Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialPhilip Gwynne Jones @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Good old Rick...theguardian.comRick Wakeman performs piano concert to 150 rescued moon bears in VietnamFormer Yes musician plays at sanctuary to raise awareness of animals that remain stuck in cages at ‘bile farms’ 2203
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 25/09/2026King of the question-mark tail. 011
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Set in a similarly remote & icy location. Equally unnerving. Well worth a read. 021
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Why does the UK press continue to treat Trump like a normal politician when he is demonstrably wicked and insane inews.co.uk/opinion/trum... 52881216
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Good to see she included Michelle Paver's Dark Matter. Discovered it by chance in a BBC R4 adaptation & was captivated. Have you read Thin Air, too? Masterful spooking. 120
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 181140936477
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I do love a question-mark tail. 020
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialLarry & Paul @larryandpaul.bsky.social · 12/09/2026⚠️ NEWS: Britain "Not Ready" For Nuclear War. Please share this important update. 🙏 youtu.bePutin Asked to DELAY Armageddon - #BrokenNewsUK residents have written an open letter to Vladimir Putin asking h... 107524
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Accuracy matters. Since 2018 there have actually been 17 convictions for voter fraud from approx 47 million voters. And 11 election convictions from approx 1300 Reform/Brexit Party officials. That's about 25,000 times more convictions per capita. I did the maths. You're welcome. 6350128
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Breaks my heart. She was a beauty. So glad you had her in your life. So sorry you've now lost her. Much love to you. 010
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Wielding. Not welding. Was never one for welding. Not my thing, really. 010
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Oh, please don't be. I spend most of my time in a pinny, going round with a damp cloth or welding a vacuum cleaner. Unenviable. 120
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 30/08/2026As I'm on a boasting spree ..... I've also seen another salsa/Latino king, Eddie Palmieri. In NYC. As well as Sun Ra & his Arkestra. Even have a photo of me with the latter but in pre-digital days, so can't attach. 120
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Tito Puente was king of NY salsa/Latino scene for many yrs & Celia Cruz was major singer on that scene. Saw them at Hammersith Palais. Both now deceased. Mariza: Portuguese fado singer extraordinaire. Saw her @ Purcell Room & Queen Elizabeth Hall @South Bank. Do please seek them out - amazing! 120
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Wow! Missed 'Road' but saw him in the musical he wrote, 'Apples', at Royal Court. Brazenly sat on his lap in the pub round the corner on more than one occasion. Shocking. 120
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Memory fails me somewhat but suspect they weren't on that tour. Though they did play on their own tour at Lancaster shortly afterwards. 010
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 30/08/2026It was! I was at Lancaster Uni doing interviews for the radio station. Playing football around the concert hall during soundcheck, with the Madness 'mascot' rubber chicken, Claude, was a hoot. So long ago. 1979 to be precise. 120
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Sparks Cockney Rebel Ian Dury & Blockheads (twice) 2-tone tour with Madness, Selecter & Specials Elvis Costello (thrice) Erasure Tito Puente +Celia Cruz David Byrne + roof-lifting Latino band on Rei Momo tour Pet Shop Boys Mariza (twice) 220
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Not many foods I dislike but London eels/pie & mash are on my short list. Would love to see you in London, though. Better still, to see you in Venice. Sadly, only a premium bond win will make it poss to visit this year. Sob. 110
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 29/08/2026No. Grew up in Leeds then lived in Lancaster for 5 yrs. Never saw gherkins in chippies, let alone heard them called wallies, until I moved to London in '85. Must admit, the taste & smell of northern, dripping-fried fish & chips is the only thing I missed after moving south. 010
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 20/08/2026They look heavenly. I'd fight you to the death for 'em. So glad you & @caroline-venezia.bsky.social made it safely to Sicily. 121
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Out of the question. Let folk smuggle them through and, before you know it, Venice will be awash with mushy peas. 120
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 24/07/2026How many fat rascals so far? 110
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Absolutely beautiful. Love a garden pick'n'mix. How is dear old PC Watson coping with the heat? Hope he's keeping cool & comfortable. 100
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 23/05/2026What is this "too many" of which you speak? I don't recognise that. 020
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialAlison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Where did theatrical families send their children? Often to coastal boarding schools. Here's my grandmother Norah & friends on the beach at Margate in their school gym slips - spot the boaters in the sand behind them. #MusicHallVarietyDay #MHVD2026 #Seaside Read more here: buff.ly/2TnbKmI 295
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 16/05/2026Burnham, PR and a return to Europe * Wes plots, McSweeney returns * Reform racks up scandal after scandal in its first week Another bumper issue from Pecksniff's Diary @eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukPecksniff: The clocks of the world stand still: Andy Burnham is comingIn which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life 34415
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Love how the perspective gives her tiny little legs, bless her. 020
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Ears in the half-owl position. Perfect. 020
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialChris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 21/04/2026These camera trap pictures from the Masaai Mara are absolutely, jaw-droppingly beautiful. Great story as well. blog.burrard-lucas.com/2026/04/secr...blog.burrard-lucas.comA Hidden Side of the Maasai MaraFor many months last year, a camera trap beside a remote river crossing in Kenya’s Maasai Mara quietly watched the forest... 17628
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Me too! Ahem ..... attention, please @barryallancard.bsky.social 120
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Cooked outside. Eaten inside. Spent the weekend breaking ourselves, playing Domestic Appliance Jenga to prepare for new dishwasher & washing machine delivery to logistically-challenging Futility Suite on Tues. Never again. Dinner was desperately needed + aperitifs & vino obvs. Bloody shattered. 110
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Finding it hard to believe this is genuine because he's barely literate & would never have thought to put that apostrophe at the end of fuckin'. 000
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialBarry Card @barryallancard.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Went to this amazing exhibition today at the Japan House in Kensington. Truely inspiring. Makes me want to go back to two of my favorite things at Secondary School, pottery & woodwork. 031
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialNeal X @neal-x.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Pre-order this beauty now! Nina's beautiful and evocative poems meet glimmering rock 'n' roll written by Chris Musto and me, played by a beautiful bunch of genius musicians and mixed by the wonderful Mike Scott of The Waterboys @MickPuck 1st 50 copies on special vinyl & signed. 023
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 23/03/2026An heroic achievement, bless his heart. Double his sausage ration with immediate effect. 010
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 14/03/2026This is how msm should be reporting current events. If only. 010
furiousoldtrout.bsky.social @furiousoldtrout.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Hurrah for Jules! Anyone with young folk who are inspired by nature & evolutionary stuff, please do check out @juleshoward.bsky.social's books. Inspirational. 123
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 10/03/2026This very straight news piece buried deep within the FT never uses words like corruption or insider dealing but every detail is quietly devastating. Why is the FT virtually alone in the UK media in covering this important story? 701740875
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialDavid Hewson @davidhewson.com · 10/03/2026People who know… www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...theguardian.comIranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regimeNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe among more than 100 signatories to letter urging PM not to get drawn further into the conflict 111
Reposted by @furiousoldtrout.bsky.socialLissa Evans @lissakevans.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Meet Mackenzie Bly (not his real name; see back cover). I wanted to write something purely funny, but fell in love with my lead character along the way. It's out in August, but the lovely proofs, with cover by Jim Kay, have just arrived. Repost before tomorrow (Sun) evening, and I'll pick a winner. 42929
