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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 11h

And, of course, a 1968 rejection letter from Peter Asher of Apple Records. "Apple is not interested in signing David Bowie... We don't feel he is what we're looking for at the moment..."

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 11h

And there is the David Bowie Centre. Alongside (impossibly tiny) outfits, artefacts & awards, was this 1998 note, including the prediction that the labels “are going to fight MPEG3 tooth & nail” to protect their reliance on the CD. “Let me go on record as being the first to oppose that view”.

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 11h

It is easy to imagine spending hours wandering through the corridors, or examining close up items you can personally select - items ranging from Ronnie Barker's Bafta to a huge piece of an East London brutalist council block.

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 11h

Popped into the incredible new V&A East Storehouse in Stratford today. Completely knocked out by the sheer scale of the place. Get hold of a ticket if you can, by hook or by crook.

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 22h

An excellent 4-1 win for @claptoncfc.co.uk yesterday, in front of 1,057 people, a huge crowd for level 10.
The promotion campaign is on... #nonleaguedogs

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 1d

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

The Oscar-winner best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and The Book Club, has died Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California. The news was confirmed by People magazine. Further details are not available at this time, and her loved ones have asked for privacy, according to a family spokesperson. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 2d

Why on earth isn’t someone asking him… ‘Donnie, how much is a $10 drug going to cost, if its price is reduced by 1,000%?’
FFS, somebody ask him. It’s not difficult.

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 2d

What is it about multi-billionaires? So many of them are utterly crazy.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 2d

The tech billionaire and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel says the antichrist is ... Greta Thunberg www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 5d

Do it. 👍

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 5d

This is the kind of philosophy the worlds needs now. RIP Jilly Cooper.

Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 5d

The world is a slightly less naughty place without Jilly Cooper in it. - Michael

Never drink black coffee at lunch, it will keep you awake all afternoon - Jilly Cooper

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 5d

The world is a slightly less naughty place without Jilly Cooper in it. - Michael

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 6d

One of the very best Sundays.

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · Apr 28

One time I spent five minutes at lunch drawing a reverse centaur and it became one of my most retweeted pieces of art. I resented that so I deleted it but now it can be free again because not enough people follow me on here for it to go big

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 8d

When you a wait ages for a Deliveroo order of afternoon grocery treats - biscuits, crisps, peanuts - and you get the wrong order… microwave dinners, bread, ketchup. That. 😭

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 11d

The satisfaction that comes with alphabetizing your records. #diner #vinyl #AtoZ

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 15d

Special evening finally seeing Flyte at The Forum tonight (having followed them since 2018's White Roses) - with Jacob Alon, Billie Marten and Bombay Bicycle Club's Jack Steadman as special guests. Superstars in the making. 👏👏👏👏

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 18d

Third IMAX in a month. So a 3MAX*. This time Corpse Bride, with an intro by Tim Burton. That will do nicely...

(*Apologies for recycled joke)

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 19d

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 22d

Professional victimhood. Choosing to visit places where he knows he is going to face trouble. It's all a grift.

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 22d

He wanted a quiet break so he tried to go to Colombia. 😂

Honestly, this sort of total commitment to scoring some gear deserves our admiration.

ommy Robinson 🇬🇧
@TRobinsonNewEra
BREAKING:

So, following our huge Unite The Kingdom rally, I'm naturally tired and thought I'd go on a quiet break.

Yet I've been deported from 2 countries in the last 24hrs, for get this: being a "Threat to national security" and "citizen coexistence".

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 22d

Is it really true though? Has the PM really called any of his opponents evil?
The issue seems to me less the lurch to extremes, rather that centrist politics are now considered extreme left, many extreme right views are now centre/center right.

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Silkabelli (mutazione-piromane Edition) @silkabelli.bsky.social · 26d

Queen

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 25d

🚨 NEW: Britain’s most powerful people are still 5x more likely to have been privately educated than the general population.

Our brand-new research reveals that jobs in the media, business, charity, creative and public sectors remain dominated by those from private schools ⤵️🧵

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 24d

And there we have it. A clear illustration why the left has been out of power for most of the past 100 years. We couldn't organize a... Well, you know the rest.

Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 24d

The split in Your Party has broken into the open.

Jeremy Corbyn urges supporters not to donate to the link promoted by Zarah Sultana. Sultana responds calling it a "sexist boys club."

Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 25d

Likewise. Excellent to be back at the Trades Hall.
And you do, of course, mean this - the mighty Baker tee. Splendid piece of work. @weare1of100.bsky.social

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1 of 100 @weare1of100.bsky.social · 25d

1 of 100 teams up with legendary producer Arthur Baker.

'These cassettes are of mixes I’d take from the studio nightly in order to check them in my home and car. Some are of mixes that never came out but that I’ve hoarded for 40 years.' - Arthur Baker

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Martin Talbot @martinlt.bsky.social · 25d

Superb book, great talk by Justin Currie at the 'Stow Trades Hall. First trip back to a Rock & Roll Book Club event for a few months. Great to be back.

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