Michael Apter
@michaelapter.bsky.social
@memorialdevice.bsky.social Alternative National Treasure. #LFC. #SmallBusiness owner. #Edinburgh. #Retail. #Music. #Politics. The most ill considered opinions are probably mine.
Living on the road my friend
Was gonna keep you free and clean
And now you wear your skin like iron
And your breath as hard as kerosene
I love a song that tells a tale, and Pancho & Lefty is a very fine tale.
Was gonna keep you free and clean
And now you wear your skin like iron
And your breath as hard as kerosene
I love a song that tells a tale, and Pancho & Lefty is a very fine tale.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Living on the road my friend
Was gonna keep you free and clean
And now you wear your skin like iron
And your breath as hard as kerosene
I love a song that tells a tale, and Pancho & Lefty is a very fine tale.
Was gonna keep you free and clean
And now you wear your skin like iron
And your breath as hard as kerosene
I love a song that tells a tale, and Pancho & Lefty is a very fine tale.
Harper Collins published a Walliams book called & The Blunders' a couple of years ago. Possibly a critique of their Board members.
December 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Harper Collins published a Walliams book called & The Blunders' a couple of years ago. Possibly a critique of their Board members.
Twenty Four Years since we lost Stuart Adamson, lead singer of Big Country. youtu.be/l90asFOSxF8?...
Big Country live at Barrowlands 1983 (full concert)
YouTube video by esso s
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Twenty Four Years since we lost Stuart Adamson, lead singer of Big Country. youtu.be/l90asFOSxF8?...
I'm not interested in scapegoats or blame games. I think this squad, this club, is dealing with a collective trauma that has really impacted on their emotional resilience and created fragility and loss of confidence. It's genuinely painful to see how it manifests during the game...
December 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I'm not interested in scapegoats or blame games. I think this squad, this club, is dealing with a collective trauma that has really impacted on their emotional resilience and created fragility and loss of confidence. It's genuinely painful to see how it manifests during the game...
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This statement from the SYP Federation is beyond contempt.
South Yorkshire Police officers engaged in lies, deception and deceit on the day of the Hillsborough Disaster. They were complicit in the subsequent cover up and the denial of of culpability.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
South Yorkshire Police officers engaged in lies, deception and deceit on the day of the Hillsborough Disaster. They were complicit in the subsequent cover up and the denial of of culpability.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Hillsborough families decry ‘bitter injustice’ that no officers will face disciplinary proceedings
None of the former officers named by the IOPC will face disciplinary proceedings because they have all retired
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
This statement from the SYP Federation is beyond contempt.
South Yorkshire Police officers engaged in lies, deception and deceit on the day of the Hillsborough Disaster. They were complicit in the subsequent cover up and the denial of of culpability.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
South Yorkshire Police officers engaged in lies, deception and deceit on the day of the Hillsborough Disaster. They were complicit in the subsequent cover up and the denial of of culpability.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Beyond parody. You'd be hard pressed to find a group of people that take themselves so self regardingly seriously, and yet are amongst the least serious politicians on the planet. An absolute shower of shockers, every single one of them.
#splitters
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#splitters
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Your Party conference thrown into chaos as Zarah Sultana boycotts first day
Sultana skips Saturday’s proceeding in solidarity with delegates expelled over links to other parties
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Beyond parody. You'd be hard pressed to find a group of people that take themselves so self regardingly seriously, and yet are amongst the least serious politicians on the planet. An absolute shower of shockers, every single one of them.
#splitters
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#splitters
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A wee trip to see the Hibees today. They should have won by 4 or 5 goals, but 2-0 was very comfortable. Some decent football on display.
November 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A wee trip to see the Hibees today. They should have won by 4 or 5 goals, but 2-0 was very comfortable. Some decent football on display.
The less said the better, regarding the Liverpool result today. As the old song goes, we hate Nottingham Forest, and it remains the case. Anyone who saw Robbo after the Scotland game should understand what they are going through at the moment, still a *lot* of slack to be cut for the team #YNWA 🧣
November 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The less said the better, regarding the Liverpool result today. As the old song goes, we hate Nottingham Forest, and it remains the case. Anyone who saw Robbo after the Scotland game should understand what they are going through at the moment, still a *lot* of slack to be cut for the team #YNWA 🧣
Neeeeerrrrrrrrrddding out to this today has been an absolute tonic #Beatles #Anthology
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Neeeeerrrrrrrrrddding out to this today has been an absolute tonic #Beatles #Anthology
Years ago I took my youngest brother to see The Charlatans at St George's Hall in Blackburn. We were amongat the first people in the door, and as I was getting my bearings Mani swaygered past us in full Madchester clobber, loudly enquiring "where's the baaaaaar"? Bless him, I hope he's found the bar
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Years ago I took my youngest brother to see The Charlatans at St George's Hall in Blackburn. We were amongat the first people in the door, and as I was getting my bearings Mani swaygered past us in full Madchester clobber, loudly enquiring "where's the baaaaaar"? Bless him, I hope he's found the bar
Very late to this particular gathering, but I am obsessed with this Nick Cave cover of Cosmic Dancer. It was released during the first lockdown in 2020, and I was somewhat preoccupied with other matters. It's an absolutely captivating, beautiful version. Enjoy it.
youtu.be/wc7mDChiiNU?...
youtu.be/wc7mDChiiNU?...
Nick Cave - Cosmic Dancer (Official Video)
YouTube video by T. Rex
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Very late to this particular gathering, but I am obsessed with this Nick Cave cover of Cosmic Dancer. It was released during the first lockdown in 2020, and I was somewhat preoccupied with other matters. It's an absolutely captivating, beautiful version. Enjoy it.
youtu.be/wc7mDChiiNU?...
youtu.be/wc7mDChiiNU?...
Oh my fucking word
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Oh my fucking word
Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
A reminder. 🤷
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A reminder. 🤷
Fuck, and I cannot stress this enough, fuck Real Madrid
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Fuck, and I cannot stress this enough, fuck Real Madrid
A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif
a man in a hat is talking to another man with the words let me see your war face
ALT: a man in a hat is talking to another man with the words let me see your war face
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November 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif
A House Of Dynamite seems to have divided the room, literally in my house because I enjoyed it, but my wife and youngest daughter were underwhelmed.
I suspect that growing up under the threat of imminent nuclear immolation in the 80's has primed me to enjoy stuff like this. So I did.
I suspect that growing up under the threat of imminent nuclear immolation in the 80's has primed me to enjoy stuff like this. So I did.
November 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A House Of Dynamite seems to have divided the room, literally in my house because I enjoyed it, but my wife and youngest daughter were underwhelmed.
I suspect that growing up under the threat of imminent nuclear immolation in the 80's has primed me to enjoy stuff like this. So I did.
I suspect that growing up under the threat of imminent nuclear immolation in the 80's has primed me to enjoy stuff like this. So I did.
Looking For A Day In The Night by The Lilac Time has finally been re-released, and for those of us who put our CD collections in the attic twenty years ago, it's appearance on streaming services spares us from irritating YouTube Playlists, and is an opportunity for others to discover it.
October 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Looking For A Day In The Night by The Lilac Time has finally been re-released, and for those of us who put our CD collections in the attic twenty years ago, it's appearance on streaming services spares us from irritating YouTube Playlists, and is an opportunity for others to discover it.
It's clearly not for everyone, but I'm a firm believer in the idea of winning any trophy that's available. Strong 'turning a drama into a crisis' vibes emanating from Anfield #LFC
October 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It's clearly not for everyone, but I'm a firm believer in the idea of winning any trophy that's available. Strong 'turning a drama into a crisis' vibes emanating from Anfield #LFC
The tragic remains of the Huly Hill Stone Circle, at Newbridge, West of Edinburgh. A manicured mound and less than a handful of stones, next to two motorways, separated from the huge outlier on the east side of the junction. There are other stones and marked rocks nearby. #StandingStoneSunday
October 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The tragic remains of the Huly Hill Stone Circle, at Newbridge, West of Edinburgh. A manicured mound and less than a handful of stones, next to two motorways, separated from the huge outlier on the east side of the junction. There are other stones and marked rocks nearby. #StandingStoneSunday
I blame Adidas. I bought one of the new kits, first time in years, and I think I've jinxed everything. Thinking of burning it on Halloween. #LFC
October 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I blame Adidas. I bought one of the new kits, first time in years, and I think I've jinxed everything. Thinking of burning it on Halloween. #LFC