Paul Howard
@paulhoward5.bsky.social
Family stuff, music stuff, techie stuff, Oxford commas, and total nonsense. Not always in that order. All posts are my own views, except when they are also yours. Child of the 1980s.
It will be AI that does the analysis, I can practically guarantee it.
December 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
It will be AI that does the analysis, I can practically guarantee it.
And a great score! The funeral procession at the beginning is especially memorable.
December 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
And a great score! The funeral procession at the beginning is especially memorable.
Was this Dracula, Prince Of Darkness by any chance? Love that film. One of my Hammer faves, despite the notable absence of Cushing.
December 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Was this Dracula, Prince Of Darkness by any chance? Love that film. One of my Hammer faves, despite the notable absence of Cushing.
Nobody knows who won last season, because the engraving on the trophy is unreadable.
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Nobody knows who won last season, because the engraving on the trophy is unreadable.
Needless to say...
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Needless to say...
Their nauseating radio ads alone are enough to keep me away.
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Their nauseating radio ads alone are enough to keep me away.
It definitely has a few issues.
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It definitely has a few issues.
No, that's the rest of us.
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
No, that's the rest of us.
Given the age profile of the UK today, I guess it is *just about* possible that "most people" have living memory of the 1970s. Of those people, though, the vast majority will be thinking of their childhoods, or a time when they had few responsibilities. Memory is a notoriously-unreliable narrator.
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Given the age profile of the UK today, I guess it is *just about* possible that "most people" have living memory of the 1970s. Of those people, though, the vast majority will be thinking of their childhoods, or a time when they had few responsibilities. Memory is a notoriously-unreliable narrator.
One of my musical discoveries of 2025 has been the Sinfonia Sacra by Panufnik, which has some serious trumpet drama going on at the start, and put me in mind of the Janáček when I first heard it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZhi...
Symphony No.3 "Sinfonia Sacra" - Andrzej Panufnik
YouTube video by Sergio Cánovas
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November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
One of my musical discoveries of 2025 has been the Sinfonia Sacra by Panufnik, which has some serious trumpet drama going on at the start, and put me in mind of the Janáček when I first heard it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZhi...