Simon Vines
@bigsigh61.bsky.social
Actor/Writer/Retired Special School Head.
I never managed to get hold of this issue - I just had parts 2-4. Very frustrating!
June 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I never managed to get hold of this issue - I just had parts 2-4. Very frustrating!
That’s a lot of adapters!
May 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
That’s a lot of adapters!
Title for a retrospective box set Tom?
May 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Title for a retrospective box set Tom?
As someone who once spent hours in A&E on a Saturday evening with “Casualty” playing on the television screen (!) there’s an argument to ban “ambient tv”.
May 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
As someone who once spent hours in A&E on a Saturday evening with “Casualty” playing on the television screen (!) there’s an argument to ban “ambient tv”.
Danny’s guitar playing was some of the finest to come out of the 70s. I would happily group him in the company of Mick Ronson.
May 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Danny’s guitar playing was some of the finest to come out of the 70s. I would happily group him in the company of Mick Ronson.
If you wanted any better evidence that democracy has died in America then look no further than the fact they have banned “Grapes of Wrath” - one of the true contenders for The Great American Novel.”
Wake up America before it is too late. Fascism has already got its teeth into you.
Wake up America before it is too late. Fascism has already got its teeth into you.
May 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
If you wanted any better evidence that democracy has died in America then look no further than the fact they have banned “Grapes of Wrath” - one of the true contenders for The Great American Novel.”
Wake up America before it is too late. Fascism has already got its teeth into you.
Wake up America before it is too late. Fascism has already got its teeth into you.
Our Han in Havana
Darth in Venice
Darth in Venice
May 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Our Han in Havana
Darth in Venice
Darth in Venice
This image from this Spider-Man story has stuck with from my childhood in the 60s/70s.
April 29, 2025 at 4:51 AM
This image from this Spider-Man story has stuck with from my childhood in the 60s/70s.
The bit that really let the episode down was the protracted sentimental “farewell” to the “fans” who we had literally just met and we were supposed to feel their imminent demise was in some way a monumental tragedy. So we got unintelligible sadness blown out of all proportion by the musical score.
April 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The bit that really let the episode down was the protracted sentimental “farewell” to the “fans” who we had literally just met and we were supposed to feel their imminent demise was in some way a monumental tragedy. So we got unintelligible sadness blown out of all proportion by the musical score.
I read 6 books in March - feeling good about that! ☺️
April 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I read 6 books in March - feeling good about that! ☺️
Click Ctrl Alt Delete to delete control by the Alt Right. Ah if only we could…
March 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Click Ctrl Alt Delete to delete control by the Alt Right. Ah if only we could…
Was he the first person to fail to assassinate you-know-who?
March 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Was he the first person to fail to assassinate you-know-who?
Yes that moment of realisation all us parents go through
March 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Yes that moment of realisation all us parents go through
Ah something I always failed miserably at…
March 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Ah something I always failed miserably at…
I’ve just been rewatching Jon Pertwee in “The Silurians”. The Doctor’s respect for all life
Forms is an extension of his respect for all humans regardless of who they are.
Forms is an extension of his respect for all humans regardless of who they are.
March 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I’ve just been rewatching Jon Pertwee in “The Silurians”. The Doctor’s respect for all life
Forms is an extension of his respect for all humans regardless of who they are.
Forms is an extension of his respect for all humans regardless of who they are.
The reality is I won’t really read any of these until they are in paperback. But the short lists are usually excellent
March 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The reality is I won’t really read any of these until they are in paperback. But the short lists are usually excellent
I know it came out last year but Fern Brady’s “Strong Female Character” is a remarkable portrait of her autism.
February 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I know it came out last year but Fern Brady’s “Strong Female Character” is a remarkable portrait of her autism.
She was right in terms of the basic meaning: being awake to the situation and lived experiences of others should hopefully help us be nicer to each other. She is nearer the correct meaning than the many variations from people who use the word “woke” to denigrate anything or anyone they don’t like .
February 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
She was right in terms of the basic meaning: being awake to the situation and lived experiences of others should hopefully help us be nicer to each other. She is nearer the correct meaning than the many variations from people who use the word “woke” to denigrate anything or anyone they don’t like .
Hang in there - you can do it!
February 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Hang in there - you can do it!
Followed up by A Parley of Pretzels
February 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Followed up by A Parley of Pretzels
An incredible album from an incredible artist.
February 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
An incredible album from an incredible artist.
Celebrate it while we still have it.
February 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Celebrate it while we still have it.