Martin G
@thatmartin.bsky.social
Proud dad, husband and geek. Reads too much! Collects TTRPGs never to be played.
Knows a bit about IT Infrastructure
Knows a bit about IT Infrastructure
One more gig this year ..seeing Moonlandingz at the 100 Club... should be great.
H+M are going to the Molotovs Xmas Party gig at Bush Hall, that'll also be great.
Although live music is in a bad way as small venues struggle, there are lots of fantastic bands who don't get the exposure
H+M are going to the Molotovs Xmas Party gig at Bush Hall, that'll also be great.
Although live music is in a bad way as small venues struggle, there are lots of fantastic bands who don't get the exposure
December 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
One more gig this year ..seeing Moonlandingz at the 100 Club... should be great.
H+M are going to the Molotovs Xmas Party gig at Bush Hall, that'll also be great.
Although live music is in a bad way as small venues struggle, there are lots of fantastic bands who don't get the exposure
H+M are going to the Molotovs Xmas Party gig at Bush Hall, that'll also be great.
Although live music is in a bad way as small venues struggle, there are lots of fantastic bands who don't get the exposure
Heartworms tonight at the Scala...a lot heavier than I expected and better for that. Bass player was amazing...
Worth seeing, especially those of you who are goth adjacent...
Worth seeing, especially those of you who are goth adjacent...
December 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Heartworms tonight at the Scala...a lot heavier than I expected and better for that. Bass player was amazing...
Worth seeing, especially those of you who are goth adjacent...
Worth seeing, especially those of you who are goth adjacent...
FFS, it doesn't matter how fast you score runs if you are bowled out for fuck all!! I'd rather our openers batted like Boycott and Tavare...get 100-150 onboard for the first wicket and then you can start scoring.
December 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
FFS, it doesn't matter how fast you score runs if you are bowled out for fuck all!! I'd rather our openers batted like Boycott and Tavare...get 100-150 onboard for the first wicket and then you can start scoring.
Reading the various advent calendars that contain food - we traditionally have the Hotel Chocolat one for two but next year I am considering mixing it up. Or perhaps I stick with the Hotel Chocolat one and have my own special calendar as well...
December 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Reading the various advent calendars that contain food - we traditionally have the Hotel Chocolat one for two but next year I am considering mixing it up. Or perhaps I stick with the Hotel Chocolat one and have my own special calendar as well...
Hmmm...I reckon @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social RPG collection fell off the shelf and caused this...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Earthquake shakes homes in north-west England
Lancashire residents say the 3.3-magnitude tremor felt like
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Hmmm...I reckon @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social RPG collection fell off the shelf and caused this...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
CMAT tonight...but I'm knackered, glad we're sitting down...might have a pre-gig snooze
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
CMAT tonight...but I'm knackered, glad we're sitting down...might have a pre-gig snooze
In the queue, laughing at the announcements...traders, you have two minutes...#dragonmeet
November 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
In the queue, laughing at the announcements...traders, you have two minutes...#dragonmeet
On train to Dragonmeet... hopefully see a few pals!
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
On train to Dragonmeet... hopefully see a few pals!
Hamish Hawk tonight at the Islington Assembly Rooms..and then CMAT on Monday. We've done loads of gigs this year. And I've still got Heartworms and Moonlandingz to come.
Already got five gigs lined up for next year.
Already got five gigs lined up for next year.
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hamish Hawk tonight at the Islington Assembly Rooms..and then CMAT on Monday. We've done loads of gigs this year. And I've still got Heartworms and Moonlandingz to come.
Already got five gigs lined up for next year.
Already got five gigs lined up for next year.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
The Smiths
Stone Roses
Sisters of Mercy
Nanci Griffiths
Bananarama
And so many, many more....
The Smiths
Stone Roses
Sisters of Mercy
Nanci Griffiths
Bananarama
And so many, many more....
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
David Bowie
Aerosmith
Guns n Roses
The Cult
The Cure
David Bowie
Aerosmith
Guns n Roses
The Cult
The Cure
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Also Pearl Jam (Didn't like Ten much, but live they converted me)
Thunder. (Don't like, but it was impossible NOT to see them in the 90s)
Fields of the Nephilim. (Incredible)
NIN (Unbearably hot, had to leave)
David Eugene Edwards. (Wow.)
Also Pearl Jam (Didn't like Ten much, but live they converted me)
Thunder. (Don't like, but it was impossible NOT to see them in the 90s)
Fields of the Nephilim. (Incredible)
NIN (Unbearably hot, had to leave)
David Eugene Edwards. (Wow.)
November 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
The Smiths
Stone Roses
Sisters of Mercy
Nanci Griffiths
Bananarama
And so many, many more....
The Smiths
Stone Roses
Sisters of Mercy
Nanci Griffiths
Bananarama
And so many, many more....
At the stage of 'Oh Fuck Off' when reading about people moaning about the mansion tax....People whinging about how much they've invested in their property over the years, think yourself lucky that you had that to invest. Young people would love the opportunity to buy a place to invest into...
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
At the stage of 'Oh Fuck Off' when reading about people moaning about the mansion tax....People whinging about how much they've invested in their property over the years, think yourself lucky that you had that to invest. Young people would love the opportunity to buy a place to invest into...
Is a third world country one where the population is not predominantly white?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says US will 'permanently pause migration' from 'third world countries'
The president did not name which countries would be affected, but vowed to remove anyone
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Is a third world country one where the population is not predominantly white?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And another nostalgia gig booked....Haircut 100!!
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
And another nostalgia gig booked....Haircut 100!!
This looks so cool - takes me back to some of the arcade games I played....
Cleared Hot is everything you could want in a modern twin-stick helicopter shooter
#ClearedHot #IndieGames #PCGaming
#ClearedHot #IndieGames #PCGaming
Cleared Hot is everything you could want in a modern twin-stick helicopter shooter
Cleared Hot just entered Early Access from developer Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse Software, and it's simply pure joy to blast through it.
www.gamingonlinux.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This looks so cool - takes me back to some of the arcade games I played....
It's the entrance to the Hollow Earth?
I'm going with either the Ark of the Covenant or a Betamax VCR.
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It's the entrance to the Hollow Earth?
I can see that the 'mansion tax' is unpopular - so I have various alternatives
1) Capital gains on main residence sales - they do this in the Land of the Free....
2) A Bedroom Tax - if you have more bedrooms than residents - then you pay a special tax.
3) A Greedy Twat tax - if you complain
1) Capital gains on main residence sales - they do this in the Land of the Free....
2) A Bedroom Tax - if you have more bedrooms than residents - then you pay a special tax.
3) A Greedy Twat tax - if you complain
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I can see that the 'mansion tax' is unpopular - so I have various alternatives
1) Capital gains on main residence sales - they do this in the Land of the Free....
2) A Bedroom Tax - if you have more bedrooms than residents - then you pay a special tax.
3) A Greedy Twat tax - if you complain
1) Capital gains on main residence sales - they do this in the Land of the Free....
2) A Bedroom Tax - if you have more bedrooms than residents - then you pay a special tax.
3) A Greedy Twat tax - if you complain
Looking forward to Dragonmeet on Saturday - I shall be bringing bags to fill with interesting things!!
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Looking forward to Dragonmeet on Saturday - I shall be bringing bags to fill with interesting things!!
And so the PPPPPP has kicked another project in the head!! Sometimes I wonder - we employ some very smart people who have all the common sense of a day-old kitten!
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
And so the PPPPPP has kicked another project in the head!! Sometimes I wonder - we employ some very smart people who have all the common sense of a day-old kitten!
If you love British folklore, great writing, characters to fall in love with and don't need to sleep when a new one comes out and you can devour it in one go...you should be all over this!
Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'run' #BookQW
Dan Mackmain and his girlfriend Fin would like to get on with managing their own lives without supernatural interference. They should remember to be careful what they wish for.
A contemporary fantasy series rooted in British myths and folklore.
Dan Mackmain and his girlfriend Fin would like to get on with managing their own lives without supernatural interference. They should remember to be careful what they wish for.
A contemporary fantasy series rooted in British myths and folklore.
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
If you love British folklore, great writing, characters to fall in love with and don't need to sleep when a new one comes out and you can devour it in one go...you should be all over this!
If you see this, post a monster...
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If you see this, post a monster...
Fascinating and obviously plot hooks for a future Cthulhu scenario/story. Neolithic Cthulhu anyone?
A headless mystery
Archaeologists find evidence that a wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
Archaeologists find evidence that a wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Fascinating and obviously plot hooks for a future Cthulhu scenario/story. Neolithic Cthulhu anyone?
Reposted by Martin G
This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
Watching 'The Cancer Detectives' on C4 - feeling proud and also a little 'home-sick'....I was born in the Churchill Hospital and grew up in Oxford.
And of course #CRUK innit....
And of course #CRUK innit....
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Watching 'The Cancer Detectives' on C4 - feeling proud and also a little 'home-sick'....I was born in the Churchill Hospital and grew up in Oxford.
And of course #CRUK innit....
And of course #CRUK innit....
Yet again - absolute bollocks - you don't get a free BMW/Mercedes etc on Motability. You use the mobility part of the PIP to pay to lease a Motability car - this is a fixed amount - if you want a car that costs more - you pay for that. Most Wheel Chair Accessible vehicles cost more than the
'Premium' cars like BMW and Mercedes cut from Motability scheme
'Premium' cars like BMW and Mercedes cut from Motability scheme
Motability says it will provide vehicles that meet disabled peoples' needs and are safe and affordable.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Yet again - absolute bollocks - you don't get a free BMW/Mercedes etc on Motability. You use the mobility part of the PIP to pay to lease a Motability car - this is a fixed amount - if you want a car that costs more - you pay for that. Most Wheel Chair Accessible vehicles cost more than the
Hi @xkcd.com, I work for for Cancer Research UK - and shared the xkcd: Fifteen Years comic. So many of us who work for CRUK have our own cancer stories - some with happy endings and some sadder.
But Fifteen Years very much reminds us why we do the work... thank you!
But Fifteen Years very much reminds us why we do the work... thank you!
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Hi @xkcd.com, I work for for Cancer Research UK - and shared the xkcd: Fifteen Years comic. So many of us who work for CRUK have our own cancer stories - some with happy endings and some sadder.
But Fifteen Years very much reminds us why we do the work... thank you!
But Fifteen Years very much reminds us why we do the work... thank you!