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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

He attended the Lemmy school of mic 🎤 handling #TOTP

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

post your favourite doctor who. wrong answers only

Metal Mickey the robot stood next to Irene Handl as she sits at a telephone table. She is holding a phone receiver, wearing a highly patterned dress and overalls

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Remembering Trish Keenan, on what would’ve been her birthday. I first saw Broadcast, Oct ‘96 at The Jug of Ale, Brum & I just adored them! ✨🌟✨ Broadcast -Where Youth & Laughter Go youtu.be/m5uAJz4qbLU?...

Picture of a woman (head & shoulders) with long dark hair and a fringe. The same picture 3x & slightly overlapping in green, pink and blue tones

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m not sure who on here recommended, Colin From Accounts, but thank you. I’m quite enjoying it so far 😄✨

The interior of what looks like a classic car. There is a small dog front & left who is biscuit coloured, facing the camera. There is another little dog with their back to the camera facing between the 2 front seats. There is a blonde woman in the passenger seat of the car with her head turned towards the driver. The driver is a man with short brown-ish hair. He is facing towards the woman in the passenger seat. It is a promo shot for the tv programme

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I must’ve seen these Cramps pics hundreds of times over the years, but I had no idea that they were taken in the Mids until @dudley_peoples_archive posted about them on Insta. Backstage, Wolverhampton Civic Hall in ‘86 📸Dereck Ridgers

Close up of a gig ticket & the text says,
Civic Hall Wolverhampton. Phil McIntyre presents The Cramps plus guests
Saturday 29th March, 1986 at 7.30pm £5-00 Balcony Unreserved Seat

A photo of Poison Ivy to the left & Lux Interior. Poison Ivy has red curly just past shoulder length hair. Some of her hair is up & she has a diamanté tiara & diamanté earring with a zig-zag shape dangling from her ears. She is wearing a silver bra top and leopard print leggings that have the face of a leopard pictured with its mouth facing out from her crotch. She is white and has dark eye make up and red lipstick. Lux Interior is topless with skinny fit shiny gold trousers. He’s also wearing a gold chain belt. His hair is dark & has been backcombed into a rough bouffant. He is white & looks like he also has some dark eye make up. They’re both staring into the camera. They are stood against a wall with highly patterned beige and cream wallpaper. Lux is also holding a bottle.

Photo of The Cramps against heavily patterned cream and beige wallpaper. L top; Nick Knox with a dark shaggy quiff, dark glasses and a black t-shirt with white print on it. R top; Lux Interior has a bare chest and shiny skinny fit trousers. L front; Fur Dixon with light pink and brown spiked hair, several pendants and a black triangular bra trimmed with white fur. Front & centre is Poison Ivy who has curly ginger hair, a diamanté tiara, a silver bra and leopard print leggings. They are all looking towards the camera

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Listening to Kaleidoscope (UK) whilst eating, Giant Parma Violets, because it somehow feels appropriate. (Yes, I like Parma Violets😅) 😻🌸🌸🌸🦋🌙✨

A 7" single on Fontana label. Holiday Maker by Kaleidoscope (UK) on a record player. The turntable mat is a Sonic Boom one based on a kaleidoscopic op art projection slide which was also used as the cover of Sonic Boom's first solo LP.

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Reposting pics from @autisticsociety.bsky.social’s Insta. Over £3.6 million was raised from the sale of Johnny Marr’s guitars & it’s to be shared between their charity & Guide Dogs UK 🎸 💕✨✨

Pic of text which reads

nationalautisticsociety Thank you @Johnnymarrgram for your incredible generosity and support.
His guitar auction at Christie's yesterday exceeded all expectations, raising more than £3.6 million in total. Proceeds from 31 of the auction's 111 lots will be shared between our charity and @guidedogsuk.
These lots include 10 guitars, 1980s concert posters and sales awards.
A huge thank you to Johnny and everyone who placed a bid. Together, you're helping us create a society that works for autistic people.
Image credit: © Christie's Images Ltd

Picture of Johnny Marr, sat holding his famous Rickenbaker, surrounded by his other guitars up for auction. There are windows in the background and a red patterned rug or carpet is on the floor. Johnny is dressed in black

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

No spoilers here. When John Shuttleworth guest starred in an episode of Sooty. 💕✨

Richard Cadell, Soo, Sooty & Sweep with Graham Fellows as John Shuttleworth as a policeman.

Close up onGraham Fellows’s face as John Shuttleworth as a policeman.

Richard Cadell, Soo the panda, Sooty the orange bear, Graham Fellows playing John Shuttleworth, as a policeman. Sweep looking to camera & GF has his hands in his hips

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I’m so pleased to see that this William Mitchell mural has been saved for Cov 💖✨ 📸 Arcaid, BBC WMids & Daimler Jag Heritage

Abstract relief mural covering a wall & framing 2 windows

Abstract relief shown in support frames against a blue sky

A cream Jaguar E-type car in foreground. It is in front of shops and the Three Tuns pub in Coventry. An abstract relief mural is partially visible to the right of the picture.

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

HOOOFLIPPINGRAAAHHH!!! Celebrating my first day back in over-the-knee socks (any day otk socks & cardi weather=my fave time of year) by wearing super clashy 70s muted rainbow socks & pink glitter platforms. Yes, my arches are ridiculously high, too high for t-bars but I’m wearing them anyways! 😁🌟✨✨✨

Rainbow socks with pink glitter t-bar platform shoes on a black faux fur background

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

One of my best friends, who is also a huge Fairport fan, just so happened to be at the Sandy Denny exhibition, when her daughter, Georgia was there & asked them their thoughts about Sandy. I’m now reading my friend’s complete, unedited quote in this book & I’m so flipping happy for them! 😄🌟💖✨✨

The book, Sandy Denny A People’s History, by Georgia Rose Lucas

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

**As in Henry Rogers’ op art that ‘inspired’/was used by Spectrum for the sleeve of How You Satisfy Me youtu.be/r9yApVj3z84?...

Sleeve for the CD of Spectrum’s How You Satisfy Me (which is great btw especially if you like S3’s Recurring) it’s a see-thru plastic sleeve with an op art print in orange & a sort of negative photo effect is used on images of the members of Spectrum over the top in mint green & the band’s name & release title in lavender

An image of Henry Rogers’ op art that possibly ‘inspired’ the Spectrum cover art

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I’m siding with Hayley Mills’ character fwiw 😅✨

Hayley Mills’ character running down stairs, followed by a cross looking Oliver Reed. HM is wearing a B&W checked super mini dress. Oliver Reed just looks cross & shouty…boooo!

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Watching Oliver Reed getting cross in a Morris Minor & shouting a lot about Hayley Mills not liking him being all shouty.😅🙌✨✨

Oliver Reed looking cross in a lavender blue Morris Minor

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Buying a new (old) bin that looks a bit like it could be the cover of a Spectrum* LP ftw 🙌 😄😁 *Henry Roger’s op art**. **Sort of…if you squint and stand about 1/2 mile away 😅 Yes, ok, no it doesn’t, but it’s pink & I like it anyways, shut up. 😁 (bin on left, lovely op art on right 😁)✨✨

A pink metal bin probs early 1970s, with a pink, yellow and orange geometric motif. Against a background of an equally tasteful faux fur leopard print bed sheet. Yes, a bed sheet, no, not a throw.

A Henry Roger op art piece. Mainly a yellow background creating a chromostereopsis effect with blue and red layers over the top.

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I never watched Poggles Wood, but I had hand-me-down children’s annuals & I loved the idea of TOG & Pippin!! Because TOG!! & Pippin is a great name, come on. Anyways, I was tempted to bid on this in the, Peter Firmin auction ‘cause TOG & Pippin & LOOK AT THAT TYPEFACE!! But I didn’t 😅😍✨✨✨

Pippin & Tog puppets to make. Pippin’s side on the right is red, Tog’s is purple.

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Ooooh! Look at this pretty rock I found, with all the beautiful, oceanic colours & swirls. I wonder what such a lovely stone could be called…..? (3hrs internet researching later) 😭😭 ✨

A stone with blue & light khaki green swirls

A collection of tumbles blue and green stones, the caption names the stones green slag glass

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Saying that, I’ve got a sorta handkerchief top made from a sort of mini metal chain mail type thing. It’s very shiny, so obvs had to snap it up from the charity shop 😄✨✨

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Happy Birthday, Bruce! All super best wishes! & I hope you’ve been enjoying your day 😄🌟🌟🌟✨✨✨

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Watching, Taxi Driver & the subtitles have been censored 😅

Still from Taxi driver. Robert De Nero is lying on a single bed. The subtitles read, “Listen you lockers, you screwheads,”

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

OHMYFLIPPINGGOSH!!!!!! SCREAMS AT THE TELLY (Which is pretty much exactly what I did at the time) 😅😭 #TheJesusAndMaryChain #jamc

The Jesus And Mary Chain still from Some Candy Talking video on Top of the Pops

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

If you see this, quote a pic of you in sunglasses

I’m sat on a chair wearing a cropped black faux fur coat, legs crossed, over-the-knee low heeled boots, faux leather hot pants & opaque tights. Dark hair with a centre parting, over sized sun glasses both hands holding a phone

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I also saw this, so does that mean Carpe is ending? I’ve asked Sasha to see if he’s heard anything. Have you? They did post that they had ‘big news’ a couple of days ago. That’s all that’s on their page so far. 🤔

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I do like the Dion Kitson wheat paste of Bellingham & Rogers eating the Black Country delicacy, orange chips. Not least ‘cause I 💖 orange chips 😋✨

Wheat paste of Bellingham & Rogers in their England strip sharing orange chips

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I was just found myself thinking about Binks, & wondering how he was. I hear he’s given up smoking✨

Binks the cat, sat proudly on a Bates hat box, top hat worn jauntily on his head & a cigarette out the corner of his mouth. He looks very stylish. In this picture his fur looks long and is a sort of caramel colour & his bushy tail is curled around him & to the front. He is a stuffed stray cat that used to grace Bates Hatters with his presence in the early 1920s. He now resides in Hilditch & Key

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

What a little character 😄 Looks like a Bogwoppit ✨

Book cover of Bogwoppit by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes. Looks as if it’s a pen & ink plus colour wash. A young blonde haired girl wearing a pink tee & blue trousers/jeans. She is stood in front of a door & a staircase is in the background. On the floor in front of her is a small scrappy owl type creature with webbed feet, looking like they’re stomping or dancing.

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I’m planning in falling asleep to the Ultras doc, I’ve been up for over 24hrs, goodness knows why, so I want a between World Cups disco nap. 🏆🏆✨✨

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Here’s info to help you watch it if you’re not in the UK

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Happy Birthday to, Don Boomer of The Seeds. 💖Pictured with Sky in ‘68 💕✨✨✨ youtu.be/vIrlQFbhmmM?... unsure of 📸

Black & white pic of Sky Saxon on the left and Don Boomer on the right.

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

An ankle length, black skirt bought from Top Shop, that my Mom bought me in the 80s. It was my first new ‘goth’ item of clothing. It doubles as a midi dress, I still wear it. I have a few older vintage items, but I haven’t had those items as long as this skirt. This is its very 80s faded label. ✨✨

Close up of a Top Shop clothing label with 3 very 80s Mondrian style colour blocks. It says Top Shop size 10 made in the UK.

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Genuinely feel rather sad about the ending of LW broadcasts. I’m not too far away from the masts in Wychbold/Droitwich & loved listening to Test Cricket on R4 LW with its Shipping Forecast interruptions (which finished in 2023, when cricket switched over to 5) 📻

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✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I think Paris Is Burning pairs well with the 1968 doc, The Queen, which could be argued is it’s predecessor. ✨

Close up of Harlow, from the 1968 doc, The Queen. She has blonde hair and fabulous heavy eyeliner & lashes with a pale peach lipstick

A line of of the very glamorous contestants from the 1968 documentary, The Queen.

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