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Norman Blake

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2 years

Really saddened to hear that David Jolicoeur (Trugoy) has passed away. @TeenageFanclub had the good fortune to meet and work with him and @WeAreDeLaSoul when we collaborated on a track for the Judgement Night movie. It turned out to be a magical thing.

Teenage Fanclub - Fallin'

Teenage Fanclub - Fallin' (Official Video) Listen on Spotify - http://smarturl.it/Fanclub_UltimateListen on Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/Fanclub_Essentia...

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Norman Blake

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6 months

June 1992. I was given this pass at the start of the European leg of @Nirvana ’s Nevermind tour. Starting to fade around the edges, but no so much from memory.

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1 year

Whoop!

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1 year

A wee reminder that our new album 'Nothing Lasts Forever' will be released one week from today. We're playing some instores week of release and there are a few tickets still available here and there. We'll be pulling out........some, most, maybe even all......of the stops ;-)

Teenage Fanclub

@TeenageFanclub

1 year

Our date at Rough Trade East in London is SOLD OUT, but there are still tickets available for our instore performances on these dates: Glasgow Sept 22nd Leeds Sept 27th Entry by preorder of a ticket/album bundle, Leeds also has the option for ticket only:

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Norman Blake

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11 months

1/3 @TeenageFanclub ’s gear is now safely back in the lock up, which means that our epic trip around Europe (just short of two months) has come to its conclusion.

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Norman Blake

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2 years

Amazing Karen Dalton song! That could be the Velvet Underground backing her. It's not, but it sounds like it could be.

Karen Dalton - Something on Your Mind (1971)

Karen Dalton - "Something on Your Mind" Album: In My Own Time (1971)Listenhttps://youtu.be/N4NWUgbaO80?si=2MwdcvbcYJImGPN7subscribe 🎶

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Norman Blake

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1 year

These only arrived yesterday. Looking very smart. Including free mirror! #seeyouinthecharts

Teenage Fanclub

@TeenageFanclub

1 year

NEW ALBUM “NOTHING LASTS FOREVER” OUT NOW! There’s no disguising the band’s pleasure at having this album out there! Available to buy now, here => Or wherever you get your music.

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7 months

1/6Back in the old twitter days I was partial to posting a longer story, anecdote or thought piece of a Friday evening. Been a while, but for old times sake, I’m going to post one tonight. Was chatting with Iain Harvie from @DelAmitri yesterday (really great to see him) and

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Norman Blake

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4 months

An incredible privilege for @TeenageFanclub to be offered the opportunity to perform at the in Mongolia tonight. We had a great time and have loved every minute of our short time in this amazing country! Day off in Ulaanbaatar tomorrow before heading home.

Playtime Festival

Playtime is the largest annual live music festival in Mongolia held at Hotel Mongolia in Gachuurt village located 30km outside of Ulaanbaatar. It was founded by Mr. Natsagdorj Tserendorj in 2002 and...

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Norman Blake

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1 year

Another song from your new album. Just over six weeks to go until release. Thank you AL x

Teenage Fanclub

@TeenageFanclub

1 year

Listen to the new single Back To The Light, streaming everywhere now: From the forthcoming album Nothing Lasts Forever, out 22nd September this year. Preorder here:

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Norman Blake

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7 months

We said goodbye to Steve Cheyne this afternoon. 400 people in attendance for what was a beautiful service. Many lovely and amusing anecdotes from friends and family. Farewell Steve and thank you. You will be missed, although @Berkeley2Studio will always be there as your legacy.

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Norman Blake

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9 months

This is so great! A song that I keep coming back to. @seanohaganmusic @High_Llamas

The High Llamas "Checking In, Checking Out"

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7 months

5/6 When you write a song, you write it for yourself, but you also hope that it will resonate. Nothing Ever Happens really does that. It’s not gimmicky, there’s no artifice, it’s just great songwriting! Here’s the video from the time.

Del Amitri - Nothing Ever Happens (Official Video)

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Norman Blake

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11 months

Been reading @PeterGuralnick ’s Last Train to Memphis, his telling of the story of the young Elvis Presley. As I’ve been going through each chapter, I’ve been making a playlist of all of the songs that are mentioned. It’s already epic.

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Norman Blake

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1 year

@TeenageFanclub will be performing live in session this evening on the Riley & Coe show. Really looking forward to playing a few songs from our new album. Here’s a link.

BBC Radio 6 Music - Riley & Coe, Teenage Fanclub live in session!

Marc Riley is joined by Teenage Fanclub live in session!

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1 year

@EdwynCollins Thanks Edwyn! I can’t even begin to tell you how much that means coming from you. It all started for me with Falling And Laughing, Blueboy, Simply Thrilled Honey and all the other great songs that would come after those 😎👌💕

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18 days

Two weeks tonight. Should probably think about giving David Scott a call to work out what cover song we’re going to play together at the end of the show! @thepearlfishers

FRETS

@FRETSCONCERTS

19 days

Norman Blake will be in concert at FRETS in a couple of weeks on Saturday 19th Oct in the Strathaven Hotel when he'll be performing a set of songs from his Teenage Fanclub catalogue. The Pearlfishers' David Scott will be playing the opening set. Tickets

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6 months

@pollybirkbeck Don’t think we played together, but we definitely hung out together. Faint memories of very mild dressing room/hotel room shenanigans. Good times :-)

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Norman Blake

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11 months

3/3 A special shout out to @Sweet_Babs who put in a double shift every night. Buy his records and brighten up your life. It really is a privilege to get to do what we do and we are always mindful of that. See you in Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and NZ in early 2024. Thank you 🙏

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Norman Blake

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11 months

2/3 We had a great time playing the shows and as always have been completely blown away by the incredible support we get from the people who have an interest in what we do. Old friends met and new ones made.

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1 year

Thank you John. We (the rest of the band) couldn’t agree more about how good that Raymond song is 👌

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1 year

@murrayeaston @TeenageFanclub Playing it currently (for 6th time), it is really superb, and well the last song has already become one of my all time TFC favourites 'I will love you' Wow. 😃

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1 year

John very kindly sent me an advance copy of O Brother. Do yourself a favour when it comes out next week and make sure to pick up a copy. It's an astonishing piece of writing. Quite brilliant!

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@estellecostanza

1 year

Very nice review of O Brother in The Scotsman today. Photo less flattering, but you can’t polish etc…

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1 year

@richardosman @BBCRadio2 Thanks Richard. Very much appreciated. A big hello to you from all of the @TeenageFanclub gang. Tonight we are in Donostia/San Sebastiàn. One quarter of the way through our European tour and having a wonderful time.

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Norman Blake

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1 year

Thanks George. We’ll be playing a few songs from this tomorrow evening 👌

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Norman Blake

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11 months

Chariots of Fire has such a great soundtrack. This from Vangelis is perfection.

Abraham's Theme

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupAbraham's Theme · VangelisChariots Of Fire℗ 1981 Polydor Ltd. (UK)Released on: 1981-03-14Producer, Associated Pe...

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Norman Blake

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7 months

4/6 Justin has always been very generous to me in terms of my songwriting, and I’m not so sure that I’ve ever made him aware of how much I appreciate his. I think, I thought that he would just be aware of that. But maybe not.

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3/6 I saw the early Del’s play at the Greek restaurant ( can’t remember what it was called @BryanTolland ?) at Charing Cross in Glasgow to twenty people when they were doing their residency there. I bought the Sense Sickness single. I loved that first album!

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Norman Blake

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7 months

2/6 asked him to pass on my regards to @thejustincurrie . I’ve known Justin for a long time. We go way, way back. The young Justin had a romantic connection in Bellshill with a person who was, and still is, a very good friend (hello Ann Marie).

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1 year

Ahem! Our new album!

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8 months

@Beathhigh @EdwynCollins We made it to the Cook Islands. Amazing!

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2 years

@therealnickbank So sorry to hear this news Nick. Thoughts with Steve’s family and with The Pulp family.

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2 years

@marcrileydj @3Quatermass @MartinBramah @Stephenhanley6 @hanleyPa He was a one off Marc! Uniquely brilliant. He also had you lot behind him making incredible noises. Hex Enduction Hour is one of my favourite albums. It's incredible x

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Norman Blake

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2 years

So great to hear! Hello Lucy!

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@DuglasTStewart

2 years

We are so happy to be able to share actual footage from Crosshouse Maternity unit, captured on Tuesday afternoon of a new baby Bandit being born. Welcome to the world baby Lucy, we love you lots already. Mum, dad and baby are all doing well. ❤️

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10 months

@quantick When @TeenageFanclub played Loose Ends we joined Ned Sherrin in the pub afterwards along with fellow guests P.J. O’Rourke and Patsy Kensit. That same year we had a pint with Arthur (you get a good piss up in Glasgow lads) Mullard in the Cock Tavern in Highbury. #celebritydrinking

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Norman Blake

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11 months

Three hours of music and I’m only halfway through. It goes without saying that the early Elvis recordings are out of this world (Harbor Lights) but there are many other gems on there too. Here’s one that I like quite a bit. Webb Pierce, what a voice.

Webb Pierce - More and More

Webb Pierce with his big 1954 #1 hit "More and More". The song stayed at the top of the charts for 10 weeks. Songwriter was Merle Kilgore.

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Norman Blake

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6 months

Looking to get a bicycle serviced in the Glasgow/Lanarkshire area. Hit me up friends.

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Norman Blake

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11 months

@MickeyUndertone Thank you Michael. That photograph was taken on the fire escape of the original @matadorrecords office on Houston and Broadway in NYC. I think it was taken the night after we watched Sonic Youth open for Neil Young at Madison Square Garden. Look at my badge (button).

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Norman Blake

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7 months

@BillyReevesOK @Pipey78 The photograph was taken by my mate Donald Milne. Donald took the cover photograph for the @TeenageFanclub album Songs From Northern Britain. We’ve done A ton of work with him since then. Shout out to @therealnickbank . Hope you’re good Nick x

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Norman Blake

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10 months

@estellecostanza When @TeenageFanclub played in Madrid a couple of months back, we stayed round the corner from where it was filmed. They’ve installed a replica of ‘La Cabina’ at the location. A nice, if slightly unsettling surprise to stumble across it while out for a pre-show stroll.

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11 months

@DuglasTStewart Whoop! It's a cracker!

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11 months

1948 HITS ARCHIVE: Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson (#1 R&B hit)

Tomorrow Night (Coslow-Grosz) by Lonnie JohnsonAn active performer and recording artist during the 1920s and 30s, pioneering jazz & blues guitarist Alonzo Jo...

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Norman Blake

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8 months

@Monorail_Music 25 years, wow! 69 love songs is an amazing album, still sounding great! @mergerecords

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Norman Blake

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10 months

@badly_drawn_boy I’ll second that Damon. I got to know Ron when I lived in Canada. Along with being a great songwriter and performer, he’s also a good egg and great company. Happy birthday Ron, and many more of them. Hope to see you soon.

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Norman Blake

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2 years

@EdwynCollins @TeenageFanclub @WeAreDeLaSoul It was Edwyn. Hope that you and Grace are doing well. A summer trip to Helmsdale might be in order.

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Norman Blake

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1 year

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1 year

Hi @MrNormanBlake1 , do you have a Fantasy Football code for the @TeenageFanclub league please? Cheers!

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7 months

@petepaphides @sohoradio I don’t know very much about Goldalming, but I do know that Euros Child’s @National_Elf wrote a song about the place. ‘Godalming’ by National Elf is on #SoundCloud

Godalming

Listen to Godalming by National Elf #np on #SoundCloud

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Norman Blake

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14 days

@JamesSkellyBand It’s a great tune! Michael Lindsay-Hogg directed a short film in Epping Forest to accompany the song. It’s also amazing! Here’s a link to that ;-)

The Rolling Stones - Child Of The Moon (Official Music Video) [Color]

Music video by The Rolling Stones performing Child Of The Moon (Color). Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg Cinematographer: Anthony B RichmondFilmed in 1968, thi...

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Norman Blake

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3 months

@Andr6wMale Keep Me From Going Under is an incredible tune and it’s an amazing recording! I’m in the 10pm to 5am gang.

Michaelo - Keep Me From Going Under - 1975 (CA, U.S.A. )

RYM by RDTEN1Mike O'Gara's initial brush with mainstream success came as a late inning member of Minnesota's The Stillroven (one of the best 1960s bands most...

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7 months

@dannykellywords @TheShamrock1888 1/2 My place was just to the right of the half way line. Cathkin Park, home of Third Lanark is situated about 50 feet behind the tenement flats. Lots of football history in that area. Coincidentally, my dad grew up on Peel St in Patrick. The flat overlooked the West of Scotland

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19 days

@National_Elf Looking great Euros! Can’t wait to give it a spin.

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1 year

@Hecubot99 Ahem! I think you'll find it's the other way round ;-)

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Norman Blake

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7 months

@MichaelDaly64 That’s both myself and @PaulMcCartney that have shaken that right hand then. About thirty years later in my case (Hyatt on Sunset in L.A.), but still 🤓👌

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Norman Blake

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7 months

@EasyPeasy_3 @DelAmitri Likewise James, I think we must have missed each other by about half an hour going by the twitter timeline. Maybe a drink with @R0Poem sometime next week?

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11 months

@MrPaulSimpson1 I have just spent a very enjoyable few minutes reading that Paul! And i see that it’s published today. Congratulations. I’ll be nipping into town to pick it up tomorrow 👌

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1 year

@euanmccolm @scotonsunday Hi Euan, I have a memory of introducing you to Mark after the Daniel J show at the fruit market, no? But yes, a great talent and a fine fella.

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2 months

@MickeyUndertone Vindictive from that Peel session is amazing!

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7 months

@rickyaross @BlueRoseCode Had the privilege of touring with and getting to know Ross a few years back. Cracking fella (hello Ross :-) Looking forward to this one. Also, saw you at Stevie’s service yesterday Ricky, but didn’t get the chance to say hello. Doing that now.

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1 year

@douglasgordon66 Hello to both of you. My round.

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6 months

@PtmurtonG Love this series and looking forward to watching again this evening. As someone who lives by the banks of the river Clyde, might there be a chance of reprising the show to cover that river at some point in the future Paul?

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18 days

@gfpaterson @thepearlfishers Last time me and David toured together he taught me how to play Hammond Song by The Roches. Se Telefonando, while being an equally brilliant song, is a walk in the park compared to the chord changes in that one. Deceptively difficult. Had my fingers in knots.

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1 year

@EasyPeasy_3 I listened, and what a fabulous achievement James. Scriabin’s music is beautiful. It takes a particular kind of dedication to not only learn it, but also to play it so well. Bravo 👌

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@dannykellywords @TheShamrock1888 2/2 Cricket Ground, where the first ever international football match took place between Scotland and England. The final score was 0-0. Greetings from Brisbane.

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1 year

@stuartmcmichael @murrayeaston @TeenageFanclub @Monorail_Music It is. An Epiphone Granada. 1966. A lovely thing.

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7 months

@EasyPeasy_3 I couldn’t agree more. At the same time I love the order and simplicity of Bach’s Jesu, Joy of man’s desiring. That piece of music gets to the very heart of me. I can’t explain it.

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@National_Elf @Stuart_Kidd @selmafrench_ Steve rocking the gilet there!

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7 months

@Steveplustax Don’t like to use this too often, but it’s appropriate here……ooft!

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1 year

@charlieendell Sorry to miss you Andrew!

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3 months

@EasyPeasy_3 It's good that you do. Because that's a beauty!

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7 months

@R0Poem @Mike_Batt @Beathhigh @mattda_butler @Beathhigh @Mike_Batt and @R0Poem talking about a pile on is what I’m here for.

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6 months

@nee_massey @dappydoodoo Just replied to David’s message, but I see you’re already on it 👍

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6 months

@dappydoodoo @nee_massey Hi Stuart! David is spot on here. We used airalo e-sims in Australia and NZ. Ask Dave McG, he already has one on his phone. ps: have a great tour ;-)

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7 months

@scgilliver @Lloyd_Cole Add five and six and you have my favourite 👌

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3 months

@EasyPeasy_3 Trouble ;-)

"Trouble" sequence from Harold & Maude

Is this the best use of a pop song in a film? Paul Morrissey once said that he hated Rock and Roll soundtracks in feature films because the narrative has to ...

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1 year

@DougKer39026136 @CouncillorTudor Thanks Doug! Your charity work is inspiring.

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1 year

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@EasyPeasy_3 He’s a Canuck. I knew it. Lived there for ten years.

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2 years

@surfsherpa @TeenageFanclub Thanks. We'll fix that :-)

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@jrdouglasesq That's really lovely John.

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2 years

@R0Poem @JimLambie2 Jim was a nippy player in his day Robert. That was before the Merrydown years. Our Splash One drink of choice :-)

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7 months

@scgilliver @Lloyd_Cole The Modern Lovers with Roadrunner 🤓👍

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3 months

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@NPortnell Me too. It’s a belter!

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6 months

@thezambologist @thejustincurrie Hi Phil! Long time no see, but I’d recognize that voice anywhere. You still playing the bass?

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@hev_jones @Stuart_Kidd @National_Elf @selmafrench_ Hi Heather. We’ve spent the last three years talking about Steve’s yellow and blue puffer jacket. I spotted him on tv on two separate occasions in the crowd when Wales were playing because he was wearing it. He's looking sharp in the gilet. Immediately caught my eye 😉👌

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@imzenxith I’ve got a copy of that.

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2 years

@HifiSean Looking sharp x

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7 months

@KevinFMcDermott @Berkeley2Studio Absolutely Kevin. It was nice to hear your memories yesterday. Hope you’re well.

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2 years

@brentrademaker @JulianHCope Thanks Brent! Hope yr good x

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1 year

@WednesdayErskin It really is Wendy. The last chapter had me welling up. I think the book is a fabulous achievement.

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7 months

@EasyPeasy_3 I think it’s beautiful and profound. Your mum must have had so much pleasure playing it. And for sixty years too. Wonderful!

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2 months

@euanmccolm @estellecostanza Bring tomorrow if poss ;-)

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