Andy Gardiner
@andygardiner.bsky.social
Neo-Northumbrian. Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline.
Harmonist. Bad guitarist.
Midnight Baker. Hill walker.
Cricket lover. Company grower.
Bird noticer. Wine hoarder.
Shameless with my bonhomie.
Harmonist. Bad guitarist.
Midnight Baker. Hill walker.
Cricket lover. Company grower.
Bird noticer. Wine hoarder.
Shameless with my bonhomie.
Oh, bugger. Squeeze at Manchester Apollo in 1981 was the first gig I went to. And saw them several times later. An almost life-long relationship.
Gutted to learn Gilson Lavis has left the material world. Squeeze has been such a formative influence & inspiration on me since I was a teenager, and it was a privilege to have seen him play with them live so many times (and with Jools Holland solo, where I took this). An incredible drummer. RIP 🙏🥁
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Oh, bugger. Squeeze at Manchester Apollo in 1981 was the first gig I went to. And saw them several times later. An almost life-long relationship.
Two minutes looking out of the hotel window and I’ve got half the plot of Rear Window.
No (obvious) murders though. Yet.
No (obvious) murders though. Yet.
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Two minutes looking out of the hotel window and I’ve got half the plot of Rear Window.
No (obvious) murders though. Yet.
No (obvious) murders though. Yet.
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
October 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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It is way past time for the UK government & the BBC to get off X & for Musk to be treated as a threat to national security.
The world's richest man is using his site to promote civil war, ethnic violence & the overthrow of an elected government.
You won't win him over with another conference on AI
The world's richest man is using his site to promote civil war, ethnic violence & the overthrow of an elected government.
You won't win him over with another conference on AI
Elon Musk: "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die" 29th October 2025. 2 million views in its first hour.
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It is way past time for the UK government & the BBC to get off X & for Musk to be treated as a threat to national security.
The world's richest man is using his site to promote civil war, ethnic violence & the overthrow of an elected government.
You won't win him over with another conference on AI
The world's richest man is using his site to promote civil war, ethnic violence & the overthrow of an elected government.
You won't win him over with another conference on AI
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We must make racism disgraceful again. This kind of shameless ugly inadequacy from Pochin should be career-ending, not career-enhancing. Honestly… the Little England nastiness is repulsive.
October 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We must make racism disgraceful again. This kind of shameless ugly inadequacy from Pochin should be career-ending, not career-enhancing. Honestly… the Little England nastiness is repulsive.
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
Joy
OK guys, post your best signs from today for entry into my Top 15 No Kings Sign Contest.
October 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Joy
Annie Hall is a Christmas film.
October 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Annie Hall is a Christmas film.
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and I feel fine
October 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
and I feel fine
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"Do you still get paid in Roubles Ted?"
🐢💨
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October 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"Do you still get paid in Roubles Ted?"
🐢💨
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Unsolicited Mick pic
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Unsolicited Mick pic
This is what modern British values look like, whatever anyone would have you believe.
And, just as importantly, that they would do the same for mosques, churches, temples, gurdwaras, or any other places of worship were they to be similarly threatened.
Something about the UK to be genuinely proud of, that the overwhelming majority of us help to build & maintain, despite everything.
Something about the UK to be genuinely proud of, that the overwhelming majority of us help to build & maintain, despite everything.
Part of the burden of Jewish history is being touched, and proud, that the British police rushed to the site of this atrocity and that the reaction of the British prime minister was to send police reinforcements to synagogues. For millennia, this was not so. It is not taken for granted.
October 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is what modern British values look like, whatever anyone would have you believe.
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And, just as importantly, that they would do the same for mosques, churches, temples, gurdwaras, or any other places of worship were they to be similarly threatened.
Something about the UK to be genuinely proud of, that the overwhelming majority of us help to build & maintain, despite everything.
Something about the UK to be genuinely proud of, that the overwhelming majority of us help to build & maintain, despite everything.
Part of the burden of Jewish history is being touched, and proud, that the British police rushed to the site of this atrocity and that the reaction of the British prime minister was to send police reinforcements to synagogues. For millennia, this was not so. It is not taken for granted.
October 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
And, just as importantly, that they would do the same for mosques, churches, temples, gurdwaras, or any other places of worship were they to be similarly threatened.
Something about the UK to be genuinely proud of, that the overwhelming majority of us help to build & maintain, despite everything.
Something about the UK to be genuinely proud of, that the overwhelming majority of us help to build & maintain, despite everything.
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Hwæt! 🐉
Ever wondered what the epic poem Beowulf sounds like spoken in Old English?
#NationalPoetryDay
Ever wondered what the epic poem Beowulf sounds like spoken in Old English?
#NationalPoetryDay
October 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Hwæt! 🐉
Ever wondered what the epic poem Beowulf sounds like spoken in Old English?
#NationalPoetryDay
Ever wondered what the epic poem Beowulf sounds like spoken in Old English?
#NationalPoetryDay
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Donald Trump cut funding for pediatric cancer research.
September 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Donald Trump cut funding for pediatric cancer research.
That's Morecambe and Wise, surely.
A statue of Trump and Epstein was removed from the National Mall by U.S. Park Police, despite a permit allowing it to remain until Sept. 28
Trump-Epstein 'friendship' statue removed from National Mall one day after it appeared
A statue of Trump and Epstein was removed from the National Mall by U.S. Park Police, despite a permit allowing it to remain until Sept. 28.
www.wusa9.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
That's Morecambe and Wise, surely.
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The last time I met Dickie Bird 😔:
How are you Lad?
Very good Dickie
Are you still working?
A bit. I’ve written your obit for The Guardian.
Will I like it?
You’ll be dead won’t you? So you'll never know.
(To passing strangers, loudly )
I’ll have to trust him won’t I? I’ll have to trust him won’t I?”
How are you Lad?
Very good Dickie
Are you still working?
A bit. I’ve written your obit for The Guardian.
Will I like it?
You’ll be dead won’t you? So you'll never know.
(To passing strangers, loudly )
I’ll have to trust him won’t I? I’ll have to trust him won’t I?”
September 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The last time I met Dickie Bird 😔:
How are you Lad?
Very good Dickie
Are you still working?
A bit. I’ve written your obit for The Guardian.
Will I like it?
You’ll be dead won’t you? So you'll never know.
(To passing strangers, loudly )
I’ll have to trust him won’t I? I’ll have to trust him won’t I?”
How are you Lad?
Very good Dickie
Are you still working?
A bit. I’ve written your obit for The Guardian.
Will I like it?
You’ll be dead won’t you? So you'll never know.
(To passing strangers, loudly )
I’ll have to trust him won’t I? I’ll have to trust him won’t I?”
UK USBs
Betamax Bygraves
Technologically advance a band:
Simon & DaftPunkel
Simon & DaftPunkel
September 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
UK USBs
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