Sam
@samanorac.bsky.social
Five years ago tonight my dad died, two days into the second lockdown. Like so many Covid deaths his could have been avoided but for the sheer ineptitude and callousness of Johnson’s government.
They caused so much heartbreak.
I love you dad, I wish you were still with us xx
They caused so much heartbreak.
I love you dad, I wish you were still with us xx
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Five years ago tonight my dad died, two days into the second lockdown. Like so many Covid deaths his could have been avoided but for the sheer ineptitude and callousness of Johnson’s government.
They caused so much heartbreak.
I love you dad, I wish you were still with us xx
They caused so much heartbreak.
I love you dad, I wish you were still with us xx
Today’s “singing far too loudly in the car” tune
Valley Winter Song
YouTube video by Fountains of Wayne - Topic
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Today’s “singing far too loudly in the car” tune
One of my cats is hiding outside somewhere due to what can only be described as a recreation of the battle of the Somme going on in the neighbourhood.
I hate fireworks, I really do.
I hate fireworks, I really do.
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
One of my cats is hiding outside somewhere due to what can only be described as a recreation of the battle of the Somme going on in the neighbourhood.
I hate fireworks, I really do.
I hate fireworks, I really do.
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Adam and the Ants released their Kings of the Wild Frontier album 45 years ago today (according to @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social) and it's also Adam's birthday today. To celebrate, here's a live performance of the title track filmed in Manchester in 1980
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Adam and the Ants released their Kings of the Wild Frontier album 45 years ago today (according to @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social) and it's also Adam's birthday today. To celebrate, here's a live performance of the title track filmed in Manchester in 1980
Back to work tomorrow…looking for laughs tonight x
PETER SELLERS A Hard Days Night
YouTube video by Cook & Greenaway CHART HITS
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Back to work tomorrow…looking for laughs tonight x
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An interview in the current edition of Record Collector magazine.
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
An interview in the current edition of Record Collector magazine.
@lindymorrison.bsky.social Many happy returns, Lindy…hope you have a smashing birthday!
November 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
@lindymorrison.bsky.social Many happy returns, Lindy…hope you have a smashing birthday!
This is a lovely song from a really underrated LP. I am a soppy bugger.
x
x
Teenage Fanclub - The First Sight (Lyrics)
YouTube video by Music Box
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is a lovely song from a really underrated LP. I am a soppy bugger.
x
x
Only slightly drenched from the walk…woman in the shop gave me a free Freddo and said I had a nice face, which made this rum-looking cove smile.
November 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Only slightly drenched from the walk…woman in the shop gave me a free Freddo and said I had a nice face, which made this rum-looking cove smile.
Going for a walk in the rain.
I know how to have a good time.
I know how to have a good time.
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Going for a walk in the rain.
I know how to have a good time.
I know how to have a good time.
A lovely afternoon with friends in my favourite café in town…one of those places that hasn’t changed AT ALL since I started going there in the late 80s. Today I drank loads of Earl Grey and had Pea and potato soup with garlic bread. And I bought some records at Probe and a book. A good day.
October 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A lovely afternoon with friends in my favourite café in town…one of those places that hasn’t changed AT ALL since I started going there in the late 80s. Today I drank loads of Earl Grey and had Pea and potato soup with garlic bread. And I bought some records at Probe and a book. A good day.
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If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
![[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]
1
NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:
Hello there
2
[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].
DAD:
Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?
3
NT EMPLOYEE:
Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!
4
MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?
5
NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:
Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!
6
NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:
Listen - that's their call
[Calls emanating from the landscape]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
7
NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:
They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.
8
KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!
[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].
[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke
9
[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:
Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.
[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
10
MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?
NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…
11
[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].
NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…
12
[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:
Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?
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October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
Only one tune needed for #FallFriday today…which spookily came up first on Fall Shuffle 👻
The Fall - There's a Ghost in My House HD
YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Only one tune needed for #FallFriday today…which spookily came up first on Fall Shuffle 👻
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The Go-Betweens - Peel Session 1983
youtu.be/wAwzqGb54Us?...
1. Bachelor Kisses (0:07)
2. Part Company (3:27)
3. The Old Way Out Is Now The New Way In (7:24)
4. Just A King In Mirrors (10:19)
youtu.be/wAwzqGb54Us?...
1. Bachelor Kisses (0:07)
2. Part Company (3:27)
3. The Old Way Out Is Now The New Way In (7:24)
4. Just A King In Mirrors (10:19)
The Go-Betweens - Peel Session 1983
YouTube video by Vibracobra23 Ennui
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Go-Betweens - Peel Session 1983
youtu.be/wAwzqGb54Us?...
1. Bachelor Kisses (0:07)
2. Part Company (3:27)
3. The Old Way Out Is Now The New Way In (7:24)
4. Just A King In Mirrors (10:19)
youtu.be/wAwzqGb54Us?...
1. Bachelor Kisses (0:07)
2. Part Company (3:27)
3. The Old Way Out Is Now The New Way In (7:24)
4. Just A King In Mirrors (10:19)
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This has been in my head since yesterday… 😉
Morning all x
Morning all x
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 – III. Allegro molto – London Philharmonic Orchestra
YouTube video by London Philharmonic Orchestra
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This has been in my head since yesterday… 😉
Morning all x
Morning all x
Rum number four. Bit tipsy. Eating cake.
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Rum number four. Bit tipsy. Eating cake.
I’m not a drinker (last drink was Christmas)…not a big fan of feeling rubbish in the morning, but I can’t shift this sodding cold and my basic medical training* says that a couple of rums might do the trick. Chin chin!
*scouts first aid badge
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October 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I’m not a drinker (last drink was Christmas)…not a big fan of feeling rubbish in the morning, but I can’t shift this sodding cold and my basic medical training* says that a couple of rums might do the trick. Chin chin!
*scouts first aid badge
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Our Molly’s website. For all your photography slash videography slash social media. For gigs slash performance slash comedy slash readings slash exhibitions. Whatever you want as long as it’s cool 👍
mollyboniface.myportfolio.com/work
mollyboniface.myportfolio.com/work
Molly Boniface
mollyboniface.myportfolio.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Our Molly’s website. For all your photography slash videography slash social media. For gigs slash performance slash comedy slash readings slash exhibitions. Whatever you want as long as it’s cool 👍
mollyboniface.myportfolio.com/work
mollyboniface.myportfolio.com/work
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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My 1st solo LP was released 4 years ago today with an amazing sleeve by Pinkie Maclure, sterling contributions by Rory Attwell, Katherine Whitaker, Terry Edwards, Daren Garratt, Alison Cotton and The Iskra Strings. Some songs are still relevant:
davidcallahan.bandcamp.com/track/born-o...
davidcallahan.bandcamp.com/track/born-o...
Born Of The Welfare State Was I, by David Lance Callahan
from the album English Primitive I
davidcallahan.bandcamp.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
My 1st solo LP was released 4 years ago today with an amazing sleeve by Pinkie Maclure, sterling contributions by Rory Attwell, Katherine Whitaker, Terry Edwards, Daren Garratt, Alison Cotton and The Iskra Strings. Some songs are still relevant:
davidcallahan.bandcamp.com/track/born-o...
davidcallahan.bandcamp.com/track/born-o...
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Well, today’s historical anniversary could have been precision-tooled for the benefit of @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social...
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Well, today’s historical anniversary could have been precision-tooled for the benefit of @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social...
This being 21 years old is just ridiculous.
Do me a favour? PLAY IT REALLY REALLY LOUD...
Do me a favour? PLAY IT REALLY REALLY LOUD...
Evil
YouTube video by Interpol - Topic
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
This being 21 years old is just ridiculous.
Do me a favour? PLAY IT REALLY REALLY LOUD...
Do me a favour? PLAY IT REALLY REALLY LOUD...
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Wonderful film: not only a reminder of a great football talent, but a homage to community and humility, qualities very much in short supply in the football world and indeed in society at large, today. Terrific montage sequences as ever from the director - funny, nostalgic and genuinely moving.
KENNY DALGLISH
In an era lacking decent, honest, people in positions of power, a film about a good man, who stood up for ordinary people with humility, integrity, humour, compassion & love, for his family, teammates & the people of Liverpool.
And could he play!!
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
In an era lacking decent, honest, people in positions of power, a film about a good man, who stood up for ordinary people with humility, integrity, humour, compassion & love, for his family, teammates & the people of Liverpool.
And could he play!!
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘It’s what’s in your heart that counts’: Kenny Dalglish on his love for Liverpool and the long shadow of Hillsborough
Donald McRae talks to Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish and Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia, who has made a film about the Scot’s remarkable career in football
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Wonderful film: not only a reminder of a great football talent, but a homage to community and humility, qualities very much in short supply in the football world and indeed in society at large, today. Terrific montage sequences as ever from the director - funny, nostalgic and genuinely moving.