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chumpski

@chumpski.bsky.social
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Metal, indie, pop, country, folk. Soundtracked by various. Posts mostly about gigs, poor lyric puns & nonsense & nature-y photos. Certified autistic, reliably truthful. Looking for the upside where possible.

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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 9h
Now that was tremendous, phone says over seven thousand steps during the set so maybe there's life in these old legs yet. Just the short trip home from home to go then.
The Wonder Stuff performing live
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 12h
Oh, is it another #TotP I can delete without watching? It is, isn't it? #LiveMusicIsKillingTotPWatching
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 12h
These streets never used to look big and this town never used to look like a city, and nothing much has changed, only closed down. Also happy what now?
a pedestrianised street with an illuminated red HAPPY HALLOWEEN sign
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sure, in the internet age you can play setlist spoilers all week long if you want but I much prefer the occasional surprise return without warning when something else pops up amongst the old reliables. Cracking choice of songs so far.
The Wonder Stuff performing live
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Out with a coat for the first time in months this evening and that's expected normal for the next quite a few months now, I think.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Nevertheless, here comes some of us, those that made it this far, those that didn't get their heads turned by golf or some other nonsense, those that like to kid ourselves we are still vaguely in touch with the people we were in our 20s. For those about to Hup! we salute you 📏🐄🤘
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Now, I've never really had ambitions, that way leads to disappointment, but if you'd told me the first/last time I was in this venue that I'd be back here in 2026 and that (a version of) the band would be playing for me in over 30 years (in the bathroom) time, I'd have thought you were deluded.
two levels of seating and a decorative ceiling
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Oooowww much for a bleedin' scarf?"
t-shirts and a lovely scarf for the coming winter season
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Some of that in my very near future, which is always good news.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sure I never heard of or saw them again. But, and in the way my still having that ticket kinda shows, nothing is ever truly lost or forgotten if a question can just find its way to the right backwater of the internet so you never know what else your article might bring out of the woodwork...
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
See, no need to sell a kidney at that price, no need to download an app to get in, you just bought your ticket and went the gig. Sound!
ticket printed on red card for a gig in  Liverpool in 1991 featuring the band Contagious supporting Hellfire Club
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I remember seeing Contagious at the Haigh (RIP) in October 1991, but my memories are more strongly of their look than of their sound. Nice work all the same from @melissa-blease.bsky.social for @liverpoolpost.bsky.social I wasn't the female Brian Epstein www.livpost.co.uk/i-wasnt-the-...
livpost.co.uk
I wasn't the female Brian Epstein
My time as a hair metal band manager
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Innit tho.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Obviously I've done almost nothing of what I intended to do today, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to add a bit more culture to my afternoon instead of taking care of any kind of business.
empty cinema, red seats and a blank screen
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I've got very out of the habit of reading, so another book off the unread pile is good news. Reading at bedtime and then finishing the book a bit after 3am is possibly not the best way to do it though.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Congratulations!
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This was a good read: www.theguardian.com/music/2026/o...
theguardian.com
‘It’s a deep soul connection’: Erasure on how 40 years of friendship got them through grief – and why Vince Clarke has quit touring
Returning for a 20th album of sumptuous synthpop, Andy Bell and Clarke open up about supporting one another through bereavement, being happily uncool and battling the resurgence of homophobia
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It would take more than a miracle to save this etc #TotP
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Cruel To Be Kind? Good plan! #TotP
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hooray for Mr Spoono, he'll be a better friend to you than the lot of them.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Great place, strongly recommend it 🌮🇲🇽👍
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lot of egg deliveries required but you don't have to do that work, leave it to karma and put yourself first-first-first as far as you can.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves has much to commend it.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🎂
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Showing my age - listening to the new Taylor Swift songs while checking out a pension statement that just dropped through the letter box. One of these things is more likely than the other to provide ongoing interest...
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Never in doubt, I'm already over two dozen gigs bought and paid for across the next twelve months.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Now, I'm sure there was a reason I gave up on midweek London gigs except on very special occasions.
a car clock showing 2:41 AM
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Now that was a hell of a show. With a lot of hats and all of the phones. All of them.
Megan Moroney and some of her bandpre-show, all the phonesMegan Moroney and all the phonesMegan Moroney and phones and hats
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For sure I don't have 40 more years in me from here & that's ok. I'll keep wringing out the last drop of every opportunity that comes my way. Well done younger me for accepting a last minute invite to come here the first time, an approach that serves me well. If nothing else, there's always a song.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
but there is no daughter, I'm here just for me. And if I run into the ghost of me-40, I guess I can only say to hold on, to keep going. Life is short & before you know it, you too could be pulling on a slightly shrunken t-shirt & considering where the years went, if you're lucky enough to make it.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
a couple of months later, my life would change forever. I'm celebrating my great age by wearing a t-shirt I bought here 40 years ago - still fits, just about. Some of this crowd's parents possibly weren't born then, never mind the kids in the queue. It's a very "which one's your daughter?" kinda gig
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Old-age gig-going, a short tale. Last time I was in this venue was one of the few times I have ever fainted. Mid-show, which was very briefly inconvenient. But the first time I came to this venue was a hair under 40 (F-O-R-T-Y) years ago. I was being paid £18 for an 11 hour working day at weekends &
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Look who's coming with me on my drive shortly, it's only the fabulous @jesusjonesband.bsky.social - not so much shot in the chevy as turned up loud in the Hyundai!
CD cover of Twilight, the new album by Jesus Jones
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Have you considered having a birthday season rather than just an individual day? Two to three months does sound about right.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
All the more reason to enjoy your party exactly as you choose 🥳🍾🎉 etc 👍
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I remember the day mine happened, because I'm a self-indulgent so-and-so and make extra efforts to amuse or entertain myself on that day (and many other days!) but I absolutely don't remember any of the possible negative aspects imaginable ever coming to fruition then or around then.
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ding-ding, view out the back of the boat.
white water trails from outboard motor, blue sea and limestone cliffs
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Going home now, slowly. Almost the end of this.
a long bay of pebble beach, clear blue sea and clear blue sky
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Day 3, swim 3. Busier beach, water still crystal clear blue. Not wishing I was in the office!
limestone cliffs running down to a clear blue sea
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good morning universe. Haven't slept out under the stars in a very long time but that's a nice view to wake up to!
clear blue sky with yellow bands of sunrise over the sea
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
More uphill like this to come. Yay!
limestone canyon with patches of trees, sloping up to a clear blue sky
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nice start to a day's walk!
Sardinian coastal village
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Blue sky on blue sky.
clear blue sky and shadowed street segment
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Verdict: useful both ends. Could I have managed without? Always did before. Did it make things less troublesome? Also yes. Interesting to see individual staff positively applying discretion, no drama and no need for special requests. Does its job 👍
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Experiments in a new world. Strictly need-need-need-can't-possibly-do-without it? The wear on the passport tells a tale. Does it make a meaningful difference? Worth finding out, in case it does, useful to know. So far, got bumped to a shorter queue, on a no big deal basis. What next? One of those.
a worn passport cover and a sunflower lanyardairport departures board, displaying details of various flights and gates
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Happy saturday birthday, happy saturday gigs wherever possible!
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Play New Model Army you cowards. Love Sonia though! #TotP
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
God no, time to go out then #NotNotNot #TotP
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Three songs in, three acts I've seen live, Mary Chain also #TotP
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chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I am, occasionally. I mean mostly just Home Sweet Home and Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) 🤘
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