Anthony Thompson
@anttrumpet.bsky.social
Musician, trumpeteer, herald, clinician, railway turntable, bad jokes & poetry, loves #LUFC & Jesus! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/h1adtv
www.anthonythompsontrumpet.com
www.anthonythompsontrumpet.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:54 PM
January 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Reposted by Anthony Thompson
MALF: Could you slow down just a bit here? I want to take a photograph of the Earth.
ECCLES: Here! I just saw the Earth through the clouds.
MALF: Did it look round?
ECCLES: Yer, but I don't think it saw me.
(Goon Show S7 E15, 10 Jan 1957. Script by Spike Milligan & Larry Stephens.)
ECCLES: Here! I just saw the Earth through the clouds.
MALF: Did it look round?
ECCLES: Yer, but I don't think it saw me.
(Goon Show S7 E15, 10 Jan 1957. Script by Spike Milligan & Larry Stephens.)
January 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
MALF: Could you slow down just a bit here? I want to take a photograph of the Earth.
ECCLES: Here! I just saw the Earth through the clouds.
MALF: Did it look round?
ECCLES: Yer, but I don't think it saw me.
(Goon Show S7 E15, 10 Jan 1957. Script by Spike Milligan & Larry Stephens.)
ECCLES: Here! I just saw the Earth through the clouds.
MALF: Did it look round?
ECCLES: Yer, but I don't think it saw me.
(Goon Show S7 E15, 10 Jan 1957. Script by Spike Milligan & Larry Stephens.)
Reposted by Anthony Thompson
We had some wonderful news to end 2025 and begin 2026. Our Highly Steamed organisation has received its own version of a New Year Honour in the shape of a communication confirming that His Majesty The King would be delighted to retain Patronage of The Goon Show Preservation Society.
January 4, 2026 at 9:42 AM
We had some wonderful news to end 2025 and begin 2026. Our Highly Steamed organisation has received its own version of a New Year Honour in the shape of a communication confirming that His Majesty The King would be delighted to retain Patronage of The Goon Show Preservation Society.
Reposted by Anthony Thompson
FX: PHONE RINGS
NED: Eccles, answer that phone.
ECCLES: Hello? Hello? Hello?
NED: Pick it up first, you fool.
(Goon Show S4 E15, 8 Jan 1954. Script by Spike Milligan & Larry Stephens.)
NED: Eccles, answer that phone.
ECCLES: Hello? Hello? Hello?
NED: Pick it up first, you fool.
(Goon Show S4 E15, 8 Jan 1954. Script by Spike Milligan & Larry Stephens.)
January 8, 2026 at 9:46 AM
FX: PHONE RINGS
NED: Eccles, answer that phone.
ECCLES: Hello? Hello? Hello?
NED: Pick it up first, you fool.
(Goon Show S4 E15, 8 Jan 1954. Script by Spike Milligan & Larry Stephens.)
NED: Eccles, answer that phone.
ECCLES: Hello? Hello? Hello?
NED: Pick it up first, you fool.
(Goon Show S4 E15, 8 Jan 1954. Script by Spike Milligan & Larry Stephens.)
Absolute privilege for #PrinceBishopsBrass to be asked to play for the official launch of #BlackburnCathedral’s #CentenaryYear.
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@blackburncathedral.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Absolute privilege for #PrinceBishopsBrass to be asked to play for the official launch of #BlackburnCathedral’s #CentenaryYear.
@blackburncathedral.com
@blackburncathedral.com
Reposted by Anthony Thompson
#BoxingDay #CaptionCompetition What am I thinking?
December 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#BoxingDay #CaptionCompetition What am I thinking?
Retweeted Ben (@utterben):
"Whên ît's râînîng, Î lîkê tô gîvê my vôwêls lîttlê hâts."
"Whên ît's râînîng, Î lîkê tô gîvê my vôwêls lîttlê hâts."
December 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Retweeted Ben (@utterben):
"Whên ît's râînîng, Î lîkê tô gîvê my vôwêls lîttlê hâts."
"Whên ît's râînîng, Î lîkê tô gîvê my vôwêls lîttlê hâts."
Right. I know you're all busy with Christmas, but are there any clever people out there? Helena likes her t shirts and tops inside out when they enter the washing machine, whereas I don't bother with mine.
December 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Right. I know you're all busy with Christmas, but are there any clever people out there? Helena likes her t shirts and tops inside out when they enter the washing machine, whereas I don't bother with mine.
Please stop the Closure of the RSC Music Department - Sign the Petition! c.org/wYqK7bCJwf via @ukchange.bsky.social
Sign the Petition
Stop the Closure of the RSC Music Department
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December 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Please stop the Closure of the RSC Music Department - Sign the Petition! c.org/wYqK7bCJwf via @ukchange.bsky.social
Can you imagine how pearly this piccolo solo felt?!!
#HappyChristmas from #PrinceBishopsBrass and the wonderful #LaarMusic #DoncasterVoices.
youtu.be/yrDrsYWmYNs?...
#HappyChristmas from #PrinceBishopsBrass and the wonderful #LaarMusic #DoncasterVoices.
youtu.be/yrDrsYWmYNs?...
Angel Choir & The Trumpeter | Doncaster Voices & Prince Bishops Brass featuring Anthony Thompson
YouTube video by Laar Music
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Can you imagine how pearly this piccolo solo felt?!!
#HappyChristmas from #PrinceBishopsBrass and the wonderful #LaarMusic #DoncasterVoices.
youtu.be/yrDrsYWmYNs?...
#HappyChristmas from #PrinceBishopsBrass and the wonderful #LaarMusic #DoncasterVoices.
youtu.be/yrDrsYWmYNs?...
Reposted by Anthony Thompson
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December 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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In Dulci Jubilo | Doncaster Voices | Karl Jenkins
YouTube video by Laar Music
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Mum's hip op has prompted the return of #WhatCanIBalanceOnMyFoot?
November 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Mum's hip op has prompted the return of #WhatCanIBalanceOnMyFoot?
Here is a really lovely track from #SandrasWedding on which @helenaruinard.bsky.social and I were delighted to play. #BloodFromTheStone
Request from the booth: "Can you improvise a conversational duet?" youtu.be/K5dMH3ejrQQ?...
Request from the booth: "Can you improvise a conversational duet?" youtu.be/K5dMH3ejrQQ?...
Blood From The Stone
YouTube video by Sandra's Wedding - Topic
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Here is a really lovely track from #SandrasWedding on which @helenaruinard.bsky.social and I were delighted to play. #BloodFromTheStone
Request from the booth: "Can you improvise a conversational duet?" youtu.be/K5dMH3ejrQQ?...
Request from the booth: "Can you improvise a conversational duet?" youtu.be/K5dMH3ejrQQ?...
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Me: "Do you know what # means?"
#SmallPupil: "Is it lamb?"
Me: "Lamb?"
#SmallPupil: "Well the other one is called a beef."
Me: "B flat!"
#SmallPupil: "Is it lamb?"
Me: "Lamb?"
#SmallPupil: "Well the other one is called a beef."
Me: "B flat!"
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Me: "Do you know what # means?"
#SmallPupil: "Is it lamb?"
Me: "Lamb?"
#SmallPupil: "Well the other one is called a beef."
Me: "B flat!"
#SmallPupil: "Is it lamb?"
Me: "Lamb?"
#SmallPupil: "Well the other one is called a beef."
Me: "B flat!"
Me: "Can you miss R.E. period 10 next week please?"
#SmallPupil: "Yes. Actually no - we're doing #Christianity and I need a #Redeemer."
#SmallPupil: "Yes. Actually no - we're doing #Christianity and I need a #Redeemer."
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Me: "Can you miss R.E. period 10 next week please?"
#SmallPupil: "Yes. Actually no - we're doing #Christianity and I need a #Redeemer."
#SmallPupil: "Yes. Actually no - we're doing #Christianity and I need a #Redeemer."
I know we're all easily confused, but I saw a sign that read: " Shop, free to enter". What does that infer? Wish I'd taken a picture.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I know we're all easily confused, but I saw a sign that read: " Shop, free to enter". What does that infer? Wish I'd taken a picture.
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM