Rallen
@rallen78.bsky.social
Dandy, northern, book obsessive, lover of gin, Iris Murdoch, cats & pubs. Pretentious, textbook Scorpio. likes Greggs
Anyone who enjoys scathing reviews, this one by Simon Sheridan from ‘Keeping the British End Up’ is sublime. It gets more crazy the more you read. On ‘The Great British Striptease’ presented by Bernard Manning…
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Anyone who enjoys scathing reviews, this one by Simon Sheridan from ‘Keeping the British End Up’ is sublime. It gets more crazy the more you read. On ‘The Great British Striptease’ presented by Bernard Manning…
He was 32 here and not sure he smoked.
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
He was 32 here and not sure he smoked.
A quiet night in with wine listening to old music. Such a wonderful LP, surprised Slowdive weren’t bigger, I just missed the Shoegaze movement because I was too young, coming of age in Britpop. But like most things in my life, I always identified with an earlier time & not the one I was living in
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A quiet night in with wine listening to old music. Such a wonderful LP, surprised Slowdive weren’t bigger, I just missed the Shoegaze movement because I was too young, coming of age in Britpop. But like most things in my life, I always identified with an earlier time & not the one I was living in
Saw this vintage Lotus f1 car from 1980 when I was strolling through Piccadilly last week. Magnificent to see it. Always had a passion for old motor racing when it was interesting and not a capitalist health and safety exercise.
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Saw this vintage Lotus f1 car from 1980 when I was strolling through Piccadilly last week. Magnificent to see it. Always had a passion for old motor racing when it was interesting and not a capitalist health and safety exercise.
Happy Beaujolais day to all who celebrate the gloriously juicy* wine that is Beaujolais Nouveau!
Dating back 200+ yrs, winemakers in the south France would rush out the new vintage of their wines at the earliest possible date so it could be consumed young and fresh.
*how I like my women
Dating back 200+ yrs, winemakers in the south France would rush out the new vintage of their wines at the earliest possible date so it could be consumed young and fresh.
*how I like my women
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Happy Beaujolais day to all who celebrate the gloriously juicy* wine that is Beaujolais Nouveau!
Dating back 200+ yrs, winemakers in the south France would rush out the new vintage of their wines at the earliest possible date so it could be consumed young and fresh.
*how I like my women
Dating back 200+ yrs, winemakers in the south France would rush out the new vintage of their wines at the earliest possible date so it could be consumed young and fresh.
*how I like my women
So Mani from the Stone Roses has died. I loved his bass playing so much I named one of my cats Mani (the one on the right)
That’s another major part of my youth gone.
That’s another major part of my youth gone.
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So Mani from the Stone Roses has died. I loved his bass playing so much I named one of my cats Mani (the one on the right)
That’s another major part of my youth gone.
That’s another major part of my youth gone.
I call this post “living the dream”
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I call this post “living the dream”
I do have a passion for glassware & also Art Deco and well, I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen anything more beautiful. Opalescent glass Art Deco sculpture by French artist Lucille Sevin (created between the 1920/30s)
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I do have a passion for glassware & also Art Deco and well, I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen anything more beautiful. Opalescent glass Art Deco sculpture by French artist Lucille Sevin (created between the 1920/30s)
At an AI curated wine tasting. Partly because the robot was so cute on the flyer I wanted to be able to post it on social media. Some…interesting choices.. V taking copious notes. Mine consist of “lovely stuff” & “drinkable” which I appeared to have spelt “drinkably”… cheers!
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
At an AI curated wine tasting. Partly because the robot was so cute on the flyer I wanted to be able to post it on social media. Some…interesting choices.. V taking copious notes. Mine consist of “lovely stuff” & “drinkable” which I appeared to have spelt “drinkably”… cheers!
@danmckee.bsky.social this beer mat feels very you
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
@danmckee.bsky.social this beer mat feels very you
Very excited to pick up a box of these! I will be watching 70’s films tonight!
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Very excited to pick up a box of these! I will be watching 70’s films tonight!
Thank god I wasn’t going mad!
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thank god I wasn’t going mad!
The face of someone who tried my Sour beer and it didn’t work out for her. Also seen here in happier times with her stout.
November 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The face of someone who tried my Sour beer and it didn’t work out for her. Also seen here in happier times with her stout.
The most Bluesky post I’ve ever seen.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The most Bluesky post I’ve ever seen.
Heading into the weekend like…
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Heading into the weekend like…
I didn’t think it was possible to eat this much cake. I would do this all again though. God I love afternoon tea.
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I didn’t think it was possible to eat this much cake. I would do this all again though. God I love afternoon tea.
Anyone shared this yet?
October 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Anyone shared this yet?
Loving the spirit of Halloween in Crystal Palace. “How can we make our ghost scarier?” … hmmm write the word ‘boo’ on it?
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Loving the spirit of Halloween in Crystal Palace. “How can we make our ghost scarier?” … hmmm write the word ‘boo’ on it?
Gave you read this glorious book?
October 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Gave you read this glorious book?
Just read this masterpiece. Wow. Not a book I thought would be my cup of tea and a book usually I would avoid but Backlisted podcast did an episode on it so thought I would check it out. And. Wow. Highly recommend it @backlisted.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Just read this masterpiece. Wow. Not a book I thought would be my cup of tea and a book usually I would avoid but Backlisted podcast did an episode on it so thought I would check it out. And. Wow. Highly recommend it @backlisted.bsky.social
I remain deeply fascinated but this photo. Possibly the best ever taken. So many questions …
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I remain deeply fascinated but this photo. Possibly the best ever taken. So many questions …
Popped into the bruising museum the other week to look at this marvel
October 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Popped into the bruising museum the other week to look at this marvel
Even Pussy Riot think she’s a fool
October 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Even Pussy Riot think she’s a fool