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Stephen Blackford 👽

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Father, Son and Holy Goat. #LFC fanatic, cantankerous old soul with a heart mainly of gold. Author of 16 books, seller of very few. Lives in a time warp with the ghosts of my heroes Hunter Thompson and Salvador Dali https://linktr.ee/theblackfordbookclub

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · May 29

Pleased to announce my sixteenth book and third on the Mighty Reds of #LFC is now available in paperback and hardback via Amazon...

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FB9PC3NB

#liverpool #champions #campione #ynwa #redsky #booksky #books #newbooks #newrelease

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 13h

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Some rambling musings on last night's baseball blah, blah, blah. My #cricket book above ⤴️ but no-one reads a damn word I write so who cares blah, blah, blah

#Brewers #Cubs #Baseball #Substack #Writing #WritingCommunity

Brewers “Average Joes” end the Cubbies World Series dreams

Fear and Loathing on the road to the World Series (part 11)

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 16h

In certain circles, you hear the term "demoralization" as a form of psychological warfare by the Russians pre Cold War and even the Governments of the West today.

I think this stretches to social media too, screaming into the void and no-one giving a single shit what you have to say.

Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 18h

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Bacon sandwich, the King's smile (and I kept darting away from the interview to watch a bunch of his goals). Not a bad start to a Sunday #LFC

Sir Kenny Dalglish: Liverpool, Advice for Wirtz & Rangers to Celtic! | Stick to Football EP 96

YouTube video by The Overlap

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 1d

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A Friday night of music (REM, Radiohead, Talking Heads, Aimee Mann) into an early Saturday morning of baseball, and some rambling musings on life too...

#baseball #seattle #mariners #detroit #tigers #substack

Mariners ride a wild wave to Toronto

Fear and Loathing on the road to the World Series (part 10)

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 1d

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🎵Everybody knows what's going wrong with the world. But I don't even know what's going on in myself🎵

THE THE - Slow Emotion Replay (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 1d

Of course Donald Trump had a vaccine. He's also going to dismantle the Establishment he's a part of, release the Epstein files and like a modern day Jesus save the world. The moon is also made of cheese and you're a deluded fool for believing him or the Establishment he protects.

Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 2d

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Some rambling musings on last night's baseball and another excuse to show off my #LFC book ⤴️

#LetsGoDodgers #DodgersvsPhillies #DodgersWin #Baseball #Substack #LADodgers

Dodgers edge the Phillies in a thriller

Fear and Loathing on the road to the World Series (part 9)

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 3d

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Rundown of last night's #baseball and my #LFC book from last season ⤴️. Go on, treat yourself! It's nearly Christmas. Make a lovely present...

#Phillies #LetsGoDodgers #Dodgers #Yankees #Substack

The Evil Empire crumbles and the curious case of Shohei Ohtani

Fear and Loathing on the road to the World Series (part 8)

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 4d

Brilliant! With you all the way (except my lad was born during a Sunday night game of American football..) and I've written at length in all my books about Away Ashes, ushering the family to bed for the MCG Test on Christmas Night etc. LOVE watching every ball from every Test down under. Can't wait.

Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 4d

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Some rambling musings on last night's baseball (and a cricket book of mine ⤴️) and waking up singing Kate Bush songs and dreaming of brown bears..

#yankeesbluejays #aaronjudge #baseball #substack #books #cricket #sports

Evil Empire still alive after a wild night at Yankee Stadium

Fear and Loathing on the road to the World Series (part 7)

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 4d

For all the England cricket fans celebrating Pat Cummins injury and absence from the first Ashes Test Match and maybe the Series....I have two cautionary words for you:

Scott
Boland

Roll on the Ashes. Can't beat watching cricket through the night.

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 5d

A day in the life of the lost and bewildered.

Brilliant mental health drama.

#Steve

Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 5d

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Some rambling musings on last night's baseball (and a rather lovely book on cricket ⤴️...)

#Dodgers #LetsGoDodgers #Brewers #Cubs #Phillies #Substack

Thriller in Philly as the Brewers beat up the Cubs

Fear and Loathing on the road to the World Series (part 6)

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 6d

Although the series ends up lionizing a monster, it's creepy as fuck and the music is a joy. Best serial killer drama since the last serial killer drama.

#MonsterTheEdGeinStory

Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 6d

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Some rambling musings on last night's baseball, but here's my #LFC book ⤴️, go on, treat yourself! It's nearly Christmas...

#Toronto #BlueJays #BaseballwithaLimey

Fear and Loathing on the road to the World Series (part 5)

…and the Evil Empire are one loss away from an early elimination

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 7d

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Slot Out!
FSG Out!
Only kidding, here's some balanced rambling musings from Saturday's game #LFC #YNWA #Liverpool #PremierLeague

Late London despair for the Reds at The Bridge

Chelsea 2 Liverpool 1, 4th October 2025

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 7d

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Some rambling musings on football, baseball, Shohei Ohtani and Ed Gein. A must read for the mentally deranged. Tell your therapist. Recommend it to your cat.

#shoheiohtani #baseball #dodgers #ladodgers #letsgododgers

Fear and Loathing on the road to the World Series (part 4)

The “Hollywood Derby”, Breakdown at the Bridge, and the wondrous Shohei Ohtani

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 8d

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My book (lovely cover, innit bruv?) ⤴️and some pointless ramblings and musings from the fear and loathing road to baseball's World Series ⬇️

#yankees #redsox #baseball #newyork #boston #writing #writingcommunity

Fear and Loathing on the road to the World Series (part 3)

Schlittler wins “Battle of the Rookies”

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 9d

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I loved #RabbitTrap so here's some spoiler free words of praise for a brilliantly disturbing film.

Rabbit Trap (2025) Brilliant creepy psychological horror debut from Bryn Chainey

“What happens when a sound dies?”

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 9d

Nearly 3 million signatures on the petition and the anti-human monsters are pushing ahead. They have to. Part of a wider One Party State agenda. Democracy? Voting? What larks. You're a slave. Despised by the dark eyed actors and actresses on your telescreens

#DigitalID #BritCard

Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 10d

As I can’t stop thinking of this film (watched for the first time last night) and I’m trying to juggle some words into some kind of coherent order for a spoiler free review, I may as well recommend this again here.

Does “creepy as fuck” constitute a review?

#RabbitTrap

Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 10d

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Football and Baseball. With a little Football and Baseball thrown in for good measure.

#LetsGoDodgers #Dodgers #LADodgers #baseball #Substack

Fear and Loathing on the road to the World Series (part 2)

Guardians, Padres and Yankees force Game 3 as Dodgers sweep aside the Cincinnati Reds

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 11d

Creepy and disturbing, and a rather marvellous movie.

#RabbitTrap

Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 11d

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Today's rambling musing and another hopeful plug of one of my beautiful books ⤴️

#baseball #dodgers #ladodgers #letsgododgers #shoheiohtani

Fear and Loathing on the road to the World Series (part 1)

Dodgers take Game One as the Red Sox stun the Yankees

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Stephen Blackford 👽 @steveblackford.bsky.social · 12d

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Some rational and considered thoughts after yesterday's defeat. #GALLIV #LFC #YNWA #Substack #Galatasaray

Turkish despair for Liverpool in Istanbul

Galatasaray 1 Liverpool 0, 30th September 2025

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