Tom
@jeatt.bsky.social
Words, music, myth, folklore. I am, I think, and increasingly, a Luddite.
'I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.'
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https://tomjeatt.substack.com
'I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.'
🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌓🌔
https://tomjeatt.substack.com
Read the linked article. Status lost. Misery ended. A fair trade off.
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Read the linked article. Status lost. Misery ended. A fair trade off.
I’ll take the loss of status if it puts me out of my misery.
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I’ll take the loss of status if it puts me out of my misery.
For a very long time (until my mid 30s at least) I thought Lady in Red was addressed to Chris de Burgh’s wife as she lay dead, in her open coffin.
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
For a very long time (until my mid 30s at least) I thought Lady in Red was addressed to Chris de Burgh’s wife as she lay dead, in her open coffin.
Anthony Browne’s books are wonderful (particularly Gorilla, and Me and You). The Giant Jam Sandwich is one of the few books from my o childhood that my children really loved.
November 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Anthony Browne’s books are wonderful (particularly Gorilla, and Me and You). The Giant Jam Sandwich is one of the few books from my o childhood that my children really loved.
Still available! Have shared the wonder with my own children.
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Still available! Have shared the wonder with my own children.
Don’t come home too soon
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Don’t come home too soon
No, not the Hootenanny. Never the Hootenanny. We’re better than that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
No, not the Hootenanny. Never the Hootenanny. We’re better than that.
Ludwig, Horrible Histories, CBeebies Panto, Torchwood, Leonard and Hungry Paul.
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ludwig, Horrible Histories, CBeebies Panto, Torchwood, Leonard and Hungry Paul.
Whoever put I and O next to each other on the keyboard needs to have a good long think about what they’ve done. And then they need to apologise.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Whoever put I and O next to each other on the keyboard needs to have a good long think about what they’ve done. And then they need to apologise.
Could not resist the burnt orange hair. Perfect for my (currently hypothetical) autumn-themed room. Going to take it with me to look at paint samples.
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Could not resist the burnt orange hair. Perfect for my (currently hypothetical) autumn-themed room. Going to take it with me to look at paint samples.
A little bit is coming out the bottom. You can smell the onions and the mustard.
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A little bit is coming out the bottom. You can smell the onions and the mustard.
Ah that's so cool! I don't know why it is, but it really is!
October 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ah that's so cool! I don't know why it is, but it really is!
Is Maggie the baby who owned the nappy that muted the strings which created the bass sound of Don't Give Up?
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Is Maggie the baby who owned the nappy that muted the strings which created the bass sound of Don't Give Up?
I loved this line.
The song ‘It’s Time’ Johnny greets with a sardonic intro; “Next up, and nobody wants to hear this phrase - ‘this is a new one’”.
He said this almost word for word at Forever Now festival in Milton Keynes, and then played . . . This Charming Man.
The song ‘It’s Time’ Johnny greets with a sardonic intro; “Next up, and nobody wants to hear this phrase - ‘this is a new one’”.
He said this almost word for word at Forever Now festival in Milton Keynes, and then played . . . This Charming Man.
October 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I loved this line.
The song ‘It’s Time’ Johnny greets with a sardonic intro; “Next up, and nobody wants to hear this phrase - ‘this is a new one’”.
He said this almost word for word at Forever Now festival in Milton Keynes, and then played . . . This Charming Man.
The song ‘It’s Time’ Johnny greets with a sardonic intro; “Next up, and nobody wants to hear this phrase - ‘this is a new one’”.
He said this almost word for word at Forever Now festival in Milton Keynes, and then played . . . This Charming Man.
No coincidence that the world started to go off the rails in 2016, the year that Boyzlife were incorporated.
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
No coincidence that the world started to go off the rails in 2016, the year that Boyzlife were incorporated.
And before you ask, no he doesn’t.
October 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
And before you ask, no he doesn’t.
Underrated era for his hair. Great cut.
October 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Underrated era for his hair. Great cut.