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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 18h

How long do I take lack of communication from my beloved Sian as something to be worried about, and not Sian just having a trademark Sian moment?

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And of course the comment section is full of ableist "comedy."

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ah 2012 Twitter was golden... If memory serves, the tweet in question was about Banana Bread beer which lead to reasonably long thread with each of us expanding on the virtues of pumpkin beer and the Sticky Toffee Pudding ale (not a euphemism).

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If I was crushed to death by 16 tons worth of copies of "The Man in the Velvet Mask" falling on me, would the coroner's verdict be death by Missing Adventure????

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@birdlives1.bsky.social I hope this stimulates you. Unsurprisingly, my next Jazz Library will be Miles Davis

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When a new Secondary School opens, do they open with a year 11 or do they just recruit year 10s?

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Probably the most mixed list to date

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Magic Bullet should pick it up and see how many people Alan can pisses off within 10 minutes of stating his pitch

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My spoiler free review of the new #RedDwarf novel. Michael Storm’s review of Red Dwarf: Titan: The hilarious, instant bestseller from the co-creator of the iconic TV show | Goodreads share.google/Q8sveeFO4izQ...

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

After a bit of a break due to Bude Jazz Festival, and a few other odds & sods, here is part 5 of my diary for this year's Upton Jazz Festival. Here I pass judgement on DixieMix at the Parish Church. #tradjazz #swing #uptonuponsevern thejazzocracy.blogspot.com/2026/09/upto...

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My thoughts on the autobiography of Adrian Edmondson Michael Storm’s review of Berserker! | Goodreads www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Dominic Glynn is probably *the* musical find of the latter years of Who. Ayres is good, but Glynn knocks it out the park on every single occasion. His score for Dragonfire does a lot of lifting for the story

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

An excellent list with only a few surprises, I won't spoil which were the surprises for me. Nice to have some love for the second best Cybermen story with Silver in the title...

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I loved it for the exact reasons it hasn't worked for you, I liked the tongue-in-cheek approach that admitted the original is a bit silly... but it it finally boils down to a simple good vs evil story. Though I wonder if seeing it on a massive screen in the Cinema helped sell the experience for me

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

My thoughts on the Planet of the Ood novelisation www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Whovian Hive mind. When Resurrection of the Daleks was released on VHS in 1993, did the video declare it was a two parter despite it being the four part version?

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Jazz Festival may be over, but I still have a little bit of my break left. So from Cornwall to Manchester now, with a pitstop at home

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Another Bude Jazz Festival done and dusted. Seen some great bands, met some old friends, met a few newbies and generally had lots of fun, even if this year I didn't get the urge to strut my funky stuff. Thanks to Lyn Soutar and the rest of the team for organising such a fun event.

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Nice to see the Demon Headmaster has got a new job as a bass player

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Suited up in my velvet jacket for the penultimate night of the Bude Jazz Festival.

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Since the head of BBC One decided to shelve the initial screening of Dennis Potter's Brimstone & Treacle, does that make it the Billy Cotton banned show?

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

White Lion also published an edition of Doctor Who and the Zarbi... which also has a hideous cover depicting the 4th Doctor

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Just collected my wristband and a rather lovely looking dark haired young lady just strolled up to me and gave me a massive hug saying "nice to see you again Michael," then wandered off. I wonder who she was.

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Off to Bude Jazz Festival, or as my beloved Wheelie One delicately puts "off to the old man convention."

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Bit of reading before lights out, or do I watch "The Voice of the Whistler," starring the rather unfortunately named Richard Dix.

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I see the other place has decided to go back to the "for you" feed being default, not the feed of people you actually follow. And when did Instagram suddenly become an OF advertising platform?

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Did I enjoy this book? My goodreads review for Murder in Transit by Edward Marston www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

UK peeps. Way back when Adam was a lad and I was in secondary school, I recall that the headmaster would pretty much at the start of every schoolyear complain about parents asking for a time table for the year, saying it was unreasonable. Was this a common attitude or was he just being a twat?

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hmm, don't think I have ever heard a owl hoot at 6:25 in the morning before.

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Me quietly reading while having a pint. Random guy: Hey bud, what do think about.. Me: I'm very sorry but I'm not free to talk Random guy: yes, you are. Me: No I am busy. Random Guy: Not you're not, your just reading a book. Me: Yes, I am busy reading the book!

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

And the lord said, if you come forth you shall be rewarded with eternal life. But Reg came second and won a toaster

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

20 years on, I am still not sure if the Central City Jazzmen using a snarky quote from a review I did was them being knowingly ironic or if they didn't realise I was shitting on them.

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Live & Let Die On Her Majesty's Secret Service The Man with the Golden Gun Casino Royale From Russia With Love

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Bottom was one of the shows my mum disapproved of me watching at the time, though never out right said no

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Part Three of my diary for the 2026 Upton Upon Severn Jazz Festival. Here I attend the final set of the third act of the night, which is the Malvern Jazz Jam. #livejazz #jazz #jazzjam #JamSession thejazzocracy.blogspot.com/2026/08/upto...

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UPTON UPON SEVERN JAZZ FESTIVAL 2026: PART THREE

I left the Rugby club and headed down past the Crown and noted it was still very busy with some of the patrons spilling out on to the adjac...

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Part Two of my diary for the 2026 Upton Jazz Festival. Here the festival returns to the Upton Rugby Club to host the Panama Jazz Band. The band may have more white hair than a polar bear's backside, but they certtainly had energy. thejazzocracy.blogspot.com/2026/07/upto...

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UPTON UPON SEVERN JAZZ FESTIVAL 2026 PART TWO

I left Bar 7 and made my way to the Rugby Club which is barely a five minute walk away, as I briefly switched my attention across the roa...

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Peter Sellers, as Gritpype-Thinne

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I would be this petty. Good old Fred

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Boys from the Dwarf.... kind of...

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Here is the beginning of my account of the 2026 Upton Jazz Festival. Pretty much an introductory post, setting up the scene with a slight note about the fate of Little Upton Muggery thejazzocracy.blogspot.com/2026/07/upto...

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Upton Jazz Festival 2026: Introduction

It was with perhaps a small sense of trepidation that I approached the 39th Upton Jazz Festival. Due to a number of reasons, ranging from ...

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

If at a live music gig, particularly if it is an acoustic set, can audiences remember to shut the hell up! I have come here to listen to the music, not you waffle on about some nonsense that happened to you today.

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I wonder if this just an example of local quirks... A few years ago when I was with Heather we made a jokey reference to tying the knot (for practical reasons regarding finances should one of us unexpectedly drop dead).. All of a sudden a former work colleague, like a cross between

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Michael Storm @sandmanjazz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Just past the 200 page, and to mark the occasion, a sink hole opened up about a mile from my pub this morning. Coincidence obviously... mind it has been a tad warm lately...

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