David Eccles
@vikingbeard.bsky.social
UK writer of horror, humour & bizarro. Also a dialysis patient awaiting a transplant.
I had no idea that this song was written by Elizabeth Cotten when she was 11 years old, on an acoustic guitar that she learned to play upside down, being left-handed.
She died in 1987, age 94.
Fantastic rare footage of Elizabeth herself performing Freight Train in 1957.
youtu.be/iL6EH0oSI_M?...
She died in 1987, age 94.
Fantastic rare footage of Elizabeth herself performing Freight Train in 1957.
youtu.be/iL6EH0oSI_M?...
Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train (1957) 4K
YouTube video by Vintage Music Hub
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November 27, 2024 at 2:03 PM
I had no idea that this song was written by Elizabeth Cotten when she was 11 years old, on an acoustic guitar that she learned to play upside down, being left-handed.
She died in 1987, age 94.
Fantastic rare footage of Elizabeth herself performing Freight Train in 1957.
youtu.be/iL6EH0oSI_M?...
She died in 1987, age 94.
Fantastic rare footage of Elizabeth herself performing Freight Train in 1957.
youtu.be/iL6EH0oSI_M?...
Conor McGregor loses the civil assault case brought against him in Dublin’s High Court by Nikita Hand, and has to pay £206,000 in damages.
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Woman who accused Conor McGregor of rape wins civil assault case - and is awarded damages
Nikita Hand has been awarded €248,603 (£206,000) in damages after a jury at Dublin's High Court found McGregor assaulted her in a Dublin hotel in 2018.
news.sky.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Conor McGregor loses the civil assault case brought against him in Dublin’s High Court by Nikita Hand, and has to pay £206,000 in damages.
news.sky.com/story/amp/wo...
news.sky.com/story/amp/wo...
No matter how much we love these skies of blue, we must accept that the weather may change at any given moment.
But that’s OK. A little rain is a good thing. It is required for growth to happen.
Bedouin tribesmen explain it more simply:
“All sunshine makes the desert.”
A simple truth.
But that’s OK. A little rain is a good thing. It is required for growth to happen.
Bedouin tribesmen explain it more simply:
“All sunshine makes the desert.”
A simple truth.
November 18, 2024 at 2:25 PM
No matter how much we love these skies of blue, we must accept that the weather may change at any given moment.
But that’s OK. A little rain is a good thing. It is required for growth to happen.
Bedouin tribesmen explain it more simply:
“All sunshine makes the desert.”
A simple truth.
But that’s OK. A little rain is a good thing. It is required for growth to happen.
Bedouin tribesmen explain it more simply:
“All sunshine makes the desert.”
A simple truth.
Stayed up all night immersing myself in the deliciousness that is the new Amazon Prime show, Cross, based on the character created by James Patterson.
I’m 6 episodes in, and loving both the grittiness of the story and the fine performances.
Recommended viewing.
I’m 6 episodes in, and loving both the grittiness of the story and the fine performances.
Recommended viewing.
November 17, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Stayed up all night immersing myself in the deliciousness that is the new Amazon Prime show, Cross, based on the character created by James Patterson.
I’m 6 episodes in, and loving both the grittiness of the story and the fine performances.
Recommended viewing.
I’m 6 episodes in, and loving both the grittiness of the story and the fine performances.
Recommended viewing.
Reposted by David Eccles
He's not lying! By the time your book is released, you will HATE every word in it if it's not what you really loved every step along the way!
Tip for novelists: Write something you really enjoy, because you're going to have to read it 900+ times before it ever gets published.
November 16, 2024 at 3:30 PM
He's not lying! By the time your book is released, you will HATE every word in it if it's not what you really loved every step along the way!
Reposted by David Eccles
Everyone is welcome here. Much love to everyone. Except fascists. They can fuck all the way off and stay away from this place.
November 16, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Everyone is welcome here. Much love to everyone. Except fascists. They can fuck all the way off and stay away from this place.
I doubt that the Tyson v Paul fight will be even half as good as the Taylor v Serrano fight.
What a fight that was! Non-stop action, and congrats to Katie Taylor on her win, though it could easily have been called the other way.
What a fight that was! Non-stop action, and congrats to Katie Taylor on her win, though it could easily have been called the other way.
November 16, 2024 at 4:29 AM
I doubt that the Tyson v Paul fight will be even half as good as the Taylor v Serrano fight.
What a fight that was! Non-stop action, and congrats to Katie Taylor on her win, though it could easily have been called the other way.
What a fight that was! Non-stop action, and congrats to Katie Taylor on her win, though it could easily have been called the other way.
I wonder if anyone has actually traveled to Schiphol Airport under the delusion that once there they’ll get ski-poled.
I also wonder if anyone has been lucky enough to have actually been ski-poled. After all, the Dutch are quite liberal 😉
I also wonder if anyone has been lucky enough to have actually been ski-poled. After all, the Dutch are quite liberal 😉
November 15, 2024 at 7:21 AM
I wonder if anyone has actually traveled to Schiphol Airport under the delusion that once there they’ll get ski-poled.
I also wonder if anyone has been lucky enough to have actually been ski-poled. After all, the Dutch are quite liberal 😉
I also wonder if anyone has been lucky enough to have actually been ski-poled. After all, the Dutch are quite liberal 😉
Enigmatic and downright fucking cruel!
Over 100 domestic pet rabbits have been found dumped in woodland near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Around 80 are still alive, some without ears, some without eyes. I’m fuming at people’s nastiness.
The RSPCA are investigating alongside police.
Over 100 domestic pet rabbits have been found dumped in woodland near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Around 80 are still alive, some without ears, some without eyes. I’m fuming at people’s nastiness.
The RSPCA are investigating alongside police.
November 15, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Enigmatic and downright fucking cruel!
Over 100 domestic pet rabbits have been found dumped in woodland near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Around 80 are still alive, some without ears, some without eyes. I’m fuming at people’s nastiness.
The RSPCA are investigating alongside police.
Over 100 domestic pet rabbits have been found dumped in woodland near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Around 80 are still alive, some without ears, some without eyes. I’m fuming at people’s nastiness.
The RSPCA are investigating alongside police.
Reposted by David Eccles
Spent an interesting lunchtime in hospital yesterday, drinking tea and munching on biscuits (UK) as I watched Dr Rhea remove a tunnelled line from my left groin.
A strange experience indeed, not feeling any pain while things are being inserted or removed from your body.
All hail Lidocaine!
A strange experience indeed, not feeling any pain while things are being inserted or removed from your body.
All hail Lidocaine!
November 14, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Spent an interesting lunchtime in hospital yesterday, drinking tea and munching on biscuits (UK) as I watched Dr Rhea remove a tunnelled line from my left groin.
A strange experience indeed, not feeling any pain while things are being inserted or removed from your body.
All hail Lidocaine!
A strange experience indeed, not feeling any pain while things are being inserted or removed from your body.
All hail Lidocaine!
Can’t sleep, as usual, so I’m passing the time until I have to go for dialysis by knocking up some Korean food and air frying some sausages to go with it.
November 12, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Can’t sleep, as usual, so I’m passing the time until I have to go for dialysis by knocking up some Korean food and air frying some sausages to go with it.