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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 21s

Next up in You Must Gee Them All 2026: Fall Heads Roll I had lost touch with The Fall for a while and reconnected about this time so this one has a soft spot for me - mostly driven by the reassurance that they were still a force to be reckoned with.

Screen grab of a collection of photos starting with Steve Pringle’s You Must Get Them All book cover then 28 albums, CDs and a cassette of The Fall albums in chronological order.

Planning to finish by year end.

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Lisa Carey @msleedy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Genuinely concerned about what's happening to the space-time continuum in this toilet.

A toilet door with a sign saying "Temporally Out Of Order"

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 1h

He looks like a substitute teacher but we’ll soon get used to him. I love that he’s decided to do it.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 3h

It is. The New York Times did a whole Sunday crossword with that theme yesterday using only words with 10 or 4 letters. www.nytimes.com/crosswords/g...

nytimes.com

Play The New York Times Crossword

Keep your mind sharp by making The Crossword part of your daily routine.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 4h

@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social I’m reading 21st Century Yokel and your piece about naming a housing development after what was destroyed in order to build said development. I thought you might enjoy this refreshingly blunt one near us in Gloucestershire.

Generic red brick housing development called “The Old Garden Centre, Staunton”.

This was indeed an old garden centre, a family-run independent that was a pleasure to visit but did not survive the Covid era.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 12h

The shovel in Ring Of Bright Water.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 22h

“He said I looked like a count” 😉

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 23h

#My9Albums Same caveats as everyone else…

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It’s fascinating to observe what the mirror does.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My car-less daughter (35) has one and swears by it. Something that definitely skipped a generation.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

OP was calculating volume so we need a value for average turd density to complete the calculation.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ah - Dancing Barefoot, wonderful song from a great album. She…is benediction She…is addicted to thee.

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Emily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Being an “influencer” now apparently now carries more weight than being a Pope. I’m an atheist but I still know whom I’m backing on this one.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’ll send my love and a Molotov Cocktail too…

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just put on a reserve at the local library. Thanks for the recommendation.

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Simon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Looking up into the central tower at Durham Cathedral. The nave below was fairly complete by 1133, and the end of that century saw the building of the galilee chapel and the twin west towers. The choir was rebuilt in the 13th Century, and then 200 years later this tower was the finishing touch.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Good morning! Wordle 1,932 3/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It’s also a great way to meet your neighbours.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The cardboard coins used to teach us decimal currency in the run up to Feb 1971 would also work in the bubblegum machine outside the newsagents. Or so I heard.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We named our kids Angus and Rosie. Only later did we realise that it made us look like AC/DC fans (which we’re not).

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Sanjeev Kohli @govindajeggy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My ambition as a child was to be a blackjack dealer. (Although I would sell probably fruit salads as well)

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Except he didn’t bring any port. Just like that mate who’s “forgot” his wallet. A great listen though - finally the Hanleys got decent mics.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I play these more than the studio albums.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

John famously always played bass left-handed.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Agreed. This new one is very much up to the standard set by its predecessors.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

At least the thirst trap bots make a change from the fake charity bots.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Honestly thought you had a picture of our Rupi there, Bruce.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

First time trying @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social on audiobook. Also my first of his non-fiction. He still draws you into his magical world, even if his accent wasn’t what I expected.

Screenshot of 21st Century Yokel by Tom Cox on the BorrowBox app.

Don’t that forget your local library often has titles that you might not expect.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In my book, yes. There are 22 albums to dive into and he’s cycled through many styles over the years so it’s hard to pick a definitive recommendation but try Body and Soul (1999). Best listened to as a full album.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Joe Jackson at Bristol Beacon tonight. My sixth or seventh time seeing him over almost 50 years and always a treat. High calibre band too including his stalwart bassist, Graham Maby.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Exactly what I came to say; descriptions of how the cloth derives its colours from the landscape are highly evocative. I just finished the chapter with the mill visit and I can only assume that Stuart has been there in person to see the people and the process. A great book so far on many levels.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tonight’s sunset from my favourite daughter in Portsmouth.

A highly dramatic sunset in pastel shades.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Apparently they created Solitaire to teach users how to drag & drop and Minsweeper to teach them how to right-click. Useful stuff.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I was at the Music Machine for one of those nights with The Clash. Absolutely electric…in retrospect, a coming of age event.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I just replaced this old bird box that’s been up and undisturbed since at least 2019 when we moved here. This thing had archeological levels of historical strata in it.

A bird box with the roof and side removed. It is about 60% full of old nesting materials.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

No! That was October 1981, a year before Futurama 4. Sunday morning brain.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yes, They had sheets of plywood over the ice but if you stood still for more than a minute you’d feel it. Thankfully the “camping” was in a gym next door with my dad’s old woollen overcoat as a sleeping bag. Hitchhiked from uni at Bradford where New Order played again six weeks later as seen here.

Barney Sumner crouching down with his guitar in atmospheric black and white.

Pic by a uni friend Andy Jones.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I jumped on board for Futurama 4 in 1982, held on an ice rink in Queensferry.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

How to get married life off to a good start? Make a record shop visit part of your nuptials. I can highly recommend Carnival Records for people of all marital statuses if you’re ever in or near Great Malvern.

Photos show a bride and groom in full outfits posing in a record shop. The Wedding Present’s George Best is notably present.

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Carnival Records
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Love in the Afternoon... vinyl fans Elliot Rouse and his bride Beth (nee Cox) couldn't resist a quick browse at Carnival after their nuptials in Malvern on Saturday.
Elliot, 35, who is in sales, and Beth, 34, who works in marketing, tied the knot at the town's Bar Limon restaurant where they later threw a party for family and friends.
The couple, from Stourport, will honeymoon in Brecon.
Come on everybody, give them some love!
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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Springwatch. No other platform would do Springwatch.

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Colin Macqueen @ccrgmac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Forty years ago today I proposed to this amazing being in the bandstand at Pittville Park, Cheltenham. I’m glad to report that she said Yes.

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