The Riverboat Captain
@riverboatcapt.bsky.social
Te Kāpene o te Waka Awa | A Yorkshireman in Aotearoa NZ | #MDANT | Left | Green | Music | Film | TV | Books | Football #SWFC | Outdoors | https://linktr.ee/RiverboatCaptain
I've been in airports too much for bad reasons lately. Today, an airport for the start of a genuine summer break.
Heavy cold though. You're gonna love me on the way to Chch, fellow flyers.
Heavy cold though. You're gonna love me on the way to Chch, fellow flyers.
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I've been in airports too much for bad reasons lately. Today, an airport for the start of a genuine summer break.
Heavy cold though. You're gonna love me on the way to Chch, fellow flyers.
Heavy cold though. You're gonna love me on the way to Chch, fellow flyers.
The Madri is flowing, guys.
Manchester airport, breakfast time.
Manchester airport, breakfast time.
January 29, 2026 at 8:39 AM
The Madri is flowing, guys.
Manchester airport, breakfast time.
Manchester airport, breakfast time.
Waiting for the Out is good innit.
January 29, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Waiting for the Out is good innit.
It's been a tiring and emotional month. Looking forward to saying goodbye to January and also England for a while.
January 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM
It's been a tiring and emotional month. Looking forward to saying goodbye to January and also England for a while.
Man's cash reserves are low
Kanye apologises for his anti-Jewish outbursts and DENIED BEING A NAZI while ostensibly wearing a maga hat at the same time.
Right.
Right.
January 26, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Man's cash reserves are low
Do you? Really?
January 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Do you? Really?
Live albums, you say?
January 16, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Live albums, you say?
You always knew yer mam collected sugar tongs.
But 193 of them?
But 193 of them?
January 15, 2026 at 9:18 AM
You always knew yer mam collected sugar tongs.
But 193 of them?
But 193 of them?
They don't like it up em, Mr Mainwaring!
BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise
January 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
They don't like it up em, Mr Mainwaring!
You're making a white sauce, and fortunately yer mam has three butter pats stolen from the cafe this morning in t' handbag.
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
You're making a white sauce, and fortunately yer mam has three butter pats stolen from the cafe this morning in t' handbag.
Yer mam complaining about how cold it is in the house without central heating she's lived in for 40 years.
And then turning fires off in rooms we're not in.
And then turning fires off in rooms we're not in.
January 12, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Yer mam complaining about how cold it is in the house without central heating she's lived in for 40 years.
And then turning fires off in rooms we're not in.
And then turning fires off in rooms we're not in.
A crunchy cover for your Sunday night
Beagle - Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes
YouTube video by Lucas mc
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
A crunchy cover for your Sunday night
Pray for Nick, my friends.
I've just (finally) fallen in love with The Fall. That's my entire record budget for 2026 taken up.
January 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Pray for Nick, my friends.
Do you want my actual first gig or the gig I say was my first gig?
January 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Do you want my actual first gig or the gig I say was my first gig?
Earth goes woof!
Dog food accounts for 1% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
Study of 1,000 products finds wet, raw and meat-rich products have higher climate impact than dry kibble
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Earth goes woof!
That favourite drummer thing..
Can - Vernal Equinox Live
YouTube video by Peyotefr
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 10:38 PM
That favourite drummer thing..
When yer mam asks you what a condom is. Heard it on the telly. 88, ffs.
January 6, 2026 at 8:35 AM
When yer mam asks you what a condom is. Heard it on the telly. 88, ffs.
Reposted by The Riverboat Captain
And this is where we are...
January 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
And this is where we are...
I think I'm pretty much done with social media. Nowt wrong with you guys, but that other shit.. [gestures]
January 5, 2026 at 8:58 AM
I think I'm pretty much done with social media. Nowt wrong with you guys, but that other shit.. [gestures]
Luke Littler is the oldest looking teenager I've ever seen.
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Luke Littler is the oldest looking teenager I've ever seen.
Just found the Blackadder Season 2 DVD [cracks open a bottle of wine]
December 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Just found the Blackadder Season 2 DVD [cracks open a bottle of wine]
Flood - Little Simz
I Am (Reborn) - Greentea Peng
Dancing With the Europeans - Suede
Half a Lifetime - My Morning Jacket
Time Attacks - Swervedriver
I Am (Reborn) - Greentea Peng
Dancing With the Europeans - Suede
Half a Lifetime - My Morning Jacket
Time Attacks - Swervedriver
Chops Top 5: Songs of 2025
1. How The Ivy Crawls - Perennial
2. Knowledge - Edwyn Collins
3. Flood - Little Simz
4. Fireworks - Clementine March & Evelyn Gray
5. Shells - Westside Cowboy
#chopsfives #topfive reply or QT to share yours
1. How The Ivy Crawls - Perennial
2. Knowledge - Edwyn Collins
3. Flood - Little Simz
4. Fireworks - Clementine March & Evelyn Gray
5. Shells - Westside Cowboy
#chopsfives #topfive reply or QT to share yours
December 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Flood - Little Simz
I Am (Reborn) - Greentea Peng
Dancing With the Europeans - Suede
Half a Lifetime - My Morning Jacket
Time Attacks - Swervedriver
I Am (Reborn) - Greentea Peng
Dancing With the Europeans - Suede
Half a Lifetime - My Morning Jacket
Time Attacks - Swervedriver
The ritual Christmas folding of the wrapping paper as the presents are opened so it fits in the bin.
Hope you're doing lots of folding. Have a cool Yule, y'all 🎄🎁⭐
Hope you're doing lots of folding. Have a cool Yule, y'all 🎄🎁⭐
December 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The ritual Christmas folding of the wrapping paper as the presents are opened so it fits in the bin.
Hope you're doing lots of folding. Have a cool Yule, y'all 🎄🎁⭐
Hope you're doing lots of folding. Have a cool Yule, y'all 🎄🎁⭐
An alternative universe Polar Express where Tom Waits does the Tom Hanks bits.
Who's with me?
Who's with me?
December 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
An alternative universe Polar Express where Tom Waits does the Tom Hanks bits.
Who's with me?
Who's with me?