Mark
@monkeystrawhat.bsky.social
From Brighton / Worthing / Dunstable. Now in Vancouver.
Music, Beer, Books, Coffee,Cooking,Whisky.
Guitar,Banjo,Ukulele,Harmonica dabbler. Recently got a keyboard and trying that.
Luton Town FC
Music, Beer, Books, Coffee,Cooking,Whisky.
Guitar,Banjo,Ukulele,Harmonica dabbler. Recently got a keyboard and trying that.
Luton Town FC
I read this picturing it going across a screen like the Star Wars beginning
It’s 2026. A convicted felon is still the President. He continues to break laws, disregard the Constitution, & lie. He will do anything to protect himself & the other pedophiles listed in the Epstein files. The Republican Congress is allowing the procrastination to continue.
January 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I read this picturing it going across a screen like the Star Wars beginning
Another Imperial Stout from the beer fridge. This is a 2022 version
Lots of bourbon aroma. But not overly boozy.
Boreas 2022 Barrel Aged Imperial 11%
Four Winds Brewing.
Lots of bourbon aroma. But not overly boozy.
Boreas 2022 Barrel Aged Imperial 11%
Four Winds Brewing.
January 2, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Another Imperial Stout from the beer fridge. This is a 2022 version
Lots of bourbon aroma. But not overly boozy.
Boreas 2022 Barrel Aged Imperial 11%
Four Winds Brewing.
Lots of bourbon aroma. But not overly boozy.
Boreas 2022 Barrel Aged Imperial 11%
Four Winds Brewing.
Monty wedged between me and chair to sleep. Guess I’m stuck here now
January 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Monty wedged between me and chair to sleep. Guess I’m stuck here now
Nothing at home except heavier beers. So nipped out to Farm Country Brewing for an IPA.
8% Double. Very nice. Good bite and some mango.
8% Double. Very nice. Good bite and some mango.
January 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Nothing at home except heavier beers. So nipped out to Farm Country Brewing for an IPA.
8% Double. Very nice. Good bite and some mango.
8% Double. Very nice. Good bite and some mango.
Still opening up some old stuff
Camp Beer Co - Flannel Pyjamas 2021 Barrel Aged 10%
Scottish Ale Style
Wee Heavy ?
Pretty smooth. Mainly Dark Fruit. More caramel as it warms. Excellent.
Camp Beer Co - Flannel Pyjamas 2021 Barrel Aged 10%
Scottish Ale Style
Wee Heavy ?
Pretty smooth. Mainly Dark Fruit. More caramel as it warms. Excellent.
December 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Still opening up some old stuff
Camp Beer Co - Flannel Pyjamas 2021 Barrel Aged 10%
Scottish Ale Style
Wee Heavy ?
Pretty smooth. Mainly Dark Fruit. More caramel as it warms. Excellent.
Camp Beer Co - Flannel Pyjamas 2021 Barrel Aged 10%
Scottish Ale Style
Wee Heavy ?
Pretty smooth. Mainly Dark Fruit. More caramel as it warms. Excellent.
My post Christmas pre New Year breakfasts. 3 or 4 days of this.
December 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My post Christmas pre New Year breakfasts. 3 or 4 days of this.
#songsiheardlive
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
Wembley 1981
I had been indifferent to Bruce prior to this. Didn’t get it. But this show was so fantastic.
tidal.com/track/491833...
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
Wembley 1981
I had been indifferent to Bruce prior to this. Didn’t get it. But this show was so fantastic.
tidal.com/track/491833...
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On the Edge of Town
Listen to Darkness On the Edge of Town on TIDAL
tidal.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
#songsiheardlive
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
Wembley 1981
I had been indifferent to Bruce prior to this. Didn’t get it. But this show was so fantastic.
tidal.com/track/491833...
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
Wembley 1981
I had been indifferent to Bruce prior to this. Didn’t get it. But this show was so fantastic.
tidal.com/track/491833...
Using Tumbleweed 🇨🇦 bourbon style because all I have left of US is some Woodford Double Oaked and not putting that in an Old Fashioned.
It’s not bad. Very like basic Bulleit.
It’s not bad. Very like basic Bulleit.
December 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Using Tumbleweed 🇨🇦 bourbon style because all I have left of US is some Woodford Double Oaked and not putting that in an Old Fashioned.
It’s not bad. Very like basic Bulleit.
It’s not bad. Very like basic Bulleit.
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Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
December 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
Hectic day getting all the required food stuff for the holiday. So stopping in for a much needed beer
Driftwood - Twenty Pounder DIPA 9%
Driftwood - Twenty Pounder DIPA 9%
December 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hectic day getting all the required food stuff for the holiday. So stopping in for a much needed beer
Driftwood - Twenty Pounder DIPA 9%
Driftwood - Twenty Pounder DIPA 9%
Afternoon stop at Camp Beer
Pecan Pie Imperial Brown Ale 7%
Very nutty. Hint of sweetness
Pecan Pie Imperial Brown Ale 7%
Very nutty. Hint of sweetness
December 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Afternoon stop at Camp Beer
Pecan Pie Imperial Brown Ale 7%
Very nutty. Hint of sweetness
Pecan Pie Imperial Brown Ale 7%
Very nutty. Hint of sweetness
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F*ck my HAT! Geese nailing Marquee Moon. 😱💥 Emily Green nailing Lloyd’s guitar parts… astounding. Woah.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLrz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLrz...
Geese - Marquee Moon (Television) - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY | December 5, 2024
YouTube video by Chris Connelly
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Saturday night beer
Smugglers Trail - Illicit Cargo IV
10% Double Chocolate Hedgehog Caramel Imperial Stout
Chocolate and Vanilla up front. Caramel gives way to slight bitterness
Pleasant sipper.
Smugglers Trail - Illicit Cargo IV
10% Double Chocolate Hedgehog Caramel Imperial Stout
Chocolate and Vanilla up front. Caramel gives way to slight bitterness
Pleasant sipper.
December 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Saturday night beer
Smugglers Trail - Illicit Cargo IV
10% Double Chocolate Hedgehog Caramel Imperial Stout
Chocolate and Vanilla up front. Caramel gives way to slight bitterness
Pleasant sipper.
Smugglers Trail - Illicit Cargo IV
10% Double Chocolate Hedgehog Caramel Imperial Stout
Chocolate and Vanilla up front. Caramel gives way to slight bitterness
Pleasant sipper.
@theacousticeggbox.bsky.social made a comment recently about as we age we don’t know how much time we really have. So on a Monday night I’m opening an 11.4% 2015 aged beer. And it is incredible. Caramel. Toffee. Dark fruits. Smooth. And listening to Lux-Rosalia as I sip just puts me in perfection
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 AM
@theacousticeggbox.bsky.social made a comment recently about as we age we don’t know how much time we really have. So on a Monday night I’m opening an 11.4% 2015 aged beer. And it is incredible. Caramel. Toffee. Dark fruits. Smooth. And listening to Lux-Rosalia as I sip just puts me in perfection
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Move over Steve Lamacq! 😄
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Move over Steve Lamacq! 😄
#songsiheardlive
#blueoystercult
Blue Oyster Cult - ME 262
Hammersmith Odeon 1975
5 guitars on this and a lot of dry ice
tidal.com/track/211830...
#blueoystercult
Blue Oyster Cult - ME 262
Hammersmith Odeon 1975
5 guitars on this and a lot of dry ice
tidal.com/track/211830...
tidal.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#songsiheardlive
#blueoystercult
Blue Oyster Cult - ME 262
Hammersmith Odeon 1975
5 guitars on this and a lot of dry ice
tidal.com/track/211830...
#blueoystercult
Blue Oyster Cult - ME 262
Hammersmith Odeon 1975
5 guitars on this and a lot of dry ice
tidal.com/track/211830...
Finishing the day with an Imperial Stout. This one’s ok. Predominantly roasted malts. Perfectly drinkable but not much going on.
December 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Finishing the day with an Imperial Stout. This one’s ok. Predominantly roasted malts. Perfectly drinkable but not much going on.
#songsiheardlive #blondie
Blondie - Denis
Dunstable Civic 1978
Some bloke got on stage and grabbed Debbie. Security had him pretty quick. Not sure what they did with/to him.
tidal.com/track/152173/u
Blondie - Denis
Dunstable Civic 1978
Some bloke got on stage and grabbed Debbie. Security had him pretty quick. Not sure what they did with/to him.
tidal.com/track/152173/u
Blondie - Denis (Remastered 2001)
Listen to Denis (Remastered 2001) on TIDAL
tidal.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
#songsiheardlive #blondie
Blondie - Denis
Dunstable Civic 1978
Some bloke got on stage and grabbed Debbie. Security had him pretty quick. Not sure what they did with/to him.
tidal.com/track/152173/u
Blondie - Denis
Dunstable Civic 1978
Some bloke got on stage and grabbed Debbie. Security had him pretty quick. Not sure what they did with/to him.
tidal.com/track/152173/u
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (2014 Remaster)
Listen to Black Sabbath (2014 Remaster) on TIDAL
tidal.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve attended
Groundhogs
Stone the Crows
Finbar and Eddie Furey
The Clash
Eddy Grant
Groundhogs
Stone the Crows
Finbar and Eddie Furey
The Clash
Eddy Grant
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've attended
Rammstein
Carl Cox
Brian May (Queen)
Placebo
TISM
Rammstein
Carl Cox
Brian May (Queen)
Placebo
TISM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've attended
Cocteau Twins
Shirley Horn
Blind Boys of Alabama
Ravel’s Bolero (Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
“Oscar Peterson at 100, a Canadian Celebration”
Cocteau Twins
Shirley Horn
Blind Boys of Alabama
Ravel’s Bolero (Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
“Oscar Peterson at 100, a Canadian Celebration”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve attended
Groundhogs
Stone the Crows
Finbar and Eddie Furey
The Clash
Eddy Grant
Groundhogs
Stone the Crows
Finbar and Eddie Furey
The Clash
Eddy Grant
#songsiheardlive
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Vancouver 2001
Concert with Elton John
tidal.com/browse/track...
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Vancouver 2001
Concert with Elton John
tidal.com/browse/track...
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Listen to Uptown Girl on TIDAL
tidal.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#songsiheardlive
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Vancouver 2001
Concert with Elton John
tidal.com/browse/track...
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Vancouver 2001
Concert with Elton John
tidal.com/browse/track...
#songsiheardlive
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Bardney - Great Western Express Festival. 1972
The perfect vocals soaring out over the still night. This set was magical for me.
tidal.com/browse/track...
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Bardney - Great Western Express Festival. 1972
The perfect vocals soaring out over the still night. This set was magical for me.
tidal.com/browse/track...
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Listen to God Only Knows on TIDAL
tidal.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
#songsiheardlive
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Bardney - Great Western Express Festival. 1972
The perfect vocals soaring out over the still night. This set was magical for me.
tidal.com/browse/track...
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Bardney - Great Western Express Festival. 1972
The perfect vocals soaring out over the still night. This set was magical for me.
tidal.com/browse/track...