Martin Talbot

It’s a special evening in an Ipswich-Spurs household like ours. This only happens very rarely (just a couple of times since Lily was born in 2002), so we treasure it. 🍾🥂😃

My listening age seems a bit odd though. Any idea how it is calculated?

Some people seem to find sharing the results to be deeply uncool, but I love seeing what is on other people's Spotify Wrapped. December's many EoY lists (newspapers, retailers, web mags) is one of the best things about this time of year IMHO.
Here is mine... Please share yours...

What did I tell you?

Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.

Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph

Because this does NOT add up!

No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…

🧵1/9

Music and dogs. 🥰

Gorgeous dog walk this morning.

Share a 90s film that you feel deserves more love…
(Strictly, it’s 1989, but… ☺️)

Mercury nominated Joe Webb Trio at the PEX Jazz Club in Dean St. Splendid way to end the week.

Special treat tonight. Home delivery Chinese takeaway - and it came with a free ashtray! #winnerwinnerChinesedinner #classy

Flesh is a brilliant novel and deserved Booker winner. But (warning for the faint of heart) it is also particularly explicit in parts.
More importantly however, it may also be the first Booker winner to feature the pelican crossing at the end of our road. 😃
@wansteadium.bsky.social

This is Herman. He learned how to eat corn on the cob today. And within 11 seconds, he became an expert. 13/10 (TT: devonjohnson07)

The movie poster for "The Lost Boys" which shows the main characters in black and white, looking all mean and moody in their 80s leather jackets, against a red background. They have been replaced by The Young Ones. Rik has taken Michael's place, Vyv is where David used to be, Neil has replaced Star (with his head resting on Vyv's shoulder), Dwayne is Mike and Sam is now Jerzei Balowski.

"Don't look at me, I'm irrelevant."

'The Young Ones' made their BBC2 debut on this day in 1982.

If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.

If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.

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My God. He really has no self awareness at all, does he…

So, Fronkensteen. What a crazy, incoherent, overlong, 149-minute mess.
Let me give some advice - watch the 1931 Karloff (70 minute) original twice. You will be enriched by it's brilliance and you will save 10 minutes of your life. 🤷

Among the downsides of a team on the up is that away section tickets sell out instantly, so watching my team with the opposition fans has become a bit of a habit. Today was the 8th time I've had to sit on my hands in 18 months - & (as a 4-1 victory) easily one of the best. #ITFC #COYB

Not sure where you live, but here a $100k mortgage could buy you about 200 tents, but nothing made of bricks and mortar.

Brilliant piece here from Saturday’s @theguardian.com by Rob Evans about the mysterious sources of Mr Windsor’s wealth - it includes this summary of the motivation behind his relationship with Epstein. Damning.

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

After a crappy week for my football team, a bit of this would not go amiss today. 12.30pm kick off. Come on!!!

Warrington Runcorn.
In Bethnal Green Road.
At the Rich Mix.
Spectacular.
@warringtonruncorn.com

Watch A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | Netflix Official Site When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

Damn shame that movies like this are going to small screens so quickly, but this is a superb watch - and has just dropped on Netflix. Worth watching this weekend.
www.netflix.com/gb/title/817...

1. Always.
2. Always.
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"Why do we play with three drummers on stage? Because it's the limit. If it was down to us we'd have 50 drummers," Soulwax, Rough Trade East, Oct 23rd 2025.
@roughtrade1976.bsky.social

Soft Cell member Dave Ball dies aged 66 Soft Cell member Dave Ball has sadly passed away at the age of 66.  The musician and producer died at his home in London yesterday (October 22), the band have confirmed this afternoon.

This is sad news. Soft Cell were a hugely important act to me as a teenager... Opened my eyes to so much music and culture...

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Great result. Brilliant stuff.

It is true to say that the stars aligned and it seemed churlish not to accept the opportunity... 😂