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Matthew Horton

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Top rollmo’ star. Writer. Media node. Author of the 33 1/3 on George Michael’s Faith. Arsenal. Running. Dartford. https://matthewhorton.com

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · Sep 8

My 33 1/3 book on George Michael’s Faith came out in the UK three years ago today. Dominated the headlines for – ooh – a good 12 hours until the Queen went and died. Anyway, still available. #GeorgeMichael #Faith‬⁩ www.bloomsbury.com/uk/george-mi...

A copy of Matthew Horton's 33 1/3 book on George Michael's Faith.

The author holding a copy of Matthew Horton's 33 1/3 book on George Michael's Faith.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 6h

Livened up the working day, I guess.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 6h

Unless... no... could these wise ones have had blue ticks?

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 6h

Saw a couple of instances of button-bursting pomposity in the Twitter v Bluesky discourse earlier, saying you should've simply avoided the algorithmic feed. No. Long before it became entirely unusable the For You tab was throwing in unwanted posts, killing links and suppressing non-blue ticks.

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 12h

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Rob Chapman @scribblerrob.bsky.social · 16h

Who would have thought that Ron Mael not only has immaculate taste but immaculate reasoning too. This is a beaut of a read from start to finish.

The Quietus @thequietus.com · 17h

"The Who were charming to me when they were writing more situational songs. They didn’t necessarily concern world shattering issues, but instead really beautiful, miniature statements. [and] I love the artwork with the Heinz Baked Beans."

#RonMael of #Sparks on #TheWho Sell Out

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The Who Sell Out album cover. Pete Townshend has a giant deodorant under his arm and Roger Daltrey is sat in a tub filled with baked beans whilst holding a Heinz can. He also has baked beans on his face, clearly indicating that he has been eating them.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 19h

Oddly, they're mainly baffled by 'unknown guy' in the middle. Granted, it's a grotesque patchwork of David Cassidy hair and Hasselhoff torso, but they can't even see Lindsey Buckingham's face carefully spread over the top.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 1d

Sometimes I think of ditching Facebook for good, but then I see 100s of people debating the veracity of this very genuine photo of Fleetwood Mac in 1982 and wonder if I can do without it.

A very genuine untouched photo of Fleetwood Mac in 1982 with their tops off.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 1d

Sometimes I think of ditching Facebook for good, but then I see 100s of people debating the veracity of this very genuine photo of Fleetwood Mac in 1982 and wonder if I can do without it.

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Andrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social · 1d

The BBC just can’t stop wasting licence fee payers’ money.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 1d

I'm keeping that, thanks. Sucks to be you, Trump.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 1d

AND I'M NOT BITTER

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 1d

Wait until they find out dads regularly get tampons for their daughters.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 1d

I'm game.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 1d

The youngest came home and asked me what I'd been doing all afternoon.
"I had a bath, mowed the lawn and then sat on my garden bench in the sun for an hour listening to a podcast about Karl Marx."
"How very middle class of you."

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 1d

Yeah, the odd five quid CD in Fopp or Sister Ray down here in London. It's a joy but I'm totally flying blind, new phase of discovery.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 1d

I've (genuinely) been buying electric Miles Davis randomly, so this is good news.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 1d

Disrupting our social structures by being nice.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 1d

Just watched Newswatch on BBC Breakfast. Imagine my horror when it finished with a viewer calmly and succinctly COMPLIMENTING the BBC's news coverage. This is not the Newswatch I know. Sort it out, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 2d

Mein Gott.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 3d

Still reeling.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 3d

Occasionally history's greatest single.

An MP3 player featuring Scritti Politti's song Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy) as seen on the album Provision.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 3d

Atlantic Starr's Greatest Hits. I was after more Magic FM gold like Always and Secret Lovers, but every track was a RE-RECORDED version. I'm sure I'm not alone h... oh.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 4d

I think what these Arts-rubbishing politicians fail to realise is my mate Alan, who studied Mechanical Engineering, was easily the laziest bastard I met at the place. He was deep in those culture wars though. His final year project was 'Why Arts students won't understand this cantilever experiment'.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 5d

Yorra gent.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 5d

Mind you, in my actual earning job I'll be promoting the STV stream, so I think you should watch it there too if that's ok, cheers.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 5d

If you HAD done so, you'd have been able to watch it without adverts. But no. Never mind.

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