John Watson
@freebornejw2.bsky.social
Sunderland AFC, CAMRA member, U.S. Sport (Boston teams), Victoriana, Railways, Roundheads, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll.
📍York via Durham
📍York via Durham
Wow! I was always fascinated by the ghost pub facade down Pann Lane. I eventually found out the name of the pub but had never seen a photo of it before. Tremendous stuff.
How bloody gorgeous is The 3 Stories man 😍 a pub which has been stripped back top to bottom in 3 years to uncover its stunning toffee tiling.
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Wow! I was always fascinated by the ghost pub facade down Pann Lane. I eventually found out the name of the pub but had never seen a photo of it before. Tremendous stuff.
Fabulous night with @dodgebrothers.bsky.social and Dan Donnelly. So good to see them after all this time. Life affirming music.
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Fabulous night with @dodgebrothers.bsky.social and Dan Donnelly. So good to see them after all this time. Life affirming music.
I had to pick The Boy up from his Halloween disco tonight and now I can't get this out of my head. music.youtube.com/watch?v=p6me...
Horror Clowns Are Dickheads
YouTube video by Half Man Half Biscuit - Topic
music.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I had to pick The Boy up from his Halloween disco tonight and now I can't get this out of my head. music.youtube.com/watch?v=p6me...
I just had to explain the premise of 'Bob Wilson - Anchorman' to my 7 year old. Proud Dad today.
October 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I just had to explain the premise of 'Bob Wilson - Anchorman' to my 7 year old. Proud Dad today.
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Something for the weekend: Bob Wilson - Anchorman #HMHB youtu.be/eA3RkTFOSWQ?...
Half Man Half Biscuit - Bob Wilson - Anchorman [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Half Man Half Biscuit
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October 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Something for the weekend: Bob Wilson - Anchorman #HMHB youtu.be/eA3RkTFOSWQ?...
Dragging myself into the churchyard of St Lawrence where I will be left to my own devices. (OK, it's from a completely different #HMHB song but it's apt). York beer festival here I come...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw0t...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw0t...
C. A. M. R. A. Man
YouTube video by Half Man Half Biscuit - Topic
music.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Dragging myself into the churchyard of St Lawrence where I will be left to my own devices. (OK, it's from a completely different #HMHB song but it's apt). York beer festival here I come...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw0t...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw0t...
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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the Earth seeking the successive autumns. GEORGE ELIOT
September 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the Earth seeking the successive autumns. GEORGE ELIOT
I've been watching Blue Jays @ Yankees on the Jays feed and have learnt that McCain chips are Canadian. Who knew? Don't tell me sport can't teach you things.
September 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I've been watching Blue Jays @ Yankees on the Jays feed and have learnt that McCain chips are Canadian. Who knew? Don't tell me sport can't teach you things.
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Released 30 years ago today
...And Out Come the Wolves, the third studio album by American punk rock band Rancid, featuring the track "Roots Radicals"
Rancid - Roots Radicals - Summer Sonic 2001
#punk #punks #punkrock #rancid #skapunkrock #history #punkrockhistory #otd
...And Out Come the Wolves, the third studio album by American punk rock band Rancid, featuring the track "Roots Radicals"
Rancid - Roots Radicals - Summer Sonic 2001
#punk #punks #punkrock #rancid #skapunkrock #history #punkrockhistory #otd
August 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Released 30 years ago today
...And Out Come the Wolves, the third studio album by American punk rock band Rancid, featuring the track "Roots Radicals"
Rancid - Roots Radicals - Summer Sonic 2001
#punk #punks #punkrock #rancid #skapunkrock #history #punkrockhistory #otd
...And Out Come the Wolves, the third studio album by American punk rock band Rancid, featuring the track "Roots Radicals"
Rancid - Roots Radicals - Summer Sonic 2001
#punk #punks #punkrock #rancid #skapunkrock #history #punkrockhistory #otd
If the Torygraph want a genuine reason to bash the BBC they need to turn on BBC Scotland now and see where they've placed the score and clock. Scandalous!
August 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If the Torygraph want a genuine reason to bash the BBC they need to turn on BBC Scotland now and see where they've placed the score and clock. Scandalous!
It's been around 20 odd years now but I still haven't forgiven Greggs for stopping selling the Woppa sandwich. Now I've discovered that they've messed around with the Oval Bite. 😐 Leave our sarnies alone!
August 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
It's been around 20 odd years now but I still haven't forgiven Greggs for stopping selling the Woppa sandwich. Now I've discovered that they've messed around with the Oval Bite. 😐 Leave our sarnies alone!
This is extremely exciting!
July 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is extremely exciting!
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It’s Don Revie’s birthday. You remember him.
He and Brian Clough (who fucking despised each other), once appeared on ITV and simply could not conceal the fact they fucking despised each other.
And my goodness, it was SENSATIONAL telly.
He and Brian Clough (who fucking despised each other), once appeared on ITV and simply could not conceal the fact they fucking despised each other.
And my goodness, it was SENSATIONAL telly.
July 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
It’s Don Revie’s birthday. You remember him.
He and Brian Clough (who fucking despised each other), once appeared on ITV and simply could not conceal the fact they fucking despised each other.
And my goodness, it was SENSATIONAL telly.
He and Brian Clough (who fucking despised each other), once appeared on ITV and simply could not conceal the fact they fucking despised each other.
And my goodness, it was SENSATIONAL telly.
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#OnThisDay 2 July 1644 was the battle of Marston Moor, the largest & bloodiest battle of the #EnglishCivilWar, a Parliamentarian & Scots Covenanter victory ending Royalist control of the north of England. Painting of the battle by James Ward (1826) in our collection. #17thCentury
July 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
#OnThisDay 2 July 1644 was the battle of Marston Moor, the largest & bloodiest battle of the #EnglishCivilWar, a Parliamentarian & Scots Covenanter victory ending Royalist control of the north of England. Painting of the battle by James Ward (1826) in our collection. #17thCentury
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FACT OF THE DAY. 18 June 1815. An international army led by the Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium. The defeat marked the end of Napoleon’s reign and of French domination of Europe. Napoleon was banished to exile in Saint Helena.
June 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 18 June 1815. An international army led by the Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium. The defeat marked the end of Napoleon’s reign and of French domination of Europe. Napoleon was banished to exile in Saint Helena.
Here we go. My first T20 since the first one at Riverside in 2003! #ForTheNorth
June 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Here we go. My first T20 since the first one at Riverside in 2003! #ForTheNorth
A great night at the SAFCSA NYSSAN meeting. Great to meet Paul Thirlwell and hear his stories about the good old days and a rare opportunity to have cask Bass. 👌🍺 Blind Jack's in Knaresborough - always a fantastic pub.
June 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A great night at the SAFCSA NYSSAN meeting. Great to meet Paul Thirlwell and hear his stories about the good old days and a rare opportunity to have cask Bass. 👌🍺 Blind Jack's in Knaresborough - always a fantastic pub.
Beer Festival (h) @popbeerfest.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Beer Festival (h) @popbeerfest.bsky.social
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🗣️"But then the roar hits. The kind of roar that shakes your soul."
@eleanor_amc relives a magical weekend #SAFC
wisemensay.co.uk/my-wembley-w...
@eleanor_amc relives a magical weekend #SAFC
wisemensay.co.uk/my-wembley-w...
My Wembley Weekend - "The kind of roar that shakes your soul"
Eleanor McCabe relives that magic weekend all over again
wisemensay.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🗣️"But then the roar hits. The kind of roar that shakes your soul."
@eleanor_amc relives a magical weekend #SAFC
wisemensay.co.uk/my-wembley-w...
@eleanor_amc relives a magical weekend #SAFC
wisemensay.co.uk/my-wembley-w...