Alistair Leadbetter
@indolentfop.bsky.social
Fop, likes ideas, food, beer, books, and Sunderland AFC. Doesn't like fascists, bigots, bullies, or celery.
November 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is the best I can get so far Ade
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is the best I can get so far Ade
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Paris metro from the rear. On Sunday
October 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Paris metro from the rear. On Sunday
Two of many bad concert photos I've taken. Patti Smith last night at l'Olympia in Paris. A fabulous gig made all the better for Parisians' reverence and adoration for Patti.
October 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Two of many bad concert photos I've taken. Patti Smith last night at l'Olympia in Paris. A fabulous gig made all the better for Parisians' reverence and adoration for Patti.
#5debutalbums8084
I can't see this being high in the final rankings, but it's definitely one of my top five. Loved this album then and still play it now.
The Three Johns - Atom Drum Bop
I can't see this being high in the final rankings, but it's definitely one of my top five. Loved this album then and still play it now.
The Three Johns - Atom Drum Bop
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#5debutalbums8084
I can't see this being high in the final rankings, but it's definitely one of my top five. Loved this album then and still play it now.
The Three Johns - Atom Drum Bop
I can't see this being high in the final rankings, but it's definitely one of my top five. Loved this album then and still play it now.
The Three Johns - Atom Drum Bop
I've remembered to decant my blackcurrant vodka. I've forgotten in previous years and I've ended up with a sloppy vodka jelly.
October 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I've remembered to decant my blackcurrant vodka. I've forgotten in previous years and I've ended up with a sloppy vodka jelly.
Some beautiful fungi have appeared in the garden. I don't think I'll ever be brave enough to eat any I find.
September 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Some beautiful fungi have appeared in the garden. I don't think I'll ever be brave enough to eat any I find.
And here's the original. Roger was quite the repeat offender (I don't mean about his navel preference - which might have been an early way to avoid unwanted pregnancies), so he was declared an outlaw. It's not clear that he was ever caught.
September 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
And here's the original. Roger was quite the repeat offender (I don't mean about his navel preference - which might have been an early way to avoid unwanted pregnancies), so he was declared an outlaw. It's not clear that he was ever caught.
Kier Starmer is absolutely committed to making the wrong decision and to being wrong. Today's edition:
September 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Kier Starmer is absolutely committed to making the wrong decision and to being wrong. Today's edition:
Sexual liberty and raining ravioli. What else could you want?
September 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sexual liberty and raining ravioli. What else could you want?
Peasant notions of utopia, such as the Land of Cockaigne, are fascinating. This is a land beyond the Ocean (described in the mid 16th century).
September 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Peasant notions of utopia, such as the Land of Cockaigne, are fascinating. This is a land beyond the Ocean (described in the mid 16th century).
Post a meme made by you.
Obviously the relentless genius of AI produced the picture, hence her weird hand and bent stem on her glass.
Obviously the relentless genius of AI produced the picture, hence her weird hand and bent stem on her glass.
September 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Post a meme made by you.
Obviously the relentless genius of AI produced the picture, hence her weird hand and bent stem on her glass.
Obviously the relentless genius of AI produced the picture, hence her weird hand and bent stem on her glass.
I rest my case. Herd and shoal should do it. Add flock if needs be. The rest are completely and utterly redundant. And frequently shit.
August 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I rest my case. Herd and shoal should do it. Add flock if needs be. The rest are completely and utterly redundant. And frequently shit.
The charming fragrances that allow us to enjoy soaps perfumed with coconut, papaya and er... fanny
August 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The charming fragrances that allow us to enjoy soaps perfumed with coconut, papaya and er... fanny
The press still tie themselves up in knots with their vague and passive language over Israel's genocidal atrocities.
July 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The press still tie themselves up in knots with their vague and passive language over Israel's genocidal atrocities.
An illuminated miniature from the 500 year old Antiphoner produced by the monks of Langley Abbey. It's now in the church of St Helen at Ranworth.
July 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
An illuminated miniature from the 500 year old Antiphoner produced by the monks of Langley Abbey. It's now in the church of St Helen at Ranworth.
I have no idea as to why this might be considered a useful measure of anything. Unless you're a naïve and nostalgic fool.
July 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I have no idea as to why this might be considered a useful measure of anything. Unless you're a naïve and nostalgic fool.
Meta just announced Oakley smart glasses. They start at $399, and they’ll be available later this summer.
June 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Meta just announced Oakley smart glasses. They start at $399, and they’ll be available later this summer.
In the 10th century Byzantine church of Sotiros Christos (Our Saviour Christ) in Eleftherna, Crete, a 12th century fresco on the ceiling of its dome.
June 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In the 10th century Byzantine church of Sotiros Christos (Our Saviour Christ) in Eleftherna, Crete, a 12th century fresco on the ceiling of its dome.