mattypenny
@mattypenny.bsky.social
Bloke from Salisbury
Pop and folk and reggae music, Chelsea FC, podcasts, slow af running, Powershell, a bit of politics
Posting mainly from my micro.blog account. When I go on a bit it renders as a link on here - sorry about that.
Pop and folk and reggae music, Chelsea FC, podcasts, slow af running, Powershell, a bit of politics
Posting mainly from my micro.blog account. When I go on a bit it renders as a link on here - sorry about that.
My Crucial Tracks for this week were cheerful and tearful - Stone in Love, Driving Away From Home, Goin' Back, Illegal, Sycamore Tree, the 59th Street Bridge Song.and the first Fairy Tale of the season?: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/11/14/my-crucial-tracks-for-this.html
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
My Crucial Tracks for this week were cheerful and tearful - Stone in Love, Driving Away From Home, Goin' Back, Illegal, Sycamore Tree, the 59th Street Bridge Song.and the first Fairy Tale of the season?: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/11/14/my-crucial-tracks-for-this.html
Some nice quotes in the Cramps article in Vintage Rock magazine this month: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/11/14/some-nice-quotes-in-the.html
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Some nice quotes in the Cramps article in Vintage Rock magazine this month: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/11/14/some-nice-quotes-in-the.html
Scored my first own goal for a few weeks.
I can’t think of another sport where own goals are a feature. Players of basketball, cricket, rugby, golf, netball, baseball and ice hockey will never have quite that feeling.
I can’t think of another sport where own goals are a feature. Players of basketball, cricket, rugby, golf, netball, baseball and ice hockey will never have quite that feeling.
November 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Scored my first own goal for a few weeks.
I can’t think of another sport where own goals are a feature. Players of basketball, cricket, rugby, golf, netball, baseball and ice hockey will never have quite that feeling.
I can’t think of another sport where own goals are a feature. Players of basketball, cricket, rugby, golf, netball, baseball and ice hockey will never have quite that feeling.
I’m getting attached photos through from Bluesky in my micro.blog feed now :)
(You can’t see too many photos of the Chelsea ’60s/’70s team)
(You can’t see too many photos of the Chelsea ’60s/’70s team)
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I’m getting attached photos through from Bluesky in my micro.blog feed now :)
(You can’t see too many photos of the Chelsea ’60s/’70s team)
(You can’t see too many photos of the Chelsea ’60s/’70s team)
Thoughts on going to a silent disco in Salisbury Cathedral: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/11/10/thoughts-on-going-to-a.html
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thoughts on going to a silent disco in Salisbury Cathedral: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/11/10/thoughts-on-going-to-a.html
I didn’t get round to getting a poppy this year so I chipped in a few quid here
Royal British Legion -Donate
Pic is Klatschmohn by Christian Rohlfs from Wikimedia
Royal British Legion -Donate
Pic is Klatschmohn by Christian Rohlfs from Wikimedia
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I didn’t get round to getting a poppy this year so I chipped in a few quid here
Royal British Legion -Donate
Pic is Klatschmohn by Christian Rohlfs from Wikimedia
Royal British Legion -Donate
Pic is Klatschmohn by Christian Rohlfs from Wikimedia
My Crucial Tracks this week - Just Like Honey, Emerald City, Working Class Hero, Lost Platoon, World Is Africa, Ain't Goin' to Goa, Mas Que Nada, and Are You Being Served?: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/11/07/my-crucial-tracks-this-week.html
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My Crucial Tracks this week - Just Like Honey, Emerald City, Working Class Hero, Lost Platoon, World Is Africa, Ain't Goin' to Goa, Mas Que Nada, and Are You Being Served?: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/11/07/my-crucial-tracks-this-week.html
John Cleese on the telly just now said that another prominent actress, who had been starring in an Ayckbourn play, was offered the role of Sybil but turned it down because she didn’t think it was funny. I wonder who it was?
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
John Cleese on the telly just now said that another prominent actress, who had been starring in an Ayckbourn play, was offered the role of Sybil but turned it down because she didn’t think it was funny. I wonder who it was?
"[When he settled in London, Voltaire’s] only major problem seems to have been getting used to the local sense of humour. Instead of being subtly witty, Londoners talked surreal nonsense."
Plus ça change!
Currently reading: 1000 Years of Annoying the French by Stephen Clarke 📚
Plus ça change!
Currently reading: 1000 Years of Annoying the French by Stephen Clarke 📚
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"[When he settled in London, Voltaire’s] only major problem seems to have been getting used to the local sense of humour. Instead of being subtly witty, Londoners talked surreal nonsense."
Plus ça change!
Currently reading: 1000 Years of Annoying the French by Stephen Clarke 📚
Plus ça change!
Currently reading: 1000 Years of Annoying the French by Stephen Clarke 📚
I liked Carry-On. A couple of years back I sat down to watch Die Hard with Kid #2….and we were both a bit disappointed to be honest. It wasn’t as good as I remembered it. In a way this is more like the Die Hard that I remembered than the actual Die Hard was.
Watched: Carry-On 🍿
Watched: Carry-On 🍿
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
There’s a nice bit about Brief Encounter in the Grauniad today
Brief Encounter at 80: why we’re still falling for David Lean’s 1945 romance
I didn’t know that the Kardomah cafés were a real thing Wikipedia
Brief Encounter at 80: why we’re still falling for David Lean’s 1945 romance
I didn’t know that the Kardomah cafés were a real thing Wikipedia
November 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
There’s a nice bit about Brief Encounter in the Grauniad today
Brief Encounter at 80: why we’re still falling for David Lean’s 1945 romance
I didn’t know that the Kardomah cafés were a real thing Wikipedia
Brief Encounter at 80: why we’re still falling for David Lean’s 1945 romance
I didn’t know that the Kardomah cafés were a real thing Wikipedia
My Crucial Tracks for last week - Elvis, Pussycat, Black Grape, Sandy Denny, Shane MacGowan and Sinead O'Connor, the Wurzels and my daughter: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/11/03/my-crucial-tracks-for-last.html
November 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
My Crucial Tracks for last week - Elvis, Pussycat, Black Grape, Sandy Denny, Shane MacGowan and Sinead O'Connor, the Wurzels and my daughter: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/11/03/my-crucial-tracks-for-last.html
There’s a bit in Spinal Tap where they are accused of being sexist, and the band are confused and bewildered because surely it’s good to be sexy.
I have the same feeling of bewilderment and confusion when people use ‘antifa’ as if it’s a bad thing. Surely it can only be good to be anti-fascist?
I have the same feeling of bewilderment and confusion when people use ‘antifa’ as if it’s a bad thing. Surely it can only be good to be anti-fascist?
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
There’s a bit in Spinal Tap where they are accused of being sexist, and the band are confused and bewildered because surely it’s good to be sexy.
I have the same feeling of bewilderment and confusion when people use ‘antifa’ as if it’s a bad thing. Surely it can only be good to be anti-fascist?
I have the same feeling of bewilderment and confusion when people use ‘antifa’ as if it’s a bad thing. Surely it can only be good to be anti-fascist?
I haven’t seen this before…the White Hart is still a hotel in Salisbury. It’s titled “The departure from the ' White Hart', Salisbury, attended by Landlord, waiters, Postboys, Hostlers etc etc”
I don’t know if the statue of the hart would be the same one that’s now on top of the Hotel
I don’t know if the statue of the hart would be the same one that’s now on top of the Hotel
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I haven’t seen this before…the White Hart is still a hotel in Salisbury. It’s titled “The departure from the ' White Hart', Salisbury, attended by Landlord, waiters, Postboys, Hostlers etc etc”
I don’t know if the statue of the hart would be the same one that’s now on top of the Hotel
I don’t know if the statue of the hart would be the same one that’s now on top of the Hotel
Yasuji Ariga, a Japanese prison guard, on Paul McCartney
(Extracted in the Times from the new book about Wings )
(Extracted in the Times from the new book about Wings )
![Yasuji Ariga [prison guard] He is very&10;&10;polite and has made a good impression on the guards.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jludyel22w7rjwrqog2n7zny/bafkreigmhivj2vpufwvfuuxrj5lezlyqutggkqolm5rxcgl725mlxirrla@jpeg)
October 30, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Yasuji Ariga, a Japanese prison guard, on Paul McCartney
(Extracted in the Times from the new book about Wings )
(Extracted in the Times from the new book about Wings )
I enjoyed Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere 🍿.
I enjoyed the music performances, and the Americana of it. Also it’s fun to be a fly on the wall when the music biz guy (Jimmy Iovine?) first the hears Nebraska LP.
It’s an odd film though - I guess the process of writing music isn’t easy to film.
I enjoyed the music performances, and the Americana of it. Also it’s fun to be a fly on the wall when the music biz guy (Jimmy Iovine?) first the hears Nebraska LP.
It’s an odd film though - I guess the process of writing music isn’t easy to film.
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I enjoyed Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere 🍿.
I enjoyed the music performances, and the Americana of it. Also it’s fun to be a fly on the wall when the music biz guy (Jimmy Iovine?) first the hears Nebraska LP.
It’s an odd film though - I guess the process of writing music isn’t easy to film.
I enjoyed the music performances, and the Americana of it. Also it’s fun to be a fly on the wall when the music biz guy (Jimmy Iovine?) first the hears Nebraska LP.
It’s an odd film though - I guess the process of writing music isn’t easy to film.
As Harold Wilson almost said, a week is a long time in football, and in Strictly Come Dancing
At least you can depend on Liverpool
⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc 🕺
At least you can depend on Liverpool
⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc 🕺
October 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
As Harold Wilson almost said, a week is a long time in football, and in Strictly Come Dancing
At least you can depend on Liverpool
⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc 🕺
At least you can depend on Liverpool
⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc 🕺
My Crucial Tracks this week - the Pogues, the Clash, Stick in the Wheel, Elvis, the Fureys, Christy Moore (and Damien Duff.after a fashion): https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/24/my-crucial-tracks-this-week.html
October 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My Crucial Tracks this week - the Pogues, the Clash, Stick in the Wheel, Elvis, the Fureys, Christy Moore (and Damien Duff.after a fashion): https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/24/my-crucial-tracks-this-week.html
Mourinho: Whoever has the ball has fear. Whoever does not have it is thereby stronger. ⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/21/mourinho-whoever-has-the-ball.html
October 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Mourinho: Whoever has the ball has fear. Whoever does not have it is thereby stronger. ⚽ #ChelseaFC #cfc: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/21/mourinho-whoever-has-the-ball.html
Child #1 said she’s going to a thing celebrating Samuel Coleridge Taylor this weekend
Me: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, surely?
Nope.
London Mozart Players: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor at 150
Me: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, surely?
Nope.
London Mozart Players: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor at 150
October 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Child #1 said she’s going to a thing celebrating Samuel Coleridge Taylor this weekend
Me: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, surely?
Nope.
London Mozart Players: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor at 150
Me: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, surely?
Nope.
London Mozart Players: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor at 150
My Crucial Tracks this week - London You're A Lady, London Pride, I Dreamed a Dream, Mulder and Scully, Blackbird, Fester Skank, Skank in Bed, Street Tuff and Dusty: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/17/my-crucial-tracks-this-week.html
October 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
My Crucial Tracks this week - London You're A Lady, London Pride, I Dreamed a Dream, Mulder and Scully, Blackbird, Fester Skank, Skank in Bed, Street Tuff and Dusty: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/17/my-crucial-tracks-this-week.html
Interesting bit on The Rest is Entertainment.
For someone to earn the UK minimum wage from Spotify they need to have 567,000 monthly streams. That is roughly the number of streams that Alison Moyet gets
Thankfully Ms Moyet will have other sources of income
The rest is entertainment
For someone to earn the UK minimum wage from Spotify they need to have 567,000 monthly streams. That is roughly the number of streams that Alison Moyet gets
Thankfully Ms Moyet will have other sources of income
The rest is entertainment
October 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Interesting bit on The Rest is Entertainment.
For someone to earn the UK minimum wage from Spotify they need to have 567,000 monthly streams. That is roughly the number of streams that Alison Moyet gets
Thankfully Ms Moyet will have other sources of income
The rest is entertainment
For someone to earn the UK minimum wage from Spotify they need to have 567,000 monthly streams. That is roughly the number of streams that Alison Moyet gets
Thankfully Ms Moyet will have other sources of income
The rest is entertainment
Video Games are bad for you: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/12/video-games-are-bad-for.html
October 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Video Games are bad for you: https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/12/video-games-are-bad-for.html
Looking forward to this
October 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Looking forward to this
I didn’t know this, about Tiger Man, one of my favourite Elvis songs. It references both Hound Dog, and an answer to Hound Dog.
"[Sam] Phillips penned an answer song to Hound Dog that he dubbed Bear Cat in which the singer reb... https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/10/i-didnt-know-this-about.html
"[Sam] Phillips penned an answer song to Hound Dog that he dubbed Bear Cat in which the singer reb... https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/10/i-didnt-know-this-about.html
October 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I didn’t know this, about Tiger Man, one of my favourite Elvis songs. It references both Hound Dog, and an answer to Hound Dog.
"[Sam] Phillips penned an answer song to Hound Dog that he dubbed Bear Cat in which the singer reb... https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/10/i-didnt-know-this-about.html
"[Sam] Phillips penned an answer song to Hound Dog that he dubbed Bear Cat in which the singer reb... https://mattypenny.micro.blog/2025/10/10/i-didnt-know-this-about.html