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alex tobin 🍩
@alextobin.nl
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pumping irony 🧠 in the Dutch lowlands

scribblings for @aquariumdrunkard.com

always looking for books + music to review

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Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.

The Go-Go's at Mesa Amphitheater (AZ) in 1984. I was only 12 and convinced grandma (who I was spending the summer with) that I could go unaccompanied. Afterwards, she picked me up in her big blue Ford Econoline.
Mesa Amphitheater, AZ The Go-Go's album 'Talk Show'.
January 11, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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Opgeschaald hier vanavond.
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Zeker als je dit ziet…
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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Hmm. Now if I could only guess who chose what in the new Locklisted episode by the fine folk at @backlisted.bsky.social ? 🤔
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Good riddance, and here’s hoping… ✨ ✨
Illustration fromTintin showing a young boy in winter clothes flying through the air after falling from a sled on a snowy hill. A small white dog is also airborne beside him. The sled is left behind at the top of the slope, and a holly bush with red berries and evergreen trees appear in the background. The words “Bonne Année!” are printed at the bottom, suggesting a New Year’s greeting.
December 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Grandpa ‘Andy’ Simpson shakes his fist at a cloud, which represents a much-lauded album which is definitely not by (the) Geese.
December 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Noted keyboard squeezebox Mr. Jools Holland, Esq., just before the piano lid came down and broke a few fingers. Beverley Knight and Ruby Turner just out of shot.
December 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Who knew Mitch was a big SML head?
December 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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An announcement, taken from the pages of MOJO, that an ISB box set is imminent in 2026.
December 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Not quite sure how I feel having a cheese “named” after me. 🤔
A wedge of ‘Old Alex’ Dutch cheese, artisanally ripened.
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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🎄
December 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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🤔
December 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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The grabbing hands grab all they can.
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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December 3, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Something like this horrendous AI slop creation (risking a block, I realise – I shall henceforth behave!)?
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Will listen to this as I contemplate your greatest moments.
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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RIP Jimmy Cliff
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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There is no escaping some people, especially @iammilliam.bsky.social.
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Similar setup here with our newly reappointed cat box-bed.
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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This! Adding my name and bestest of wishes to the hopefully countless others. Here's to the both of you!
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Ha! Found this... and will revisit (for the first time in years).
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Happy Veterans Day to all who celebrate. 🫡
Three images of the writer as young cannon fodder.
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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This neophyte just bought the Tone Poet reissue (on Blue Note) of this, based on @andrewmale.bsky.social's review in the new issue of MOJO. Any other melancholy autumnal recommendations? Only the Lonely? Watertown?
Frank Sinatra's 1955 album 'In the Wee Small Hours.'
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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This just turned up in my inbox. Can’t say I’m not intrigued. 🤔
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM