Royston O'Boogie
@roystonoboogie.bsky.social
Misanthropic itinerant musician. Will work for food. Or drink. Mostly drink, tbh. Stone-faced and emotionless, I will click on the cry-laugh emoji in response to your post.
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I launched this without any context or hash tags. Sorry, I was upset. I left school in 1985 with no SCE Highers because 1: I hated school, and 2: The Pool Hall existed (it is now #TheGladCafe).
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I launched this without any context or hash tags. Sorry, I was upset. I left school in 1985 with no SCE Highers because 1: I hated school, and 2: The Pool Hall existed (it is now #TheGladCafe).
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My musical hero has died. RIP Danny Thompson, the man who inspired me to pick up the double bass. Here he is with John Martyn who, it transpires, used to live up the next close to me in Glasgow. youtu.be/uvCU1U2rhB0?...
John Martyn - Transatlantic Sessions - Solid Air
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September 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My musical hero has died. RIP Danny Thompson, the man who inspired me to pick up the double bass. Here he is with John Martyn who, it transpires, used to live up the next close to me in Glasgow. youtu.be/uvCU1U2rhB0?...
Just stopping by to wish everybody a happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day. To err is human, to "ARRRRRR!!!" is Pirate: talklikeapiratecom.wpcomstaging.com/sample-page/
How It All Started – International Talk Like A Pirate Day
Arrr! We be the pirate guys, matey. Or, in another vernacular, we are guys, John Baur and Mark Summers. And that really should be all you need to know about the origins of Talk Like a Pirate Day. We'r...
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September 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Just stopping by to wish everybody a happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day. To err is human, to "ARRRRRR!!!" is Pirate: talklikeapiratecom.wpcomstaging.com/sample-page/
Make a band singular:
One Maniac.
One Maniac.
Make a band singular:
And You Will Know Us By The Dead Body
And You Will Know Us By The Dead Body
Make a band singular:
A Stroke
A Stroke
September 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Make a band singular:
One Maniac.
One Maniac.
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I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death my right to call you a raving xenophobic twat.
September 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death my right to call you a raving xenophobic twat.
Tom Leherer has died. He was one of the finest songwriters known to Harvard (from where he graduated at 18). There may be better songwriters out there, but they haven't been discarvard. www.bbc.com/news/article...
American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report
Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.
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July 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Tom Leherer has died. He was one of the finest songwriters known to Harvard (from where he graduated at 18). There may be better songwriters out there, but they haven't been discarvard. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.
The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.
www.wired.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.
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We can't walk the dogs in this heat, but it doesn't stop heat-seeking weapon Rosie from climbing on my lap. Stay hydrated, Bluesky! Gin and tonic counts, by the way.
July 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We can't walk the dogs in this heat, but it doesn't stop heat-seeking weapon Rosie from climbing on my lap. Stay hydrated, Bluesky! Gin and tonic counts, by the way.
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June 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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My dad was Ian Hunter. No, not that one. My dad had no interest in young dudes.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
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June 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
My dad was Ian Hunter. No, not that one. My dad had no interest in young dudes.
Friday night greenhouse cocktails. Friday, we say f@¢k you to the people who have messed up our week; Saturday, we big up the people who have made our week bearable. I cannot recommend this highly enough. Happy Friday, everybody!
June 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Friday night greenhouse cocktails. Friday, we say f@¢k you to the people who have messed up our week; Saturday, we big up the people who have made our week bearable. I cannot recommend this highly enough. Happy Friday, everybody!
June 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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May 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In the UK Narcan is known as Naloxone. Learn how to use it, it is free and saves lives. Google Naloxone followed by your country in the UK. Drug deaths are avoidable, so let's avoid them. vm.tiktok.com/ZNdrTxcy7/
TikTok - Make Your Day
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May 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
In the UK Narcan is known as Naloxone. Learn how to use it, it is free and saves lives. Google Naloxone followed by your country in the UK. Drug deaths are avoidable, so let's avoid them. vm.tiktok.com/ZNdrTxcy7/
I have no interest in developing phone apps, so I'm just putting this out there for someone who is: The phone camera looks at your face. Are you wearing your glasses? Yes - text size normal. No - text size HUGE AND BOLD.
May 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I have no interest in developing phone apps, so I'm just putting this out there for someone who is: The phone camera looks at your face. Are you wearing your glasses? Yes - text size normal. No - text size HUGE AND BOLD.
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Young man, there's no need to feel down, I said
Young man, pick yourself off the ground, I said
Young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
It's fun to shout at the
Young man, pick yourself off the ground, I said
Young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
It's fun to shout at the
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Young man, there's no need to feel down, I said
Young man, pick yourself off the ground, I said
Young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
It's fun to shout at the
Young man, pick yourself off the ground, I said
Young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
It's fun to shout at the
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so, for many years, the sm57 microphone has been precisely $100.
it’s a common fact of life for performing artists and sound engineers — that mic is ALWAYS $100.
for the first time in what anyone in my network can remember, due to the tariffs, the sm57 is now $110.
it’s a common fact of life for performing artists and sound engineers — that mic is ALWAYS $100.
for the first time in what anyone in my network can remember, due to the tariffs, the sm57 is now $110.
May 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
so, for many years, the sm57 microphone has been precisely $100.
it’s a common fact of life for performing artists and sound engineers — that mic is ALWAYS $100.
for the first time in what anyone in my network can remember, due to the tariffs, the sm57 is now $110.
it’s a common fact of life for performing artists and sound engineers — that mic is ALWAYS $100.
for the first time in what anyone in my network can remember, due to the tariffs, the sm57 is now $110.
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Impressive ‘GTA VI’ Trailer Features Characters Claiming They’re Sentient, Begging For Release From Digital Prison
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May 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Impressive ‘GTA VI’ Trailer Features Characters Claiming They’re Sentient, Begging For Release From Digital Prison
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Finally getting round to listening to the new #NubyaGarcia album #Odyssey. Damn, this is good.
April 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Finally getting round to listening to the new #NubyaGarcia album #Odyssey. Damn, this is good.