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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 3h

Bit different today. #cycling rave around Norwich. Drum & bass DJ Dom Whiting rode a trike with his system on it around a lap of the southern half of the city. Guessing about 3000 of us there riding along. Great atmosphere.

Bottom of Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Cyclists ahead as far as you can see on both sides. Roads temporarily closed off to other traffic.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Saw the play New Dawn Fades at Marina Theatre, Lowestoft this evening. Humour, heartbreak, exceptional music. Wonderful stuff, brilliantly staged and acted. Tour still going on: newdawnfades.co.uk

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Free screenings of 24 Hour Party People in a couple of weeks escapes.cinematik.app/events/24-hou…

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Great piece. Hope I am still riding a bike in my 90s #cycling www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/20… (Edited 10:25 via @skeetsapp.com)

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I anyone is interested in Springsteen’s autobiography, it’s 99p on Kindle at the moment. Listened to the audiobook recently; long, honest, detailed, fascinating. Born to Run amzn.eu/d/019f5pzJ

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Back from a long weekend of cycle-camping. And my batch of Youngs New World Saison homebrew is just about coming good. Spicy, hoppy, deceptively strong ABV.

Pint glass full of amber coloured beer with white head

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I'm in a tent on a campsite in north Norfolk, UK. I cycled here. Lovely 25mi/40km ride, despite the heat. Everyone should do this once in a while. No other cycle campers here, that I can see.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Hear a prop plane overhead, look up, it’s a Spitfire!

Screenshot from FlightRadar24. Spitfire just flew overhead at 2400ft.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

42mi/67km #cycling around mid-Norfolk. Fine soundtrack: Julee Cruise, Sisters of Mercy, Suzanne Vega, Belle & Sebastian, Faithless.

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Celebrate ten years of freedom and sovereignty with the Brexit Benefit Loo Roll From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Very ingenious, this. Nearly a century ago, not far away from here (Wroxham).

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

YES (UK)! C5 to show daily Tour de France highlights (+Vuelta and Giro). 3 year deal. road.cc/news/channel-5-to-show-tour…

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

My lovely old 2005 Ridgeback Velocity do-everything hybrid bike is back on the road. Loads of new parts, needs a few tweaks but rides beautifully. So pleased to have the old girl back.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Great read, this. Alexis Petridis walks through what the UK music press were writing about at the Dan of Punk www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/…

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

@greenjennyknight.bsky.social Hi there, seeing some horrible comments directed at you on Faecesbook. Vile, nasty people, consumed with hatred. Just wanted to say: please ignore them. All the best from out here in mid-Norfolk 😀

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The reality of UK local politics. Local candidate won with 45% vote share in a 49% turnout. Elected despite only being voted for by 22% of people. FPTP is a problem, but arguably less of a problem than people not even being arsed to vote.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

@manmademoon.bsky.social Very random. Dream last night that I was listening to songs by yr late dad, and in the dream I really loved the song Tearjerker, which was especially heartfelt as it was about how much he loved you. Written when you were a little kid. Is this entirely fictional? Thanks.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Ooh, this was very good. Minimalistic, mesmeric, surreal, disturbing, and clever #Exit8

Poster for the Japanese film Exit 8. A child stands in silhouette in a metro hallway.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

First homebrew of the year. Festival German Weiss wheat beer kit, pimped with zest & pulp of grapefruit, orange, and lemon + crushed coriander seeds. Pretty good, needs another week, so it’ll be ready for next weekend’s camping trip coincidentally. Make your own beer, folks!

Pint glass on kitchen counter, filled with mid-yellow cloudy wheat beer, about 1cm of white head.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Wow, @katherinepriddy.bsky.social was exceptional at Norwich Arts Centre tonight. Amazing talent and the purest, most crystalline singing voice. Blown away.

Katherine Priddy on stage at Norwich Arts Centre. Pic taken from front row, stage left.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Facebook comment on a road rage video featuring a black woman. Reported it, report rejected. Apparently, FB consider this acceptable.

Wrong! - Fucking Ape (sorry
Apes, no offence).
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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

@julianneregan.bsky.social Another bike ride with Apparitions on the headphones. You & Tim did a cracking job, a very fine piece of work. I really do feel transported by your voice, quite uncanny. Thanks as ever, and hope you are doing well. All the best.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

US President In ‘No Idea What He Is Doing’ Shock.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

This exactly. Ground Zero for the societal fissure we now live in.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

@greatdismal.bsky.social Trump’s latest batshit missive. Are we witnessing Armitage regressing/decaying into Corto?

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Last 4hrs spent on a nightmare DIY job, and maybe an hour of cleanup to follow. But the worst bit? I’ve had Combine Harvester by The Wurzels stuck in my head the entire time #earworm

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Just a 23mi bike ride, cloudy and cool but no rain. Mid-Norfolk backroads in an appalling state, untold amounts of repairs needed. Soundtrack: great new @katherinepriddy.bsky.social album, theaudience, Monsoon #cycling

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

@rorycj.bsky.social Wondered if you had seen this recent piece on Musk’s ludicrous vapourware project? washingtonian.com/2026/02/12/how-el…

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Agent Orange really doesn’t know what he is getting into, does he? In a few years, they’ll be building a wall in DC with lots of names on it.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The knives are being sharpened right now. Press monstering in 3… 2… 1… Take care.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

@julianneregan.bsky.social Your Ruminations email today was just lovely. I’ll read that book. All the best with the writing process.

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Memorial Device @memorialdevice.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

The MD list of Alternative National Treasures: photographer, Graham McIndoe 🙏

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Just finished the audiobook of True Story by Kate Reed Petty. Mind slightly blown; exceptional writing, stylistically bold, and I think it’s gonna linger in my mind for a good while. Strong recommend.

Cover of Kate Reed Petty novel ‘True Story’
Cover blurb reads 'Mind-blowing, page-turning, un-put-downable' Elif Batuman

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Illegal invasions and plundering, sea piracy, paramilitary Tonton Macoutes murdering civilians. Greatest Country in the World ™

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Arin Arcady @rnrkd.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

They gentrified the tinfoil hat

That’s why HAVN designed the EMF-blocking beanie.
Powered by our proprietary WaveStopper™ Technology, it forms a barrier that blocks over 99% of WiFi, 5G, and Bluetooth radiation right where it matters most: your brain.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Capitalism in action. L: multi-pack cereal bar bought a couple of months back, packaged weight 34g. R: same product bought last week, packaged weight 23g. Same price.

Two packaged Jordan’s Frusli cereal bars. One on the right has been downsized by a *third*.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Approval ratings low? Why not start a war? Merry Christmas!

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Sunny but cold 32mi/52km around the backroads of mid-Norfolk today. Soundtrack: Jean-Michel Jarre. Mid-ride snack: flask of black coffee, scotch egg, banana. Very few cars, all well behaved. #cycling is wonderful

GT Grade bike leaning against bench, weak afternoon sun, bare trees as a backdrop. Thompson (a village), Norfolk, UK, EU.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

My YouTube round-up for the year confirms that this is the music video I’ve watched more than any other - the Crossroads end credits. It’s just superb 😀 youtu.be/ENYgSn_kLe0?si=cFovbEZMACj…

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Bright but cold in #Norfolk this afternoon, icy westerly. 29mi/46km, steady ride as backroads full of mud, puddles, and leaf gunk. Break halfway for mini-flask of coffee and pork pie 😀 #cycling is wonderful for the mind and body

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Just a gentle 27mi/43km around mid-Norfolk today. Backroads muddy and slippery with all the recent rain. Sunset 16:01, still another 5 weeks until solstice…

GT Grade bike resting on a bench, backdrop of deteriorating blackberry brambles. Damp after a lot of rain. Marriott’s Way, Lenwade, Norfolk, UK, EU.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Nice 29mi/46km around mid-Norfolk, quiet roads, not a breath of wind, mild temp 13C/55F #cycling is the best therapy

GT Grade bike resting against picnic bench in the park at Necton, Norfolk, UK, EU.

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

2026 Tour de France routes revealed. Men: TTT + double Alpe d’Huez. Women: Ventoux! www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/…

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

“The president sounded incoherent, exhausted, rabidly partisan, at times stupid, meandering, couldn’t hold a thought together.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oc…

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Chris Bardell @chrisbardell.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Lovely, unhurried twilight 14mi/22km bike ride along deserted Norfolk country backroads. #cycling is good for the soul as well as the mind and body. Soundtrack: the gorgeous “Deserter’s Songs” by Mercury Rev.

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