Ges Tessier
@gest.bsky.social
Politics, music, cats, beer and Crystal Palace. The order can change.
I was at that gig. 45 years ago!
December 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I was at that gig. 45 years ago!
Morning Ian. Liked the Instant Funk opening track. A bit of sunshine on an overcast morning here in Tiptree.
December 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Morning Ian. Liked the Instant Funk opening track. A bit of sunshine on an overcast morning here in Tiptree.
That and having to be a contortionist if you were the 3rd person in it.
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
That and having to be a contortionist if you were the 3rd person in it.
I looked up the actors on IMDB. Rita was only 11 years older than Vince!
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I looked up the actors on IMDB. Rita was only 11 years older than Vince!
I can still remember my Mum’s co-op number (five digit) from going to the shop for her.
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I can still remember my Mum’s co-op number (five digit) from going to the shop for her.
What five events defined your childhood?
Telstar by The Tornados 1962
First episode of Dr Who 1963
England winning the World Cup 1966
Taking my 11 plus exam 1968
Moon Landings 1969
Telstar by The Tornados 1962
First episode of Dr Who 1963
England winning the World Cup 1966
Taking my 11 plus exam 1968
Moon Landings 1969
October 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
What five events defined your childhood?
Telstar by The Tornados 1962
First episode of Dr Who 1963
England winning the World Cup 1966
Taking my 11 plus exam 1968
Moon Landings 1969
Telstar by The Tornados 1962
First episode of Dr Who 1963
England winning the World Cup 1966
Taking my 11 plus exam 1968
Moon Landings 1969
Took a picture of Firth Court as well reminisced about occupying it in 1977 and sleeping on the floor overnight.
October 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Took a picture of Firth Court as well reminisced about occupying it in 1977 and sleeping on the floor overnight.
Yes. That glass for the Mythos doesn’t look cold enough!
September 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Yes. That glass for the Mythos doesn’t look cold enough!
Undoubtedly. Cortez the Killer is my favourite Neil Young track of all time.
July 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Undoubtedly. Cortez the Killer is my favourite Neil Young track of all time.
Wasn’t Zuma perceived at the time as his return to “form” after his 3 “Ditch” albums? It was On The Beach that moved to ‘canon’.
July 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Wasn’t Zuma perceived at the time as his return to “form” after his 3 “Ditch” albums? It was On The Beach that moved to ‘canon’.
I was going out for a drink on a Friday lunchtime with some mates. Dived onto an eastbound district line train at St James Park just before the doors closed. Looked up at the bloke opposite me. It was Mark Rylance. We nodded at each other. He got off at Embankment, the next stop.
June 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I was going out for a drink on a Friday lunchtime with some mates. Dived onto an eastbound district line train at St James Park just before the doors closed. Looked up at the bloke opposite me. It was Mark Rylance. We nodded at each other. He got off at Embankment, the next stop.
Sunday afternoons in the 1960s summer were full of highs and lows. Two way Family Favourites then the Clitheroe Kid, redeemed by I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again. 2 hours of something forgettable until Alan Freeman and the Top 40. A massive handbrake turn to Cliff Adams and Sing Something Simple.
June 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Sunday afternoons in the 1960s summer were full of highs and lows. Two way Family Favourites then the Clitheroe Kid, redeemed by I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again. 2 hours of something forgettable until Alan Freeman and the Top 40. A massive handbrake turn to Cliff Adams and Sing Something Simple.
The last two panels are chef’s kiss brilliant.
May 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The last two panels are chef’s kiss brilliant.
I usually forget that the trains “reverse” out of Bognor and find myself at the wrong end of the train at either Brighton or Victoria, when there is a diversion via Bognor.
April 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I usually forget that the trains “reverse” out of Bognor and find myself at the wrong end of the train at either Brighton or Victoria, when there is a diversion via Bognor.
Yes a terrific experience. What type of curry do you have? Meat. Any rice? No.
April 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Yes a terrific experience. What type of curry do you have? Meat. Any rice? No.
Slightly odd naming a cafe after a type of wall construction!
April 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Slightly odd naming a cafe after a type of wall construction!
There was so much music in the 1970s that it was possible to miss some really good stuff. I am glad that I had the chance to catch up on Bob Seger and Little Feat later on.
April 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
There was so much music in the 1970s that it was possible to miss some really good stuff. I am glad that I had the chance to catch up on Bob Seger and Little Feat later on.
My wife used to work with a woman whose version was as smooth as ten bears. Not sure that the woman had any Welsh connection or not.
April 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
My wife used to work with a woman whose version was as smooth as ten bears. Not sure that the woman had any Welsh connection or not.
Too right. I lived just round the corner from it in the 1980s.
February 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Too right. I lived just round the corner from it in the 1980s.
More likely is that we make a bit fist of the 1962 World Cup in Chile. Possibly winning our group, thus avoiding Brazil until the final. Does Walter Winterbottom stay as manager, with Alf Ramsey turning Ipswich Town into the English powerhouse of the 1960s.
February 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
More likely is that we make a bit fist of the 1962 World Cup in Chile. Possibly winning our group, thus avoiding Brazil until the final. Does Walter Winterbottom stay as manager, with Alf Ramsey turning Ipswich Town into the English powerhouse of the 1960s.
Yes. My mother in law was paid her state pension weekly. She died in July 2022 and was overpaid by one week, even though my wife did the ‘tell us once’ when she registered the death. Later we received a request for repayment, which we did in November 2022.
February 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Yes. My mother in law was paid her state pension weekly. She died in July 2022 and was overpaid by one week, even though my wife did the ‘tell us once’ when she registered the death. Later we received a request for repayment, which we did in November 2022.