Andy Finney
@delverie.bsky.social
Ex-broadcaster and data-wrangler … copyright, infrared and Elektra Records fan … archiving my past … music collection not as big as it was … the odd photo … and with a disobedient memory.
The OU Production Centre also played a pivotal technical role in the BBC Domesday Project, which was published 40 years ago this year. Alan Cathie and the team were indispensable … the photographers (led by David Amy) shot my ‘surrogate walks’.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
The OU Production Centre also played a pivotal technical role in the BBC Domesday Project, which was published 40 years ago this year. Alan Cathie and the team were indispensable … the photographers (led by David Amy) shot my ‘surrogate walks’.
Why did you sell my shares? 🤔
January 2, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Why did you sell my shares? 🤔
I used to have a projector that could record and play these back. Never used it though.
January 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I used to have a projector that could record and play these back. Never used it though.
I love this album. The opening grabs you warmly by the throat and doesn’t let up for several minutes … weird time signature included! 🎶
January 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I love this album. The opening grabs you warmly by the throat and doesn’t let up for several minutes … weird time signature included! 🎶
There’s an old Phil Harris song called ‘The Thing’ where the singer finds something (only denoted by three drum beats) and, without explanation, is subsequently ostracised. For some reason your ‘thing’ triggered that memory. Life is full of ‘things’ these days.
January 2, 2026 at 11:41 AM
There’s an old Phil Harris song called ‘The Thing’ where the singer finds something (only denoted by three drum beats) and, without explanation, is subsequently ostracised. For some reason your ‘thing’ triggered that memory. Life is full of ‘things’ these days.
Having four-leg drive helps.
January 2, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Having four-leg drive helps.
Congratulations Mark. Somebody’s lawyer worked overtime on the clearances then.
December 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Congratulations Mark. Somebody’s lawyer worked overtime on the clearances then.
The piece is dated April 2024 … I want to know when transmissions start #BatedBreath
December 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The piece is dated April 2024 … I want to know when transmissions start #BatedBreath
Reliably rude waiters but great cheap food. I saw a table reeling of an ever-increasing order until the waiter just said “That’s enough!” and walked off.
December 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Reliably rude waiters but great cheap food. I saw a table reeling of an ever-increasing order until the waiter just said “That’s enough!” and walked off.
Looks like you have the Speaker’s Eye on speed-dial.
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Looks like you have the Speaker’s Eye on speed-dial.
A BBC local radio pioneer for one!
December 31, 2025 at 8:54 AM
A BBC local radio pioneer for one!
… and your sandwiches. I never saw a Fremen with buttie in hand!
December 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
… and your sandwiches. I never saw a Fremen with buttie in hand!
Didn’t they have an old-fashioned hearse (like the Munsters) that hung around Sunset Strip in the 70s?
December 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Didn’t they have an old-fashioned hearse (like the Munsters) that hung around Sunset Strip in the 70s?
Reposted by Andy Finney
A friend of mine got asked by some people if any good bands were playing at the weekend, she said "Well the New York Dolls are playing here tonight but I wouldn't bother, they're shite". They replied that they were the New York Dolls
June 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A friend of mine got asked by some people if any good bands were playing at the weekend, she said "Well the New York Dolls are playing here tonight but I wouldn't bother, they're shite". They replied that they were the New York Dolls
Getting lost in the Grovel was a rite of passage. I never did find the canteen.
December 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Getting lost in the Grovel was a rite of passage. I never did find the canteen.
I think I saw these at the Wimborne model village.
December 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I think I saw these at the Wimborne model village.
Levels of courage and compassion that I fear I may not have ☹️.
December 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Levels of courage and compassion that I fear I may not have ☹️.
I think ‘Reach for the Sky’, biographical book and film about amputee WW2 pilot Douglas Bader, had the same problem.
December 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I think ‘Reach for the Sky’, biographical book and film about amputee WW2 pilot Douglas Bader, had the same problem.
Well … that’s a blow!
December 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Well … that’s a blow!
Quite fascinating … a Fugs album that’s new to me … and early Havens.
December 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Quite fascinating … a Fugs album that’s new to me … and early Havens.
Beware the Mario Lanza. His voice could fell a grizzly at 40 paces!
December 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Beware the Mario Lanza. His voice could fell a grizzly at 40 paces!