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David, The King of Kemptown

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Welsh, Brightonian, London librarian (and writer). The G & Q in LGBTQ+ (he/him) and the first King of Kemptown 🤴

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · Nov 14

In love with this evocative photo of outside the Atlantic House Bar in Provincetown, 1993.

The flirty, babbling chatter. The muted beats of the club. The smell of the heat of a warm summer's night. That little guy in the black vest with his cute porn star tache 💕

Credit: David Jarrett

Photograph of men at night outside a bar. The low hanging sign above them reads 'Atlantic House Bar 1798'. There are about 10 men in the photo chatting in groups, mostly wearing shorts. In the middle is a shorter guy with his back towards the camera wearing tight jeans and a little black vest.

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 6h

a man dressed as a devil with horns and a beard

ALT: a man dressed as a devil with horns and a beard

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 6h

He’s clearly delirious 😂

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 7h

Lovely gig from SYML this evening at Chalk, Brighton. If you haven’t heard of him, check him out 💕

David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 8h

Watch Annie Hall 💕

David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 9h

Absolute trailblazing icon 💕

David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 9h

La di dah 💔

David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 9h

Aren’t they about 20 years too late? OCS really isn’t that queer anymore 😬

David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 9h

Love this woman so much, Annie Hall, The Godfather, First Wives, Lookimg for Mr Goodbar. She also directed the Heaven is a Place on Earth video for Belinda. Genuinely moved at the loss of this legend 💔

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 9h

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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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 11h

And ofc she’s right. They think everyone else is stupid.

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 12h

Also - and this is true - I was on a tour of the Teotihuacan pyramids in Mexico City on Thursday, and in our group of about 35, there was a trans woman. And… everyone was friendly, welcoming, just happy looking at pyramids. Because most people aren’t hate-filled psychopaths. It’s not difficult.

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 12h

This 👇

Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 12h

It’s National Coming Out Day for all the letters of the rainbow. It’s a huge risk for anyone, but if you can, we need you more than ever. And there’s an army of us here to back you up, you beauty.

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 12h

God no! We dont want him 😂

David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 12h

It's yet more performative bull. I mean, 'I was mildly put out by a broken window' isn't quite as profitable a headline.

David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 12h

Bindle never ceases to miss an opportunity to coin it in. Are we really going to say that instead of a broken window she didn't see pound signs?

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 12h

This is what happens when a woman dares to challenge the gender critical cult.

Of course the choice of venue was intentionally provactive. The 'what she was wearing comparison' is utter bullshit and they know it.

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 12h

The complete lack of empathy in people like Keith is deeply disturbing and how dare he deflect culpability from a criminally inadequate system back on to her loved ones.

And also ""'ing Leia's name. Does he "" everyone who changes their name?

"Elton John"
Victoria "Beckham"
Pope "Leo"

David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 12h

Oh, I forgot I did that! Was a while ago mind 😀

David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 12h

I've got a 1,000 word summary, now my 500 word version is at 707 words...

a stuffed animal is walking with a cane and the words `` almost there '' .

ALT: a stuffed animal is walking with a cane and the words `` almost there '' .

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 13h

If you thought writing a book was hard, try writing a summary for agents/publishers. Distilling over 100k words down to 500 is crazy. Like what do I cut out?...

a man sitting in a car with the words everything is important netflix written below him

ALT: a man sitting in a car with the words everything is important netflix written below him

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 13h

There's probably a psychological term for the different ways people see the same things. I just read it as Pat then saw the & later.

David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 13h

I'm refusing to engage with AI but I'm aware there might be certain things happening without my knowledge. Every advance deskills us just a little more each time, but this is a massive leap into idiocy.

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 13h

I did wonder if I had any followers who'd never seen Eastenders were thinking, 'is he high?' 😂

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David, The King of Kemptown @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 15h

Because my father repaired tv's and video's for a job, we'd always have a VCR in the house so was able to tape it anyway 😂

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21h

Greens growing. Reform ratttled.

PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Tice "green party leader Zack Polanski is a weirdo. Changed his name, claimed hypnosis could increase women's breast size, thinks me should compete in women's sport, thinks women can have a penis. Other than that he's fine. Vote Green. Get weirdo."

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