Paul Whiteley
bastardo-pw.bsky.social
Paul Whiteley
@bastardo-pw.bsky.social
Photography, Tottenham Hotspur, Old School British jazz-funk (bit definitely not jazz), classical music, learning (slowly) to play violin, chess, maps, food, Moscow Mules, German beer, pinot noir & Earl Grey, though not necessarily at the same time.
(polite) Ocado delivery man: "do you have any plastic bags I can take back, Sir?"

Me: "er no, thank you"

Reality: if I have fewer than 35 plastic bags in the bag storage thingy, I'd be telling you a lie.
December 11, 2024 at 4:49 PM
On the sauce since lunchtime in Clerkenwell (unofficial Christmas party with another sole-trader friend). Listening to one of my music heroes on the train back home. Safe to say anyone who looks my way knows a) I love what I'm hearing, and b) I'm pissed (drunk).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=183d...
Kanda Bongo Man - Iyole
YouTube video by Pechichón En Concierto
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December 11, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Anyone remember playing this brilliant game?

Whenever I had the tunnel escape card (literally ‘get out of jail’), I closed the tunnel once I had made my escape and all the other teams were captured by the prison officers. I was an only child, and it showed.
December 8, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Best cover version of a song?

Best is, of course, subjective. However, this is hard to beat (no pun...). The original is up there in my all time top three (I have time on my hands) but this version really isn't far off. It is simply magnificent.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjnY...
The English Beat - Tears Of A Clown
YouTube video by OxBlood66
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December 4, 2024 at 6:41 PM