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Ben McCormick

@benmccormick.bsky.social
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Writer, beer maker and drinker, lefty, inventor of the Beer Advent Calendar, slow cyclist, even slower guitar player, deft exponent of the reverse mocker.

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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 17h
Yes, you git. #mypoorwallet
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ooh, nice. I'm off to Kanazawa in December. Alongside Sapporo, Nagano and Tokyo.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Brexin't
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My first is in car I'm easily bought, but still always short #FallFriday youtu.be/IkTy5kPKVJs?...
youtu.be
Riddler! (Remastered)
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sitting down to enjoy my holiday...
A bag, a glass of rosé wine and Don Quixote on a table in the main square of Ax-les-Thermes, France.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's always centrist dweebs.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yes. Fucking hate it. Anyone who uses it is a grade-A wanker.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Right? Got two nights in a spa town in the Pyrenees for recovery purposes, so hopefully that means a softer landing.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I was quite surprised I was nowhere near the oldest person there. That mantle goes to the 74-year old woman doing poppers down the front last night.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yeah, it's lovely. You sometimes have to pinch yourself to make sure it's real. Walking back last night through the cobbled streets and through a medieval gate with a massive grin on my face reminded me why I do this. Let's hope that gets me through the several days of regret I now have in store. 😂
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
LOL at too old. Have you seen the demographic here?
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yeah, there wasn't a great deal of dancing room last night. But there's always loads of space in the castle.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Difficult to pick. Sean playing The Fall's version of Lost in Music was pretty special for me. Optimo on Saturday was great. But the two youngsters (Tia Cousins and Rosie Ama) at the closing party last night smashed it as well.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No, I get it. And I'm fairly lucky to now be able to afford it due to kids having grown up and left home. But I reckon you'd love it. Maybe try and get a gig?
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's a long weekend and tickets are pretty reasonable. Plenty of accommodation so that's not overly expensive and flights are fairly cheap. Barring food and drink (and other entertainment) I've done it for less than £500. But you could just do two nights and it'd be cheaper.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Closing time at the festival. A frankly brilliant four nights. Roll on next year #convenanza
Lots of people dancing at a DJ set.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
VPN and one of the French channels?
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
No idea, mate. It was at the end of the night and I was, shall we say, rather refreshed by that point.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yessir
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Didn't expect Sean Johnson to get in on the #FallFriday action...
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Met someone earlier this evening who told me she works 60 hours a week and all I could think of was stone toilet back gardens. #FallFriday youtu.be/skSfmmnbw5k?...
youtu.be
English Scheme
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Heightened levels of cluelessness on display at Terminal 3 security, with several people seemingly unable to grasp the fairly simple concept of 'empty pockets'. #dickheads #getoutofmyway
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Cheers squire. Will do.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Will do. Cheers.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nice one. I'll give you a shout early next week to arrange.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ax-les-Thermes.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'll tell you what's up, Bluesky. My out of office is on for a week. That's what's up. Big annual rave-up in a castle in Carcassonne incoming. Then a couple of days in a thermal springs spa town in the Pyrenees by way of recovery. Bring it #convenanza #hotwater #alovefromouterspa
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Me
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Convenanza week, so of course I can't fucking sleep. Must procure some sleeping aids. #convenanza #insomnia #insomnanza
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Pricey but not as bad as London.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'm in so much debt...
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Night bus to Peckham. Cue saxophones.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
London is full of people leaving their homes They got lack of length in their beds and in their rooms #FallFriday youtu.be/UzBABzF9tF0?...
youtu.be
Life Just Bounces
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Piddington sounds like someone from the old South African neo Nazi Afriikaner Weerstandsbeweging party saying 'Paddington', which is kinda appropriate really.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Looks like the original one is permanently closed.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Presumably you have both of the Sur Mesures on your list? Both decent but I think I preferred the Graslin one. Les Fleurs du Malt just over from the station was less crap than I thought it'd be from the outside.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Birrificio Lambrate was great on Friday but this is exactly what I needed today. A proper hidden gem.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Big thanks to @europeanbarguide.bsky.social for the heads up about Bar Picchio. Have spent a delightful afternoon here wasting time before heading to the airport. A terrific old school bar I could easily spend far too long in. #milan #bars #waitingroom
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ok, so Birrificio Lambrate is fucking great, isn't it? Cheers.
A pint of lager on a bar in a pub.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I had to sing at a festival... boo hoo #FallFriday youtu.be/qy-LvUepEbA
youtu.be
The Fall - "Wrong Place, Right Time"
YouTube video by kogler
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ah cheers. I'm relatively constrained as I'm gonna be at a big anniversary do, but have some free time to check out some places, so that's good to know.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BeerSky... heading to Milan on Friday. Which Birrificio Lambrate is 'the one'? The Adelchi or the Gogli? Or both?
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
My takeaway from that clip is that Andy Rourke put up with loads and Johnny Marr was permanently effortlessly cool as.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It's really good. They had Gil Scott-Heron earlier. And followed Cope with The Smiths - Shakespeare's Sister.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Pub I'm in is playing Upwards at 45 Degrees. Staying. #juliancope #pub #winningatsunday
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Some people never had experience with air
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Faster faster faster. Faster into the air...
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
You can still listen to the radio without a TV licence.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I stopped buying a licence just after the 2019 GE thanks to its dreadful coverage. Haven't missed it at all.
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Ben McCormick @benmccormick.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'd have been tempted if I were a Clacton resident to ask the BBC reporter why, if he was always such a crook, did the fucking BBC have him on all their news channels like he was the fucking messiah for the past 15 years. But then I don't live in Clacton.
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