mattypenny

Jun 25, 2025 ∞

June 25th. Halfway to Christmas 🎅🌲🎅🌲

Santa Claus is sitting with two children, reading from a scroll, accompanied by a festive poem.

Jun 24, 2025 ∞

Micro.blog challenge - day 24 #mbjune - bloom

Tall stalks of vibrant pink and red flowers bloom alongside a leafy green background.

Jun 24, 2025 ∞

I’m watching Endgame in Ireland. It’s excellent.

Endgame in Ireland, Series 1: 1. Bomb and the Ballot Box - BBC iPlayer

Four men are featured above the title "Endgame in Ireland" beside a large chess piece.

Jun 23, 2025 ∞

I just created a time-shifted version of a podcast.

I got the rss feed - https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT4787413333

Then mucked about a bit with it in vim

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…then pasted the list of mp3’s into Create a Podcast | Fourble

This gives me a feed for the podcast beginning at the beginning - The Rest is History (Goalhanger) podcast | Fourble

I’m not yet sure if it will be in the right order :)

Jun 23, 2025 ∞

I was talking to someone about a film the other night, but I couldn’t remember what it was called

I’ve remembered the name of the film now, but I can’t remember who it was I was talking to

Jun 22, 2025 ∞

Day 22 Day of the Micro.blog photo challenge - hometown

This is the High Street Gate of the Cathedral Close. I think I’d been running when I took the photo, which might explain why it’s a bit wonky

A dimly lit cobblestone street passes under an ornate stone archway, with buildings lining the narrow path.

Jun 21, 2025 ∞

Day 21 of the Micro.blog photo challenge - silhouette #mbjune

I took this at a (London) tube station - you can probably guess which one!

A pattern of black silhouettes of a detective character wearing a deerstalker hat and smoking a pipe is repeated on a white background.

Jun 20, 2025 ∞

Day 20 of #MbJune - gather

I will certainly be gathering these fellows in a few weeks

Jun 20, 2025 ∞

I was pleased to learn that Marc Bolan was a nice bloke and that Bowie had a stupid sense of humour

Rick Wakeman in Mojo magazine

One week you were so skint that Marc Bolan asked you to play piano glissandos on Get It On, just so you could get the session fee?

He did. I was nine quid short on my rent, so I went in to do Get It On. He said, “All I want is… when I nod at you, do a gliss.” After, I said, You could have done this. He said, “You needed your rent. I could have lent you the nine quid, or given it to you, but you wouldn’t have taken it.” I loved Marc. All the guys around Trident Studios were absolutely fantastic.

Later, I got a call from Tony: “I’m at Trident Studios with Gus Dudgeon and David Bowie. David desperately wants the mellotron to go with the other strings, and nobody can keep the effing thing in tune.” So I walked into Trident and met David for the first time. He said, “Gus and Tony say, for you, this is a piece of cake. Ever played a piece of cake before?”

A Mojo magazine cover featuring The Beatles, promoting music and articles about various artists.

Jun 19, 2025 ∞

Day 19 of the Micro.blog photo challenge — equal

This stone is about a mile from where I live. It’s beneath Old Sarum, and marks the fact that until the Great Reform Act, Old Sarum (population: 3 people and a dog) returned two Members of Parliament, whereas Manchester returned none. #mbjune

A large stone with a mounted plaque dedicated to William Pitt is surrounded by greenery. A commemorative plaque honors William Pitt and mentions the restoration of an elm tree site in 2000.