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Wiltshire isn't on there. I kind of wish it was.

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It's been playing in a lighthouse in East London since 1999. It made me think about the Fairy Tale of New York, which has been playing in pubs, clubs, shopping malls and supermarkets since 1987, but just for a couple of months a year Jem Finer co-wrote that too, and I wonder which will last longer

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The best of the BBC, with the latest news and sport headlines, weather, TV & radio highlights and much more from across the whole of BBC Online.

An interesting radio doc about 'Long Player'. It's a piece of music composed by Jem Finer that will continue for 1,000 years, at which stage it will start again. [BBC - www.bbc.co.uk - The longest musical composition - Witness History ]( (www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...) )

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I think clichés are there for a reason. They should not be messed with. Not in any form, shape, or way.

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I know I'm weird about football...but I'm maybe not that weird. Each to their own, though

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I jogged over this footbridge a couple of weeks ago. I’d like to think it wasn’t me jogging over it that did the damage

A warning sign indicates that the footbridge ahead is closed due to the risk of falling through.

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I should also say that the doc also covers the fact that like silicon valley, the dead are built around privileged, allegedly charismatic, possibly extremely naive, white guys

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...but as I think you're saying that would've got less clicks!

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Kind of The chap is saying it's an accidentally genius marketing strategy as it turns out, and it mirrors both the early days of and the current internet A more accurate title would have been something like 'How the Dead prefigured aspects of internet culture and 2020s music industry'....

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The old chap seems to be losing it...but he reminds me of someone senior in my first job who said that to stay technical in IT you really had to "make those electrons get up and dance" That was a slightly daft thing to say too, but it's stayed with me, nearly 40 years on

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....which I imagine covers similar ground

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I've listened to most of it now. The argument is that the Dead pioneered fandom, and user/fan involvement, and various internet-y ideas...largely by accident. It is quite interesting. Not really much about the music, or the Beatles A tech billionaire in the show wrote this book....

Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead book

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🎶 My Crucial Track for 13 October 2026 - Ali Baba (12" Mix) by John Holt: mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/10/13/my…

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Crucial Track for 13 October 2026: "Ali Baba (12" Mix)" by John Holt Today's prompt: What song makes you feel like you're in a dream? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/matty…

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I was in London the day of one of Tommy Robinson's do's. The 'Christians' were particularly scary

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amberkitty 🐈‍⬛ @amberkitty.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Sober October sounds great and all but I'm betting those people don't have to watch my team play football today

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

is there no talk of Caiceido winning the balon d'Or? I'm not sure I'd swap him for two of anyone else

mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I admire the ambition….but I would take some convincing.

A BBC Radio 4 Archive on 4 program titled The Grateful Dead Are More Important Than The Beatles is scheduled for 10 October 2026, featuring a quote by novelist Ken Kesey about the band's unique musical approach.

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Or he's exactly the same...but the Republican party is that much more enabling

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I did enjoy watching football I'm mildly interested in, rather than football that is gut-wrenchingly, brain-fryingly stressful

mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Details aren't here strong point

mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

James Garner coming on for England ⚽ #EngCze

A DVD cover for The Rockford Files Season One featuring a sepia-toned photograph of a man looking off to the side.

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#TodayILearned that women weren’t allowed to sit in the House of Lords (the UK’s second legislative chamber) until 1958 I guess the clue’s in its name Currently reading: Between the Stops : The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus by Sandi Toksvig 📚

mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The book is fantastic, and very different from what I'm told of the show

mstblue⭐️⭐️ @mstblue.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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What a tough call and a wonderful timeline cleanse! That little elephant was so cute but all great photos!

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yeah, and it was very simple humour!

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yeah, I was disappointed with Mind Your Language. I remembered it being ok. I must have been very easily pleased.

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Blue Baby⭐️⭐️ @bluebaby1967.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As any fule kno, this should be the name of the local underground station #ChelseaFC

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Crucial Track for 02 October 2026: "A Rainy Night in Soho" by Bruce Springsteen Today's prompt: What’s a lyric that resonates deeply with you and why? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/matty…

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I think I don't remember individual incidents so well from matches I was at. If I'd been at home I'd have immediately seen half a dozen replays. In the stadium I was probably too busy celebrating to look at the big screen, and really just registered we'd put one past West Ham

Dak @dak.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Me: Here is fresh, filtered water and indirect sunlight. Plant: I have chosen death. Weed in the driveway sidewalk crack: I feed on gasoline and spite.

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I was in the West Stand and I have no memory of this goal at all of it from the night. Child 2 told me we were there.

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Crucial Track for 01 October 2026: "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers Today's prompt: If your life were a movie, what would its theme song be? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/matty…

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It’s the first day since around April that I’ve been able to go out whenever I want without sunscreen. Woohoo!

Salisbury is experiencing sunny intervals at 68°F with a UV index forecast ranging from 0 to 2, indicating that sun protection is generally not required unless near water, snow, or outside for a long time.

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I think I read that Beckford was planning a huge mausoleum on what is now Manor Road, overlooking Salisbury On balance, I'm glad that that didn't happen

mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think I'd want to do the team talk *and* come on for the last five minutes if I was paying that much

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

yeah...I saw that. I mean it's a nice enough dressing room, but not *that* nice I would quite like a picnic in the penalty area though. I'd pay for that.

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#TodayILearned that: Get-Item SomeFile.txt -Stream zone.Identifier shows whether Windows see the file as having been downloaded from the internet. If that returns anything other than an error, it’s from th... mattypenny.micro.blog/2026/09/29/to…

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Emma Weird Wiltshire @weird-wiltshire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Do you remember I mentioned The Haunting of Hill House?! Well, let’s just say I have only just got over the trauma. But it was an awesome theatre production and I totally recommend you go see it before it goes on tour. www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk/events/the-h...

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Stamford Lola @stamfordlola.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Have you checked the batteries in your smoke detectors lately??

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Crucial Track for 26 September 2026: "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel www.crucialtracks.org/profile/matty…

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mattypenny @mattypenny.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

According to Rosemary Hill's book Stonehenge , roundabouts were based on The Circus in Bath, which itself was based on Stonehenge Not entirely sure about that tbh