Darren Riley
@panchoballard.bsky.social
Artist and musician. Happy to be part of the industry of human happiness. No AI.
A 'baffling... and undeniably fevered mind.'
'The Neil Innes of the North.'
https://www.patreon.com/adarrenrileypainting
A 'baffling... and undeniably fevered mind.'
'The Neil Innes of the North.'
https://www.patreon.com/adarrenrileypainting
I was on the other end of a Zoom call when some of these were painted. I like to think they're probably the best ones.
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I was on the other end of a Zoom call when some of these were painted. I like to think they're probably the best ones.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Reader, I bought all the gear.
This continues to escalate (in my head at least). Currently thinking about buying all the sticker-making gear rather than paying someone else to make them.
The thing is, I think it's silly ideas like this that catch on. I do wonder if a monthly sticker club has got some mileage in it. Would you subscribe? Say, £10 for a themed set of five stickers every month? I wouldn't need a huge number of subscribers to break even.
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Reader, I bought all the gear.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
Not sure who the band is but that's the legendary Albert Lee on guitar.
#TheCrickets #JohnnyRay & #Yana are the "turns" at the 🍺 WHEELTAPPERS & SHUNTERS SOCIAL CLUB (1974) 9:05pm. Hosted by #BernardManning and #ColinCrompton your chairman #TPTVsubtitles
November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Not sure who the band is but that's the legendary Albert Lee on guitar.
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A bit on football just being great - and the joy of perfect commentary
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Commentary classics: McLean, Parrott and a week of unbridled content joy | Max Rushden
When you work in the game it is easy to get cynical but this week I’ve been consuming all the #limbs I can find
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A bit on football just being great - and the joy of perfect commentary
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Does anyone here, preferably an artist, use an Epson EcoTank printer?
November 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Does anyone here, preferably an artist, use an Epson EcoTank printer?
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November 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Very tempted to make a ’Racey are bastards’ sticker.
November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Very tempted to make a ’Racey are bastards’ sticker.
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The Swiss got rock’n’roll after it had been filtered through the rest of Europe so its version was brilliant, exaggerated and wrong. A sincere pastiche of the original.
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Swiss got rock’n’roll after it had been filtered through the rest of Europe so its version was brilliant, exaggerated and wrong. A sincere pastiche of the original.
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Quite keen to promote the old shop and, by extension, myself at the moment (heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com) as, let's face it, income is welcome and a sense of shame is not going to butter any parsnips. So if anyone wants me to yap on a podcast, include stuff in a glossy colour supplement feature, etc...
heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Quite keen to promote the old shop and, by extension, myself at the moment (heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com) as, let's face it, income is welcome and a sense of shame is not going to butter any parsnips. So if anyone wants me to yap on a podcast, include stuff in a glossy colour supplement feature, etc...
At the hospital and a chap just asked someone if Endoscopy was at the main entrance. Was dying to chip in with, "Not necessarily."
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
At the hospital and a chap just asked someone if Endoscopy was at the main entrance. Was dying to chip in with, "Not necessarily."
This continues to escalate (in my head at least). Currently thinking about buying all the sticker-making gear rather than paying someone else to make them.
The thing is, I think it's silly ideas like this that catch on. I do wonder if a monthly sticker club has got some mileage in it. Would you subscribe? Say, £10 for a themed set of five stickers every month? I wouldn't need a huge number of subscribers to break even.
Oh God, the ideas keep coming. JG Ballard sticker set. Easily a million seller.
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This continues to escalate (in my head at least). Currently thinking about buying all the sticker-making gear rather than paying someone else to make them.
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Just remembered that bloke who wrote music for a bunch of imaginary Nintendo Wii Sports events including croquet, curling and snorkelling.
gabrielgundacker.bandcamp.com/album/unoffi...
gabrielgundacker.bandcamp.com/album/unoffi...
Unofficial Wii Sports Soundtrack, by Gabriel Gundacker
13 track album
gabrielgundacker.bandcamp.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Just remembered that bloke who wrote music for a bunch of imaginary Nintendo Wii Sports events including croquet, curling and snorkelling.
gabrielgundacker.bandcamp.com/album/unoffi...
gabrielgundacker.bandcamp.com/album/unoffi...
Christmas coming, one of you needs to treat your better half to this. Or just treat yerself.
folksy.com/items/837843...
folksy.com/items/837843...
A Rude Word - Sex Pistols zine!
A 36 page black & white zine (with two-colour cover). It is A5 in size and landscape in format, and printed on 170gsm recycled paper with a 250gsm silk cover. Inside is the legendary interview between...
folksy.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Christmas coming, one of you needs to treat your better half to this. Or just treat yerself.
folksy.com/items/837843...
folksy.com/items/837843...
Some thoughts on my Japan trip and future artistic plans on my Patreon page. This is available to free and paid members to watch, so if you're at all interested just sign up with the freebie option.
www.patreon.com/posts/did-ja...
www.patreon.com/posts/did-ja...
Did Japan Influence Me? | Darren Riley
Get more from Darren Riley on Patreon
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November 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Some thoughts on my Japan trip and future artistic plans on my Patreon page. This is available to free and paid members to watch, so if you're at all interested just sign up with the freebie option.
www.patreon.com/posts/did-ja...
www.patreon.com/posts/did-ja...
The thing is, I think it's silly ideas like this that catch on. I do wonder if a monthly sticker club has got some mileage in it. Would you subscribe? Say, £10 for a themed set of five stickers every month? I wouldn't need a huge number of subscribers to break even.
Oh God, the ideas keep coming. JG Ballard sticker set. Easily a million seller.
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The thing is, I think it's silly ideas like this that catch on. I do wonder if a monthly sticker club has got some mileage in it. Would you subscribe? Say, £10 for a themed set of five stickers every month? I wouldn't need a huge number of subscribers to break even.
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Making some Xmas decorations
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Making some Xmas decorations
Oh God, the ideas keep coming. JG Ballard sticker set. Easily a million seller.
November 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Oh God, the ideas keep coming. JG Ballard sticker set. Easily a million seller.
This is getting very silly.
November 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This is getting very silly.
This Greece-Scotland match is a corker!
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This Greece-Scotland match is a corker!
This is starting to take shape. Rough sketches are done. Here's Muggeridge going in hard on a visibly pissed-off Palin.
November 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This is starting to take shape. Rough sketches are done. Here's Muggeridge going in hard on a visibly pissed-off Palin.
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And some MORE decorations what can be sent as cards! Sade! Adam Ant! Chrissie Hynde! Quentin Crisp!
all from heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com
all from heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
And some MORE decorations what can be sent as cards! Sade! Adam Ant! Chrissie Hynde! Quentin Crisp!
all from heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com
all from heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com
This has now escalated further into wild dreams of a sticker club subscription, with a themed set of five stickers dropping every month.
Things are escalating.
November 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This has now escalated further into wild dreams of a sticker club subscription, with a themed set of five stickers dropping every month.