Cozzabucks
@cozzabucks.bsky.social
Raffle-winning composer. Music for theatre, film and anything you can shake a stick at.
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BY THE BRISTLES OF THE ARMADILLO GOD, WHAT MADNESS IS THIS?
November 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
BY THE BRISTLES OF THE ARMADILLO GOD, WHAT MADNESS IS THIS?
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Yesterday my day began with Dick Cheney being dead in hell and ended with socialism winning an election while the entire establishment looked on, dismayed that they couldn't do a damn thing about it. It was a very good day.
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Yesterday my day began with Dick Cheney being dead in hell and ended with socialism winning an election while the entire establishment looked on, dismayed that they couldn't do a damn thing about it. It was a very good day.
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He’s been! He’s been! Old Father Time has been, and he’s left me an extra hour!
October 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
He’s been! He’s been! Old Father Time has been, and he’s left me an extra hour!
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
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We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.
c o n s t a n t l y.
October 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.
c o n s t a n t l y.
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Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.
October 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.
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(Reaching into cash register and grabbing a fistful of bills)
yeah we actually announced last week that you needed to opt out of me stealing your money and we didn’t see a response from you, so
yeah we actually announced last week that you needed to opt out of me stealing your money and we didn’t see a response from you, so
September 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
(Reaching into cash register and grabbing a fistful of bills)
yeah we actually announced last week that you needed to opt out of me stealing your money and we didn’t see a response from you, so
yeah we actually announced last week that you needed to opt out of me stealing your money and we didn’t see a response from you, so
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The irony is not lost on me. Chin up, Jimmy. 🙏
September 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The irony is not lost on me. Chin up, Jimmy. 🙏
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It’s important that dental health treatment addresses the roof of the mouth as well as gums and teeth, with more resources targeted at West London. Which is why I’m proud to #SupportPalateTimeActon
Lindon.as
August 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It’s important that dental health treatment addresses the roof of the mouth as well as gums and teeth, with more resources targeted at West London. Which is why I’m proud to #SupportPalateTimeActon
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Why do so many of my books have a similar ending? Maybe it was that film my parents took me to see when I was eight.
observer.co.uk/culture/film...
observer.co.uk/culture/film...
The Bond film that made me a writer | The Observer
Jonathan Coe’s parents took him to see On Her Majesty’s Secret Service at the age of eight – and it has influenced his novels ever since. It just took a ...
observer.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Why do so many of my books have a similar ending? Maybe it was that film my parents took me to see when I was eight.
observer.co.uk/culture/film...
observer.co.uk/culture/film...
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When I start writing another paper and then get stuck a few paragraphs in
July 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
When I start writing another paper and then get stuck a few paragraphs in
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I must have missed the widespread condemnation of this.
June 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I must have missed the widespread condemnation of this.
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In grim "there's always a tweet" news.
June 22, 2025 at 7:08 AM
In grim "there's always a tweet" news.
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Fascinating. Let it wash you along the river of the tale.
The other night I took a late night taxi from the airport & my driver was from Sudan. We got to talking, & he asked what I do - he is a sports journalist who writes about soccer & has been to many World Cups - so I explained what I write...
June 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Fascinating. Let it wash you along the river of the tale.
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At thys verye momente both of them are listeninge to "We Are Nevir Evir Gettinge Back Togethir" by Taylor Swifte. Thei listen on headphones, but thei are at the poynte wher thei are about to starte singing out loud, not caring who mighte be arounde.
June 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
At thys verye momente both of them are listeninge to "We Are Nevir Evir Gettinge Back Togethir" by Taylor Swifte. Thei listen on headphones, but thei are at the poynte wher thei are about to starte singing out loud, not caring who mighte be arounde.
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Situation is:
Injured my back over a month ago. Medical advice is I'm still only allowed to be up & about (at desk) for 45 mins max before needing to rest.
So... with almost no money coming in over the last month
I need non-urgent commissions. Posters. Covers. Etc
(Soz no family or pet portraits)
Injured my back over a month ago. Medical advice is I'm still only allowed to be up & about (at desk) for 45 mins max before needing to rest.
So... with almost no money coming in over the last month
I need non-urgent commissions. Posters. Covers. Etc
(Soz no family or pet portraits)
June 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Situation is:
Injured my back over a month ago. Medical advice is I'm still only allowed to be up & about (at desk) for 45 mins max before needing to rest.
So... with almost no money coming in over the last month
I need non-urgent commissions. Posters. Covers. Etc
(Soz no family or pet portraits)
Injured my back over a month ago. Medical advice is I'm still only allowed to be up & about (at desk) for 45 mins max before needing to rest.
So... with almost no money coming in over the last month
I need non-urgent commissions. Posters. Covers. Etc
(Soz no family or pet portraits)
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Pub landlord (to William Shakespeare): Oi, aren't you banned?
Shakespeare: Don't you mean *chortles* I'm Bard?
Landlord: and now I remember why. Get out, you prick.
Shakespeare: Don't you mean *chortles* I'm Bard?
Landlord: and now I remember why. Get out, you prick.
May 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Pub landlord (to William Shakespeare): Oi, aren't you banned?
Shakespeare: Don't you mean *chortles* I'm Bard?
Landlord: and now I remember why. Get out, you prick.
Shakespeare: Don't you mean *chortles* I'm Bard?
Landlord: and now I remember why. Get out, you prick.
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Soooo excited to announce our new Musical Theatre production to Edinburgh Fringe 2025. We've just completed a couple of great days of casting, so more announcements to follow soon.
#EdFringe2025, #NoMoreBull, #NewWriting, #Musicaltheatre
#EdFringe2025, #NoMoreBull, #NewWriting, #Musicaltheatre
April 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Soooo excited to announce our new Musical Theatre production to Edinburgh Fringe 2025. We've just completed a couple of great days of casting, so more announcements to follow soon.
#EdFringe2025, #NoMoreBull, #NewWriting, #Musicaltheatre
#EdFringe2025, #NoMoreBull, #NewWriting, #Musicaltheatre
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Incredible work from everyone involved here
May 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Incredible work from everyone involved here
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Do not be a necromancer be a yeahcromancer
May 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Do not be a necromancer be a yeahcromancer
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wife: how was guarding the two paths today, honey?
guard: [looking away] fine
wife: did something happen?
guard: [tearing up] no
wife: would the other guard tell me something happened?
guard: [looking away] fine
wife: did something happen?
guard: [tearing up] no
wife: would the other guard tell me something happened?
May 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
wife: how was guarding the two paths today, honey?
guard: [looking away] fine
wife: did something happen?
guard: [tearing up] no
wife: would the other guard tell me something happened?
guard: [looking away] fine
wife: did something happen?
guard: [tearing up] no
wife: would the other guard tell me something happened?
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As ever: on what was this AI trained? Was it, for example, the voices of pro audiobook readers and actors in copyright works?
The nuances in tone, the landing of a punchline, the twin joys of reading out loud and listening to what is being read.
These are human traits and human pleasures and AI cannot deliver it - only imitate.
What next? AI written books and poems?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
These are human traits and human pleasures and AI cannot deliver it - only imitate.
What next? AI written books and poems?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks
Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
As ever: on what was this AI trained? Was it, for example, the voices of pro audiobook readers and actors in copyright works?
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts
The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.
www.campaignforthearts.org
May 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...