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Jon Hancock
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Charlatan, Humbug and Imitation Humorist.

Former sporadic cartoonist and game designer. Occasionally #Outdoorsy, sometimes #Cycling. #Ukulele torturer […]

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This Fats Waller number seems to be a low-key favourite of some bands even today, but despite quite a few terrific recordings over the years I couldn't find one with the complete vocals until Rebecca Kilgore's interpretation turned up. You can get the hang […]

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December 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq: "We're Not Bothering With Christmas"

https://youtu.be/4uymCMVXgqs

#ukulele
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I suppose I ought to put in some effort and start learning a few Christmas tunes, but not today. Too tired.

I did get the book off the shelf, so we'll call that Phase One accomplished.

#ukulele
December 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A parcel arrived today, requiring age verification at the door. Apparently looking like an ossified bloodhound is not good enough, so I had to dig out my passport (expired) and driving licence (no photo, old address, hasn't been used in twenty years).

I'm not sure the delivery driver, who […]
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December 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The transition from silent films to talkies wasn't smooth, nor was it a straight line, but it was quite rapid; and for many Hollywood actors it bumped them to stardom, while more established stars often either didn't sound the way the public expected or […]

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December 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Al Jolson is perhaps mainly remembered for his film "The Jazz Singer"—along with some sentimental "Mammy" songs and the uncomfortable connection to blackface performing—but the movie "The Singing Fool" which followed it was not only more technically […]

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December 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Thanks to some very effective ad blockers, I live in a sort of reverse "They Live" world.
December 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
"The British Film Institute has restored three of the short two-reel silent films in the Stoll Pictures Sherlock Holmes series from the early 1920s – and very witty, watchable and spirited entertainments they are too" […]
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December 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
"More ragtime and more champagne!"

— Prince Felix Felixovich Yusupov, one of Rasputin's killers, as quoted by his dance partner.
December 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I feel certain that this image is part of a training montage from a movie about a plucky corvid taking on the thugs who are trying to demolish the local community centre. https://growers.social/@jdacee/115690053288349361
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December 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
First night using the CPAP machine went as well as I could hope. Monitoring software reports that all was well, I managed to sleep despite having to adopt an alien position compared to my usual choice, and I didn't wake up too often. Managed a whisker […]

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December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Plastic Jeezus: "Hairy Vicar"

https://youtu.be/cuwKgpbeTq8

#ukulele
December 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
With December gradually moving up through the gears and gathering pace, let's take a moment to remember what the upcoming celebrations are all about.
December 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I suspect that the biggest stumbling block to playing this sweet and cheeky number is going to be the [F] – [Cdim7] – [C7] progression that crops up several times throughout the song, but it's not as bad it might appear when taken slowly and it sounds […]

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December 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A surprisingly frequent problem I encounter when writing up music sheets is the nonexistent chord. I find a chord I don't recognise, so I look it up on something like ukebuddy.com: "No chords found". I trawl through reference books and individual diagrams […]

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December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Niche request. Anyone got a photo of a fox waiting for a train?
December 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Gee, this looks like it's going to be so comfy to wear while I sleep…
December 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
That's my new Zoom meeting strategy sorted. https://mstdn.social/@ComicContext/115684895638547217
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December 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Time for some nautical nonsense from Arthur Le Clerq. Considering that recordings of this tune had to be split across two sides, even though they missed out some of the choruses, there was obviously no chance at all of my writing it up clearly and still […]

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December 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Delayed by the seller not putting enough postage on the envelope (grumble harrumph) but here at last! Time to put the kettle on and type this up onto something less fragile than a piece of low grade 93 year old paper.

#ukulele
December 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Not as well remembered as some other songs by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen, numbers like "Ain't She Sweet" and "Happy Days Are Here Again," this one still has their typical lightness and polish.

https://youtu.be/2mAwOKXOeyE

#music #ukulele #1920s
December 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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#music
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Anton Petrov: "Bizarre Structures Inside Blood May Be Responsible for Long Covid"

https://youtu.be/ScCBCJDlUbs

#longcovid #covid
December 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Current Status: Anachronistic Leopard.
December 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM