like band disintegrate while spending over a year recording a Rumours-like album, then the play Stereophonic is absolutely for you.
I am not that sort of person.
I am not that sort of person.
Stereophonic - West End Trailer
YouTube video by West End Theatre
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
If you're the sort of person who likes Fleetwood Mac and is up for spending three hours in a theatre watching a fictional Fleetwood Mac-like band disintegrate while spending over a year recording a Rumours-like album, then the play Stereophonic is absolutely for you.
I am not that sort of person.
I am not that sort of person.
Arterio trains are shit.
I'm on one now having a shitty time in an uncomfortable seat with no flip-down table to put my drink.
I hope the people who designed them, and the South Western Railway suits that bought them, are having a shit time too.
Wankers.
I'm on one now having a shitty time in an uncomfortable seat with no flip-down table to put my drink.
I hope the people who designed them, and the South Western Railway suits that bought them, are having a shit time too.
Wankers.
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Arterio trains are shit.
I'm on one now having a shitty time in an uncomfortable seat with no flip-down table to put my drink.
I hope the people who designed them, and the South Western Railway suits that bought them, are having a shit time too.
Wankers.
I'm on one now having a shitty time in an uncomfortable seat with no flip-down table to put my drink.
I hope the people who designed them, and the South Western Railway suits that bought them, are having a shit time too.
Wankers.
This is an interesting article about some smaller music streaming services that perhaps aren't going to rival Spotify but could be an alternative or supplement.
I'm giving Cantilever a go. It would be helpful if I was able to cast to a speaker, but apart from that, so far, so good.
I'm giving Cantilever a go. It would be helpful if I was able to cast to a speaker, but apart from that, so far, so good.
‘I can see a world where Spotify doesn’t exist’: will a new generation of music streaming companies succeed?
Nimble, open-minded outfits such as Nina Protocol, Cantilever and Subvert are looking to bring more money to artists, and a richer experience for listeners
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This is an interesting article about some smaller music streaming services that perhaps aren't going to rival Spotify but could be an alternative or supplement.
I'm giving Cantilever a go. It would be helpful if I was able to cast to a speaker, but apart from that, so far, so good.
I'm giving Cantilever a go. It would be helpful if I was able to cast to a speaker, but apart from that, so far, so good.
Two neighbours now have Christmas trees up. They're free to do whatever they want, I couldn't give a shit, but I do wonder how they can keep the festive momentum going for so long. Surely by the time it gets to Christmas Day, the decorations have become the norm rather than something special?
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Two neighbours now have Christmas trees up. They're free to do whatever they want, I couldn't give a shit, but I do wonder how they can keep the festive momentum going for so long. Surely by the time it gets to Christmas Day, the decorations have become the norm rather than something special?
Today marks 50 years since one of the most controversial events in Australian political history.
Essentially, the Queen's representative in Australia, the Governor-General, sacked the incumbent Prime Minister and installed the Leader of the Opposition in his place.
Essentially, the Queen's representative in Australia, the Governor-General, sacked the incumbent Prime Minister and installed the Leader of the Opposition in his place.
Whitlam dismissal
1975: Governor-General dismisses Whitlam government
www.nma.gov.au
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Today marks 50 years since one of the most controversial events in Australian political history.
Essentially, the Queen's representative in Australia, the Governor-General, sacked the incumbent Prime Minister and installed the Leader of the Opposition in his place.
Essentially, the Queen's representative in Australia, the Governor-General, sacked the incumbent Prime Minister and installed the Leader of the Opposition in his place.
Just catching up on last night's episode of Mastermind, for which I wrote the specialist subject questions about The Works of Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin.
It was great to research and write questions about two of my heroes and also to sneak in a mention of another hero, Frank Muir.
It was great to research and write questions about two of my heroes and also to sneak in a mention of another hero, Frank Muir.
Mastermind - 2025/26: Episode 17
Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz, with four contenders answering questions on such subjects as the Great Reform Act of 1832, the castles of south Wales and Maroon 5.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Just catching up on last night's episode of Mastermind, for which I wrote the specialist subject questions about The Works of Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin.
It was great to research and write questions about two of my heroes and also to sneak in a mention of another hero, Frank Muir.
It was great to research and write questions about two of my heroes and also to sneak in a mention of another hero, Frank Muir.
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Read Palestine Week is coming up on 29 November-December 5.
A great way to support Palestinian writers is to read their work. Also, it's good to read it because of its quality.
Why not take part and perhaps discover a talented writer you haven't read before.
A great way to support Palestinian writers is to read their work. Also, it's good to read it because of its quality.
Why not take part and perhaps discover a talented writer you haven't read before.
Join READ PALESTINE WEEK November 29-December 5. This year, with a special focus on raising funds for Palestinian writers in Gaza.
publishersforpalestine.org/2025/11/11/j...
publishersforpalestine.org/2025/11/11/j...
Join READ PALESTINE WEEK 2025
Join us for this year’s READ PALESTINE WEEK, coming November 29-December 5.
publishersforpalestine.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Read Palestine Week is coming up on 29 November-December 5.
A great way to support Palestinian writers is to read their work. Also, it's good to read it because of its quality.
Why not take part and perhaps discover a talented writer you haven't read before.
A great way to support Palestinian writers is to read their work. Also, it's good to read it because of its quality.
Why not take part and perhaps discover a talented writer you haven't read before.
Love this, but upon searching online I found it is actually Clare Youngs, with an S, and she has a splendid shop.
www.clareyoungs.co.uk
www.clareyoungs.co.uk
Clare Young, contemporary graphic designer and artist who works with collage - paper and fabric #WomensArt
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Love this, but upon searching online I found it is actually Clare Youngs, with an S, and she has a splendid shop.
www.clareyoungs.co.uk
www.clareyoungs.co.uk
You know you're getting old when books you read when they were first published are now considered classics.
#NewBookDay Trying to catch up with classics I've not read yet so this one should be a winner!
#Perfume #PatrickSuskind
#Perfume #PatrickSuskind
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
You know you're getting old when books you read when they were first published are now considered classics.
This is one of the best biographies of a writer that I have read. Grace Metalious was a 1950s American housewife who wrote a novel loosely based on the residents of her New Hampshire. That book was called Peyton Place and it became the best-selling American novel of all time for a while.
Inside Peyton Place: The Life of Grace Metalious
The Life of Grace Metalious
uk.bookshop.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is one of the best biographies of a writer that I have read. Grace Metalious was a 1950s American housewife who wrote a novel loosely based on the residents of her New Hampshire. That book was called Peyton Place and it became the best-selling American novel of all time for a while.
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Thrown out of his family for a crime he didn’t commit, Gil becomes model and muse to the great Pieter Bruegel. But in Bruegel's world politics, art and religion are explosively combined and soon love and vocation are also at war. The Bruegel Boy is available now Holland House Books: buff.ly/vbnyB0Y
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thrown out of his family for a crime he didn’t commit, Gil becomes model and muse to the great Pieter Bruegel. But in Bruegel's world politics, art and religion are explosively combined and soon love and vocation are also at war. The Bruegel Boy is available now Holland House Books: buff.ly/vbnyB0Y
If you like your comedies dark then A Different Man might be your thing. I enjoyed its Kafkaesque absurdity, and the three lead performances are great, although Renate Reinsve is largely lacking from this trailer.
A couple of big belly laughs from me and plenty of awkward chuckles.
A couple of big belly laughs from me and plenty of awkward chuckles.
A Different Man | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If you like your comedies dark then A Different Man might be your thing. I enjoyed its Kafkaesque absurdity, and the three lead performances are great, although Renate Reinsve is largely lacking from this trailer.
A couple of big belly laughs from me and plenty of awkward chuckles.
A couple of big belly laughs from me and plenty of awkward chuckles.
A historical epic that looks like a documentary, 'Aguirre, Wrath of God' was an interesting watch, for sure, but I found it hard to engage with either the story or the characters.
This trailer does a great job of extracting what little plot there is and presenting it as potentially appealing.
This trailer does a great job of extracting what little plot there is and presenting it as potentially appealing.
Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) - trailer
YouTube video by BFITrailers
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A historical epic that looks like a documentary, 'Aguirre, Wrath of God' was an interesting watch, for sure, but I found it hard to engage with either the story or the characters.
This trailer does a great job of extracting what little plot there is and presenting it as potentially appealing.
This trailer does a great job of extracting what little plot there is and presenting it as potentially appealing.
Yes, mate, of course the small dent in the corner of the LP you bought from me on eBay is 'a flaw I didn't disclose in the listing' rather than, I don't know, damage in transit, perhaps?
I am sorry the vinyl you paid £7 for isn't entirely perfect. My thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
I am sorry the vinyl you paid £7 for isn't entirely perfect. My thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Yes, mate, of course the small dent in the corner of the LP you bought from me on eBay is 'a flaw I didn't disclose in the listing' rather than, I don't know, damage in transit, perhaps?
I am sorry the vinyl you paid £7 for isn't entirely perfect. My thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
I am sorry the vinyl you paid £7 for isn't entirely perfect. My thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
This is an excellent, off-kilter and often very funny collection. Highly recommended. And it's free.
FREE OFFER this weekend only: download my collection “The Glade and Other Stories,” described by reviewers as “powerful,” “macabre,” “truly funny” and “moving.” A dozen superb stories totally FREE. Offer ends Monday.
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The Glade and other stories: The debut story collection from the acclaimed author of Dead Writers in Rehab.
The Glade and other stories: The debut story collection from the acclaimed author of Dead Writers in Rehab. eBook : Bassett Davies, Paul: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This is an excellent, off-kilter and often very funny collection. Highly recommended. And it's free.
That moment when you realise the biography of a writer is about to get REALLY good.
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
That moment when you realise the biography of a writer is about to get REALLY good.
We are still just one festive Beef Wellington, cooked Australian style, away from Andrew becoming King.
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We are still just one festive Beef Wellington, cooked Australian style, away from Andrew becoming King.
A free online talk later in the month about legendary Japanese animator Yasuo Ôtsuka.
Online Talk - OHTSUKA Yasuo: The Animator That Inspired a Generation
Talk by Professor KANOH Seiji
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A free online talk later in the month about legendary Japanese animator Yasuo Ôtsuka.
This is a fun distraction. Type in a word or phrase, and a bunch of clips from movies with characters saying that phrase will appear.
PlayPhrase.me: Site for cinema archaeologists.
Type any quote, watch the scenes. Search millions of movie clips for language learning and cinema research.
www.playphrase.me
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This is a fun distraction. Type in a word or phrase, and a bunch of clips from movies with characters saying that phrase will appear.
Forgive the plug, but I've just uploaded a handful of my rare, signed, limited edition books onto eBay and Vinted.
They include this slip-cased Waterstones exclusive edition of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.
They include this slip-cased Waterstones exclusive edition of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.
Susanna Clarke – Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (signed + numbered 1st edition) | Vinted
Susanna Clarke – Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (signed + numbered 1st edition) - Susanna Clarke – Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
RARE SLIPCASED LIMITED FIRST EDITION
SIGNED AND HAND NUMBERED
#19 of 14...
www.vinted.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Forgive the plug, but I've just uploaded a handful of my rare, signed, limited edition books onto eBay and Vinted.
They include this slip-cased Waterstones exclusive edition of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.
They include this slip-cased Waterstones exclusive edition of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.
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The Mighty Olafs Record Club is a live pretend radio show held monthly at The Anchor in Sevenoaks. We build a thematic playlist from your suggestions here and those of bewildered locals on the night.
A treasure trove of previous playlists available here. open.spotify.com/user/howefam...
A treasure trove of previous playlists available here. open.spotify.com/user/howefam...
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Mighty Olafs Record Club is a live pretend radio show held monthly at The Anchor in Sevenoaks. We build a thematic playlist from your suggestions here and those of bewildered locals on the night.
A treasure trove of previous playlists available here. open.spotify.com/user/howefam...
A treasure trove of previous playlists available here. open.spotify.com/user/howefam...
You know something that young people would find hard to believe was once the norm, and perfectly acceptable?
PLEASE ALLOW 28 DAYS FOR DELIVERY
PLEASE ALLOW 28 DAYS FOR DELIVERY
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
You know something that young people would find hard to believe was once the norm, and perfectly acceptable?
PLEASE ALLOW 28 DAYS FOR DELIVERY
PLEASE ALLOW 28 DAYS FOR DELIVERY