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Mark Rothko - Guggenheim museum, Bilbao, Spain.

Y Viva Espana.

Wow, the orange gibbon in the White House is actually giving me a grudging respect for Starmer right now.

No, he’s not Churchill - Trump is probably closer given his fondness for setting up concentration camps.

Anyone in that there London tonight fancy this tonight? I have a (free) spare ticket up for grabs.

My daughter confirms that will be the case - and if it rains you move straight to chapter 9.

It’s the ideal time to visit Dubai - all the ‘expats’ will be scrambling to get out like it’s the fall of Saigon. I can’t wait to see Oakeshott hanging from some helicopter skis.

Football poem/Goodbye poem

You never
Wore cologne

Trolls on Bluesky - took a while, but best if we just let them fuck off back to X without feeding them.

Have you got the coordinates? Asking for a friend.

I’ve got a bit of a fondness for The Interrupters, but generally speaking you’re on solid ground ! The Australians do a very weird mawkish C&W that’s almost as bad as our stuff.

YouTube video by warren loft Jonathan Richman "Vincent van Gogh" live on Australian TV 1983

I think we all need a bit of a smile this morning - deep joy! youtu.be/AYgC_hi1O7c?...

No idea which bases - but it’s a step on from ‘defensive’ to active support for an offensive action unfortunately.

But we’re OK with the US using UK bases? And this is absolutely NOT a NATO action.
“Starmer has agreed to allow the US to use UK military bases to launch attacks….the PM said the “only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source in their storage depots or the launchers…”

Tho the other way around tends to be preferred.

Shug Monkey is a great band name tho.

The eternal conundrum- I’ve banned myself buying any more records pending a house move. 2lps and maybe 7-8 singles may have slipped through in the week since….

YouTube video by Edwin Starr - Topic Stop The War Now

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I know it’s not always easy but o access but a very large dry martini always does it for me in such circumstances. Good luck!

Presumably you remember the sunlit uplands that leave voters got when they voted for Brexit? It works just like that.

We have nothing to lose but our cuvée!

I was called a champagne socialist for the first time the other day - seems like I’ve finally made it! Onwards and upwards comrades.

I love the phrase ‘anti-Western’ when what they really mean is anti all the shit things that western countries have done to non western countries. Sounds a pretty good position to take tbh.

1 follower - shortest block list ever.

Oh brilliant - off to see Luke play in the summer, here’s hoping he brings the others along…

My impression of Samos in 1988 was you get very sweaty when you run out of petrol at the top of the mountain on a hired Vespa, and never swim naked at a secluded beach where the Greek army might stop for their lunch break.

Mum, Dad, my sisters and a gorgeous hairy baby me. Second in some family competition at Clacton Butlins 1964. My eldest sister sporting a very spotty top.

1964 and proud to have come second in the family least likely to ever return to Clacton competition, beaten to first place by the Farages.

Well, it ain’t barracuda man, but….

YouTube video by The Standells - Topic Barracuda

Nice - so many to choose from, tho you’re missing my favourite 😉 youtu.be/FUDbnapfdTU?...

And When You’re Young by The Jam, how did I miss that?

Dance Stance by Dexys just above that. A good year.

Surely no longer the Prince of Darkness but, rather, Mr Darkness ..?