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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Is the fun run still going ahead?

George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For anyone who likes their interviews broadcast old-school style: I’m on BBC Radio 4 tonight at 8pm talking to @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social about violent jobs, secret codes and how I’d chuck Michael out of a nightclub. No national treasures were harmed in the making of this programme.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My chat with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social is now available on BBC Sounds. My free gift was this evidence bag when BBC security impounded my work torch (offer sadly unavailable if you buy my book): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Got my first AI write-up: ‘A gripping tale of intrigue set in the world of nightlife, where secrets lurk in the shadows & danger is always a heartbeat away. Follow the story of a bouncer who witnesses more than he bargained for …’ Think they mean the bit where I’m crawling through a loft in my pants

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

At work today but yesterday I got to go to the BBC and talk to @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social. What a gent. You can hear us chat about dance floors, walkie-talkies and picking up people who’ve had too much dizzy water on 24th September at 3:30pm. Or anytime afterwards on BBC Sounds.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Finished the new @irvinewelsh.bsky.social which looks at mass shootings and dance tunes. Glad my security job is in the UK and not the States. But next time I’m on shift and there’s a DJ battle, anyone trying to sneak in a dodgy white box and pass it off as a bass bin is getting taken to the floor.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What the Bouncer Saw is still being listed as new by @littlebrown.bsky.social - very honoured. And big thanks to whoever ranked it as one of the best books to feature shoes on @thestorygraph.com. To any fetishists who’ve bought a copy expecting foot porn: sorry for all the descriptions of work boots

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I got lucky: I’d bandaged my local bookshop manager after he stabbed himself trying to open a pallet. He very kindly paid me back in posters.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

‘Reality TV show in which fallen royals house-share a Willerby Meridian Lodge model caravan at Sandringham as currently occupied by Andrew. Working title: Sweatbox.’

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Andy Burnham: “Lynn, can you call Gemma from Swashbuckle and see if she’d be open to writing an address on cost of living?”

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Have heard that CVA packs an emotional punch. Will cheer myself up before I go to see it by watching a classic British animation.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I’m in Kent. We’ve eaten Middlesex and half of Sussex. The royals must be shitting themselves.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

By telegraphing this you’ve revealed yourself to be woke, just like my spark plugs.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“No worse robber than a bad book.” Except maybe …

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Surely Boudicca + Thatcher = Butcher?

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A crocodile eating hardbacks is just subtle enough for Amazon to win silver for greatest evil insignia of the 21st century:

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

To anyone else who shat themselves when the alert sounded: everyone gets nuke jitters, from animals to supercomputers. www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022...

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

When you switch to the Jubilee line at Westminster.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Banning disposable barbecues is definitely a smart move. But don’t ban the ones on wheels. They’re by far the easiest for my shift-mates and me to get rid of.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Your local corner shop is already selling a nuclear disaster response kit. You need one of these and a funnel.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Found in @mrbsemporium.bsky.social a day ahead of publication. Grabbed it faster than some of the thieves I run after in the job. If I was rude I’d make a joke about @irvinewelsh.bsky.social and premature release but I’m classy so I won’t.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Very honoured to have been made book of the week on @talksport.com. Putting this down to the explanation in chapter 15 of ten pint bowling, a game where one hungry rugby player decides to run towards a kebab van queue.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Literally published a week ago.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I remember Posh George. He was my favourite character on the classic kids’ TV show Montenegro.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I have to deal with parking and bins in my job. And wear a black uniform. Now I don’t know if I’m a front line worker, a fascist, or a democratically elected official.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

‘We need a broader conversation around potentially harmful activity. Also: can all humans please identify themselves.’

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is where @warprecords.bsky.social pulled off a blinder by tucking a free hexagonal flexi disc (hexi disc?) inside the cover of Inferno. Vinyl is a rare treat these days. Nice to get the audio version of a chocolate on the pillow.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Former Neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Amazon are offering the hardback of What the Bouncer Saw at half price. Thought this meant I was due to be pulped until I saw A Mind of My Own by national legend @kathyburke.bsky.social has got the same sticker. Now feel like I’m in VIP.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Going to tell the first New Yorker I encounter that these are called flapjacks and are all owned by the King.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy Swiss Army Knife Day. Bought nearly 20 years ago when I started in the job and got me out of more tight spots than a Bat Signal. Has outlasted five managers; still going strong.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Parachute dogma is a Leftist weapon to destroy gravity

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Finally made it next to two of my favourite writers: @irvinewelsh.bsky.social and Lofty Wiseman. Thanks so much @cccubookshop.bsky.social. Now all I need is the new @dgohn.bsky.social 12” in the background.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Chris Philip in France could well be the second most volatile Anglo-French encounter in history.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Smart move: summer is when the installation discounts kick in. Used my book money to get a new combi, my first ever, and now I feel like Julia Roberts whenever I turn the hot tap on.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

A24 presents a Werner Herzog film Tony Robinson starring in The German Guns.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

An evening with Barack Obama in Manchester? It could work, but it would need a celebrity sidekick.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

They also missed the accompanying soundtrack album when it was released a couple of months ago.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“My neighbor is a cannibal who screams throughout the night. My other neighbour is a tough guy like me.”

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The Prime Minister has said he’s a defender of pubs. Always good to meet a new starter.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Northern Number 10 will never happen until Lisa Nandy gets the elbow and @kathyburke.bsky.social becomes culture secretary.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Truss always amplified the wrong headlines, but she’s still finding her way into news today.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

If you can’t face the England game tonight: I’ll be on @bbclondon.bsky.social , @bbcradionorfolk.bsky.social and about 35 other stations at 10:30pm talking about working as a security guard and bouncer, and writing a book. Will try not to use four-star language.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I fully expect Posh George and Nigel to release their single any day now.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I’m a Brit. Freedom 250 just broke our record for the most desolate live music performance of all time.

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George Bass @georgebas5.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

From my book What the Bouncer Saw about the moment when you realise the big boss is doing a runner.

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