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Martin Jones

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A man trying to understand

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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It was easy to get lost in the mix at the last Pasta because the other performers produced such quality material.Lucy did that very good one about her father which made me think about my own father. Amber is consistently great with both her contributions remaining in my mind .
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I thought the last Pasta was good but a bit disappointing in terms of the reaction I received .I liked my final poem about the disabled woman because it was something different from me and I feel the piece had a more optimistic ending that usual .
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The greatest ever Superman,with Sean Connery there can be an argument if his portrayal of James Bond was the best. With Christopher Reeve's Superman there can be no argument. He was Superman ! Really Superman 4 needs to be restored and revised so we can enjoy Reeve's final performance
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
More fun than Nolan
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
When I think about pigs,I can understand vegetarians .Pigs are very intelligent animals and recognise themselves in a mirror.It's no wonder Orwell chose them to take over the farm .
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Give It Up is such a fun iristable tune and was number one in 1983
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Muriel Gray was surprisingly cute looking back .Such a clever woman too .Her interview of Siggue Siggue Sputnik was brutal and you could tell she wasn't a fan .She was funny talking about Paul Weller's vest
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I saw Sham 69 a couple of times in Wolverhampton
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Nothing against the Slits though,several members were gorgeous and it's a shame they never made a real punk album perhaps produced by Chris Thomas instead we only got the late in the day post punk Cut .
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Yes,Hersham Boys was great record with a cowboy theme and dance. Sham were much more than the simpleton oi band categorised by elitist critics(though I like oi).
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Sham 69 are another band completely ignored when it comes to punk documentaries. The Slits are always featured despite this group having hardly any commercial success at all .It seems these documentaries makers have a particular agenda and worldview to push
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The Stranglers are kind of written out of punk history. If you ever see a documentary about punk,the Stranglers aren't even mentioned. To put this into context neither the Clash or the Buzzcocks managed a top ten hit during the punk era while the stranglers achieved three in 1977.
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Nice
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Brave having green hair so early
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
She's a nice woman
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Great fun album
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Weird the best looking black man this side of Muhammed Ali had so much plastic surgery
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The King had exactly 7 years to live here
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Frenzy was Hitchcock's last great film because Family Plot wasn't
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A very special hairy lady
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
James Herbert wasn't involved with this one
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The prettiest one has all the talent here
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It seems you don't have to release singles to get a jet plane
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Joe Jackson was often compared to Elvis Costello. Joe Jackson had more straight forward lyrics than the second Elvis though. Joe Jackson's first album is an excellent piece of new wave pop
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I remember the Dead Kennedys doing a parody of My Sharona on one of their albums. I like The Knack though and the band had some good songs
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Poor Lena Zavaroni had such a tragic life
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I think the Midlands Fringe is a great idea and can be a launching pad for local talent. Hopefully the Midlands Fringe can evolve into prestigious event in the coming years .
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I actually have his first album on CD which isn't as punky as you'd might think
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I liked hearing that Welsh poem again Emma It reminded me of the Bilston Voices days .My father was alive then and I miss him.My Dad used to give me a lift to Bilston Voices .
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I always find Brendan Hawthorne a great performer. I think he deserves to be more well known and celebrated. The acts I saw at Midlands Fringe were all entertaining and different. They all had their own specific individual take on the world that wouldn't occur to me
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
She was a gorgeous woman in the film and so was Lana Wood who played the other Bond girl in Diamonds Are Forever
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I think Brendan Hawthorne is an excellent poet and has some great material. He really should be more well known and selling out the Wolverhampton Civic Hall .There's so many mediocre stand up comedians doing that when Brendan has so much more to say .
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I think there was a lot of variety in the shows from just the few I saw .We had male and female spoken word performers from different backgrounds. For example Brendan Hawthorn is more working class than me it's fair to say as was the Liverpool man who followed him .
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I was sad to hear about the death of Billl Oddie .I was a child in the 1970s and the Goodies were a huge part of popular culture in that decade .Mr Oddie always seemed to be a kind good natured man and the world is a lesser place now because of his passing
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I'll try to make one of these shows Emma this week.There is alot of variety.
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Alan Bennett seems to have written some really interesting monologues and character studies.
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I know I've looked at some of the people performing. I'm interested in other types of writing not just poetry. I've been researching Alan Bennett and his Talking Heads monologues .Writing one of them would be a a good first step into being a playwright
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I really need to see some of these shows because they seem intriguing
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Love the twist at the end of this film with the mouth organ
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I actually like John Belushi more in Animal House than this .
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It's hard to believe it's nearly 30 years aince he died .I remember the event well .I loved Jimmy Stewart in Shop Aroud The Corner,It's Wonderful Life,Rope and the Glen Miller Story
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Yes,it's now in the past but still a fantastic film .It's a 2019 set in another dimension,I suppose
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Didn't innocent people die in the BLM riots?
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Nobody has actually died in the Belfast riots.
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ValeksEye @valekseye.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I don’t think he was. He was murdered by his own side for pressing the Epstein issue.
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I'm not drunk or uneducated.Really you resort to such crude insults for a supposingly superior intellect .I mean smug and an arsehole,what a combination
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Nice for you to admit your level of intelligence
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Oh dear,that makes all my comments invalid then
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Shouldn't you have used El Duce in your last reply instead of Fuhrer then .I mean I'm drunk and stupid so it's hard for me to follow
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Martin Jones @himytm.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I was just answering my critics on here .I'm not obsessed with Kirk at all .I'm did have the first season of Star Trek on DVD though. I like arguing with myself because my replies are so logical and considered .
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