Eric Idle
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Sometimes life can be unexpected. I didn’t expect to be on stage at El Cerrito last night singing Beach boys songs with Al Jardine and Weird Al! Great fun though.
Thanks. Neither Al nor I could remember!
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Thanks. Neither Al nor I could remember!
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We’re living through crazy times - it’s getting to the point where you can’t even go to an Al Jardine show with Eric Idle without being dragged up on stage to sing “Barbara Ann”!
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We’re living through crazy times - it’s getting to the point where you can’t even go to an Al Jardine show with Eric Idle without being dragged up on stage to sing “Barbara Ann”!
Two Wreck-Gars singing together!
Weird Al and @ericidle.bsky.social , the most ambitious team-up since Avengers Infinity War
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Two Wreck-Gars singing together!
Jesus wept.
For example; "But maybe more than two words next time, so it doesn't look dismissive?" can appear insultingly, belittlingly condescending. I'm sure that's not your intention, but it does read like that.
Just something to think about.
Just something to think about.
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Jesus wept.
Sometimes life can be unexpected. I didn’t expect to be on stage at El Cerrito last night singing Beach boys songs with Al Jardine and Weird Al! Great fun though.
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Sometimes life can be unexpected. I didn’t expect to be on stage at El Cerrito last night singing Beach boys songs with Al Jardine and Weird Al! Great fun though.
Al Jardine is on at El Cerrito tonight and tomorrow
I’m going! One of the greats with a wonderful band.
I’m going! One of the greats with a wonderful band.
November 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Al Jardine is on at El Cerrito tonight and tomorrow
I’m going! One of the greats with a wonderful band.
I’m going! One of the greats with a wonderful band.
Fantastic Ding Dong at Alex Jules last night. We sang till 2. A great crowd joined me, Micky Dolenz’, Emeen, Erik and his daughter Miranda and some really great musicians new to me. Superb players. The Canyon rocked! We played for hours. Yay!
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Fantastic Ding Dong at Alex Jules last night. We sang till 2. A great crowd joined me, Micky Dolenz’, Emeen, Erik and his daughter Miranda and some really great musicians new to me. Superb players. The Canyon rocked! We played for hours. Yay!
I was in it once. Trinculo. College.
I read Shakespeare's "The Tempest" a lot, because it has always fascinated me.💖
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I was in it once. Trinculo. College.
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Q: “Was it love at first sight?”
Olivia Harrison: “Pretty much. We felt it in our hearts from before we met. Even on the phone, we seemed to have some understanding, like you do when you meet the right person. And he was a charmer, such a charmer!”
Read more at www.instagram.com/p/DRU4zb0DGv....
Olivia Harrison: “Pretty much. We felt it in our hearts from before we met. Even on the phone, we seemed to have some understanding, like you do when you meet the right person. And he was a charmer, such a charmer!”
Read more at www.instagram.com/p/DRU4zb0DGv....
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Q: “Was it love at first sight?”
Olivia Harrison: “Pretty much. We felt it in our hearts from before we met. Even on the phone, we seemed to have some understanding, like you do when you meet the right person. And he was a charmer, such a charmer!”
Read more at www.instagram.com/p/DRU4zb0DGv....
Olivia Harrison: “Pretty much. We felt it in our hearts from before we met. Even on the phone, we seemed to have some understanding, like you do when you meet the right person. And he was a charmer, such a charmer!”
Read more at www.instagram.com/p/DRU4zb0DGv....
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Great profile of @astrokatie.com on the Perimeter Institute website: ⚛️ 🎢 🔭 🧪 👩🔬
Katie Mack: Exploring gravity in mind and body | PI News
perimeterinstitute.ca
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Great profile of @astrokatie.com on the Perimeter Institute website: ⚛️ 🎢 🔭 🧪 👩🔬
Wait till you have Professor Brian after you. He uses the word problematic… it is an oblated spheroid. But try using that in a song. @professorbriancox.bsky.social
People were arguing in my mentions today about whether the Earth is "round" when it's technically an irregular oblate spheroid and look "round" doesn't mean "absolutely perfect sphere" it means round. A soccer ball is round, a cantaloupe is round, a fluffy borb in winter is round, just go with it.
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Wait till you have Professor Brian after you. He uses the word problematic… it is an oblated spheroid. But try using that in a song. @professorbriancox.bsky.social
I hate the way Apple Music just goes ahead and adds songs to your favorite playlists. This drives me nuts. Is there anyway to stop the bastards doing this?
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I hate the way Apple Music just goes ahead and adds songs to your favorite playlists. This drives me nuts. Is there anyway to stop the bastards doing this?
Many. Gatsby for example.
@ericidle.bsky.social HAVE YOU EVER READ A BOOK THAT YOU LIKED TWICE?😊
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Many. Gatsby for example.
Finally I have finished updating my reading list, so if you want to see what I have read this year just go to my website. Ericidle.com/blog Also the Spamalot Tour page now links to the US Tour so you can see where they are and where they are heading.
Eric Idle
Ericidle.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Finally I have finished updating my reading list, so if you want to see what I have read this year just go to my website. Ericidle.com/blog Also the Spamalot Tour page now links to the US Tour so you can see where they are and where they are heading.
Absolutely
YES IT IS . IVE HAD THERAPY MANY A TIME BUT THIS YEAR HAS BEEN SUCKY FOR ME. AND THE PEOPLE WHO DONT GET HELP ARE USUALLY THE ONES WHO NEED IT
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Absolutely
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You've been patient with me (on social media) in the past when I was severely depressed; you are certainly compassionate.💖
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
You've been patient with me (on social media) in the past when I was severely depressed; you are certainly compassionate.💖
I tried.
What an absolutely bizarre use of your time and energy. Have you contributed to the sum total of human compassion here, Eric?
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I tried.
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Eric. LOTS of folk genuinely appreciate people like you who look out for others.
Don't let one person, make you think otherwise. Please.
Mistakes and misunderstandings happen, but how someone reacts to those mistakes, is usually quite telling.
Don't let one person, make you think otherwise. Please.
Mistakes and misunderstandings happen, but how someone reacts to those mistakes, is usually quite telling.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Eric. LOTS of folk genuinely appreciate people like you who look out for others.
Don't let one person, make you think otherwise. Please.
Mistakes and misunderstandings happen, but how someone reacts to those mistakes, is usually quite telling.
Don't let one person, make you think otherwise. Please.
Mistakes and misunderstandings happen, but how someone reacts to those mistakes, is usually quite telling.
I know that Denise. I will always try and help because there is a bad gene in our family and people need help. To take offense at this offered advice shows some kind of idiocy.
I APPRECIATE YOU ERIC YOU DID NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE THERAPY I JUST FINISHED MY SESSION ON LINE .IT HELPS A LOT DEPRESSION IS NO JOKE.ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHIT THATS BEEN GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY😊AND IM NOT SHOUTING
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I know that Denise. I will always try and help because there is a bad gene in our family and people need help. To take offense at this offered advice shows some kind of idiocy.
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Sometimes people don't want to accept help; all you can do is try, but it's up to them to actually get help.
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Sometimes people don't want to accept help; all you can do is try, but it's up to them to actually get help.
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I agree, Eric.💖
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I agree, Eric.💖
Oh right. So next time someone reaches out for help I should just ignore them. Good idea. Who gives a fuck about helping other people…. Thanks for your inane intervention in what was an honest attempt to help some one whom I thought was seeking help.
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Oh right. So next time someone reaches out for help I should just ignore them. Good idea. Who gives a fuck about helping other people…. Thanks for your inane intervention in what was an honest attempt to help some one whom I thought was seeking help.
And sympathetic ones join in. I was wrong. This person was seeking attention not help.
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And sympathetic ones join in. I was wrong. This person was seeking attention not help.
It is not rude to advise people in despair or depression to seek help. It is an attempt to support and encourage mental health. To find it offensive is beyond me. I’m sorry I wasted my try trying to help someone. But I won’t cease to encourage people who genuinely need help to seek it.
Telling someone to "get help" (implying psychiatric) in response to a post is considered rude in most circumstances.
That said, without seeing the original, I have no idea if the rudeness is merited or not.
For example, if the post is an anti-trans freakout. I'd think Eric was excessively polite.
That said, without seeing the original, I have no idea if the rudeness is merited or not.
For example, if the post is an anti-trans freakout. I'd think Eric was excessively polite.
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It is not rude to advise people in despair or depression to seek help. It is an attempt to support and encourage mental health. To find it offensive is beyond me. I’m sorry I wasted my try trying to help someone. But I won’t cease to encourage people who genuinely need help to seek it.
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IT PAYS TO SEEK HELP IVE BEEN TALKING TO SOMEONE ON LINE
November 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
IT PAYS TO SEEK HELP IVE BEEN TALKING TO SOMEONE ON LINE