Mark Robinson
@thinkingpractice.bsky.social
Writer, researcher, adviser, coach etc. cultural sector and intersections. Thinking Practice. / www.thinkingpractice.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Quiff's arguably not what it was but it's still there/back currently.
October 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Quiff's arguably not what it was but it's still there/back currently.
Post you in another era.
Go on then... 40 years ago fml. Photo by @dustysevens.bsky.social
Go on then... 40 years ago fml. Photo by @dustysevens.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Post you in another era.
Go on then... 40 years ago fml. Photo by @dustysevens.bsky.social
Go on then... 40 years ago fml. Photo by @dustysevens.bsky.social
In case there are any #brettonhall alumni or #firesoflondon fans or fans of his #mozartrequiem completion, sharing this info on a memorial concert for my father-in-law Duncan Druce 10 years after his passing, in Huddersfield on 20 Sept.
September 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In case there are any #brettonhall alumni or #firesoflondon fans or fans of his #mozartrequiem completion, sharing this info on a memorial concert for my father-in-law Duncan Druce 10 years after his passing, in Huddersfield on 20 Sept.
Nearly fancy Wilco time.
June 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Nearly fancy Wilco time.
Settling in for a an afternoon of cubist pop. Well, I say afternoon, total recordings are probably 40 minutes tops. #bigflame.
Also; I should go in the 7” singles box more often, full of gems from my youth.
Also; I should go in the 7” singles box more often, full of gems from my youth.
June 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Settling in for a an afternoon of cubist pop. Well, I say afternoon, total recordings are probably 40 minutes tops. #bigflame.
Also; I should go in the 7” singles box more often, full of gems from my youth.
Also; I should go in the 7” singles box more often, full of gems from my youth.
Struggling to believe some of these big⭐️fLAME Peel Session recordings are over 40 years old. But very happy to have them courtesy of @precrecs.bsky.social sound as fresh as ever.
June 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Struggling to believe some of these big⭐️fLAME Peel Session recordings are over 40 years old. But very happy to have them courtesy of @precrecs.bsky.social sound as fresh as ever.
It’s not often an artist unfurls part of a 20m long work in an evaluation interview in a hotel lobby. I like my work.
June 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It’s not often an artist unfurls part of a 20m long work in an evaluation interview in a hotel lobby. I like my work.
Excellent day with Arts & Business NI in Belfast today, at their Flux conference- great to hear Blueprint members talking about the impact the programme has had on them. No magic wands but a lot of growth and development. Did two lightning workshops on multiplying leadership too.
June 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Excellent day with Arts & Business NI in Belfast today, at their Flux conference- great to hear Blueprint members talking about the impact the programme has had on them. No magic wands but a lot of growth and development. Did two lightning workshops on multiplying leadership too.
Compare and contrast.
May 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Compare and contrast.
Found this in a cupboard last year, from 1984. One of the kids had it for a while. Could still fit in it, just about, if I didn't breath too much.
May 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Found this in a cupboard last year, from 1984. One of the kids had it for a while. Could still fit in it, just about, if I didn't breath too much.
Improved with 100%tarriff?
May 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Improved with 100%tarriff?
Following Preston’s relegation struggle on my phone at my mother in laws.
May 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Following Preston’s relegation struggle on my phone at my mother in laws.
Plus side today: a good Bonnefoy find in Oxfam, couple of things from Action Records and five hours of pleasant driving across Northern England
April 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Plus side today: a good Bonnefoy find in Oxfam, couple of things from Action Records and five hours of pleasant driving across Northern England
Another day of growth in the Thinking Practice office.
April 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Another day of growth in the Thinking Practice office.
How bona to vada your dolly old eke
April 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
How bona to vada your dolly old eke
Access and Excellence are not in conflict.
April 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Access and Excellence are not in conflict.
I might be underneath that flag btw.
March 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I might be underneath that flag btw.
It’s Sunday so here’s a picture of my cat reading a book of lectures on Proust (given in a Soviet prison camp, I get all my light entertainment elsewhere.)
March 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It’s Sunday so here’s a picture of my cat reading a book of lectures on Proust (given in a Soviet prison camp, I get all my light entertainment elsewhere.)
Occurred to me. Made it. Entertaining myself before proper work. Image rights available for merch for next arts conference at an appropriate fee.
February 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Occurred to me. Made it. Entertaining myself before proper work. Image rights available for merch for next arts conference at an appropriate fee.
‘When Life Punches You in the Face, You Have to Get Back Up. How Else Can Life Punch You in the Face Again?’ Am reading John Lurie’s rollicking NYC back in the day memoir The History of Bones. This chapter heading is not my usual definition of resilience. But I know what he means.
February 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
‘When Life Punches You in the Face, You Have to Get Back Up. How Else Can Life Punch You in the Face Again?’ Am reading John Lurie’s rollicking NYC back in the day memoir The History of Bones. This chapter heading is not my usual definition of resilience. But I know what he means.
Anniversary of the death of Sir Tom Finney today so here's a couple of photos to take my mind off politics for just a sec. Look how happy he and George Best look together!
February 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Anniversary of the death of Sir Tom Finney today so here's a couple of photos to take my mind off politics for just a sec. Look how happy he and George Best look together!
Absolutely qualifies! I played bass at Arc. Look how happy I look in this photo!
January 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Absolutely qualifies! I played bass at Arc. Look how happy I look in this photo!
Surprise appearance of my wife’s mum and grandmother on that new Simon Schama programme last night, in the section on the Open Door community-made to programmes. When animal welfare was as out there as Northern UFOs… They once put Spike Milligan in a cage outside Downing St, unless I dreamt that.
January 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Surprise appearance of my wife’s mum and grandmother on that new Simon Schama programme last night, in the section on the Open Door community-made to programmes. When animal welfare was as out there as Northern UFOs… They once put Spike Milligan in a cage outside Downing St, unless I dreamt that.