Jim Smith
@jim68000.bsky.social
former writer; retired software architect; noise maker; cancer haver: he/him
“SIMPLE ONE-FINGER GRIEF CHART” - at last!
January 3, 2024 at 4:59 PM
“SIMPLE ONE-FINGER GRIEF CHART” - at last!
Well Clapton did inspire an entire anti-racist movement in the 70s by being a racist.
And agree with you but I think his popularity has outpaced his ability considerably
And agree with you but I think his popularity has outpaced his ability considerably
December 26, 2023 at 6:33 PM
Well Clapton did inspire an entire anti-racist movement in the 70s by being a racist.
And agree with you but I think his popularity has outpaced his ability considerably
And agree with you but I think his popularity has outpaced his ability considerably
Daughter started MA with intention of doing the whole CCRU but abandoned in crisis after a year as it’s just too fucking big a topic. Speed and philosophy turn out to be a very productive mix.
December 16, 2023 at 8:37 PM
Daughter started MA with intention of doing the whole CCRU but abandoned in crisis after a year as it’s just too fucking big a topic. Speed and philosophy turn out to be a very productive mix.
Complete with outrage
December 15, 2023 at 7:48 PM
Complete with outrage
I had to quickly check his age. I’ve got five years. Easy
December 14, 2023 at 8:39 PM
I had to quickly check his age. I’ve got five years. Easy
Yeah I think a 93 McGee would have been a lot harder to handle. The Poptones McGee was easier, largely because he seemed to have left all the music to other people
December 14, 2023 at 8:35 PM
Yeah I think a 93 McGee would have been a lot harder to handle. The Poptones McGee was easier, largely because he seemed to have left all the music to other people
Yeah, the folded sleeve. Mine did not get a handwritten note sadly. But looking at Discogs there are a lot of “test pressings” for sale
December 14, 2023 at 8:31 PM
Yeah, the folded sleeve. Mine did not get a handwritten note sadly. But looking at Discogs there are a lot of “test pressings” for sale
I worked indirectly for him immediately post Creation and he was actually quite pleasant once you got past the initial bluster. His entourage was more problematic
December 14, 2023 at 8:27 PM
I worked indirectly for him immediately post Creation and he was actually quite pleasant once you got past the initial bluster. His entourage was more problematic
I had to order this in advance from Underground Records in Southampton. The day it came in was a good day. And gives me comfort I don’t have one of the extras McGee used to get pressed up when he was short of cash.
December 14, 2023 at 8:17 PM
I had to order this in advance from Underground Records in Southampton. The day it came in was a good day. And gives me comfort I don’t have one of the extras McGee used to get pressed up when he was short of cash.
Is that a pizza menu underneath the transparent aluminium window?
December 13, 2023 at 7:27 PM
Is that a pizza menu underneath the transparent aluminium window?
Spotify but just for the songs musicians are thinking about but haven’t actually recorded yet because they are crippled with anxiety about whether they’re any good: AI can fill in the actual tunes. Maybe we could poke about their nightstand as well?
December 12, 2023 at 6:41 PM
Spotify but just for the songs musicians are thinking about but haven’t actually recorded yet because they are crippled with anxiety about whether they’re any good: AI can fill in the actual tunes. Maybe we could poke about their nightstand as well?
Godzilla eggs: the best way to start the day
December 12, 2023 at 6:36 PM
Godzilla eggs: the best way to start the day
This is true and is actually a quite hopeful state of affairs.
December 5, 2023 at 10:12 PM
This is true and is actually a quite hopeful state of affairs.
And it won’t make any actual difference here because ENO will still perform at the Coliseum! It’s almost like they fudged it that way.
December 5, 2023 at 10:09 PM
And it won’t make any actual difference here because ENO will still perform at the Coliseum! It’s almost like they fudged it that way.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a capital. I think the quasi-incoherent point I’m trying to make is that London dominates culture in the UK because there are no cities to challenge it. So you end up with these half-arsed solution where the govt throws a cultural bauble at the provinces…
December 5, 2023 at 10:07 PM
It doesn’t matter if you’re a capital. I think the quasi-incoherent point I’m trying to make is that London dominates culture in the UK because there are no cities to challenge it. So you end up with these half-arsed solution where the govt throws a cultural bauble at the provinces…
The problem we have in the UK is a lack of cities that are close in size to London. London metro area is 14m, 2nd is Birmingham at 3m. Things like opera companies emerge from city growth. You can’t just SimCity in a cultural institution
December 5, 2023 at 7:20 PM
The problem we have in the UK is a lack of cities that are close in size to London. London metro area is 14m, 2nd is Birmingham at 3m. Things like opera companies emerge from city growth. You can’t just SimCity in a cultural institution
Most attempts to find the centre of either GB or UK (eg with or without NI) end up in Lancashire, so Manchester is a reasonable choice.
December 5, 2023 at 7:09 PM
Most attempts to find the centre of either GB or UK (eg with or without NI) end up in Lancashire, so Manchester is a reasonable choice.
The USians subtitle any British movie that uses a non-drama school accent. Which is a little strange because they’re usually the “serious” movies so the audience would probably make the effort. That said, as a southerner there are northern accents I need subtitles for
December 2, 2023 at 4:07 PM
The USians subtitle any British movie that uses a non-drama school accent. Which is a little strange because they’re usually the “serious” movies so the audience would probably make the effort. That said, as a southerner there are northern accents I need subtitles for
My French is worse than terrible, as the 20 minutes I spent trying to buy a data SIM card in Cherbourg demonstrated. Thank god the sales assistant was patient. I usually pretend I can’t speak it all when in France
December 2, 2023 at 3:51 PM
My French is worse than terrible, as the 20 minutes I spent trying to buy a data SIM card in Cherbourg demonstrated. Thank god the sales assistant was patient. I usually pretend I can’t speak it all when in France
The P in RSVP technically isn’t as the P in the initialism is “plais” (full French phrase is “Respondez Si Vous Plais “ - means the same thing though. On the other hand in the UK electrical appliances have to pass a PAT test
December 2, 2023 at 3:43 PM
The P in RSVP technically isn’t as the P in the initialism is “plais” (full French phrase is “Respondez Si Vous Plais “ - means the same thing though. On the other hand in the UK electrical appliances have to pass a PAT test
Easy, just tail the piece with “….NOT!”
November 18, 2023 at 11:06 PM
Easy, just tail the piece with “….NOT!”