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Philip Gwynne Jones

@pgjonesvenice.bsky.social

Author of the Nathan Sutherland Venetian mysteries. Currently investigating "The Magus of Sicily" with Nedda and Calogero. Here for Italy, music, old horror films and prog rock! https://linktr.ee/pgjonesvenice https://philipgwynnejones.com

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I broke and went for it. I’m gonna be about a kilometre from the stage, in Milan. Abd yes, of course, no Neil. But the new drummer is fantastic, and so I’m expecting a real “Farewell to Kings”

01.03.2026 22:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We remember which team the “Prince of Wales” was supporting in the last World Cup.

You two, frankly, can piss off.

01.03.2026 21:40 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Which is genuinely a thing!

01.03.2026 19:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you both xx

01.03.2026 17:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus, pawb! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

01.03.2026 07:07 — 👍 23    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

Struggled a bit with this one. #Wordle 1,716 5/6

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01.03.2026 06:14 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 5    📌 0

Well now…

01.03.2026 06:12 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ah, sad, but so much of this has gone…🥲

28.02.2026 23:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I wonder how much of that still exists and how much was wiped?

28.02.2026 23:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Oh, I remember the Nana Mouskouri show, and I remember her being on the Two Ronnies and the like quite a lot. But I have absolutely no memory of this at all!

It’s the sort of telly which doesn’t exist any more…

28.02.2026 23:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Steeleye Span - 'All Around My Hat' on Nana Mouskouri Show 1976
YouTube video by SpanFan Steeleye Span - 'All Around My Hat' on Nana Mouskouri Show 1976

This was a completely new one on me…the Span on the Nana Mouskouri show! The look is utterly 1970s folk-rock. Maddy still carries it off!

28.02.2026 23:00 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Similarly in Wales. I mean, they're almost certainly going to be the second party. But why would people in Wales vote for an extreme English nationalist party?

28.02.2026 22:07 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You’re right, she was Racheleats on the old platform. Apologies to actual racheleats!

28.02.2026 21:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#NowEating Taleggio and mushroom lasagne. Lovely eating on a foggy Venetian night. Thank you @racheleats.bsky.social .

28.02.2026 20:21 — 👍 24    🔁 0    💬 8    📌 0
A white female plumber, a Jewish gay man and a Muslim wan walked into a hall....and united a community.

A white female plumber, a Jewish gay man and a Muslim wan walked into a hall....and united a community.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

28.02.2026 18:35 — 👍 2807    🔁 561    💬 52    📌 30

I didn't know about this! Adding it to the list.

28.02.2026 16:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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#NowPlaying Anika Nilles, "Pikalar". Just a guess, but I imagine Nilles's earlier albums are enjoying a healthy spike in listening figures right now. This is fantastic jazz inflected prog (or prog inflected jazz) and, yes, the drumming is outstanding.

28.02.2026 16:15 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

It’s the quintessential “I like their early albums the most” album as well.

28.02.2026 14:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is terrific fun. Like "Captain Kronos", you can really see the potential for a series there. I know it was through desperation, but 70s Hammer was so inventive.

28.02.2026 12:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

That's a really good compilation. I love that era of the Mac.

28.02.2026 12:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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My new friend Louis. #Caturday

28.02.2026 11:20 — 👍 32    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Hmm. Still five weeks to Easter...

28.02.2026 11:18 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Whoah! Dw i newydd Google. Diddorol iawn!

28.02.2026 11:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#Wordle 1,715 4/6

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28.02.2026 08:10 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 5    📌 0

Ah, there's something for me to look forward to in (checks calendar) 8 months time...

27.02.2026 21:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Dave Vanian of The Damned used to drive around in a hearse, so Goths (real ones at least) are okay by me.

27.02.2026 21:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Heheh!!

27.02.2026 21:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ouch!

Harsh, but fair!

27.02.2026 21:45 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I get lots of nice horror film groups. Maybe that's what led to dodgy AI goth chick?

27.02.2026 21:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I'm getting some disturbing ads turning up in the feed and thinking....I wouldn't want kids to see this...

27.02.2026 21:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0