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Writer, editor, senior pop investigator, Wikipedian... and karma mechanic www.tonybarrell.com

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What's that smell?

13.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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WIDE-EYED AND WEBLESS β€˜Mummy, what was it like before the internet?’ Tony Barrell looks back to the Pre-Online Era OCTOBER 2015 There are millions of young people walking around today who never knew the world before the in...

Here are my memories of "life before the internet". What are yours?
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11.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't drive either. I don't have the skills and I need to keep the roads safe for others!

05.03.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've resolved to do this every day now – starting today.

03.03.2026 10:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DID ELVIS VISIT LONDON? Did the singer Tommy Steele give Elvis Presley a secret tour of the UK capital in 1958? Tony Barrell investigates APRIL 2021 It was once a universally accepted fact that Elvis Presley never set foot i...

Did Elvis Presley visit London secretly in the 1950s?
Here is the truth. #Elvis #London #spooky
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02.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After I buttered some bread, I suddenly saw this face in it!
It wasn't just me: when I took the picture, my phone suggested I "try Portrait Mode".
#face #bread #spooky

01.03.2026 10:12 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Utterly fed up with people "doubling down" on this, that and the other. I double over whenever I hear it now. It won't be long before people are tripling and trebling down, and I'm going to quadruple down on all of them.
#doublingdown #doubledown #doubleplusgood #doublebubble

18.01.2026 10:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of my favourite London street names. The people here all have immaculate eyebrows.

09.01.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MISTLETOE AND SPIES How can we add some Christmas sparkle to the James Bond films? Tony Barrell mulls it overΒ  DECEMBER 2025 The trouble with James Bond films is that they don’t have enough tinsel, reindeer, mistletoe or...

James Bond films need to be more Christmassy! Here's how...
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30.12.2025 11:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Daniel Craig auditioning for a biopic about Leslie Phillips?

06.12.2025 10:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Were you ever naughty like this?

04.12.2025 11:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SQUAWK OF THE TOWN Bright green parakeets are now an established feature of London. But where did these noisy birds come from? Tony Barrell explains OCTOBER 2025 As I walk around the green spaces of southwest London, my...

Read all about the parakeets of London... and elsewhere.
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25.11.2025 10:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seen in Teddington... A New Career in a New Town?

23.11.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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31.10.2025 10:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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29.09.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The big online Secret Art Auction is on NOW!
A chance to bid on anonymous artworks – some of which are by eminent Royal Academicians!
All proceeds go to charity. You just register quickly to take part. www.jumblebee.co.uk/secretartauc...

29.09.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's a good day for big points in Blossom!
#Blossom #game #bigwords

18.08.2025 11:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Questionably, too.

12.08.2025 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's a recent email that "got me barnacled". What??!??
When I read it, I was "in extraordinary eudaemonia and upper intoxicant". What???!
It's all "written" by Artificial Stupidity, of course.

29.07.2025 09:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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POP FACT: La Isla Bonita is of course Madonna’s tribute to the lovely and fragrant Isla St Clair.

21.06.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

It is a coincidence that β€˜emoji’ and β€˜emoticon’ sound alike.

β€˜Emoji’ is a Japanese term meaning β€˜pictograph’ (β€˜e’ is β€œpicture, drawing” + β€˜moji’ is β€œletter, character”).

β€˜Emoticon’ is β€˜emotion’ + β€˜icon.’

🀯

17.07.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 507 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 8

Where is the evidence that John said this? I can find it in none of his published interviews or writings.

08.07.2025 05:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She loves him for his looks.

28.06.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I actually did this last week. I revisited all my former workplaces, all the pubs I ever drank in, and all my ex-girlfriends.

28.06.2025 11:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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IN THE AIR TONIGHT Dusty Springfield wasn’t just a wonderful singer. She was a notorious food-flinger as well, reveals Tony Barrell MAY 2021 Dusty Springfield was one of the finest singers who ever lived. And when someo...

Dusty Springfield's odd little habit...
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27.06.2025 10:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Since the dream, I've heard that the Stones DO have a new album up their sleeves. What if they call it Space Magnets? What do I do then?

23.06.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I buttered some bread, and suddenly a face was staring out at me! Who is this?
#butterface #spooky #weird

17.06.2025 13:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rock'n'roll dream this morning! The Rolling Stones had just released a new album called 'Space Magnets'. Some bloke said to me: "Rolling Stones. Space Magnets. Discuss." I hadn't heard the music, but I liked the title. Still do.
#rollingstones #spacemagnets

08.06.2025 10:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Stegosaurus for me, definitely.

01.06.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0