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This is not the story as he told it to you!

(from Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social “Into The Groove: The 1980s: The Ultimate Decade In Music History”)

But I enjoyed listening to Robert anyway, always good value for money :)
February 14, 2026 at 12:04 AM
2036 anyone?
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
^^ @joemuggs.bsky.social This is the sort of thing that will amuse you Joe …
January 3, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Yup it was a good one.
January 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
That’s a great caricature of Brucie!
December 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
And if you’re of a certain age, any kid with aspiration or apparent inclination to become a “boffin” in future life must also familiarise themself with the term “tefal-head” youtu.be/4M1PCyb6KSQ
Tefal Big Head Man Advert form the UK 1986
YouTube video by RETRO VIDEOS
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Correct. Only newspapers are permitted to use the word “boffins”, in relation to some scientific advance or observation.
December 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Hah well you’re welcome then Joe, pleased to give you something back after your support for OtW; happy Christmas to you :) and commiserations to your neighbours as you shake the foundations
December 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Er, yeah. From a good few years ago now, a 2hr edit for On The Wire but I published the full version on Soundcloud after Keith’s death and remarkably it’s not been taken down: soundcloud.com/jrbinks/keit...
Keith LeBlanc - Major Malfunction Re-imagined: Version Excursion [Fab Gear]
Over several years, to 2019, I re-edited Keith LeBlanc's classic
soundcloud.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
He was gracious and enthusiastic and further said nice things about my Major Malfunction Reimagined project. It was a shock to find shortly after that relationship was coming to an end after it had barely started, and can only imagine how it was for those who knew him much better.
December 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I only met Keith once, last year, but knew him/Optimo by reputation after moving to Glasgow in 99; I’d corresponded with him by email, to let him know I was quoting him on the sleeve notes to Bugs On The Wire re-issue, & to send him a preview of an edit I was doing of one of his faves from that LP.
December 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Planning on being there too
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Deliberately ambiguous, of course :)
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM