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Andy Brown

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Commercial Director - Quinta da Pedra Alta | Douro | Portugal

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Junip - Line of Fire (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP Junip - Line of Fire (Live on KEXP)

Sharing this on a sunny sunday at the begining of June. Line of Fire by Junip m.youtube.com/watch?v=pq-G...

01.06.2025 13:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Robert Smith - 'Songs of a Lost World' track-by-track | Tim's Listening Party
YouTube video by Absolute Radio Robert Smith - 'Songs of a Lost World' track-by-track | Tim's Listening Party

Brilliant interview about a brilliant album ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
youtu.be/J-gWGkfapbk?...

19.12.2024 00:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Pedents
 
Foot soldiers in the War on Error,
They’re here to save us from ourselves,
With Fowler’s Modern English Usage
(first edition, nineteen twelve).
 
They scrutinise each word we write
For typos, gaffes, et cetera,
Correcting all our dumb mistakes
To make our grammar betterer.
 
They sigh and tut and tell us off
For the rules we have forsaken
And chart this nation’s steep decline
By the care we should of taken.
 
Custodians of the King’s English,
They merely serve to keep it pure
And restrict, they hope, the ignorant
To three mistakes or less.
 
In doing so, they hold no fear
they will deprive a thing of life:
for it’s not important what is said,
what matters is that its right.


Brian Bilston

Pedents   Foot soldiers in the War on Error, They’re here to save us from ourselves, With Fowler’s Modern English Usage (first edition, nineteen twelve).   They scrutinise each word we write For typos, gaffes, et cetera, Correcting all our dumb mistakes To make our grammar betterer.   They sigh and tut and tell us off For the rules we have forsaken And chart this nation’s steep decline By the care we should of taken.   Custodians of the King’s English, They merely serve to keep it pure And restrict, they hope, the ignorant To three mistakes or less.   In doing so, they hold no fear they will deprive a thing of life: for it’s not important what is said, what matters is that its right. Brian Bilston

Today’s poem is dedicated to all those who have taken it upon themselves to correct the grammar or spelling in my poems over the last few weeks.

It’s called ‘Pedents’.

30.11.2024 09:08 — 👍 1390    🔁 266    💬 112    📌 35
Elbow - Kindling (Fickle Flame) ft. John Grant
YouTube video by ElbowVEVO Elbow - Kindling (Fickle Flame) ft. John Grant

And so to the difficult 2nd post! Sharing this ….

Kindling (Fickle Flame)
#Elbow
#JohnGrant
#GuyGarvey
#musicatitsfinest

youtu.be/Z1XT7Iw4b3Y?...

28.11.2024 00:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

1756 Portugal - Elderberries (to Port)

20.11.2024 12:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Just ensured you’ve doubled that target - now I just need to be funny (might take longer than midnight!)

15.11.2024 22:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
 Beautiful terraced vineyards of the Pinhão Valley, Douro

Beautiful terraced vineyards of the Pinhão Valley, Douro

First post

The breathtaking beauty of the Pinhão Valley, Douro, Portugal.

(View from the office of Quinta da Pedra Alta)

You’re welcome!

13.11.2024 15:13 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0