Bill Crum
@billcrum.bsky.social
Former research scientist. Rare disease survivor. Struggling writer. SF / PC gaming / punk / metal / left of centre / 🇬🇧 🦋
Never knew you studied in Iceland!
October 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Never knew you studied in Iceland!
"Walk On By" wasn't on the original vinyl release but early copies had a bonus 7" with it on. Probably my all time favourite cover, both the album and the song!
May 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"Walk On By" wasn't on the original vinyl release but early copies had a bonus 7" with it on. Probably my all time favourite cover, both the album and the song!
Country and Western version!
May 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Country and Western version!
Hear me out, Sylvester is the most radical choice. I went to the Warehouse once or twice to see bands like Cud but Sylvester would be right out there.
April 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hear me out, Sylvester is the most radical choice. I went to the Warehouse once or twice to see bands like Cud but Sylvester would be right out there.
Close between Siouxie (not seen) and the Rezillos (seen but not that long ago).
April 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Close between Siouxie (not seen) and the Rezillos (seen but not that long ago).
When the lights went out for the first time in Dead Space, I didn't know what to do, and I could hear something moving in the dark.
April 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
When the lights went out for the first time in Dead Space, I didn't know what to do, and I could hear something moving in the dark.
Remember you playing Radio Free Europe on The Tube (UK music show) with long hair (!) ...
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Remember you playing Radio Free Europe on The Tube (UK music show) with long hair (!) ...
He thinks it's an IQ test.
April 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
He thinks it's an IQ test.
"most of them weren’t obvious astronaut material" that's because they were space tourists rather than flight pioneers. It's a notable if token step along the path to opening up space commercially.
April 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"most of them weren’t obvious astronaut material" that's because they were space tourists rather than flight pioneers. It's a notable if token step along the path to opening up space commercially.
There's no story here, nothing has changed, she's not being picked on. Just another ST reader shocked that the rules apply to them too.
April 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
There's no story here, nothing has changed, she's not being picked on. Just another ST reader shocked that the rules apply to them too.
Big fan back in the day. Convinced some friends to come see them live. Band were late, sound was awful, gig stopped and started, I lost loads of cred points. I guess everyone has a bad night occasionally.
March 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Big fan back in the day. Convinced some friends to come see them live. Band were late, sound was awful, gig stopped and started, I lost loads of cred points. I guess everyone has a bad night occasionally.
How do you find the time !?
March 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
How do you find the time !?
I recently finished reading "The Thing Itself" which kicks off like this and then gets 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 strange with threats to reality.
www.theguardian.com/books/2016/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2016/f...
The Thing Itself by Adam Roberts review – a dazzling philosophical adventure
A killer nerd’s dangerous pursuit of the ultimate truth offers a mystical reading of Kant
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I recently finished reading "The Thing Itself" which kicks off like this and then gets 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 strange with threats to reality.
www.theguardian.com/books/2016/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2016/f...
This one also pretty good. Left me thinking Iron Maiden could unify the world!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ma...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ma...
Iron Maiden: Flight 666 - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
March 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This one also pretty good. Left me thinking Iron Maiden could unify the world!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ma...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ma...
This is etched in my brain from Repo Man.
youtu.be/wZgIt5MPKqI?...
youtu.be/wZgIt5MPKqI?...
Repo Man - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. (1984) [Full Album]
YouTube video by ripoffrecords
youtu.be
March 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This is etched in my brain from Repo Man.
youtu.be/wZgIt5MPKqI?...
youtu.be/wZgIt5MPKqI?...
Also includes the sublime "Get On Our Own"
youtu.be/T8DeHKyWk2c?...
youtu.be/T8DeHKyWk2c?...
Get On Our Own
YouTube video by Buzzcocks - Topic
youtu.be
March 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Also includes the sublime "Get On Our Own"
youtu.be/T8DeHKyWk2c?...
youtu.be/T8DeHKyWk2c?...
So disappointed years later to discover the writers were making it up as they went along. No grand strategy, just a grand unravelling. Some good episodes along the way though.
March 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So disappointed years later to discover the writers were making it up as they went along. No grand strategy, just a grand unravelling. Some good episodes along the way though.
Or as a kid at school called them, "The Piss-che-delic Furs" and he wasn't being funny.
March 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Or as a kid at school called them, "The Piss-che-delic Furs" and he wasn't being funny.