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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · May 20

I got mobbed by flower beetles this evening while out cycling. I had a cloud of the blighters that stayed with me (or specifically, my jacket) making it hard to breath and see! #insect #peril of #cycling.

Little flower beetles all over a florescent cycling jacket.

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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · May 3

Tonight's entertainment.. #henge at #wedgewoodrooms

Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Apr 23

Wearing a St. George's flag of sorts today! #england #metal #judaspriest #stgeorgesday

Judas priest reunited tour t-shirt from 2005 with a union flag.

Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Apr 19

I have carried a piece of paracord (that I found on a walk) in my rucksack for years. Finally came in useful! #bicycle #unusualload

Bicycle carrying long metal bars lashed to the top tube.

Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Mar 26

She died so that they may live. #chillies

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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · Mar 22

Pirate beautician.

Sign on a wall reading ‘Behold Me Aesthetics”

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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Mar 12

Lunch at Lepe Beach. Putting some miles on the new #KTM to run in the engine.

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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Feb 16

I just read this. It felt like when you go past a bad crash on the other side of the motorway.

Cover of Mary L Trump's book "Too Much and Never Enough" about Donald Trump

Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Feb 8

It's one of those days. Rebuilding the home network after forgetting the "that'll be easy to remember" router admin PW 😔 #it #paperclipofdoom

Paper clip opened out for resetting electronic devices

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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Dec 21

Happy #midwinter! Up hill to summer! #solstice #astronomy. If I was in charge this would be #newyearsday

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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Dec 18

#Christmasjumpers in a world where we're trying to eliminate #singleuseplastic? WTF. #humbug.

Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Dec 14

At @wedgewoodrooms.bsky.social to see #dreadzone. Even though I am #metal to the core, I've seen DZ more than any other band 🙂☯️

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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Dec 8

Just finished #homebrew ing a #stout. Went to collect takeaway #curry half way through the boil. Restaurant v. busy so 45 min wait. I was aiming for 18 litres, but ended up with 15. Now it's 1069 o.g. Oh well. It was meant to be.

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Scarfolk @scarfolk.bsky.social · May 14

You may have heard about 'mothers' and 'birth', but do you know what they are? Here's a handy guide.

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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Nov 23

Really looking forwards to seeing #Anthrax at Hammersmith tonight. First time I saw them was there in 1987 when they filmed Oidivnikufesin. I was a pixel on the balcony \m/. #80s #thrash #metal

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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Aug 28

I have just discovered Battlesnake. A very #Australian #metal band. They happen to be touring the UK at the moment.
battlesnakeband.bandcamp.com
#metalheads

The Rise and Demise of the Motorsteeple, by Battlesnake

8 track album

battlesnakeband.bandcamp.com

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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Aug 28

First: Iron Maiden, Somewhere in Time, Oxford Apollo.
Last: Green Lung
Worst: Hawkwind in a local pub
Loudest: Motorhead, 6 rows from front, Hammersmith Odeon.
Most surprising: Henge (not metal - check them out!).
Happy: Dio, Monsters of Rock '87. Only appreciated it years later
Wish: Cliff Burton

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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Jun 29

FFS Google. #AI #fail

Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · May 31

My #peugeot #J9 #diesel mid-engine conversion is off to a good start 🙂

Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · May 25

Dry hopped #homebrew. #Hops in a spider (stainless mesh cylinder) in the fermenter. Once the #yeast got going, it lifted all the hops up and they went everywhere. Doh!

Dry hops in a fermenting bin during fermentation

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Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Apr 11

I never get tired of seeing
#dreadzone. Looking forwards to tonight, along with
#theOrb who I last saw in 1992 (IIRC) at our grad ball in the Pyramids, Portsmouth!
#littlefluffyclouds #trippy #livemusic

Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Mar 31

Looking forwards to finally seeing Acid Reign tonight, 30+ years since being blown away by "Goddess" on the "Protect The Innocent" compilation. #80smusic #thrashmetal

Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Mar 10

Nico McBrain is such a nice guy. Youngest was at Albert Hall last night with Southampton Youth Wind Band, to see this.
www.dailymotion.com/video/x8u301g
youtu.be/jhcYecyS4f0
#ironmaiden '#royalmarines #alberthall

Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Mar 6

What do you say to someone who says "How can a piece of paper made in China test for Covid"?

Matthew Jones @pqpq.bsky.social · Jan 27

Mr Fox is a frequent visitor to our garden. Today he had a bit of bolognese. He won't quite take it from our hands .. yet.