David Dignan
@sonofsirico.bsky.social
Bloke. Eat. Drink. Sleep. Breathe
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A rather classic "Access" card TV advert from 1989 with one of those annoying tunes you then cannot forget.
December 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A rather classic "Access" card TV advert from 1989 with one of those annoying tunes you then cannot forget.
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Don't watch me break down a cardboard box unless you want to fall in love with me
December 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Don't watch me break down a cardboard box unless you want to fall in love with me
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Everyone in the UK in the 1970s in one clip.
November 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Everyone in the UK in the 1970s in one clip.
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Well, bugger. What a loss to the West Ham Family. God bless you, Bonzo. May you be forever blowing bubbles. 💔⚒️
#RIPBillyBonds #COYI
#WestHamFamily
#RIPBillyBonds #COYI
#WestHamFamily
November 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Well, bugger. What a loss to the West Ham Family. God bless you, Bonzo. May you be forever blowing bubbles. 💔⚒️
#RIPBillyBonds #COYI
#WestHamFamily
#RIPBillyBonds #COYI
#WestHamFamily
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We've made some pretty great technological leaps since 1897.
What I'm saying is that I'd put money down that we could probably fuck Dracula up with some kind of weird Kickstarter flashlight or if you ran him over with your car while he's a bunch of rats.
What I'm saying is that I'd put money down that we could probably fuck Dracula up with some kind of weird Kickstarter flashlight or if you ran him over with your car while he's a bunch of rats.
October 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
We've made some pretty great technological leaps since 1897.
What I'm saying is that I'd put money down that we could probably fuck Dracula up with some kind of weird Kickstarter flashlight or if you ran him over with your car while he's a bunch of rats.
What I'm saying is that I'd put money down that we could probably fuck Dracula up with some kind of weird Kickstarter flashlight or if you ran him over with your car while he's a bunch of rats.
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Ozzy is one of like 3 people in Decline of Western Civilization Part 2 that comes off as a decent human being and I always love the scene where Penelope Spheeris interviews him making breakfast while he explains the ups and downs of the business.
July 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Ozzy is one of like 3 people in Decline of Western Civilization Part 2 that comes off as a decent human being and I always love the scene where Penelope Spheeris interviews him making breakfast while he explains the ups and downs of the business.
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The evil that men do lives after them
July 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The evil that men do lives after them
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Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82
Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of the funk band bearing his name, Sly and the Family Stone, has died, according to his family. Stone was 82 years old.
abcnews.go.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82
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This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊
June 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊
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Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
June 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
June 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
June 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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This is amazing- Sinead in full flow - The Foggy Dew
The Foggy Dew - Sinéad O’Connor & The Chieftains, 1995
YouTube video by CR's Video Vaults
youtu.be
June 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is amazing- Sinead in full flow - The Foggy Dew
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Roses are red,
Let's do the Time Warp
Let's do the Time Warp
June 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Roses are red,
Let's do the Time Warp
Let's do the Time Warp
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A new BBC series on stuff that’s been banned by the BBC over the years.
In this episode Lucy O’Brien and I join Declan Harvey to discuss music that’s created difficulties in wartime - from Vera Lynn to Lulu.
In this episode Lucy O’Brien and I join Declan Harvey to discuss music that’s created difficulties in wartime - from Vera Lynn to Lulu.
Banned by the BBC - Series 1 - War - BBC Sounds
Declan Harvey explores iconic songs that were once 'banned' by the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
A new BBC series on stuff that’s been banned by the BBC over the years.
In this episode Lucy O’Brien and I join Declan Harvey to discuss music that’s created difficulties in wartime - from Vera Lynn to Lulu.
In this episode Lucy O’Brien and I join Declan Harvey to discuss music that’s created difficulties in wartime - from Vera Lynn to Lulu.
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decades-long manhunt finally ends
May 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
decades-long manhunt finally ends
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An actual tragedy is playing out in real time on the pages of the Telegraph.
If you are the praying kind then please pray for them.
If you are the praying kind then please pray for them.
May 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
An actual tragedy is playing out in real time on the pages of the Telegraph.
If you are the praying kind then please pray for them.
If you are the praying kind then please pray for them.
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The orange felon’s vendetta against Harvard in just one photo.
May 25, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The orange felon’s vendetta against Harvard in just one photo.
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Chow Yun-fat is 70.
Here’s that time a baby looked up at him in awe even though he was in the middle of an insanely violent hospital shootout with him.
Here’s that time a baby looked up at him in awe even though he was in the middle of an insanely violent hospital shootout with him.
May 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Chow Yun-fat is 70.
Here’s that time a baby looked up at him in awe even though he was in the middle of an insanely violent hospital shootout with him.
Here’s that time a baby looked up at him in awe even though he was in the middle of an insanely violent hospital shootout with him.
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🎶 if you're blue and you don't know where to go to why don't you go where fashion sits... 🎶
May 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🎶 if you're blue and you don't know where to go to why don't you go where fashion sits... 🎶
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30
Earlier this week I saw that Yes was 30 years old today, and I found myself word-salading a ton of stuff about it. How it was a joyous fuck you, an indie I Will Survive. How it came in handy when I’d been screwed over in relationships but had the last laugh…
Earlier this week I saw that Yes was 30 years old today, and I found myself word-salading a ton of stuff about it. How it was a joyous fuck you, an indie I Will Survive. How it came in handy when I’d been screwed over in relationships but had the last laugh…
...and then on the other hand we have a lovely piece by @wadeywade.bsky.social on how McAlmont & Butler's 'Yes' (released 30 years ago today, gulp) was a song of freedom that meant so much to so many LBGT+ people in the homophobic, laddy 90s
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
The Ultimate Fuck You: McAlmont & Butler's 'Yes' Revisited | The Quietus
Ian Wade travels back three decades to the song that blew the Adidas socks off Britpop, a defiant moment in which Bernard Butler and David McAlmont transcended their pasts with what became a queer ant...
thequietus.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Earlier this week I saw that Yes was 30 years old today, and I found myself word-salading a ton of stuff about it. How it was a joyous fuck you, an indie I Will Survive. How it came in handy when I’d been screwed over in relationships but had the last laugh…
Earlier this week I saw that Yes was 30 years old today, and I found myself word-salading a ton of stuff about it. How it was a joyous fuck you, an indie I Will Survive. How it came in handy when I’d been screwed over in relationships but had the last laugh…
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29 YEARS AGO TODAY on May 18, 1996, "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
May 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
29 YEARS AGO TODAY on May 18, 1996, "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Crystal Palace’s FA Cup triumph left their fans in tears – I was among them | Ed Aarons
Crystal Palace’s FA Cup triumph left their fans in tears – I was among them | Ed Aarons
There was a sense of disbelief at Wembley as the team I support ended a wait of almost 120 years to win a major trophy
www.theguardian.com
May 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Crystal Palace’s FA Cup triumph left their fans in tears – I was among them | Ed Aarons