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Mark Miller

@markimiller1964.bsky.social

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Husband of 1 and father of 3 - lover of film, fiction, music, cricket and the mighty Cambridge United FC. Personal account & all views my own.

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Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · 2d

Fleetwood Mac and Cheese?

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · 8d

London Film Festival today - Gala performance of Palme d’Or winner It Was Just An Accident and personal favourite of the day Bugonia

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · 8d

John Grant at The Troxy last night. Great mix of old and new and finished off with GMF…

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Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · 29d

Late summer reading list. All recommended

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Aug 9

Teenage Fanclub last night at Chinnery’s in Southend. Still banging them out and got 2 of my boys along to pass on the magic…

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Aug 5

…for a more soulful shout…

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Jun 11

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Our Prayer - The Smile Sessions Version

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Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Jun 5

…3 days in and the Deliveroo guy who they made Head of “DOGE” is gone….

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Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Jun 2

You can smell the regret on this one before they’ve even started “doge-ing”…

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Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Apr 20

Easter holiday reading. Recommend “Get In” by @patrickmaguire.bsky.social and @gabrielpogrund.bsky.social - scholarly with just enough juicy (often unattributable) titbits. And also reflecting on Trump’s America through re-reading Atwood + Frantzen’s essays.

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Mar 25

Teenage Cancer Trust - Pistols + Frank Carter. Bit apprehensive it wouldn’t work but was wrong and Frank Carter re-energises the songs (mainly NMTB) and was grinning all night.

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Mar 25

Agreed - Frank Carter brought something to it I wasn’t expecting. Grinning all night. Only personal reservation was the My Way encore but the punters seemed to love it…

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Mar 21

Recent reads - all recommended. A new Anne Tyler is always special, enjoyably clever new Jonathan Coe novel and thought provoking work from Ash Sarkar

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Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Mar 21

Bit late to this but warmly recommended and deserved all the plaudits in the end of year reviews.

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Jan 25

Josh Rouse at The Garage last night playing ‘Nashville’ for its 20th Anniversary. Great album, great gig

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Jan 18

Just finished this - genuinely different biography and Lawrence is a genuinely fascinating character.

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Jan 18

Saw A Complete Unknown this afternoon - loved it. His voice is great and you forget pretty quickly it’s not Bob.

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Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Jan 12

Loved the cinematography, not so much the script and and less said about some of the acting the better…

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Jan 5

Really enjoyed Oedipus at the Wyndham. Great performances from all the cast - Mark Strong and Lesley Manville the obvious standouts

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Nov 25

Last film from Chelmsford Film Club - really enjoyed this, imagine Godland meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation…

Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Nov 25

Saw Bird at the NFT. Recommended if you like social realism with a bit of mysticism and ambiguity

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Mark Miller @markimiller1964.bsky.social · Nov 25

Quick BlueSky catch up on recent gigs. Big Star Band’s Radio City was almost spiritual and Nada Surf so much fun.