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Paul McDowell
@profpmcdowell.bsky.social
Church organist, retired civil servant
"Je les streamerai", moi aussi.
December 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
King Booty Rush would make a cracking DJ name
December 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Two Bluesky users to boycott BP from now on!
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Let's hope so.
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Yep. One of last week's #totp editions had two consecutive songs where the lead singer played bass guitar left-handed. Paul McCartney obvs, and can't remember the second one.
December 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Not before my time!

My boss used to be able to punch the cards without looking at the guidelines. Alchemy, I tell you, alchemy.
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
39 for me. If I need it a bit louder, 42. For Friday night's #totp (which seems to have been recorded at the bottom of a very deep well) 51 or more.
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I greatly prefer Buy Nothing Day to Black Friday
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
That's the one!
November 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just as long as it isn't that other version that hit the UK charts
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Parasite actually. But yes.
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
That's a great trivia nugget. On closer investigation, and assuming Wikipedia is to be trusted, the unrelated singer, with the same surname, emigrated from Glasgow to Australia in the 1960s.
And so, independently, did all the musical brothers.
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Eagle and the Victor were around when I was a kid, but they left me cold. I bought (or was bought) the first ever Whizzer and Chips and never looked back.
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I really don't get pedal steel, but I have to agree that's a mighty fine piece of work from the invisible Pussycat member.
October 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Richard Osman did #totp #tuuune
October 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Exactly what I came here to say. I believe the Independent was ex-Tory too.
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
That becomes strangely pertinent today!
October 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A karaoke machine with "Violet" by Hole! Yes indeedy! And brilliantly performed.
October 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Not the one with the straitjacket??
October 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Lovely! Had me worried for a minute, thought it was our local St Ives
October 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
As in "Es are grand"?
October 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
How appropriate that the title of his chosen music should reflect his political views #strictly
October 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It was great, and 'A good time was had by all' (Stevie Smith)
October 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM