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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is absolutely brilliant, and spot-on! (And funnily enough, just as I post this I can hear strains of similar piano music from the TV downstairs, no doubt accompanied by similar contestants saying backstabby things followed by other classics like jaunty pizzicato violins and wacky narration)...

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This won't be my age until November, but this "Late-diagnosed ADHD haiku" that popped into my head pretty much encapsulates a lot: pre-birthday and post-diagnosis rumination, lifelong time-blindness and sudden rushes of panic! You think you've got all The time in the world then you're Suddenly 60

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Wooden O - A Handeful of Pleasant Delites (Middle Earth 1969) Jazz influences mixed with classical and free improvisation among other things. Lots of double bass, recorder and harp. I've also heard it described as 'Bagpuss music' which is very fitting! #VinylSky #VinylRecords #NowPlaying

LP by The Wooden O - "A Handeful of Pleasant Delites" (Middle Earth 1969)

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"When I'm not spending the weekends in Wetherspoons or shouting at hotels, there's nothing I enjoy more than being a brainless thug-defending gobshite in the Question Time audience. I just *know* that Fiona loves to see it too, because, y'know, balance." And Ash was brilliant as she so often is.

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

'Far-right activist' - what a tip-toey way to say 'thug'. Otherwise though, good.

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

www.additudemag.com/background-n... It varies wildly in my case: too repetitive and I go into a bit of a trance-like state, silence only sometimes works, and if I have something I like playing in the background I just get into that instead and go "Ooh I LOVE that bit, let's hear that again!".

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Does Music Focus Your ADHD Brain? Or Just Distract It?

Background noise, like an auditory fidget, helps some adults with ADHD focus their brains. Others with noise sensitivity can’t work to music. What is your…

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Square Chapel Arts Centre is, along with the Piece Hall, one of the very best features about Halifax. It's so heartwarming to see the efforts Reece Dinsdale is making, along with growing support, to keep it going into the future. Especially at a time when we need arts and culture more than ever.

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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Pissport to Piddington”

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Make a band edible: Fleetwood Snack

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

There's something deeply satisfying about peeling decades of crud from a dirty old record. (Winyl record cleaning gel for anyone who wishes to know. Best stuff I've ever used)... #vinylSky #vinylRecords

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I had a few thoughts to say here but they seem to have dried up now I'm typing this! Suffice to say, so much of this really resonated.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Ironically, having £72 million will mean I can spend more money promoting the idea that I'm a man of the people and not just a rich, entitled tosser.

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"It's not just entertainment" ....OR IS IT? Really, Barry's Economics truly is the gift that keeps on giving. Whichever video of his you see, it always turns out to be so much more: Humour, politics, behavioural science, cultural reference and commentary, all woven together in a brilliant way.

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Sublime mixture of prog and pop, one of Hatfield and the North's finest: Let's Eat (Real Soon) #VinylSky #VinylRecords #NowPlaying

45rpm single by Hatfield and the North - Let's Eat (Real Soon)

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Eugh. Some weeks ago: ebay punter buys an LP I listed, then within an hour of paying, lists it themselves for £40 more, (and using some of my photos, the cheeky bastids), overgrades it and doesn't even have the courtesy to leave feedback weeks after I sent it. Not having that, so they're blocked.

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...

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Stop data centres draining our precious resources

Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Thinks: "This is unusual for me to play something more modern and recent!". *Spots year on label: released 26 years ago* "....Oh."

12" single version of Spiller "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"

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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Seeing all the tributes to Dolly Parton absolutely hits home just how universally loved she is, and how she really was the very best of us. This one hits hard, losing someone so special, and at a time when the very worst among us keep thriving. RIP Dolly - you were a one-woman tour de force. ❤️

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Morton Subotnick LP - "Silver Apples of the Moon" Today's postal delivery. Definitely one I have to be in the right mood for but amazing stuff. #VinylSky #VinylRecords

LP: Morton Subotnick "Silver Apples of the Moon"

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

LP by Bob Stewart: "The Unique Sound of the Psaltery" (1975) Perfect evocative soundtrack for this late Summer just-bordering-on slightly autumnal day in Todmorden looking out at the hills and breezy trees. #VinylSky #NowPlaying #VinylRecords #Todmorden

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Oh bloody hell no, not Dolly Parton now...

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Make a band bigger Jefferson Airport

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Just who do these arrogant fuckers think they are??

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Mellotron demonstration disc from circa 1964/65 featuring the original dual-manual version: side A for rhythm/accompaniments, and B for lead instruments, for the budding Mantovanis out there - until various pop groups twigged on and the sound went somewhere else entirely. #Mellotron #MusicSky

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Slow handclap, Channel 4: this brazenly biased 'documentary' about ADHD rivalled the likes of Benefits Street for cheap sniping and oversimplification. "Oh look, ONE CHILD functioned better without ADHD meds, therefore neurodiversity is a myth and these malingerers should just Buck Their Ideas Up."

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Great ADHD Myth? Is being broadcast tonight - I sat down with @drdeanburnett.bsky.social @ginarippon.bsky.social and Sarah Turner to discuss the way it has been framed #adhd #channel4 #neurodiversity

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Oh the joys of relisting records on ebay again: Description for one LP I'm selling: "No poster or sticker unfortunately..." Some days later, a message: "Hi is the poster included" Felt like saying "Look, the description is there, just read the bloody thing!!". Honestly, some people... #VinylSky

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

How on earth have I never heard of the Davolisint until a few days ago, from seeing old footage of Dave Sinclair playing one with Caravan in the 70s? Had no idea what it was at first... #musicSky www.soundonsound.com/reviews/stor...

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The Story Of The Davolisint

It lacked most of the features we'd expect from even a basic synth, but this rare Italian keyboard had a charm all of its own.

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Good god, it's not even a *permanent* ban on disposable barbecues. Such leadership, such vision. Cometh the hour, alloweth fossil fuel bastards to continueth with business as usual.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

50 green groups write to Andy Burnham demanding he be clear that climate change is the cause of the current extreme heat crisis. Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of the Earth and others say "the British public deserves leadership that speaks honestly about the nature of the challenges the country faces"

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Our solar eclipse experience this evening: a bit weirdly overcast, other people nearby playing Bonnie Tyler very loudly, and irate farmers telling us to get off their land (we had no idea it was private). I should have just bought a box of Jaffa Cakes and done THIS instead: youtu.be/f-s8f7j6Yq0?...

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Jaffa Cakes - Total Eclipse (1999, UK)

YouTube video by The Hall of Advertising

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Latest in the series "There's no depth to which that orange self-worshipping shithouse won't stoop": Tell all governments: Defend Greenland actions.eko.org/a/tell-all-g...

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Seeing news reports of likely eventual food shortages after these never-ending heatwaves/wildfires/droughts... Counting down the minutes until vastly overpaid ruling class wankpots and their cheerleaders everywhere tell the rest of us to cope by embracing the nutritional value of stick insects.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Karen Ongley-Snook, UK multi media artist who specialises in glass #WomensArt

Stained glass tall rectangular pieces in various colours sited vertically in a grassy field

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Brilliantly inspired, but I can't help thinking it's a tad unkind to horse shit. At least horse manure has uses and redeeming features...

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Blimey, a few more days and it'll be 60 years since this absolute gem was released. Still one of my favourite LPs. #VinylSky #MusicSky #VinylRecords #NowPlaying

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Just had the misfortune to hear Radio 4 Today programme acting as a party political broadcast for RefUK yet again. Farage scandals? No! Look over there! Small boats! BBC current affairs: happy to be part of the problem since what seems like forever and ever. The shamelessly biased pillocks.

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This was covered on the recent BBC Proms "Prog Rock" edition so I felt compelled to post the original here: Total Desert Island Disc for me: Renaissance "Northern Lights" - #MusicSky youtu.be/HKBJqHvQvjg?...

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Northern Lights

YouTube video by Renaissance - Topic

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Just call me Earworm of the Morning... The Roches' "Want Not Want Not" was looping in my head while walking into town earlier. Fab track, first Roches song I ever heard. The whole LP is a gem: "Keep On Doing" from 1982, featuring members of King Crimson and produced by Robert Fripp. #VinylSky

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I think I need a sit down: one of the LPs I have listed on ebay actually *sold*!?! #VinylSky #VinylRecords

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

From current news reports, it's sounding less like FIFA and more like FAFO.

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Great to see Network (of 'resurrected UK / cult TV on DVD' fame) back in the land of the living! networkonair.com

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Tony S @tonymellotron.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Also file under: writing music! Sometimes, if I get an idea I really like, I then almost freeze creatively out of paranoia over getting sued for plagiarism, but yet I refuse to stop just because of some fear that somebody else might have got there first.

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