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David Cook

@spiddly.bsky.social
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North of the Kennet, south of the Thames. Keeping it local with music, history and architecture. Listening to and looking at all the good stuff.

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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As big stone told little stone… #StandingStoneSunday
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Mesmerising live performance from Archangel Complex on the #HelloGoodbyeShow on @resonancefm.bsky.social Listen again on Mixcloud bit.ly/3VyG7Wc #music #radio
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Current listening to ‘Animal, Mineral, Vegetable, Spectacle’ by Lou Terry - Bandcamp bit.ly/4xOvQCG Apple Music bit.ly/4yVXlLv Spotify bit.ly/4xSwyiv #music Live acoustic performance on the #HelloGoodbyeShow on @resonancefm.bsky.social bit.ly/3VyG7Wc #radio
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy Autumn Equinox!
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How was your Monday?
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I spy me some @weirdwalk.bsky.social stickers…
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Of all the standing stones of the British Isles, nothing encapsulates the passage of time more than the view before me.” A new entry on the Stone Diaries blog, with a visit to the stone circles of Stanton Drew, Somerset. bit.ly/4yNuqcK #StandingStoneSunday
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THE STONES OF STANTON DREW
10th September 2026 A holiday in Bath, Somerset, offered the opportunity to visit an old friend. Some thirteen miles due west of the city, within a run of narrow country roads, is the village of St…
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Long Man of Wilmington #geoglyph
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Annual arts radio festival @radiophrenia.bsky.social 5th-20th September, broadcasting 24/7 on Resonance Extra. radiophrenia.scot #radio
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The stones of Stanton Drew, Somerset #StandingStoneSunday
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
À nice pint of Butcombe’s to go with the stone bothering 🍻
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hello again, old friend 😁
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A music festival in full swing on the radio, as @loudwomen.org take over Rich Mix in Bethnal Green. Listen live on @resonancefm.bsky.social player.resonancefm.com #music #radio
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Some absolute AI generated bunk being passed off as Reading Abbey on eBay. The abbey ruins look nothing like this! #rdg #rdguk
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Currently listening to ‘At The Discotheque’ by Pink Diwmond Revue - Bandcamp bit.ly/4clcDRo #music #rdgmusic #rdg #rdguk
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At The Discotheque, by The Pink Diamond Revue
16 track album
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
MCurrently listening to ‘21st Century Fiction (Epilogue)’ by @theamazons.bsky.social Bandcamp bit.ly/3UoS1l5 Apple Music bit.ly/4y5elP3 Spotify bit.ly/3V0b7Ot #music #rdgmusic #rdg #rdguk
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21st Century Fiction (Epilogue), by The Amazons
17 track album
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Distracter of work 🐶
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A nice comedown track from spending an evening in the fields. ‘Lights Over Whiteknights’ by Lee Swtizer-Woolf. Bandcamp bit.ly/4qgqjmk Apple Music bit.ly/4gx7s27 Spotify bit.ly/4xXy7fB #rdgmusic #music
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Lights Over Whiteknights, by Lee Switzer-Woolf
track by Lee Switzer-Woolf
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The gods weren’t meant to be looked at… While all eyes were turned to the sun, there was something to be said in watching the glowing fields darken as the solar eclipse took hold. #SolarEclipse
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Planning tomorrow #SolarEclipse
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Loving the @brixtonradiolive.bsky.social tube map of community and local radio stations in London 😁 #radio
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Myths and legends sprang up to give context to the unknown. Just as our ancestors were in awe of the elements, so too were their descendants as to why these structures came to be. #StandingStoneSunday
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
That is what a house of joy and happiness sounds like. The Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading #rdg #rdguk #HCTSfestival
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
240 years old and looking great 😁 The complete set of original Reading Abbey engravings by Martin Rennoldson (1740-1802), published in 1786 #rdg #rdguk
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A cloud shaped like Reading, floating over Reading #rdg #rdguk
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Everytime I pass JIM’s in The Harris Arcade, the anti-Pokémon signs in the window make me chuckle. “Your Pokémon. They’ll have to wait outside, we don’t want them here.” #rdg #rdguk
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Just as every sound has a frequency, so do the stones. They resonate with history and wonder, and some claim to sense a vibe from them. #StandingStoneSunday
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Beyond the towns and cities, a different vibe can be found. #StandingStoneSunday
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Sing cuccu!
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Currently listening to the #HelloGoodbyeShow on @resonancefm.bsky.social presented by Dexter Bentley - new music, live performances and session archives every Saturday, 12.00pm to 1.30pm. bit.ly/2TucOBG #music #radio
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hellogoodbyeshow
The deXter Bentley Hello GoodBye Show on Resonance 104.4 FM
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The unseen chatter and noise Knowledge and stories travelling silently along wires
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Planning a radio programme over a pint, and realised my chosen tipple takes it’s name from one of Britain’s chalk figures. Good omens!
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Although destroyed, the Beckhampton Avenue still has traces along the route. #StandingStoneSunday
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Currently listening to ‘Oumuamua’ by My Liberal Pony - Apple Music bit.ly/3TiVYqH Spotify bit.ly/3T1t0vo #music #rdgmusic Live performance on the Dexter Bentley #HelloGoodbyeShow on @resonancefm.bsky.social bit.ly/4f3YLeV #radio
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
@franklloydwleft.bsky.social Currently listening to ‘The Actual Kids In Actual America’ by @franklloydwleft.bsky.social Bandcamp bit.ly/4vOaZzp Apple Music bit.ly/3SMlvsa Spotify bit.ly/4gmkRvf #music Live performance on the #HelloGoodbyeShow on @resonancefm.bsky.social bit.ly/4f3YLeV #radio
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The Community Interest Company (CIC) formed to purchase the leasehold of The Castle Tap pub, is accepting applications for ordinary shares until 12th July. Supporting this essential community asset, great music venue and purveyor of fine ales #rdg #rdguk #rdgmusic thecastletapcic.co.uk
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A warm evening walking along the Foudry Brook, before it joins the River Kennet #rdg #rdguk
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
When the temperature rises, our megalithic friends offer the weary respite from the sun’s rays. #StandingStoneSunday
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Currently listening to the #HelloGoodbyeShow on @resonancefm.bsky.social presented by Dexter Bentley - new music, live performances and session archives every Saturday, 12.00pm to 1.30pm. bit.ly/2TucOBG #music #radio
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hellogoodbyeshow
The deXter Bentley Hello GoodBye Show on Resonance 104.4 FM
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The evening swift race.
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“I think it’s the greatest radio station in the world.” Stewart Lee explores the world of @resonancefm.bsky.social in this BBC Radio 4 documentary - like nothing you’ve heard if you’ve yet to listen, and a valued treasure to those who have. bit.ly/4eEhH3A #radio
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Archive on 4 - Resonance FM: The Art of Listening - BBC Sounds
Comedian Stewart Lee tells the story of Resonance FM, the UK’s greatest radio art station.
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Summer Solstice… #StandingStoneSunday
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
3.39am #summersolstice
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Currently listening to ‘The Mad Decades’ by @nickcarlisle.bsky.social Bandcamp bit.ly/4ezFGAG Apple Music bit.ly/3QfjhRr Spotify bit.ly/4uMWESg #music Live performance on the deXterBentley #HelloGoodbyeShow on @resonancefm.bsky.social - listen again on bit.ly/4eD0Pdw #radio
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Stone Club @stoneclub.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The Backrooms…
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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The Long Neolithic often appears as a series of kingdoms. Hundreds of menhir monarchs ruling their fields, territories of moor and downs. No passport is needed to enter their realms, though an attitude of respect and reverence is often advisable. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Currently listening to ‘Eternal Gong Bath Of The Sunbed Mind’ by Leverton Fox - Bandcamp bit.ly/3RTjES3 #music Live improvised performance on the deXter Bentley #HelloGoodbyeShow on @resonancefm.bsky.social bit.ly/3Sbiql7 #radio
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
A series of alignments at The Cove. Sun, contrail and bird. #StandingStoneSunday
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
No matter what time of year, the setting of the sun behind Waden Hill is always a dramatic sight. #StandingStoneSunday
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David Cook @spiddly.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
“As ever, the wind whipped across the brow of the hill, offering cool respite from the day’s furnace like temperature.” It’s been a while… A new entry on the Stone Diaries blog, with an evening visit to White Horse Hill on a scorching day. stonediaries2.wordpress.com/2026/05/29/a...
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AN EVENING ON WHITE HORSE HILL
25th May 2026 The slow burn of the evening on the hottest day of the year so far. The sun had blazed so fiercely, it was near impossible to step out during the day for any extended period of time.&…
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