Gary Parkinson
@garyparkinson.bsky.social
Freelance writer, editor, trainer, muso, singer etc; 14yrs FourFourTwo Global Digital Editor. Boltonian diaspora. Dad of two, hubby of one, opinions of my own, LGBT+ ally 🏳️🌈
Or for that matter...
September 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Or for that matter...
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social maybe this is one of those 'wingbacks' mentioned recently by @hankgreen.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social maybe this is one of those 'wingbacks' mentioned recently by @hankgreen.bsky.social
Bit of back story here in TV Times
mcmweb.co.uk/tvtimes/1975...
mcmweb.co.uk/tvtimes/1975...
August 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Bit of back story here in TV Times
mcmweb.co.uk/tvtimes/1975...
mcmweb.co.uk/tvtimes/1975...
What athlete’s expression will stay with you for the rest of your life?
July 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
What athlete’s expression will stay with you for the rest of your life?
This aft-shortened email sender-name feels like a blatant enticement to @quantick.bsky.social #NewScientistDisco
June 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This aft-shortened email sender-name feels like a blatant enticement to @quantick.bsky.social #NewScientistDisco
What's a poster you had in your room growing up?
- A fold-out catalogue of Rickenbacker guitars and basses. Oh yes.
- A fold-out catalogue of Rickenbacker guitars and basses. Oh yes.
June 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What's a poster you had in your room growing up?
- A fold-out catalogue of Rickenbacker guitars and basses. Oh yes.
- A fold-out catalogue of Rickenbacker guitars and basses. Oh yes.
I hope they're more 'relaible' than their signwriter.
May 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I hope they're more 'relaible' than their signwriter.
Speak softly and carry a big lipstick.
(Also: that L-Y kerning, eesh.)
(Also: that L-Y kerning, eesh.)
April 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Speak softly and carry a big lipstick.
(Also: that L-Y kerning, eesh.)
(Also: that L-Y kerning, eesh.)
Nice of German politicians to honor the country's artistic heritage by announcing their new coalition in the manner of a Kraftwerk tribute act.
April 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Nice of German politicians to honor the country's artistic heritage by announcing their new coalition in the manner of a Kraftwerk tribute act.
Something of the "stag-do morning-after WhatsApp" about this
February 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Something of the "stag-do morning-after WhatsApp" about this
"Remember before you write the post that the club's singular now. Everton 'is' not 'are'. OK?"
"Got it, righto."
"Got it, righto."
January 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"Remember before you write the post that the club's singular now. Everton 'is' not 'are'. OK?"
"Got it, righto."
"Got it, righto."
Although his attitude re Patti Smith is as yet unknown, we know that at least one Russian loves horses.
December 3, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Although his attitude re Patti Smith is as yet unknown, we know that at least one Russian loves horses.
A perfect album that came out when I was 21.
September 16, 2024 at 4:31 PM
A perfect album that came out when I was 21.
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
Handy.
Handy.
September 5, 2024 at 7:02 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
Handy.
Handy.
Introduce yourself with three books you love:
Meades makes me want to notice, know and explain. Wodehouse, my escape, makes me want to entertain. But I’d brave the metaphorical house fire to save James’ TV columns: deathless dispatches demolishing the nonsense boundary between high and low art.
Meades makes me want to notice, know and explain. Wodehouse, my escape, makes me want to entertain. But I’d brave the metaphorical house fire to save James’ TV columns: deathless dispatches demolishing the nonsense boundary between high and low art.
October 29, 2023 at 8:53 PM
Introduce yourself with three books you love:
Meades makes me want to notice, know and explain. Wodehouse, my escape, makes me want to entertain. But I’d brave the metaphorical house fire to save James’ TV columns: deathless dispatches demolishing the nonsense boundary between high and low art.
Meades makes me want to notice, know and explain. Wodehouse, my escape, makes me want to entertain. But I’d brave the metaphorical house fire to save James’ TV columns: deathless dispatches demolishing the nonsense boundary between high and low art.
Clearly there’s nothing new in giving a daughter a feminised patronymic forename, but for some reason this one nearly made me drop my book
October 19, 2023 at 4:47 PM
Clearly there’s nothing new in giving a daughter a feminised patronymic forename, but for some reason this one nearly made me drop my book
"Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?"
October 17, 2023 at 4:35 PM
"Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?"