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• Post #3469807

  Fucking hell. Dashed in Sainsbury's for a sandwich for my train journey, wasn't really paying much attention. Get on the train and on closer inspection I see the brand is "Sando". Whatever. Until, I read the text below. No, just fucking no. We are not calling sandwiches "sandos". Raging here. I bet Jamie Oliver is behind this bullshit.

• Post #3457455

  Space Afrika played the Opera House in Blackpool last night. Grimy Mancunian ambient music with a street level soul to it. They rose to the occasion, and had an opera singer they've been collaborating with, join them. Absolutely captivating. Quite incredible. Voice as an instrument (she sang no words only tones). Stole the show 😍 Magic.

• Post #3369889

  Our music festival neighbours are rocking this absolute power move of a vehicle. Not exactly roomy inside for living but what a ride. Vintage Citroen DS Ambulance. I'm not a car person but jealous doesn't come close to describing my feelings about this motor.

• Post #3364990

  Safety first on Rave Oddessy 2026. Lollipop lady on the dancefloor ensuring a safe crossing between realms.

• Post #3235650

  "Shithole countries" - the President of America talking about African countries. When they tell you who they are, listen. I love my North American friends, and I have many here and in meatspace, but this is some shameful shit. Invite the world to visit you to boost your economy, and treat effectively VIPs like this? Embarrassing. The world is watching and you've shown your racist arse for all to see. I have right papers and visa - barred referee Artan - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sp...

• Post #3173112

  Watched the film Wicked Little Letters last night. It had kind of passed me by when it came out. Lovely, funny little film with a great cast. I love her so much already, but Olivia Colman's performance was incredible as always. Effortlessly perfect. She tells a story without words.

• Post #3173111

  My life is pretty mundane most of the time but I just took a trip to the big Tesco on the outskirts of a boring market town that was quite an adventure. First I was driving along a local A road, stuck behind a group of about 8 jalopies, chuntering along at 20 miles an hour, not typical traffic, some kind of rally for cars from the early 1900s. Drove to the far end of Tesco's car park into what appeared to be a middle eastern wedding party, in the car park of a very white town. About 30...

• Post #2316297

  Nancy Sinatra was working in the costume department on the movie The Deerhunter. Robert De Nero was trying on his military uniform and complained to her that his footwear was too big. "Oh Bobby darling, that's because these boots were made for Walken"

• Post #2161575

  Daphne out exercising (and exercising her democratic right) today. #DogsAtPollingStations

• Post #1898688

  #TOTP Fuck me, they cloned all of Bucks Fizz and he came out. Euroclone song contest.

• Post #1895909

  Mrs B doesn't go out, out very often and may never again after last night 😂. Her and the Eldest went to a small day/night festival in a club in London. Everyone in there was about 30 years younger than her. It was largely quite dark and so she didn't really feel self conscious. There were only two cubicles for the ladies toilets so there was a queue, naturally. Mrs B queued up behind a gaggle of young ladies and noted one got a hairbrush out of her bag and started using it, her...

• Post #1619641

  I own and listen to physical music my parents bought before I was born. I own and listen to physical music from before my parents were born. I own and listen to physical music that was released last week. Nobody can take them away from me without a warrant or breaking in to my home. If you can't do physical, get a digital copy* of the music you love. Cherish it, keep it. Own it. Streaming services will take it away from you or exploit you for more money (and the artists you love) if...

• Post #1523374

  Music lovers in or near London today, I have a FREE ticket to see the wonderful band Dry Cleaning tonight at the O2 in Brixton. No strings, no catch, no cost, I just want it to go to a good home. I can transfer to you via email so you don't have to face meeting me in 3D. DM or reply if interested. Here's a preview... Dry Cleaning - Scratch card Lanyard https://youtu.be/6PuqlOTyJt0

• Post #1425201

  Out walking Daphne with a slight hangover (me not the dog). Could someone turn the landscape down please?

• Post #1352189

  I just remembered a cute incident from many years ago that highlighted the difference between the child and the adult world. My memory is a bit hazy but I think it was at Barcelona airport. The youngest would have been 4/5 years old. Going through security, a guard/agent or whatever stood in front of him and raised his arms by his side, the international sign for I'm going to pat you down (in retrospect this was a bit weird to do to a small child, but it was 15 years ago so maybe securi...

• Post #1328434

  I've had a few conversations about AltText going on recently, and I'm a dedicated advocate for making images accessible, not only to our visually impaired friends, but for everyone. Sometimes, people don't get the references, are not familiar with your cultural differences, are stupid like me and need a prompt, or just can't see; whatever. There are lots of reasons people won't understand an image, so consider being a good citizen and explain it, so eve...

• Post #790207

  Margate. TLDR: Mat tried to make a film in the 90s at a party, failed, and this is the uncut mess, rediscovered 30 years later. So, back in the mid 90s, being an artist as I was, I was making portraits of people. I was filming on 8mm colour cine film, asking people to stay completely still for 10 seconds then looping and projecting the film like it was a still photo. I really loved the portraits. Still life, but despite best efforts of the sitters, there was always a little movement in the exp...

• Post #724243

  So, today our eldest (21) child has moved out. This morning, Mrs B was driving me to the train station, then returning to collect the eldest to take them to the station for their final departure. As Mrs B and I were getting in the car our neighbour across the street, who we know to say hello to, came out with her daughter (who I swear was born six months ago but appears to be nearly two). The little one was walking and looked incredibly cute. Her Mom (she's American), seeing us all doe...