Richard Dalziel

Hats off to you, Sir. Excellent wordplay.

True too…

Have just bought the book on the strength of the brilliant Arthur Lowe reading. BBC Sounds is wonderful, but from tomorrow (21st) I’ll struggle to get it here in the Czech Republic.

Oh! Now you’re talking…. From one of my favourite albums. When he was the epitome of cool sophistication.

Came late to it. Struck by the obvious Kraftwerk connection, but Hooky’s bass adds so much more. Great!

@aarondelays.bsky.social I wanted to share a conversation I’ve just had with my 17 yr old son.
What was that great track we used to sing about the girl on fire?
That’s The Delays, a superb band.

Agreement reached with the opening chords…

Once wonderful, always wonderful! Thank you.

@johnharris1969.bsky.social Congratulations for Maybe I’m Amazed. Your words are warming my chilly mornings here in the Czech Republic. All good things to you and yours.

Having seen O’Toole in the title role of the Scottish play back in the early eighties, your analogy made me snort out loud. Enter stage left pissed and leering at the audience.

Reminding us all why this is a lovely place to hang out. Off to Norway in May. Now with authentic local sounds. Thanks Pete.

As we say in Czech, Gawjus!

Discovering sits slightly menacingly on my bookshelf here in the Czech Republic, waiting for tariffs to be levied on Scarfolk.

I often think you lived in our house!

When I saw you’d interviewed a member of Northern Portrait it was like finding a secret within a secret. An underrated band in a book on the ultimate underrated band! Atb to you from one teacher to another.

@mrmcallister.bsky.social I know I’m always late to the show, but I have just finished reading The Perfect Reminder. Huge thanks for reminding me why TCS are the finest of bands. A great, positive and celebratory book. Your words warmed a chilly day in 🇨🇿.

Any trip back home wouldn’t be complete without a haul of books. Here’s my latest haul. Should keep me busy for a while…

Powered by baking soda or the “posh” version with batteries? Took me back about 60 years!

That was one lost in the memory banks. Thanks James.

@markscrutondesign.bsky.social welcome to a better place 👏

Naahh, some secret agent battling it out with an arch-nemesis in a fist fight involving nearly falling off, ducking as a bridge comes into sight and the train plunging into a ravine. East-coast main line? Common occurrence.

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social congratulations on the Sergei podcast. Please keep shining a light in murky places. Wishing you good things in 2025.

You can hear it … Those interfering EU bureaucrats stopping my right to maim myself, pollute the environment and cause distress to animals.

From the dark beginning to its nihilistic end, a perfect family film.

Thanks for the tip. Always looking for new reading experiences.

You are on a roll today. Happy Christmas from 🇨🇿 where we are gearing up for fish and more fish.

Absolutely. My first girlfriend devoured them and was a fan of Emmerdale Farm. Red flag material these days.

Any other Hull City sufferers on here? Not quite going as planned is it?

Please ask her about the influence of Ripellino’s “Magic Prague” on her writing. It was her interview recommendation that sent me to it. What a fantastic, dense, hilarious and chilling love letter to Prague. Sorry I can’t be with you. Atb from deepest Moravia.

Anna Seghers. The Seventh Cross and Transit are as exciting and thoughtful as anything I’ve read in the recent past.

Didn’t Speed Queen Equipped support Memorial Device on the ill-fated Fresh Ayr tour?

How can a video from 20 years back bring such joy to my day? Thanks, as ever, for posting.

Teachers across the world. Let’s face the uncertainty of the future with this as our mantra. From a remarkable woman and a wonderful book.