Matt Kilcast

Ahhh of course. Ta!

Sorry to intrude, but if that’s St Albans which pub is it? The Verulam? Big fan of 3 Brewers.

Seconded.

“Iain, you’re not putting that on social media, are you?”

Watched it every year since I was introduced to it by my then-gf/now wife. I still mysteriously always end up with something in my eye by the end.

@odpomery.bsky.social “I can’t keep up with a person who is trying to shave seconds of their daily schedule by using [AI]. It’s a race I seen no value in taking part in.” Beautifully put.

So sorry for your loss, my condolences.

“We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.”

Puns are the highest form of humour and I’ll die on that hill.

I am so here for this headline.

They were just really excited to tell you and rushed the email.

This leaves me with an unaccountable craving for those pink licorice allsorts.

Some ice cream, in a glass, with more rum than you’d expect.

Don’t know how old your kids are, but swing by the Fauna Brewery afterwards. Lovely food too. Just don’t order them the rum and raisin ice cream, it’s… potent.

Email title, “Mr Kilcast, we’re here for you if you need us”.

Just got this email from my bank and now I’m worried I’m in a hostage situation.

Sounds like a rough day. Stick on some Gnossienne No 1, have a cuppa, and forget other people for a bit.

Oof. Makes me feel old. I regularly listen to Ladytron, Fischerspooner, Add N To (X), Midnight Juggernauts, Vitalic, etc, and in my head that's still new music.

Now I have to rewatch Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.

The futuristic Fireflash airliner from “Thunderbirds” (1965).

Obvs.

Sorry to hear this. Prioritise what’s important, good luck to you and your family.

Every time I hear Alcaraz’s name I think “Crying at the Discotheque” and honestly I’m happy with that.

It looks worryingly like a cell door. Is she… is she in there?

Sigh. I may no longer be as young as I was. Eastern European (I guess, from the accent) mother tiredly trying to wrangle roaming toddler in pub garden. Toddler notices me and veers in my direction. Mother: “NO! Is not Grandpa!”

My middle aged carcass thanks you for your consideration. Though you should keep an eye on that DCL chap in the ressies.

Return to Goodison is perfect for this.

Even Kate Adie looked shaken.

This is like when Poundland opened next door to Poundworld in St Albans. The schism that followed, well...we're still counting the bodies.

@phoenix.tapbots.com Hello! Are you looking for TestFlight testers yet? Very keen to see and help the new app.

Taking the slow way back from Lea Bridge to Hertfordshire, from the rain-speckled top deck of a 55 bus. Graffiti on a Hackney shopfront: I FARTED IN YOGA.

Any chance you’ll sell this as a print?

Absolutely love this. Such a bleary sun-baked charm and homely appeal, like the happy memory of a summer holiday remembered by Studio Ghibli.