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edcourtenay.bsky.social
Geek, father of four, singer, bassist, programmer and husband - not necessarily in that order
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Shameless plug alert! Thought Control, the Pink Floyd tribute that I'm honoured to provide vocals for, are playing at Komedia in Bath on 25th May - komediabath.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/... No click tracks or pre-recording backing tracks; everything is played live

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S'not fair - weather like this just screams for BBQ and beer, but I've got to play this evening; Hobgoblin and complicated bass riffs don't mix very well!

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Smells like Appletiser Tastes like Appletiser Looks like waste from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Happy beverage time all

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Watched Star Trek: Section 31 because I was bored, and surely the IMDB rating of 3.8 had to be a mistake, right? Right? Fuck me, that was awful. It made The Final Frontier look like Citizen Cane in comparison.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Love it when a new @techmoan.bsky.social video about a device that had completely passed me by drops - it's the perfect antidote to a day of painting and DIY. Really glad to hear Mat's voice is recovering after being ill. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjaW...

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Rest in peace old faithful, at least you died at a rehearsal and not during a gig...

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

Just watched "Common People" from the new series of Black Mirror - damn, that was dark

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Some great pictures courtesy of Paul Appleby from the Thought Control gig at the Cheltenham Playhouse last Saturday

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Sometimes, I miss the days when displays just, y'know, displayed things....

submitted 44 days ago • 2 comments

My home for the next 12 hours....

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Still one one of the greatest sight gags in TV history...

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

Started playing "Thank Goodness You're Here!" this evening - had to stop for a while because my laughter was disturbing the wife. Daft, surreal, and packed with visual gags - loving it so far

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

At the gig tonight a punter has just called me a cross between JJ Burnell, Lemmy and Dave Grohl I'm going to take that as a win

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

Noooooo.....

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

I love "In Rainbows", but contrary to the established groupthink, I rank "House of Cards" as one of the best tracks on the album. And the "From The Basement" version is just sublime.

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Keyboard end stage reached (for now); Keychron K10 Max, Gateron Pro 3.0 Silver switches with Hacker Mint keycaps.

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Not long until we get the show back on the road for our first dates in 2025...

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

Still massively proud of my Floyd tribute band - this was recorded at a practice session a couple of years ago. Really glad to say that Dogs is back in our set this year.

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

A drunken conversation at a pub quiz got me to watch the whole of "Monkey Dust" again (if you've not seen it, it's bleak!); the theme tune is "That's Not Really Funny" by Eels which got me listening to this fine album again Moral: getting drunk at pub quizzes is a good thing...

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

The first album I ever bought with my own money, from when I was 12. My taste changed quite dramatically over the next couple of years, but I still have a soft spot for this one

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Have had to return the Keychron K10 Pro I purchased a couple of weeks ago - a real shame as it was really nice to type on apart from the space bar, which had an unacceptable level of wobble and sounded absolutely awful

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In another reality there would be a whole album of Aphex Twin tracks that Philip Glass orchestrated - unfortunately we live in this one, but his version of Icct Hedral is just sublime

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Well, thank fuck this day is over; found out that a very old friend (and drummer for a previous band I was in for many years) took his own life on Wednesday. A glass was raised in your honour dude.

submitted 88 days ago • 1 comment

Currently listening to this; it's by no means Jarre's best work, but it is a late career highlight after some very middling (and downright awful) albums. Highlight for me is "Watching You" with 3D from Massive Attack.

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment