Paul Abbott
@pablovich.bsky.social
Musician/writer/podcaster/idiot. Sitting in L'pool, arrived here via Boro/Scarborough/Stoke.
Big Beatles Sort Out Podcast, Hark! The 87th Precinct Podcast (Ed McBain), Good Grief (bass/vocals). "Pro Good Things, Anti Bad Things".
Big Beatles Sort Out Podcast, Hark! The 87th Precinct Podcast (Ed McBain), Good Grief (bass/vocals). "Pro Good Things, Anti Bad Things".
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Creative Types: I'm submitting an application for a creative development program and, as usual, they as for a few hundred words on me and my work.
Does anyone have any advice on writing one of these? I've done it numerous times but I always worry it's where I fall short.
Does anyone have any advice on writing one of these? I've done it numerous times but I always worry it's where I fall short.
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Creative Types: I'm submitting an application for a creative development program and, as usual, they as for a few hundred words on me and my work.
Does anyone have any advice on writing one of these? I've done it numerous times but I always worry it's where I fall short.
Does anyone have any advice on writing one of these? I've done it numerous times but I always worry it's where I fall short.
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I know it's going to be very exciting having the Anthology on hand, streaming, over the next few days and I think, from what I understand, the technical work on the episodes will be great...
...but DON'T GIVE AWAY YOUR DVDs! The episodes are all going to be standardised to an hour's length.
...but DON'T GIVE AWAY YOUR DVDs! The episodes are all going to be standardised to an hour's length.
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I know it's going to be very exciting having the Anthology on hand, streaming, over the next few days and I think, from what I understand, the technical work on the episodes will be great...
...but DON'T GIVE AWAY YOUR DVDs! The episodes are all going to be standardised to an hour's length.
...but DON'T GIVE AWAY YOUR DVDs! The episodes are all going to be standardised to an hour's length.
Good. Now make him eat it.
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Good. Now make him eat it.
I have lived in close proximity to a Scottish Person™ for the last, ooh, 24 years. I use 'outwith'.
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I have lived in close proximity to a Scottish Person™ for the last, ooh, 24 years. I use 'outwith'.
If you eat a Rich Tea biscuit whilst you're drinking coffee the government can have you destroyed.
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
If you eat a Rich Tea biscuit whilst you're drinking coffee the government can have you destroyed.
Oh, Advert in Billboard magazine in November of 1969, you've done it again! (*wipes laugh-tear from eye / throws self in lake*)
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Oh, Advert in Billboard magazine in November of 1969, you've done it again! (*wipes laugh-tear from eye / throws self in lake*)
Customs and Egg Size
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Customs and Egg Size
Anybody got a recommendation for a decent website service when you want to put together a 'portfolio' site (for sharing musical projects, podcasting, writing and bits and bobs)? There seems to be quite a lot of providers.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Anybody got a recommendation for a decent website service when you want to put together a 'portfolio' site (for sharing musical projects, podcasting, writing and bits and bobs)? There seems to be quite a lot of providers.
Very amused to stumble across these enigmatic adverts for the Bonzo Dog Band's Keynsham album in a 1969 NME.
(There's another one with the Studdy cartoon dog with a cartoon musical 'bomb' saying "Crikey! I do hope everything goes off alright" as well, but no mention of the band name anywhere.)
(There's another one with the Studdy cartoon dog with a cartoon musical 'bomb' saying "Crikey! I do hope everything goes off alright" as well, but no mention of the band name anywhere.)
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Very amused to stumble across these enigmatic adverts for the Bonzo Dog Band's Keynsham album in a 1969 NME.
(There's another one with the Studdy cartoon dog with a cartoon musical 'bomb' saying "Crikey! I do hope everything goes off alright" as well, but no mention of the band name anywhere.)
(There's another one with the Studdy cartoon dog with a cartoon musical 'bomb' saying "Crikey! I do hope everything goes off alright" as well, but no mention of the band name anywhere.)
Steeleye Span live tonight. They were ace and Maddy is just so great and charming a front person for the group.
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Steeleye Span live tonight. They were ace and Maddy is just so great and charming a front person for the group.
Three podcasts recorded in three days. Lucky I don’t mind the sound of my own voice (even if everyone else does mind).
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Three podcasts recorded in three days. Lucky I don’t mind the sound of my own voice (even if everyone else does mind).
Used to be a pub crawl called The Smithdown 10 here in Liverpool. That’s long since gone, but with the advent of another Mini-mart opening in the old Frank’s Pub you can probably do the Smithdown 10 of shonky mini-marts within the stretch of about 500 yards.
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Used to be a pub crawl called The Smithdown 10 here in Liverpool. That’s long since gone, but with the advent of another Mini-mart opening in the old Frank’s Pub you can probably do the Smithdown 10 of shonky mini-marts within the stretch of about 500 yards.
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As we're in #Beatles #Anthology season, here's a piece of artwork depicting everyone's favourite talking head from the series - dear old Neil Aspinall.
This was drawn by Paul's partner, Lorraine, and some of you may have seen this as part of the wonderful @teatles.bsky.social 'Trumps' card game.
This was drawn by Paul's partner, Lorraine, and some of you may have seen this as part of the wonderful @teatles.bsky.social 'Trumps' card game.
November 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
As we're in #Beatles #Anthology season, here's a piece of artwork depicting everyone's favourite talking head from the series - dear old Neil Aspinall.
This was drawn by Paul's partner, Lorraine, and some of you may have seen this as part of the wonderful @teatles.bsky.social 'Trumps' card game.
This was drawn by Paul's partner, Lorraine, and some of you may have seen this as part of the wonderful @teatles.bsky.social 'Trumps' card game.
@philfletcher.bsky.social we desperately need hi-res images of Crab E Crab so he can be photoshopped into whatever image-of-the-day is doing the rounds.
November 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
@philfletcher.bsky.social we desperately need hi-res images of Crab E Crab so he can be photoshopped into whatever image-of-the-day is doing the rounds.
I wonder really how well the Victoria Building at Liverpool Uni is known outside of the city. We’ve got so many amazing buildings here, cathedrals and towers and the docks, I don’t know if many folk know about the red brick buildings up the hill.
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I wonder really how well the Victoria Building at Liverpool Uni is known outside of the city. We’ve got so many amazing buildings here, cathedrals and towers and the docks, I don’t know if many folk know about the red brick buildings up the hill.
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I'm glad they've censored this disgusting act with the product logo. Wont somebody think of the gingerbread children???
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'm glad they've censored this disgusting act with the product logo. Wont somebody think of the gingerbread children???
Shared a post on the @hark87podcast.bsky.social instagram and a comment came back from some books-based content harvesting (read: ripping-off) site, "Send me this post".
How about, "no"?
How about, "no"?
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Shared a post on the @hark87podcast.bsky.social instagram and a comment came back from some books-based content harvesting (read: ripping-off) site, "Send me this post".
How about, "no"?
How about, "no"?
I don’t care about football, but I was in the pub tonight when Denmark equalised and a table erupted with enthusiasm and I suddenly became EXTREMELY SCOTTISH (which I’m not, but have a personal romantic investment in the wonderful place).
I enjoyed the next two goals a lot.
I enjoyed the next two goals a lot.
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I don’t care about football, but I was in the pub tonight when Denmark equalised and a table erupted with enthusiasm and I suddenly became EXTREMELY SCOTTISH (which I’m not, but have a personal romantic investment in the wonderful place).
I enjoyed the next two goals a lot.
I enjoyed the next two goals a lot.
I sincerely hope the AI bubble does burst soon, or that I could get a job where I don't find every day that another piece of software has had it crammed into it (today: the VLE we use at work has got an AI pilot starting). Academic Institutions won't just stumble, they'll fall over, when AI does.
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I sincerely hope the AI bubble does burst soon, or that I could get a job where I don't find every day that another piece of software has had it crammed into it (today: the VLE we use at work has got an AI pilot starting). Academic Institutions won't just stumble, they'll fall over, when AI does.
My what a long beer shadow
November 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My what a long beer shadow
And now I’ve watched Office Space because I am a renaissance man.
All The President’s Men watched again tonight. If I could just have all of Redford’s outfits (and the body shape to carry them off), I’d be happy.
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
And now I’ve watched Office Space because I am a renaissance man.
All The President’s Men watched again tonight. If I could just have all of Redford’s outfits (and the body shape to carry them off), I’d be happy.
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
All The President’s Men watched again tonight. If I could just have all of Redford’s outfits (and the body shape to carry them off), I’d be happy.
A community torn apart by adherence to different definitions of soup wetness.
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A community torn apart by adherence to different definitions of soup wetness.
It took me years to get this space as cluttered as this.
When there’s nothing else to do, sit on the floor, put The Beatles’ Mono Masters on and luxuriate in your library space.
November 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It took me years to get this space as cluttered as this.