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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 3h

I didn't know Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. #nobelpeaceprize #presidentsandnobel

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Nobel Peace Prize Presidents - Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 18h

One of the last interviews Bert Jansch gave before his passing in 2011. I was happy to hear that he wasn't a big guitar collector and owned 25+ guitars. A very humble musician. #bertjansch #britishfolkmusic #pentangle

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Bert Jansch - The Dusty Wright Show

YouTube video by Dusty Wright

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 3d

Eels' slipperiness is the basis for the some of our oldest eel metaphors.

In the 5th C. BCE, the Greek poet Simonides wrote that a slippery character -- say, like, a politician who is running for office to avoid prison -- is “like an eel down in the slime."

And that's bad.
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Meme. Colored medieval drawing of Simonides. You can tell it's him because his name is written above his head. Otherwise you might not know, because he is dressed very much like a medieval merchant. He is wearing a big maroon hat with a green band, and an orange cloak over a stylish black and yellow shirt. His yellow hair is long and flowing, and he is holding a book in his lap in his right hand. His face is lined with care or worry, and he is looking somewhere off to your left. He is not paying attention to you at all, really.

His thumb is holding his place in the middle of his book, and he looks like he's been interrupted in the middle of reading by some semi-distant disturbance. As if, somewhere off to your left, there is a bear trying to get onto a bus. The bear is apologetically looking for change to pay the fare, but everyone else is freaking out. Simonides is considering this scene, and writing a poem about it in his head.

Meme text reads:
"My best poetry
is eeligiac poetry"

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 3d

Harlequin ladybirds are swarming UK houses this week - here's why. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...

Why so many ladybirds are swarming UK houses

With social media reports of harlequin ladybirds invading UK homes this week, Elizabeth Rizzini explains why the weather means some ladybirds are on the move.

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 4d

My latest poem, California Boyfriend, is a tribute to my home state which has seen more than its fair share of abuse in the past few years. Love it or hate it, you will always find me there. #soundcloud #california #andysevenltd #irishbouzouki #neofolk #indiefolk

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California Boyfriend

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 5d

You can also access their brilliant album The Nonesuch Guide to Electronic Music.

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The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music : Beaver & Krause : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Tracklist: Disc 1: 1. I. Peace Three 2. 1. Slow-Motion Audible Example 3. 2. Composition 4. 3. Harmonic Synthesis 5. 4. Non-Harmonic Synthesis 6. 1....

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 6d

For all early electronic music fans you can stream Beaver & Krause's album Ragnarok on the Internet Archive. #internetarchive #earlyelectronica #beaverandkrause

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 6d

It's book report time, and this time I review John Mayall's memoir Blues From Laurel Canyon. I have a lot to say about it, as usual. #goodreads #booksky #bookreviews #johnmayall #britishblues

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Andy's review of Blues From Laurel Canyon

4/5: I listened to john Mayall's memoirs as an audiobook. Derek Perkins reads Mayall's memoirs with a very clear and resonant voice, making it one of the more tolerable audiobooks I've listened to. If...

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 9d

Pretty amazing clip on Mark Sandman from Morphine talking about his custom setups on his bass guitars, including one guitar with two guitar strings and one bass string that he uses on Murder For The Money. This is awesome. #marksandman #morphine

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Mark Sandman of Morphine - Interview On His Basses

YouTube video by ColinMan1999

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 9d

My newest poetry track is a Shakespearean free association ode to the mystery meal of Slumgullion, played on mandolin and industrial synthesizer. #poetrysky #indiepoetry #indiepoets #neofolk #mandolin

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Slumgullion

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 10d

Nicofolk LOL.

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 10d

Neofolk, the genre that merges folk music with industrial sound most likely began in 1974 thanks to John Cale/Nico/Eno with Nico's landmark album The End. #neofolk #industrialmusic #johncale #nico #brianeno

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Innocent And Vain

YouTube video by Nico - Topic

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 11d

Joyce Carol Oates, or when you didn't have to sell millions of books to be recognized as an important writer. #joycecaroloates #booksky #literature

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 11d

Why am I seeing more crows than pigeons? Did they have a war and the crows won? #ornithology #birds

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 13d

Sounds like instinctual gymnastics, but still interesting, of course. #cats #caturday #catscience

Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 13d

I love learning with science 🧪

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 13d

My Lucky Day - Duster Bennett

Rough tough garage blues, the Blue Horizon guys like Fleetwood Mac, JoAnn Kelly, Chicken Shack and Duster Bennett never skimped on the raunch. My heroes/heroines. #britishblues #bluehorizonrecords #dusterbennett #petergreen

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My Lucky Day by Duster Bennett

YouTube video by FenRanger

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 14d

Saxophonist Booker Ervin and poet Kenneth Patchen standing at the gates of Beatnik Heaven. #jazzmusic #bookerervin #kennethpatchen #poetry #poetrysky

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 14d

Getting people to read a book isn't hard - you simply have to create an exciting graphic for the cover in order to get people to pick up the damn thing. #paperbacks #williamsburroughs #novels #literature

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 15d

RIP Danny Thompson #pentangle #britishfolkmusic

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From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson’s musical brilliance knew no bounds

The bassist, who has died aged 86, was an extraordinary and wildly versatile presence in British music, bringing his personality into everything he played

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 16d

If dysfunctional escalators gets you fired then I have some bad news for The Beverly Center. #malls #shoppingcenters #indoormalls

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16d

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 17d

So, if the Rapture comes tomorrow can I stop looking for work?

BTW, the movie starring Mimi Rogers and David Duchovny is brilliant.

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Barbara Hershey @barbarahershey.bsky.social · 17d

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Andy Seven Ltd @andysevenltd.bsky.social · 17d

When did Instagram become a cross between The National Enquirer and The New York Post?

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 18d

Because we have former Navy frogmen as members and followers, we are going to share some Navy SEAL Mantras to use in everyday life. #MondayMotivation

A graphic displaying nine Navy SEAL mantras with icons

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