David Marsden
@davidmarsden.info
Xmas lunch all prepared, cooked and eaten, washing up done as well, by 2:15 pm. Yes, I did forget the cranberry sauce until halfway through.
December 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Xmas lunch all prepared, cooked and eaten, washing up done as well, by 2:15 pm. Yes, I did forget the cranberry sauce until halfway through.
Certainly one of my favourite little kid masterpieces this year.
December 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Certainly one of my favourite little kid masterpieces this year.
Thanks to everyone who reminded me about gravy, sprouts and peas - Xmas dinner wouldn’t be the same without gravy and sprouts for sure, although I think I’ll give the peas a miss.
David Marsden
Mild-mannered administrator by day. Dad and personal butler, cook, dishwasher, driver and bedtime storyteller to two boys by night.
davidmarsden.info
December 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Tomorrow I’ll do chicken legs (instead of turkey), Lincolnshire sausages, roasties, Yorkies, cauliflower and broccoli. I have some leftover cooked bacon rashers from yesterday morning. Have I forgotten anything? 🤔
David Marsden
Mild-mannered administrator by day. Dad and personal butler, cook, dishwasher, driver and bedtime storyteller to two boys by night.
davidmarsden.info
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Tomorrow I’ll do chicken legs (instead of turkey), Lincolnshire sausages, roasties, Yorkies, cauliflower and broccoli. I have some leftover cooked bacon rashers from yesterday morning. Have I forgotten anything? 🤔
Carrots, parsnips, stuffing balls and mash (not pictured) all prepared and cooked today, ready for tomorrow.
December 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Carrots, parsnips, stuffing balls and mash (not pictured) all prepared and cooked today, ready for tomorrow.
Reassuring to know that moral heavyweight “BJ” Clinton was just along for the ride and knew nothing about Epstein’s crimes, which is presumably why he cut him off before they came to light…
"Mr Clinton’s spokesman Angel Uren... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/12/20/reassuring-to-know-that-moral.html
"Mr Clinton’s spokesman Angel Uren... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/12/20/reassuring-to-know-that-moral.html
December 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Reassuring to know that moral heavyweight “BJ” Clinton was just along for the ride and knew nothing about Epstein’s crimes, which is presumably why he cut him off before they came to light…
"Mr Clinton’s spokesman Angel Uren... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/12/20/reassuring-to-know-that-moral.html
"Mr Clinton’s spokesman Angel Uren... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/12/20/reassuring-to-know-that-moral.html
Our friendly local neighbourhood Evri delivery driver, who always delivered to our door, has been replaced by a new driver who throws my wife’s new shoes into a nearby hedge.
'Throw the parcel at the back door' - Evri... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/12/15/our-friendly-local-neighbourhood-evri.html
'Throw the parcel at the back door' - Evri... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/12/15/our-friendly-local-neighbourhood-evri.html
David Marsden
Mild-mannered administrator by day. Dad and personal butler, cook, dishwasher, driver and bedtime storyteller to two boys by night.
davidmarsden.info
December 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Our friendly local neighbourhood Evri delivery driver, who always delivered to our door, has been replaced by a new driver who throws my wife’s new shoes into a nearby hedge.
'Throw the parcel at the back door' - Evri... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/12/15/our-friendly-local-neighbourhood-evri.html
'Throw the parcel at the back door' - Evri... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/12/15/our-friendly-local-neighbourhood-evri.html
"…these are great songs… Poetic, mystical, and marvellous… songs that should have been hits in any era of modern music."
Dave Franklin at The Big Takeover.
One of many amazing reviews of hovercraft’s new album Blown Away.
Dave Franklin at The Big Takeover.
One of many amazing reviews of hovercraft’s new album Blown Away.
David Marsden
Mild-mannered administrator by day. Dad and personal butler, cook, dishwasher, driver and bedtime storyteller to two boys by night.
davidmarsden.info
December 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"…these are great songs… Poetic, mystical, and marvellous… songs that should have been hits in any era of modern music."
Dave Franklin at The Big Takeover.
One of many amazing reviews of hovercraft’s new album Blown Away.
Dave Franklin at The Big Takeover.
One of many amazing reviews of hovercraft’s new album Blown Away.
A rare trip out to Southall Station this morning. View from Platform 3 eastbound.
December 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A rare trip out to Southall Station this morning. View from Platform 3 eastbound.
Big kid WhatsApped me this hilarious YT short. He was flabbergasted when I told him it was from the 1980s.
December 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Big kid WhatsApped me this hilarious YT short. He was flabbergasted when I told him it was from the 1980s.
It’s just a regular Saturday morning. Cook bacon, eat bacon, drink tea, catch up on what’s happening in the world…and then Kingstonian’s joint manager follows you on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. I blame @andyc@mastodon.me.uk
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It’s just a regular Saturday morning. Cook bacon, eat bacon, drink tea, catch up on what’s happening in the world…and then Kingstonian’s joint manager follows you on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. I blame @andyc@mastodon.me.uk
Hovercraft release Black Friday anti-Christmas single double A-side Christmas single. Hot off the uploads. Get it while you still can.
hovercraft
Grimsby indie band Hovercraft vanished in 1996. Nearly thirty years later, their songs are being rebuilt from tapes using AI.
hovercraft.band
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Hovercraft release Black Friday anti-Christmas single double A-side Christmas single. Hot off the uploads. Get it while you still can.
Unsafe discharge and death by licorice: https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/28/unsafe-discharge-and-death-by.html
Mum is struggling with the stress of moving at 80 while dealing with health issues and the discovery that her licorice habit may be causing significant problems.
Mum is struggling with the stress of moving at 80 while dealing with health issues and the discovery that her licorice habit may be causing significant problems.
Where You Been?
Mild-mannered administrator by day. Dad and personal butler, cook, dishwasher, driver and bedtime storyteller to two boys by night.
davidmarsden.info
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Unsafe discharge and death by licorice: https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/28/unsafe-discharge-and-death-by.html
Mum is struggling with the stress of moving at 80 while dealing with health issues and the discovery that her licorice habit may be causing significant problems.
Mum is struggling with the stress of moving at 80 while dealing with health issues and the discovery that her licorice habit may be causing significant problems.
This and the dead cat on Portobello beach story make me nostalgic for @jroberstson@a0.jamesrobertson.me.uk’s regular updates on criminal activities in Leith. Danger Level: High.
CCTV footage has shown the moment a hooded man picks up... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/28/this-and-the-dead-cat.html
CCTV footage has shown the moment a hooded man picks up... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/28/this-and-the-dead-cat.html
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This and the dead cat on Portobello beach story make me nostalgic for @jroberstson@a0.jamesrobertson.me.uk’s regular updates on criminal activities in Leith. Danger Level: High.
CCTV footage has shown the moment a hooded man picks up... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/28/this-and-the-dead-cat.html
CCTV footage has shown the moment a hooded man picks up... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/28/this-and-the-dead-cat.html
This morning we received a new report (from an incident on Wednesday afternoon). A year 10 white boy attempted to spit chewing into my lad’s afro hair.
Big kid told us he got his first taste of direct in your face racism. Last F... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/28/this-morning-we-received-a.html
Big kid told us he got his first taste of direct in your face racism. Last F... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/28/this-morning-we-received-a.html
David Marsden
Mild-mannered administrator by day. Dad and personal butler, cook, dishwasher, driver and bedtime storyteller to two boys by night.
davidmarsden.info
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This morning we received a new report (from an incident on Wednesday afternoon). A year 10 white boy attempted to spit chewing into my lad’s afro hair.
Big kid told us he got his first taste of direct in your face racism. Last F... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/28/this-morning-we-received-a.html
Big kid told us he got his first taste of direct in your face racism. Last F... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/28/this-morning-we-received-a.html
Big kid told us he got his first taste of direct in your face racism. Last Friday, one of his classmates came right up to him while he was speaking in Drama class, and said “How’s my little n***** today?”
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Big kid told us he got his first taste of direct in your face racism. Last Friday, one of his classmates came right up to him while he was speaking in Drama class, and said “How’s my little n***** today?”
The problem with having micro.blog Premium and more than one blog on the same account is that I always start a new post to the wrong blog. Particularly annoying when I’ve already uploaded photos.
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The problem with having micro.blog Premium and more than one blog on the same account is that I always start a new post to the wrong blog. Particularly annoying when I’ve already uploaded photos.
There was a huge warehouse fire in Southall yesterday. Fortunately no one was hurt. Three schools sent their kids home early. Little kid’s school was directly downwind, so they kept the children indoors all day. When I picked hi... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/26/there-was-a-huge-warehouse.html
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
There was a huge warehouse fire in Southall yesterday. Fortunately no one was hurt. Three schools sent their kids home early. Little kid’s school was directly downwind, so they kept the children indoors all day. When I picked hi... https://davidmarsden.info/2025/11/26/there-was-a-huge-warehouse.html
Beautiful sunshine and frost on the school run. Little kid was super excited to see the school field frozen over. I almost walked on by on the way back, but tried to channel his wonder. The front panel of this narrowboat was glistening with frost in the morning light.
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Beautiful sunshine and frost on the school run. Little kid was super excited to see the school field frozen over. I almost walked on by on the way back, but tried to channel his wonder. The front panel of this narrowboat was glistening with frost in the morning light.
New album available for pre-orders.
Blown Away available for pre-orders
This is the concluding installment of an unambitious trilogy, not intended for the faint-hearted.
hovercraft.band
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
New album available for pre-orders.
Another great review: “disco, rnb, folk, pop, indie, rock, blues, country, alternative dance…” Take your pick!
EARMILK Reviews "On The Rocks": "This album takes them into a moodier, more experiential terrain."
“On The Rocks,” the new album by hovercraft, reflects the group’s most audacious attempt to explore the emotional abyss left by the band’s vanished songwriter, Piers “Charlie Pepper” Wildman. Self-released via BandLab, the 12-track blend of Alt, R&B, Neo-soul, and Indie-rock finds Pepper’s surviving members, David “Golly God” Marsden and Aaron “Ron Nasty” Downing, doubling down on their mission to bring Pepper’s unreleased catalog from the dead, with way more grit, introspection, and emotional volatility.
hovercraft.band
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Another great review: “disco, rnb, folk, pop, indie, rock, blues, country, alternative dance…” Take your pick!
Now That’s What I Call A Music Review!
Apricot Magazine on On The Rocks: "...haunting, electrifying, deeply human..."
“Some albums arrive gently. Others crash through the door like a memory you thought you buried. Hovercraft’s On The Rocks, released November 5, 2025, falls into the latter category. It doesn’t knock. It doesn’t ask permission. It simply appears, as if pulled through a rip in the timeline, carrying with it the spirit of a band half-present, half-lost, and fully resurrected through a project unlike anything else happening in modern music.
hovercraft.band
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Now That’s What I Call A Music Review!
Starmer and Farage - two cheeks of the same backside.
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Starmer and Farage - two cheeks of the same backside.