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Sean Allan
@seanallan.bsky.social
Ex Ball Boy, Soul Boy & Rude Boy
Noo a bald boy, auld boy & fat boy
Cycling Instructor & Cargo Bike Librarian
Simple Minded Hibernian
Kate Bush & David Bowie are my gods
Nae time for bigots
TIRF
Fluent in Frécossaise, gets by in English
Finished S5 o Slow Horses last need so looking for mair box set recommendations...
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Morning Skyvers!

The weather ootside may be frightful but the elements will be braved tae scoot ma sorry arse intae the office

Big break coming up where many LPs will be cleaned and the Bowie Wall (started during covid!) will be finished & a long overdue rest will be taken

Hae a barry day a'body
November 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Morning Skyvers!

Good 3pts yesterday. Nice performance for the maist part tae

Quiet day the day. Bike Library meeting this afternoon. Hopefully no too late tae grab a Sunday Roast in The Safari Lounge

Office the morn. Did I mention i only hae 4 working days left this year?

Hae a barry day a'body
November 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Morning Skyvers!

Off tae the opticians soon, annual eye test. No sure I'll be able tae show off by reading the bottom line any mair.

Nae other plans for this weekend except watching the Hibernians. It's been a while

Anybody want tae buy a 2018 Mini Cooper?

Hae a barry day a'body
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Morning Skyvers!

Barry day in Newcastle wi pals yesterday. Puggled this morning though

Lazy day the day, mibees a wee stroll along the beach if it stays nice, and probably mair record cleaning

A wee jam in Keef's attic murdering a few choons wi pals this evening

Hae a barry day a'body
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Morning Skyvers!

Off tae Newcastle this morning wi a couple o pals, just for a wee day oot

Cheese, crackers, fizz and OJ are packed. Well, we've celebrating tae dae. Some result. No bad performance. Three cracking goals

Pity ma social media will bar me entry tae the US

Hae a barry day a'body
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
DANCER!
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Morning Skyvers!

Early start the day due tae an early appointment in the sticks. I like days oot the office

Watched Slow Horses S1 in the week afore ma #StationToStation tour. Last night I watched aw o S2. What a barry show. Might watch S3 instead o Scotland the night...

Hae a barry day a'body
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Morning Skyvers!

Dark miserable mornings make me miserable tae. Then I realised the day is one o only six working days I have left this year, so that made me a bit less miserable

Still fighting this cauld but think I'm winning noo. It did mean me missing gigs Fri and Sun

Hae a barry day a'body
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Morning Skyvers!

Scotland were pish, eh?

This cauld is desperate tae take a haud. Costing me a fortune in tissues & tablets

Likely a day upstairs cleaning & playing records and cleaning & playing ma guitars (no a euphemism)

Scotland were pish, eh?

Hae a barry day a'body
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Morning Skyvers!

Post galavanting fatigue & I appear tae be coming doon wi a stinker o a cauld. Worth every bit o it though

Next year's travels planned awready:
Dream Wife in Glasgow
Belle & Sebastian in Paris
Beta Band & Flaming Lips in Halifax
Hibernians here & everywhere

Hae a barry day a'body
November 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Morning Skyvers!

During covid I showed a pals lad 3 chords on the guitar and how tae (badly) play Redemption Song. The night he's playing Porty Town Hall. Feckin show off, right 😁

He's on at 6 so I better get up and get in tae the office so I can get finished and away early

Hae a barry day a'body
November 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Morning Skyvers!

Hiho, hiho its back tae work i go. And the weather ootside is frightful...

Still, its Friday the morn 😁

Loved our #StationToStation tour but it is nice getting back tae yer ain bed

A wee jam and a couple o Dutch brewed Tiny Heinys the night wi pals. Magic

Hae a barry day a'body
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Morning Skyvers!

Currently enjoying breakfast cruising off the coast o Hartlepool. No something I thought I'd ever say, but there ye go!

Late morning train back tae Edinburgh awaits

Been a smashing #StationToStation tour. Unforgettable in many respects. Love The Bowieverse

Hae a barry day a'body
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Morning Skyvers!

Ein Klein ontbijt in a canalside café before a day o shopping I've been telt.

Haarlem better hae a record shop 😁

Sunny and no too cauld here BTW . Nice.

Tea time ferry tae Newcastle awaits.

Heineken, bingo and dancing on the Noord Zee. Cannae beat it

Hae a barry day a'body
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Morning Skyvers!

Greetings vom Berlin Hauptbahnhof. 08:06 ICE tae Amsterdam shortly then a wee transfer tae Haarlem

Nae plans for The Netherlands except eat and drink. Wife might hae other plans of course

Hae a barry day a'body
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Evening Skyvers!

Love Berlin

Last night here is an early yin though as we've an 08:00 ICE zug nach Amsterdam tae catch.

A night in Haarlem awaits afore the ferry tae Newcastle on Tuesday

Hae a barry evening a'body
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Morning Skyvers!

Über puggled after a full on day yesterday

Spent 4+ hours in Hansa studios guided by Eduard Meyer

The DAM Trio didnae disappoint Brilliant set superbly executed Still cannae get over we are staying in the same hotel

Hae a barry day a'body

www.the-berliner.com/berlin/the-s...
The sound behind the vision - The Berliner
Former Hansa Studios recording engineer Eduard Meyer recalls his time with Bowie and Iggy.
www.the-berliner.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Morning Skyvers!

#StationToStation tour Day 8

The day I feel like a wee boy on xmas day who got a bike

Noon we're on a tour o Hansa By The Wall including the big ballroom where Bowie sang the vocals tae Heroes

This evening we see some o his band perform The Berlin Trilogy

Hae a barry day a'body
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Morning Skyvers!

#StationToStation tour continues

Is it day 6 or 7. Cannae mind

Coffee in the blazing sunshine in AlexanderPlatz. Fantastic

Pals arrive this evening tae join us till Sunday and see Carlos Alomar and band playing The Berlin Trilogy the morn

Hae a barry day a'body
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Morning Skyvers?

#StationToStation
Leg 5
Day 6
Hanover-Berlin

Odd place Hanover, no a lot going on but it does hae surfing & a Bavarian hunting lodge in the city centre. River looked too cauld tae try the surfing but the Löwenbräu was barry

Reichstag rooftop visit awaits

Hae a barry day a'body
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Arschloch!

Yesterday I came up wi a barry thought for this morning's greeting but I forgot it

"The day we are travelling on Wheels I Steel tae Saxon, eh?"

Shite song, shite band, shite joke. Probably just as well I forgot it.

Just pulling oot o Essen hauptbahnhof and wondering why I'm hungry
November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Morning Skyvers!

#StationToStation tour
Leg 4 the day
Düsseldorf-Hanover
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

Die Schwebebahn was magic BTW. They once took an elephant on it to go to the zoo & it fell oot in to the river!

Expect a chill day trinken/essen as an early start to Berlin the morn

Hae a barry day a'body
November 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
When in Düsseldorf and ye think "wonder if I'm near KlingKlang" and Google Maps tells ye tae look oot yer hotel room windae...
November 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM