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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks at the London Palladium

Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Front pew seats and joint first place for our team “Il trittico” in St Paul's Opera’s “Aria Aficionados” quiz last night. Only two points dropped!

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Todd Rundgren at Cadogan Hall? Well it would’ve been if I hadn’t fumbled the curtain-call camera…

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I’ve seen a lot of people griping about the Odyssey for silly reasons, but I haven’t seen anyone mention this point that irked me: Clytemnestra is changed from Helen’s half-sister to her TWIN sister.

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Off to the cinema to see Christopher Nolan’s highly-recommended new film: everybody’s told me I odyssey it.

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Right on cue after a great night with BEAT, Facebook hit me with the memory of discovering Petra Haden… youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Off to see BEAT tonight. Steve Vai and Danny Carey may seem like unusual additions to the lineup, but I'm sure they'll do a great job of all this hits like Mirror in the Bathroom, Hands Off She's Mine etc.

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

When you're on a call and the other person says, "Bear with me", then it goes quiet... how do you know they've really got a bear with them?

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Help, I’m in a meeting and we’re being shown a presentation that uses Comic Sans.

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

David Byrne at the “Hammersmith Odeon” (as those of us of a certain age will always know it)

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Nothing like chilling to the relaxing sounds of Peter Hammill on a Sunday evening… 😊

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at ENO/London Coliseum

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Many well-dressed people In several locations Are kissing quite a bit Happy #ValentinesDay ❤️ youtu.be/JDKCC8Ife5U?...

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Frank Zappa - Wild Love (Visualizer)

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

So the owl was superb but the bunny was bad?

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

#DavidsMonthOfMusic - I'm late to the party (no surprise) but I'll try to catch up... Day 1 - the last song you sang I stumbled through this at an open mic last week... #Utopia #ToddRundgren

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Please excuse my smug face, but I’ve just changed a set of nylon guitar strings without the carbon trebles slipping.

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John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

I see it’s the Van der Graaf Generator derby today @joebankswriter.bsky.social

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Reading my first Agatha Christie novel, and it’s full of twists and turns: you’ll never believe what just happened to Roger Ackroyd 😮

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

So I guess the long-rumoured collaboration between Dire Straits and Chris Rea is never going to happen now.

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

LinkedIn targeting with pin-point accuracy here…

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Last Days at the Linbury - for the third time!

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The Makropulos Case at the ROH… judiciously snapped before the appearance of the production team.

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

At last, LinkedIn suggests my dream job…

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

After a somewhat extended sabbatical, I’ll be back on stage in two week’s time 🎭 Come to picturesque Otford for a play… with murder in it! www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/otf...

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

My Plans for the weekend...

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Most of A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall falls into seven-bar phrases (3 + 4). But each bar has three beats, so one could say that it's in 21/8. From which we conclude that #BobIsProg

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller April 21,1951

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER

RADIO ANNOUNCER-
LIVE WITHIN YOUR INCOME AND ENJOY PEACE OF MIND

THIS IS MY INCOME FOR A MONTH

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, NANCY ?

TRYING TO GET PEACE OF MIND

BY LIVING WITHIN MY INCOME

( NANCY HAS PLACED HER MONTHLY ALLOWANCE IN A CIRCLE ON THE FLOOR, THEN NANCY SIT ON A CHAIR WITHIN THE CIRCLE OF COINS)

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Mary Queen of Scots at ENO, with nonagenarian composer Thea Musgrave in attendance. #enomaryqos

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Richard Alan Searle @richardalansearle.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Exploring new bass textures with the aid of a Nike trainer sock. #JustDoIt

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