Mike Scott
@mickpuck.bsky.social
Waterboys singer / guitar player / Rock'n'roller / Freak flag flyer
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #35 Andrew Loog Oldham got Big Lips & Big Ears to start writing the songs. And even if the Satyr made up riffs, like he did on The Last Time, he got no writing credit. On the follow-up, their biggest hit yet, he was reduced to playing acoustic guitar. It was their band now.
February 5, 2026 at 6:52 AM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #35 Andrew Loog Oldham got Big Lips & Big Ears to start writing the songs. And even if the Satyr made up riffs, like he did on The Last Time, he got no writing credit. On the follow-up, their biggest hit yet, he was reduced to playing acoustic guitar. It was their band now.
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“The wild and rambunctious literary figure, Neal Cassady was found dead 58 years ago today on some lonesome railroad tracks somewhere in Mexico. In the prophetic words of Jack Kerouac:
"Someday Dean's going to go on one of these trips and never come back."”
"Someday Dean's going to go on one of these trips and never come back."”
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 AM
“The wild and rambunctious literary figure, Neal Cassady was found dead 58 years ago today on some lonesome railroad tracks somewhere in Mexico. In the prophetic words of Jack Kerouac:
"Someday Dean's going to go on one of these trips and never come back."”
"Someday Dean's going to go on one of these trips and never come back."”
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The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #34 How Nina Simone is missed. She bestrode the worlds of culture, music and activism as a giant. If only we had her now. #NinaSimone
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #34 How Nina Simone is missed. She bestrode the worlds of culture, music and activism as a giant. If only we had her now. #NinaSimone
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Nina Simone photographed by Jan Persson at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, June 1968
February 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Nina Simone photographed by Jan Persson at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, June 1968
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #34 How Nina Simone is missed. She bestrode the worlds of culture, music and activism as a giant. If only we had her now. #NinaSimone
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #34 How Nina Simone is missed. She bestrode the worlds of culture, music and activism as a giant. If only we had her now. #NinaSimone
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The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #34 How Nina Simone is missed. She bestrode the worlds of culture, music and activism as a giant. If only we had her now. #NinaSimone
February 4, 2026 at 6:22 AM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #34 How Nina Simone is missed. She bestrode the worlds of culture, music and activism as a giant. If only we had her now. #NinaSimone
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #34 How Nina Simone is missed. She bestrode the worlds of culture, music and activism as a giant. If only we had her now. #NinaSimone
February 4, 2026 at 6:22 AM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #34 How Nina Simone is missed. She bestrode the worlds of culture, music and activism as a giant. If only we had her now. #NinaSimone
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Hey kids - that’s the Byrds playing at Jane Fonda’s Fourth of July party 1965 - photo by Dennis Hopper.
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Hey kids - that’s the Byrds playing at Jane Fonda’s Fourth of July party 1965 - photo by Dennis Hopper.
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #33 If George Harrison's chord at the start of A Hard Day's Night kickstarted Swinging London, then McGuinn's chiming riff at the start of Mr Tambourine Man a year later heralded the High Sixties, the moment when everything came into colour.
February 3, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #33 If George Harrison's chord at the start of A Hard Day's Night kickstarted Swinging London, then McGuinn's chiming riff at the start of Mr Tambourine Man a year later heralded the High Sixties, the moment when everything came into colour.
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Joining us for the #FishermansBluesRevue this summer...the mighty STEVE EARLE
LONDON Sept 12 ticketmaster.co.uk/the-waterboy...
AMSTERDAM Sept 10 ticketmaster.nl/event/132352...
STOCKHOLM Sept 8 ticketmaster.se/event/129865...
+ Oslo - Dublin - Glasgow - Antwerp - Valencia
LONDON Sept 12 ticketmaster.co.uk/the-waterboy...
AMSTERDAM Sept 10 ticketmaster.nl/event/132352...
STOCKHOLM Sept 8 ticketmaster.se/event/129865...
+ Oslo - Dublin - Glasgow - Antwerp - Valencia
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Joining us for the #FishermansBluesRevue this summer...the mighty STEVE EARLE
LONDON Sept 12 ticketmaster.co.uk/the-waterboy...
AMSTERDAM Sept 10 ticketmaster.nl/event/132352...
STOCKHOLM Sept 8 ticketmaster.se/event/129865...
+ Oslo - Dublin - Glasgow - Antwerp - Valencia
LONDON Sept 12 ticketmaster.co.uk/the-waterboy...
AMSTERDAM Sept 10 ticketmaster.nl/event/132352...
STOCKHOLM Sept 8 ticketmaster.se/event/129865...
+ Oslo - Dublin - Glasgow - Antwerp - Valencia
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The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #33 If George Harrison's chord at the start of A Hard Day's Night kickstarted Swinging London, then McGuinn's chiming riff at the start of Mr Tambourine Man a year later heralded the High Sixties, the moment when everything came into colour.
February 3, 2026 at 6:28 AM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #33 If George Harrison's chord at the start of A Hard Day's Night kickstarted Swinging London, then McGuinn's chiming riff at the start of Mr Tambourine Man a year later heralded the High Sixties, the moment when everything came into colour.
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #33 If George Harrison's chord at the start of A Hard Day's Night kickstarted Swinging London, then McGuinn's chiming riff at the start of Mr Tambourine Man a year later heralded the High Sixties, the moment when everything came into colour.
February 3, 2026 at 6:28 AM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #33 If George Harrison's chord at the start of A Hard Day's Night kickstarted Swinging London, then McGuinn's chiming riff at the start of Mr Tambourine Man a year later heralded the High Sixties, the moment when everything came into colour.
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#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #32 Heatwave, Baby Love, How Sweet It Is, Reach Out, Stop In The Name Of Love, Where Did Our Love Go, Band Of Gold, Same Old Song, Can't Help Myself, Reflections, Standing In The Shadows Of Love, Can't Hurry Love, This Old Heart Of Mine, Bernadette etc HDH 💚
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 PM
#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #32 Heatwave, Baby Love, How Sweet It Is, Reach Out, Stop In The Name Of Love, Where Did Our Love Go, Band Of Gold, Same Old Song, Can't Help Myself, Reflections, Standing In The Shadows Of Love, Can't Hurry Love, This Old Heart Of Mine, Bernadette etc HDH 💚
#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #32 Heatwave, Baby Love, How Sweet It Is, Reach Out, Stop In The Name Of Love, Where Did Our Love Go, Band Of Gold, Same Old Song, Can't Help Myself, Reflections, Standing In The Shadows Of Love, Can't Hurry Love, This Old Heart Of Mine, Bernadette etc HDH 💚
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 PM
#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #32 Heatwave, Baby Love, How Sweet It Is, Reach Out, Stop In The Name Of Love, Where Did Our Love Go, Band Of Gold, Same Old Song, Can't Help Myself, Reflections, Standing In The Shadows Of Love, Can't Hurry Love, This Old Heart Of Mine, Bernadette etc HDH 💚
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#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #32 Heatwave, Baby Love, How Sweet It Is, Reach Out, Stop In The Name Of Love, Where Did Our Love Go, Band Of Gold, Same Old Song, Can't Help Myself, Reflections, Standing In The Shadows Of Love, Can't Hurry Love, This Old Heart Of Mine, Keep Me Hangin' On, Bernadette etc HDH 💚
February 2, 2026 at 6:45 AM
#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #32 Heatwave, Baby Love, How Sweet It Is, Reach Out, Stop In The Name Of Love, Where Did Our Love Go, Band Of Gold, Same Old Song, Can't Help Myself, Reflections, Standing In The Shadows Of Love, Can't Hurry Love, This Old Heart Of Mine, Keep Me Hangin' On, Bernadette etc HDH 💚
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We're staying with Harold & Muriel Felshaw who have an electric organ.
February 2, 2026 at 8:48 AM
We're staying with Harold & Muriel Felshaw who have an electric organ.
#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #32 Heatwave, Baby Love, How Sweet It Is, Reach Out, Stop In The Name Of Love, Where Did Our Love Go, Band Of Gold, Same Old Song, Can't Help Myself, Reflections, Standing In The Shadows Of Love, Can't Hurry Love, This Old Heart Of Mine, Keep Me Hangin' On, Bernadette etc HDH 💚
February 2, 2026 at 6:45 AM
#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #32 Heatwave, Baby Love, How Sweet It Is, Reach Out, Stop In The Name Of Love, Where Did Our Love Go, Band Of Gold, Same Old Song, Can't Help Myself, Reflections, Standing In The Shadows Of Love, Can't Hurry Love, This Old Heart Of Mine, Keep Me Hangin' On, Bernadette etc HDH 💚
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The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #31. The Satyr's combo needed a manager and right on cue a manager found them, a teenage hustler called Andrew Loog Oldham. His cavemanesque middle name rhymed with Clockwork Orange's "droog". Infamy ensued.
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #31. The Satyr's combo needed a manager and right on cue a manager found them, a teenage hustler called Andrew Loog Oldham. His cavemanesque middle name rhymed with Clockwork Orange's "droog". Infamy ensued.
I donated several times to this lovely family. Please help them if you can.
Hello everyone,I hope you are all well. Today,at the beginning of the month,my son Ashraf turned three years old.Thank God,I see my son growing up before my eyes amidst this destruction,safe and sound, alongside my younger son Rakan, who is four months old. we still need you.
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gofund.me/46ce1af1
February 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I donated several times to this lovely family. Please help them if you can.
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #31. The Satyr's combo needed a manager and right on cue a manager found them, a teenage hustler called Andrew Loog Oldham. His cavemanesque middle name rhymed with Clockwork Orange's "droog". Infamy ensued.
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #31. The Satyr's combo needed a manager and right on cue a manager found them, a teenage hustler called Andrew Loog Oldham. His cavemanesque middle name rhymed with Clockwork Orange's "droog". Infamy ensued.
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The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #31. The Satyr's combo needed a manager and right on cue a manager found them, a teenage hustler called Andrew Loog Oldham. His cavemanesque middle name rhymed with Clockwork Orange's "droog". Infamy ensued.
February 1, 2026 at 7:32 AM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #31. The Satyr's combo needed a manager and right on cue a manager found them, a teenage hustler called Andrew Loog Oldham. His cavemanesque middle name rhymed with Clockwork Orange's "droog". Infamy ensued.
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#TheWaterboys will headline 2026's #WhenNextWeMeetFestival in CLONMEL, CO TIPPERARY on Sun 31 May. This is a regular 5-piece band show & an opportunity to see the band in a rare intimate setting. Weekend passes go on sale Fri 6 Feb at www.eventbrite.ie/e/when-next-...
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February 1, 2026 at 8:34 AM
#TheWaterboys will headline 2026's #WhenNextWeMeetFestival in CLONMEL, CO TIPPERARY on Sun 31 May. This is a regular 5-piece band show & an opportunity to see the band in a rare intimate setting. Weekend passes go on sale Fri 6 Feb at www.eventbrite.ie/e/when-next-...
📷 Ever Vision Art
📷 Ever Vision Art
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #31. The Satyr's combo needed a manager and right on cue a manager found them, a teenage hustler called Andrew Loog Oldham. His cavemanesque middle name rhymed with Clockwork Orange's "droog". Infamy ensued.
February 1, 2026 at 7:32 AM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #31. The Satyr's combo needed a manager and right on cue a manager found them, a teenage hustler called Andrew Loog Oldham. His cavemanesque middle name rhymed with Clockwork Orange's "droog". Infamy ensued.
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The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #30. It was Dave Clark's name. But it was Mike Smith's voice. And Mike's piano & songwriting. They could have been The Mike Smith Five. But he didn't like to hog the limelight. And Dave had the business head. And so it was. But it was Mike's voice.
January 31, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #30. It was Dave Clark's name. But it was Mike Smith's voice. And Mike's piano & songwriting. They could have been The Mike Smith Five. But he didn't like to hog the limelight. And Dave had the business head. And so it was. But it was Mike's voice.
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #30. It was Dave Clark's name. But it was Mike Smith's voice. And Mike's piano & songwriting. They could have been The Mike Smith Five. But he didn't like to hog the limelight. And Dave had the business head. And so it was. But it was Mike's voice.
January 31, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #30. It was Dave Clark's name. But it was Mike Smith's voice. And Mike's piano & songwriting. They could have been The Mike Smith Five. But he didn't like to hog the limelight. And Dave had the business head. And so it was. But it was Mike's voice.