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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today's Selection. The usual caveats. I think that there are 2/3 here that would be nailed on certainties at all times, but I'm wallowing in nostalgia at the moment, so there's a few sentimental choices that might not be permanent fixtures. #my9albums Annoy yourself here: my9albums.com

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro

The Smiths - Meat Is Murder

The Beatles - Rubber Soul

The Wedding Present - George Best

Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish

Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists

REM - Automatic For The People

Echo And The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Pnot pnow, pneumonic plague 🙄

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm seeing so many comments online saying that 'Manchester City are appealing', but to be frank they give me the boak 🤮

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Locked in. Locked up? It's kind of ironic, given that some of the PL charges smell a bit fraudy. Pretty sure that HMRC will be looking on with interest... #ManCity #Cheats

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We could dream this night away youtu.be/n2MtEsrcTTs?... #HarvestMoon

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That's Clare Grogan from Altered Images. Tonight, we celebrated forty five years of 'Happy Birthday'. I'm pretty sure that thirteen year old me would not have been quite as restrained in her presence as I was this evening, but it was still an absolutely joyous occasion, so much love in the room.

Clare Grogan of Altered Images, on stage at the Liquid Rooms, September 25th 2026.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This article about Rory Stewart refers to "the actor Kevin Eldon" as 'the comedian Kevin Eldon'. An accurate comparison, but an open goal missed. #IFYKYK www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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The eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viral

Clip of the former Tory MP staring intently at fellow panellist is shared widely online

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Enjoying a random covers playlist on Spotify, and stumbled across Morrissey singing Cosmic Dancer with Bowie back in 1991. The loss of David Bowie still resonates deeply. The effective loss of Morrissey has been such a heartbreaking waste of a career, and his own legacy youtu.be/_er_l9cXViI?...

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Morrissey and David Bowie – Cosmic Dancer (Live at the Inglewood Forum, LA, 6th February 1991)

YouTube video by Morrissey

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The RNLI is the absolute best of us. Cough up.

A screenshot of the Donation confirmation page from RNLI website.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Let the record show that I am about to don knitwear for the first time since March.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Finally flying home on a delayed flight. I've spent more hours than I wish to contemplate in - my personal view - the worst airport in the UK. Terrible facilities, badly managed and under resourced departures security. A redevelopment lasting for about a decade, and it's still a complete dump...

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I saw a man sing the same song over and over for an hour.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

1981 was one hell of a year. Going to see Altered Images next month, which is nice.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I aspire to be a minimalist declutterer, but I am also an inveterate magpie. I love stuff. I've perfected the art of 'hidying', carefully removing my clutter from sight, whilst simultaneously disposing of anything that anyone else in the house has left lying around. I drive my family to distraction.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

An apple a day will...reduce the number of apples on the tree. A stellar year for this tree. Perfect for lunch with a crusty baguette.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Very much enjoying Leslie Nielsen on M*A*S*H* right now. I very much enjoy M*A*S*H* anytime, but the cast was regularly supplemented by the great and good of US telly and film.

BJ Hunnicut (Mike Farrell), Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and Buzz Brighton (Leslie Nielsen)

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The End Of Oak Street is jolly good fun, with a couple of proper 'drop the popcorn' moments. The eighties Amblin vibe was a lovely bit of nostalgia that looked great, and was an excellent counterpoint to the jurassic chaos playing out on the screen. Hathaway and McGregor both great. Would recommend.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

More than a quarter of the voters in Clacton chose a bin over Farage. Another by-election could happen in the winter. A high quality independent candidate would have him on toast. I hope someone steps up, and I hope the other parties stand aside to remove this poisonous man from our politics.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

IT'S HAPPENING 🌒 #solareclipse No it's not. It's really cloudy in Edinburgh 🙁

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I feel nauseous. I honestly don't know how I'm going to reconcile my own personal morality & business ethics. Meta have destroyed the mental health of so many people, and Amazon are capitalist monsters. I love Liverpool FC but I despise both in equal measure. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Liverpool owners close to £1.35bn sale of 30% stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos

A consortium including the Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, is close to completing a deal for a 30% stake in Liverpool

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Forty years ago next month, I saw The Housemartins for the first time. Paul Heaton has been a constant through my life. A shared love of his music ensured that my girlfriend walked down the aisle to 'Caravan Of Love' to become my wife. Such an unassuming bloke, but he's cast from solid gold.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Finished Ann Droid this evening. It's had mixed reviews; the son is not credible, and some of the supporting cast are a cartoonish. However. The central relationship between Sue Johnston and Diane Morgan is MAGNIFICENT. I really want to see a second series please. They both excel. Persevere.

Sue Johnston and Diane Morgan in Ann Droid

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

George Cottrell wrote a book called 'How To Launder Money', and it turns out launders his cash in the same way that he get his Y-fronts clean - he hands it over to his mummy. Laughable.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I would like to see this happening

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Love to see bad losers lose badly. Such a shame that this amazing moment for some of the Spanish players is going to be tarnished by some Argentine yard dog trying to knock lumps out of them after the final whistle. Messi and Co have been a shitstain on the whole tournament, so pleased they lost.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Rule that one out you CHEATING ARGIE BASTIDS

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A wee cautionary reminder for anyone in the UK who is taking any pleasure in that result tonight.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Farage is a rabble rouser, an opportunist and a self interested, self regarding popinjay with an agenda as narrow as the minds of his supporters. He's emphatically not a politician: even Kemi Badenoch has had him on toast this afternoon. He's serial loser, and he's about to be beaten by a bin.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

You've broadcast your last public service. You've served your last public broadcast. You publically served your last broadcast.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Ghana very organised out of possession, keep their shape really well, they move as a team, and hunt down in twos and threes to stifle England. it's impressive to watch. England seem bereft of ideas, they can't break the lines and Bellingham showed his frustration towards the end of the half.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Decades ago I used to play (really badly) a strategy game on the ZX Spectrum. There was always a tipping point where scarce resources were spent defending something indefensible, often at the cost of losses elsewhere. It feels like Russia has reached the tipping point in Crimea. Oh, dear. Nevermind.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

There's a lot going on in Edinburgh this weekend, nevermind Scotland, the UK and beyond, so perhaps this disturbing story might have had a higher profile on a quieter news day. This looks awfully like someone responding to the dog whistle for 'cold hard rage' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I've been listening to XTC ever since Making Plans Nigel was in the hit parade in 1979. Reader, I was very young at the time. This live album is a reminder that they had an incredible stage act. It's a real sadness that Andy Partridge was so emotionally overwhelmed by the experience of playing live

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