I LIKE THE POPE
THE POPE IS WOKE

Mick Fleetwood

TIL that Charles Dickens first published "A Tale of Two Cities" in two English local newspapers. It was the Bicester Times. It was the Worcester Times.

A sealed copy of Flux, by Alison Goldfrapp, on audio cassette

I got the latest from Alison Goldfrapp on cassette last year (came with the vinyl). I don’t currently have a way to play it - although I could do reel-to-reel…

Only one way to find out...

Enjoying this email from @thenewworldmag.bsky.social.

Graphic showing a “Wordle in 1” badge

Yesterday, I played my 1500th Wordle. Today, I got it in one for the first time!

(I’m not going to pretend this displays any degree of skill…)

Sorry but your dog should be illegal If it can’t breathe properly, if its back can’t support its own weight and if it can’t even give birth without a cesarean, then your dog is an abomination. Much better to get a mutt instead

I agree with every word of this. And so do our 2 rescue mutts...

“Excuse me. Do you sell barrels?”

Too soon?

"I said it's quite bold of Nigel Farage to go to the US to side with Donald Trump against his own country. What did I say Roy?"
"You said he's a treacherous self-serving sack of shit"

Thanks for the clarification… I had all three pop up in my inbox, I now know which to listen to!

Labour home sec Mahmood in some concentration camp for refugees wearing a something a bad guy in star wars would wear

What am I wearing to the press conference about how we're stripping human rights from the inferior races who have been undermining national unity with the help of Marxist traitors? I've got a sort of Nazi SS officer type thing, would that work? Perfect.

Morrissey’s Fridge   Morrissey was filled with sudden self-doubt, as he shut his fridge door – did the light never go out? Brian Bilston

Here’s a short poem called ‘Morrissey’s Fridge’.

I didn’t think I could be more impressed by @sveltiacms.app, but less than 24 hours after suggesting a feature enhancement (re-orderable multi-select fields) it’s been released!

Hats off to @britegrid.io, who is running the project single-handed…

This is why vampires shouldn’t fall asleep on park benches and lose track of the time.

Allister Heath headline generator: The public are finally waking up to the monstrous reality of Dame Judi Dench

Black Box Recorder on stage at the Luminaire in London in 2009

Fingers crossed for some more dates! (although I might be able to make it to the Palladium)

I was lucky enough to be there for your last gig in 2009...

Ok, so I now realise the tickets went on sale back in December. Even more reason to hope for more dates to be announced…

Well, this has really made my day!

Waiting to see if they announce any more convenient gig locations. Having said that, I did travel to London for their last gig, back in 2009…

18.00 OPENHEIMMER ALL HOURS It's been a funny old day. I came up with the deadliest know weapon known to all mankind. I said to Granville that "Now I had bbbbbbbebbbbecome ddddddeath". There was an almighty bang and I thought that was the end. Turned out to be that damned till.

This one is blowing up.

Four CD jewel cases are arranged in a neat grid on a dark surface. Two R.E.M. albums, Automatic for the People and Out of Time, sit above Monster, while Elvis Costello & The Attractions appears alongside, each cover displaying its distinctive artwork and typography.

Very pleased with today's charity shop haul: I was on the lookout for some REM, and found these 3 in one place for £1 each!

The Elvis Costello (also £1) is a very early pressing (1985), with misprinted track listing on the disc and a Discogs median price of £10...

#MusicSky #music #PhysicalMedia

A black vinyl record turns steadily on a minimalist turntable, the tonearm lowered and a chunky record weight centred on the spindle. Above, on a slim wooden display shelf, the bright yellow sleeve of Local Hero by Mark Knopfler adds bold colour and contrast to the calm listening-room setting.

Two of yesterday's birthday presents - the record, and the record weight. Nice little bonus: side 1 has a lock groove with looping audio of crashing waves, which is picked up at the start of side 2...

Artist: Mark Knopfler
Album: Local Hero (half speed master)
#Vinyl #VinylCommunity #NowPlaying

Have spent most of my birthday travelling to and from Bristol for a follow-up vet visit with Jethro. Assessment was slightly positive, although he still has limited time - 6 months would be a good result 😢

On the plus side, I've had a better birthday than a certain former prince did yesterday...

Guardian obituary for Robert Duvall. Picture shows him in character in Apocalypse Now, on the beach with a hand on one hip and a machine gun on the other…

The Guardian seem to have nailed it…

This piece with Natalie Fleet is - quietly, gently - one of the most moving political interviews you will have heard in recent years.

Looks like there’s a fixed gap between the badge and the hash ID. So it’s picking up the slight differences in text width.

But I agree, it is slightly triggering!

Snapshot of the top-valued SACDs on my Discogs account. Highest-valued is David Bowie "Heathen", with a median value of £86.45

Just finished adding all my CDs to my Discogs collection (previously vinyl-only). Stunned to see the prices on some of the SACD titles...

By way of contrast, the highest median price on any standard (non-boxset) CD is £17 (Luke Haines' The North Sea Scrolls). (Next on the list is Luke Haines too.)

Pic of Epstein just appeared on the telly and the dog barked at it. Making me look at the Amazon delivery guy in a whole new light.

A black vinyl record spins on a minimalist turntable, the tonearm resting lightly on the groove and the pale centre label rotating in soft blur. Above, on a narrow wooden display shelf, the colourful sleeve of The Humblebums adds whimsical, illustrated artwork to the calm listening-room setting.

Visited Shore Records in East Wittering yesterday for the first time. Great selection to choose from, and was very pleased to find this one off my wantlist...

Artist: The Humblebums
Album: The Humblebums
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