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Words and pictures for The Man. Owned by the terrier. Edinburgh-ish area. #MDANT
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“I’d offer you a drink but I’ve only got six cans.”

I'm delighted to finally share this news: My first novel, 'How Soon Is Now?' will be released on audio this May, thanks to Isis Audio, a division of large-print and audiobook specialists The Ulverscroft Group. Find out more here: www.paulcarnahan.com/news #BookSky #NewBooks #AudioBooks

RIP Gene and Betsy

Fabulous

Damn

I did a Forces gig in Estonia to a few hundred last week: "Any Americans in?" *tumbleweed* "Of course not. They've changed sides." *Big laugh* Feels a bit hollow now tbh.

These are the people that would have abandoned Poland to Hitler.

SPRING #spring

Timely reminder the copyright on Ian Fleming's novels expires January 1st, 2035. Amazon Studios is *desperate* to milk this IP for all it's worth in the remaining (less than a) decade.

James Bond will return in Skip Intro.

Peaked with Spy Who Loved Me anyway…

Some of you may enjoy one of the front pages in a bit …

The SS United States being towed off to be sunk and turned into an artificial reef is a bit too on the nose today, screen-writers.

'Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia' Our 'Ukraine Forever', MAGA PM morons completely humiliated. Again.

One day about 18 years ago I was looking around a Yoko Ono exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum when an old wall phone in the gallery rang. This phone was part of the show. I looked around & I saw that it was just me & a security guard in the gallery. He said, “oh my god you need to answer it! 1/5

Think I’ll play some The Jam tonight. RIP Rick

So very sad to hear of David Johansen's Stage 4 cancer. I'm a huge fan. Just made a donation to his fund – here's the link: www.sweetrelief.org/davidjohanse... And here's an absolutely awesome performance of the absolutely awesome Frenchette: youtu.be/08MuQAC5zpw?...

Once more with feeling! If anyone knows of owt, I’m available. Thank you for sharing 👍👍

It's launch day for my latest novel, 'End of a Century', and I've somehow managed to hypnotise the staff of the Scottish Daily Express into giving two entire pages over to me and my books. Thanks to the team for putting it together! Meanwhile, grab the book here: www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...

No More Heroes (Elastica) 😉

Got a teams meeting in 25 mins. Might go on and shout "GARLIC BREAD!" until someone chucks me out? x

Wish I could go… but if you can, do…

This excellent thread backs up something I've been saying for a while: the BBC needs a drama strand to replace Inside No. 9. - 13 episodes a year, half an hour per episode - Writers new or at least new-ish to television - Economical staging. iPlayer, and BBC Two at 10pm before Newsnight.

Our brother in music David Johansen needs help www.sweetrelief.org/davidjohanse...

That podcast is bad

From the Dept of Small Irritations: in @theresthistory.bsky.social series on the start of WW2, Dominic Sandbrook made the common mistake of referring to Hitler’s Berghof as “the Eagle’s Nest”. Rather than admit he made a mistake, he doubled down and pretended it was deliberate.

As the WFH vs office 'debate' rears its head again, my forensic investigation into the very valid reasons people detest going into the office is now free to read.

In January 1986, BBC1's Jackanory, for years stuffy and staid, briefly felt like the coolest thing ever when Rik Mayall performed (it's much more than a reading) Roald Dahl's GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE! For me and my mates, this was Event Television, constantly quoted for weeks on end.

The Sound of Music, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand 1967 by Wilfred Revelle Jackson. So many details

This is genius

A mighty Scottish biscuit. Sorry, cake

I have zero opinion on Letby’s guilt or innocence, having not studied the evidence in any depth. But the one indisputable fact is that this is a case where the starting point is lots of dead babies and grieving families. So I feel I can comfortably say…these people are ghouls.

Filmed in the very late 60s apparently. Such a strange feeling. I’d no idea.

Bit of a surprise to put telly on and see your gran 50 years ago…

Love Spencer

"Audacious." Anyway, turn to page 4 of your super soaraway New York Times for yet another article on why Britain is a fascist dictatorship.

A “peaceful transfer of power” won’t be available to the US next time.

I'm delighted to say Kindle pre-orders for my latest novel, 'End of a Century' are now LIVE on Amazon! Release day is February 14, with paperback and hardback copies available from the same day. And here, at last, is the cover – a thing of beauty by Hannah Nystrom! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVYBMPJ...