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Traces of Texas @tracesoftexas.bsky.social · 1d

Abandoned gas station in Glenrio, Texas. One of my own photos, taken a couple of weeks ago.

Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 20h

Went to a pub quiz tonight and one of the rounds was all about Margaret Thatcher 😬
This didn't come up.
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Chumbawamba - In Memoriam: Margaret Thatcher - So Long So Long (Live in Bristol)

YouTube video by Random Planet

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 1d

Another book I kept quickly returning to. A taut, ominous debut novel with an unusual ending.
#Booksky

Cover of the book The Passenger Seat by Vijay Khurana

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Sumos @sumos.band · 2d

TONIGHT. MANCHESTER. What else you gonna do on a Monday night huh!?
Come on down to the Peer Hat and support the DIY Indie scene, we'd love to see you there! @perennialtheband.bsky.social @safesuburban.bsky.social

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 2d

Fully behind the pull quote and full statement here.
A very ill-thought out idea.

FC United of Manchester @fcunitedmcr.bsky.social · 2d

📰 CLUB STATEMENT

The club has opted out of the Trident Leagues’ new scheme which will see kick-off times moved to accommodate live streaming of matches.

Our full statement can be read on our website: fc-utd.co.uk/news-story/c...

#WeAreStrongerUnited

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 3d

Todays cinema trip. Loved the film making and the contemporary soundtrack really worked
Had never seen it before.

Advert for the film Battleship Potemkin with music by Pet Shop Boys

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 3d

And "Oliver! by Oliver" was even more entertaining than this description promised.

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Bookshop Day everyone📚

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 5d

#SOTW Just Mustard "Endless Deathless"

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Just Mustard - ENDLESS DEATHLESS (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Just Mustard

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 5d

#NP Had to give this a listen given the description.
Right up my street 🤩

Slumberland Records @slumberlandrecords.com · 5d

Happy release day to SF's The Telephone Numbers! "Scarecrow II" is a love letter to mid 80-90’s college/alt rock, blending Minneapolis/Athens vibes with careful songcraft that recalls folks like Felt and Go-Betweens. Out today on CD and lovely green vinyl LP.
slumberlandrecs.lsnto.me/scarecrow-ii

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 7d

And if you’re in the Derbyshire area on that day, Bookshop Day, 11th October, then you definitely should head over to Little Eaton and visit the one and only Bearded Badger Books pop up shop.

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Bearded Badger Books @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Our next pop up at the brilliant Bouquet in Little Eaton (Derbyshire)… happens to coincide with Bookshop Day! 😊📚🍷

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 7d

It’s bookshop day on 11th October. A day to celebrate your local bookshop.

You could even go totally bananas and buy my latest, Saltburn, which is about, after all, small businesses being assailed by big business. Well, that’s one thing it’s about…

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The bookshop day poster. It asks you to choose bookshops:

Local jobs
Local economy
Local community
Real passion
Real people
Real conversations
Proper service
Perfect gifts
(and taxes paid!)

The cover of Saltburn. Candy stripes coming from a picture of a seal sitting under a beach umbrella.

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John Robb official @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social · 9d

PLEASE SHARE!
Louder Than War Live Festival - March 2026 with SEA POWER, EVIL BLIZZARD, BENEFITS, HEAVY LUNGS
THE SICK MAN OF EUROPE, WHITE MAGIC FOR LOVERS more TBA! @seapowerband.bsky.social @benefitstheband.bsky.social @evilblizzard.bsky.social

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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026

Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 8d

Really enjoyed this, and the follow up. Well worth investigating.🌷

Richard James Foster @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social · 9d

My publisher, the mighty @ortacpress.bsky.social tell me that the royalty advance on my first book Flower Factory is paid off. Now I can earn hard coin/good screw on it. Learn about the odd combo of raving and tulips in NL, anno 2000. Print, online, please consider buying one? Thank you, Richard xx

A copy of Flower Factory by Richard Foster, held in front of book shelves.

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Bearded Badger Books @beardedbadgerbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Our next pop up at the brilliant Bouquet in Little Eaton (Derbyshire)… happens to coincide with Bookshop Day! 😊📚🍷

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 10d

Haven't read a book in a day for a long time.
A chilling debut novel giving different perspectives on toxic masculinity and online culture, with unnerving consequences. #Booksky

Cover of the book England is Mine by Nicolas Padamsee.

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 10d

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 10d

Easy choice today. Bananarama and Fun Boy Three.

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 10d

First Titanic Plum Porter of the season.
Definitely the right conditions for it.
Cheers #Beersky

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 11d

A lone pigeon visits the Monument to the 20,000 carrier pigeons who served their country in WW1, and their owners. #Lille

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 12d

European edition of #FingerpostFriday as we left Lille this morning.

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 14d

Discovered a local gig last night.
A band called Kriill playing in a former brewery space. Very charming in a kind of Alt-J/ Kings of Convenience way. 🇫🇷

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 14d

Visited La Piscine, art gallery in a former public baths. Hard to do justice to how lovely it was.
Wide ranging exhibits too, could've spent a whole day there. #Roubaix

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 14d

Enjoyed the #StreetArt brightening up Roubaix today.

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Chris @gigticket.bsky.social · 15d

Note to self. Might be a good idea to try some local ales that are less than 8% at some point! #Beersky

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