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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · 16h

A great bit from Al Pacino’s autobiography when Diane Keaton finds out he’s broke.

Extract from page 248 of Al Pacino’s 2024 autobiography where Diane Keaton goes to speak with his entertainment lawyer.

Extract from page 249 of Al Pacino’s 2024 autobiography where Diane Keaton goes to speak with his entertainment lawyer.

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · 18h

Liew and Wilson.

Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · 19h

Gutted by this. A true original. The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Sleeper, Love and Death, Annie Hall so many films she was great in.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 19h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · 6d

It does.

Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · 9d

My fourth book, a biography of Kenny Dalglish, is in bookshops and online now.

The cover of Dalglish The Fifty Matches That Made the Player by Tom Brogan. It shows images of Dalglish playing for Liverpool, Celtic and Scotland.

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah Homer I’m an angel. All us angels wear Farah slacks. bsky.app/profile/rock...

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 10d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · 16d

Do we have to get Glue back together to do another gig to get this one shut down?

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · Jul 31

Today is the last day to get 25% off a pre-order of my next book Dalglish the Fifty Matches That Made the Player from Waterstones online with the code SUMMER25.

An advert to pre-order Dalglish the fifty matches that made the player by Tom Brogan for 25% off with the code SUMMER25

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Fraser Campbell @fraserc69.bsky.social · Jul 19

As it's #SmallPressDay, here's what's available at my store!

Lots of good stuff, featuring work from incredible artists like @jamescorcoran78.bsky.social, @justiainlaurie.bsky.social, @lucysullivan.bsky.social, @alfiegallagher.bsky.social & @bobgoblynn.bsky.social.

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Cabal Comics

Buy Cabal Comics publications, Sleeping Dogs, Alex Automatic, Heart of Steal The Edge Off and House of Sweets!

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Fraser Campbell @fraserc69.bsky.social · Apr 5

Found some pics from the night we recorded our pilot sketch show "The Magic Glue" for BBC Radio Scotland at The Stand in Glasgow in 2009. First one is me with co-writer/creator the great @tombrogan.bsky.social. We look so young!

Didn't get picked up sadly, but a really memorable night.

Fraser and Tom during the recording of The Magic Glue for BBC Radio Scotland (Demus Productions 2009) at The Stand, Glasgow.

Me during the recording of The Magic Glue comedy sketch show pilot for BBC Radio Scotland at The Stand in Glasgow. I look so young!

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · Feb 24

Went to see Chris McQueer launch his debut novel tonight.

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SAST @sastscotland.bsky.social · Feb 21

Come see our new scratch night. We have comedians, short plays & poetry.
Someone may learn to juggle.
Location information comes with the ticket - the clue is Billy Connolly 🧐 🎟
www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · Feb 14

Very sad to hear this. Paddy spoke to me at length for two of my books. He was great to chat with. Insightful, helpful, encouraging, entertaining, he had no need to speak to me but was happy to do so. A great writer, he’s a great loss to football journalism.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Feb 14

Patrick Barclay, talented and respected football journalist, dies aged 77

* Wrote for Guardian, Telegraph and Times among others * Barclay also wrote a number of highly-acclaimed books Patrick Barclay, the much talented and widely respected football journalist, has died at the age of 77. Barclay began his career at the…

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Gail @spacegirlgail.bsky.social · Feb 2

If you’ve never watched American Vandal on Netflix, the time is now

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · Feb 2

I’m looking forward to this. The Gaiety is a lovely place to perform with an amazing cafe. The plays are great fun too.

SAST @sastscotland.bsky.social · Feb 2

We’re at @thegaiety.bsky.social in Ayr Thursday to Saturday and then out touring Ayrshire the following week.

Poster for Short Attention Span’s shows at the Ayr Gaiety 6, 7 & 8 February.

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · Feb 2

I loved American Vandal and talked for weeks about it to anyone who would listen.

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Fraser Campbell @fraserc69.bsky.social · Jan 29

Attention toys and collectables fans! 35 new items listed on my eBay store today, 83 items in totals to browse, some rare stuff in there!

Grab a bargain and help me feed my comics addiction!

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Fraser Campbell @fraserc69.bsky.social · Jan 22

Another mammoth session of listing stuff from my toy collection on eBay today, including loads of Batman figures collected over the years. No room for comics AND toys so something had to give!

Have a look if you're a toy person, some scarce stuff included!

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llcoolfizzy69 on eBay

Follow llcoolfizzy69 on eBay. Buying, Selling, Collecting on eBay has never been more exciting!

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · Jan 20

NEW EPISODE! Julie McDowall, author of Attack Warning Red! and presenter of the Atomic Hobo podcast, joins us for a nuclear war special, revealing three things that scarred her as a kid (she watched Threads at the age of 3!)

Listen: pod.link/1706291698

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · Jan 17

Researching my book on the Scotland national team, I discovered that the two players who shone as world-class and had their teammates and players coming up behind them in awe of their gifts were Jim Baxter and Denis Law. Law was undisputedly one of the greatest. RIP

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Fraser Campbell @fraserc69.bsky.social · Dec 20

This is an astonishing statement, a complete fantasy. Baseless Techbro PR babble. The arts is a huge industry in the UK, raking in billions despite a huge lack of central support. Our government now appear to want to crater this to facilitate thieves. Write to your MP.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · Dec 19

Keir Starmer, "AI is going to be transformative for the better in art, culture, industry, government, public services.. Not ten years but five"

"Getting the balance right between the potential of AI and the protection of copyright"

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · Dec 19

It’s an excellent read.

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Nessun Dorma Podcast @nessundormapodcast.bsky.social · Dec 17

This week in our big look at World Cup ‘82, it’s the turn of Scotland. A source of merriment to many but this is perhaps the most interesting of the failures. Good squad but a tough group. @tombrogan.bsky.social explains what happened and we try and rank Scotland’s catalogue of catastrophe

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · Dec 10

I’m lucky enough to have two pieces in the latest issue of @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social
One is on the legendary scout Bobby Dinnie while the other is on the Partick Thistle fans’ group Jags For Good.

The cover of the latest issue of Nutmeg magazine.

The opening paragraph of an article by Tom Brogan on Bobby Dinnie.

The opening paragraph of an article by Tom Brogan on Jags For Good.

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Tom Brogan @tombrogan.bsky.social · Dec 2

Some nice post today.

Two copies of Teatles magazine one with Paul McCartney on the cover the other with Ringo Starr.