chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 9hNow 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. 010
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 12hOh, is it another #TotP I can delete without watching? It is, isn't it? #LiveMusicIsKillingTotPWatching 010
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 12hThese 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? 000
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Sure, 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. 120
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Out 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. 110
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Nevertheless, 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 📏🐄🤘 110
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Now, 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. 110
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Some of that in my very near future, which is always good news. 110
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sure 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... 110
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026See, 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! 110
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I 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.ukI wasn't the female Brian EpsteinMy time as a hair metal band manager 201
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Obviously 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. 010
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I'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. 080
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This 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 touringReturning 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 172
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It would take more than a miracle to save this etc #TotP 010
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hooray for Mr Spoono, he'll be a better friend to you than the lot of them. 010
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lot 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. 011
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves has much to commend it. 010
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Showing 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... 000
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Never in doubt, I'm already over two dozen gigs bought and paid for across the next twelve months. 111
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Now, I'm sure there was a reason I gave up on midweek London gigs except on very special occasions. 020
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Now that was a hell of a show. With a lot of hats and all of the phones. All of them. 021
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026For 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. 160
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026but 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. 130
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026a 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 120
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Old-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 & 151
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Look 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! 010
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Have you considered having a birthday season rather than just an individual day? Two to three months does sound about right. 130
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026All the more reason to enjoy your party exactly as you choose 🥳🍾🎉 etc 👍 010
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I 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. 121
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Day 3, swim 3. Busier beach, water still crystal clear blue. Not wishing I was in the office! 020
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Good morning universe. Haven't slept out under the stars in a very long time but that's a nice view to wake up to! 020
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Verdict: 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 👍 000
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Experiments 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. 000
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Happy saturday birthday, happy saturday gigs wherever possible! 100
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Play New Model Army you cowards. Love Sonia though! #TotP 020
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Three songs in, three acts I've seen live, Mary Chain also #TotP 020
chumpski @chumpski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I am, occasionally. I mean mostly just Home Sweet Home and Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) 🤘 010