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Richard Schaller

@richschaller.bsky.social

Retired. Proud grandfather. Positive. Hold contrarian views sometimes. CFC for life. Illustrator (mainly cartoons & caricatures). In the political wilderness so appreciate all opinions. No interest in the left or the right just how things are in my view.

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Dave Davies (The Kinks) - Death Of A Clown
YouTube video by MetaMedia2 Dave Davies (The Kinks) - Death Of A Clown

Happy 79th Birthday Dave Davies of The Kinks. One of the best and most influential bands of all time. Famously Alan Freeman introduced him on TOTP in 1967 as his brother and more famous front man Ray Davies whereby you can hear Dave shouting out "DAVE DAVIES!"
youtu.be/F26MKAYzxYA?...

03.02.2026 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Colchester friends launch podcast on 'punk rock, football, life in north Essex' Brand-new podcast celebrating punk rock, football and life in north Essex has just launched.

www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2579183...

02.02.2026 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The gigantic Micky Droy of Chelsea could tackle cleanly back in the day πŸ’™

30.01.2026 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, it's complete nonsense.

30.01.2026 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Too surreal to ignore.....

30.10.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They'll grow up and learn.

23.10.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All you have to do is smile and be humble while being world class and you can't go wrong πŸ’™

23.10.2025 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How on earth have we deserved these two? πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

23.10.2025 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Best of luck New York. You're going to need it.

23.10.2025 09:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They weren't much better off in the EU and now they're worse off under Labour. There has been no love for our farmers for 40 years.

23.10.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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He loves the ball and it shows. A brilliant prospect for all Chelsea fans in the coming years.....

23.10.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of Jeff Evans at the start of the Thames Path in 2015

Image of Jeff Evans at the start of the Thames Path in 2015

Image of Jeff Evans at the end of the Thames Path in 2025

Image of Jeff Evans at the end of the Thames Path in 2025

How it started; how it finished. Finally completed the Thames Path, 10 years to the day after we started it! #ThamesPath

22.09.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

It is worse. CK was on the Christian right. Disingenuous to say he was extreme. Many of us didn't agree with some of his views but respected him because he was ultimately a decent human being. Now compare him to the extreme toxic hate and bigotry in response to his murder from the toxic far left.

21.09.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thoughts on last night's match...UTC!

21.09.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Free speech is tampered with on both the far left and the far right. Only those of us in the centre truly believe in it. Also those of us in the centre know what hate speech is and what isn't.

20.09.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My take on the game last night.....

18.09.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

24 hours with plenty of views and not one like or agreed comment.

Same on X.

Says a lot about both platforms.

Oh well, it was heart felt and worth a try..... πŸ˜…

18.09.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jackie DeShannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love (Bell Studios, 1965)
YouTube video by Peter Checksfield Jackie DeShannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love (Bell Studios, 1965)

youtu.be/eG9iMJIT5sQ?...
It's 2025 and the world still does Jackie......

17.09.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Looks like TR was the person we all thought he was. Fancy falling for all the fake news. I bet you’re gutted it’s been proved he was not MAGA or for Trump. People like you are so predictable you make me chuckle.

14.09.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What the world needs now is love sweet love πŸ‘

14.09.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We’re looking after my daughter’s little dog who shot out of the room when Caicedo scored to put Chelsea 2-1 up against Brentford when both my son and I jumped out of our armchairs and in unison screamed YYEESSS!!

It took half an hour to find out where she’d gone to hide and not come out.

πŸ₯΄

13.09.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only bigots like you can be triggered by a march like we saw in London today. What are you worried about? Don’t bother with the links, they’re proving nothing that Charlie Kirk deserved to die.

I’m obviously in your head too triggered as you are πŸ˜‚

Rule Britannia πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

13.09.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re just proving my point. I’m not any where near far right but you simply come across as the bigot (and I argue with bigots on the left and right) that many on this platform are. You don’t have the intellect to step away from having to label people who happen to disagree with you. Jog on.

13.09.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had no interest in coming on this platform. That is down to the toxic far left who have celebrated his murder. Something you should be railing against instead of arguing on their behalf with your nonsense.

13.09.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t support Trump. How long will it take before bigots and apologists for assassins like you understand that people of all political will and walks of life will mourn the loss of Charlie Kirk and for the reasons why he was murdered.

13.09.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s simply in your head and not based on any reality.

13.09.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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He wasn’t. Every decent black man and immigrant was safe in his world. I know what racism is having fought it with anti racists against the National Front in the late 70s. You’ve simply demeaned the term. No amount of excuses you make can justify railing against a man assassinated for his opinions.

13.09.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They were toxic only to the eye of the beholder. He was none of the above if you had the intellect to listen to what he was saying. For many he spoke the truth even if you disagree. I sometimes disagreed with him. There was no bigotry with Charlie Kirk only those on the far left who he debated with.

13.09.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Firstly, it’s not encouraged on X in the slightest even if there is no warning. Secondly, the warning has obviously not made a blind bit of difference to stopping it on BlueSky.

Just accept that the far left and the far right have access to both platforms

13.09.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0