Gothiron

Dad used to provide some of the spray gun equipment and was occasionally a ringer on their darts team.

A hand-drawn comic page dated “Thursday 30th October 2025” titled “A Pigeon Enters the Shop.” In the first panel, a pigeon sits on a counter inside a T-shirt shop as a man in glasses and a cap looks at it, saying, “Hello… pigeon!” In the next panel, the pigeon spreads its wings mid-flight and says, “SQUARK! I would like a T-shirt please, a V-neck.” The artwork is detailed with cross-hatching and ink shading.

This is the story of when a pigeon came into our shop on Thursday

The band and orchestra pause as in suspended animation for minutes as the lights went white.

A stage with the orchestra, band and two dancing astronauts with bright orange lighting

Well Public Service Broadcasting at The Barbican were indeed all sorts of brilliant. Hamish Hawk acoustic as the support was a right bonus.

That is fabulous "adequately paid". Was due to go on a tour at the plant some years back for work but ended up not well enough. Was reminded to bring a passport as it was a "dock port for entry".

Two boys standing in front of an electricity pylon.

Rory and Ellis finally getting to play on a proper 1970s climbing frame with their kite and frisbee.

Did see Count Dracula carry a Zombie Nun over a massive puddle at Moorgate though.

Applied the wisdom of Hagdom and baled out of theatre at half time. Seats deserved an award for most uncomfortble and play deserved a "foxache, get on with it"

Always am a bit stunned at the prices for some (*coughs in York Minster*) and yet others of equal delight *waves in St Albans* are free.

Having sorted something out for Mum, thought she might have mentioned that:

Yes the order was confirmed
Yes thing dispatched

Rather than just "can you come and do the setting up as it's here"

This is perfection, but the alt-text is icing

It's a fab place for a break. Hope you find Dick Turpin's grave as well.

My days!

The Womble and The Clanger in the style of The Omen and The Exorcist

🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster

A photo of the ghostly navigator in gmaps.

Google maps has a ghost as the Navigator today.

Film poster for "The Wicker Mannequin", featuring a grinning Andrew McCarthy leaning on a motorbike, being cradled by The Wicker Man.

Happy Halloween, 80s kids!

A mug with batwings

Cheers! #Halloween

Drawing of a carved turnip in front flames and the word Samhain #Samhain #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #Ireland #Halloween

Happy Samhain 🔥

THE DEVIL'S MUSEUM or Žmuidzinavičius is in Kaunas, Lithuania. It holds sculptures of devils from all over the world. In 1966 it consisted of 260 devils but visitors have left their own & there are now 3,000 devils #31DaysofHalloween

Blooming love him

It is Mark Steel time at the theatre and this feels a good way end today.

Silver swan Bowes museum. One of the first, and now one of the few left of its kind

The drenched to my pants downpour I caught one year means multi jeans/options are now mandatory.

I aspire to achieve the knickers, spare tshirts, book and wash stuff only goal but even with a rucsack and layers I end up with Too Much Crap.

Avoid Brunch

Couple sneering at the station names and loudly proclaiming their ignorance "I mean what even is a Custom"
They are not being ironic, just stupid.

With Halloween a couple of days away I thought it’d be a good time to repost this series from early this year, where I reimagined a bunch of songs by US alt-rock bands as covers for old horror comics.

4 pocket sized books, titled Pocket Cemetery, convenient reminder of your pending mortality with illustrations by Landis Blair. Each volume has a beautiful aesthetic, all 4 feature a creature at the top. One a skull, an owl, a bat, an hourglass with wings.

Tow Pocket Cemetery books open, showing gorgeous and moody drawings of various cemeteries. They are beautiful books.

so I don’t lose my goth cred, look at my new books

Look after yourself Tom, we can't afford to lose you.

We Shall Overcome. Saturday 8 November. The Station Hotel, Ashton-Under-Lyne. Steve White & The Protest Family vs The Hurriers (Barnsley. Kick-off 8pm. Photo of Steve White wearing white t-shirt: "Love Orient Hate Racism".

NOVEMBER 8th: first of 4 for us in November - The Station in #Ashton-Under-Lyne #Manchester.
Steve White & The Protest Family + The Hurriers. From 8pm. Collection for the pub's outstanding work with homeless people.

An mp3 player which is probably 15 years old and displaying a track called The Phantom of Route44.

The ancient and beloved Creative mp3 player rediscovered and back in service.