@rogerholdstock.bsky.social
The Enigmatic Punk Rocker. Apanthropist. Always crashing in the same car.
2 males, late 60s, standing side by side, smiling towards the camera. On the left is Paul Simonon wearing a suit jacket with his hair slicked back. On the right is Steve Jones wearing glasses, a light coloured casual jacket and a scarf.
Legends. These men frightened my mum. One of them caused questions to be raised in the House of Commons. It was a different world, I suppose.
02.11.2025 13:04 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Sorry Town, up to the smoke to see Buzzcocks and The Stranglers. Blame TNT, not me.
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A preserved carved turnip jack o'lantern from the 19th century
A preserved carved turnip jack o'lantern from the 19th century
A reminder that the original Hallowe'en jack o' lanterns date back to 18th century Ireland if not earlier, were based on a shady boozy blacksmith called Stingy Jack who cheated the devil & was trapped between 2 worlds, were carved from turnips and looked like this:
31.10.2025 07:59 — 👍 1155 🔁 404 💬 30 📌 47
From Private Eye magazine
#reform #farage #racism #mediabias
Song of the day - Part 1
October is #BlackHistoryMonth in the UK
Hailing from Luton, Myles Smith has been a real rising star over the last couple of years, with his single 'Stargazing' (Song of the day on 7th March) being a huge international hit 1/3
youtu.be/5LVU-P-yFuo?...
Fuckin’ American SHITE! I never even saw a pumpkin till a few years ago. Now they’re fucking everywhere. Here’s a better idea - don’t buy them in the first place. They’re SHITE!
29.10.2025 08:34 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0Born the year we won the JPT.
28.10.2025 22:57 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Luton missed a last minute penalty! Was a cracking game, my only visit to the Victoria.
29.10.2025 08:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Domino's first UK shop was in Luton, and only a few minutes walk from Kenilworth Road.
28.10.2025 13:52 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0You know what is great? Getting drunk on a monday night and taking the bus home 😎
28.10.2025 04:22 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Bedfordshire, and Luton in particular, are a real no man's land. Definitely not Home Counties, further south than the south midlands, and further west than East Anglia.
28.10.2025 09:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I get London.....
28.10.2025 09:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Looking at you, UK government...
27.10.2025 08:26 — 👍 53 🔁 26 💬 1 📌 0I'll have to consult the family tree. I'm not a direct descendent, but I dare say we're related somehow! Thanks for sharing.
27.10.2025 08:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Archive Film of 1959 FA Cup Final
https://www.eucup.com/1330215/
Hello Nottingham Forrest Fan! I have come into possession of a 16mm film of Nottingham Forrest v Luton Town from 1959! It was donated to a charity shop, seems like a shame to throw it away so wanted to reach out to the fans, does …
@hattersheritage.co.uk
@lutontown.co.uk
Game's gone soft. Yellow at the most.
25.10.2025 08:48 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0The Nags Head in Podgorica is well worth a visit. And yes, it is a homage to Only Fools And Horses.
25.10.2025 08:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Bugger, I was in St Albans yesterday.
25.10.2025 08:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0You're making me thirsty!
25.10.2025 08:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0There used to be a Luton Childrens Hospital, up near Stockwood Park. I'm forever grateful to that place and the staff who worked there.
24.10.2025 17:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Gatwick is LGW - London Gatwick.
24.10.2025 07:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0There's no T in Lu'on.....
23.10.2025 12:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Fans Forum the usual mix of insight and bollocks. The main story though is the flat denial that Richie was given permission to speak to Luton, and told the Club he'd not spoken to them. Someone is telling porkies here #LOFC
22.10.2025 19:15 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0I have never tipped JustGiving and absolutely never will. I want all my charity money to go to people who deserve it.
22.10.2025 09:43 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0Yes!
22.10.2025 07:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Luton?
21.10.2025 18:44 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0To:
Whoever is messaging me on "Chat"
I'm not on that.
