The Grandest of Piers
@cruiserscreek.bsky.social
NOT ACTUALLY A PIER
Music, opinions, football, shares far too much personal information.
Bristol City FC, The Fall, Felt, Tube stations, Factory Records.
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Lotta Continua
Forever Breathes the Lonely Word
Music, opinions, football, shares far too much personal information.
Bristol City FC, The Fall, Felt, Tube stations, Factory Records.
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Lotta Continua
Forever Breathes the Lonely Word
I really want to go back to Hull. I paid it a quick visit during that strange period in 2020 when we were in lockdown but also able to travel. The rules were very odd and, as we now know, not really being obeyed by the Government.
I’d like to go back and see the Bridge, probably for the last time.
I’d like to go back and see the Bridge, probably for the last time.
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I really want to go back to Hull. I paid it a quick visit during that strange period in 2020 when we were in lockdown but also able to travel. The rules were very odd and, as we now know, not really being obeyed by the Government.
I’d like to go back and see the Bridge, probably for the last time.
I’d like to go back and see the Bridge, probably for the last time.
The Top 5, for those who care (which, I imagine, is precisely none of you).
December 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Top 5, for those who care (which, I imagine, is precisely none of you).
In a shocking piece of news, Spotify told me that my top artist for 2025 was The Fall.
I suspect it’ll also be The Fall in 2026, if I live that long.
I suspect it’ll also be The Fall in 2026, if I live that long.
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
In a shocking piece of news, Spotify told me that my top artist for 2025 was The Fall.
I suspect it’ll also be The Fall in 2026, if I live that long.
I suspect it’ll also be The Fall in 2026, if I live that long.
Feels like the Universe was sending me an unambiguous message today.
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Feels like the Universe was sending me an unambiguous message today.
Bought my parents a new kettle but they aren’t happy with it. Too complicated, apparently.
Looks perfectly normal to me but it’s been the kind of day where everything I do or say is wrong.
Looks perfectly normal to me but it’s been the kind of day where everything I do or say is wrong.
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Bought my parents a new kettle but they aren’t happy with it. Too complicated, apparently.
Looks perfectly normal to me but it’s been the kind of day where everything I do or say is wrong.
Looks perfectly normal to me but it’s been the kind of day where everything I do or say is wrong.
#B-sidesandbonustracks
#musicchallenge
#musicsky
Here is my full list, if anybody’s interested. You’ll need to go back to my original posts if you want to know more about why I chose these particular songs.
Some very good songs in there!
My number 1 (1963 by New Order) is a stone cold classic.
#musicchallenge
#musicsky
Here is my full list, if anybody’s interested. You’ll need to go back to my original posts if you want to know more about why I chose these particular songs.
Some very good songs in there!
My number 1 (1963 by New Order) is a stone cold classic.
November 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
#B-sidesandbonustracks
#musicchallenge
#musicsky
Here is my full list, if anybody’s interested. You’ll need to go back to my original posts if you want to know more about why I chose these particular songs.
Some very good songs in there!
My number 1 (1963 by New Order) is a stone cold classic.
#musicchallenge
#musicsky
Here is my full list, if anybody’s interested. You’ll need to go back to my original posts if you want to know more about why I chose these particular songs.
Some very good songs in there!
My number 1 (1963 by New Order) is a stone cold classic.
#NewWaveNovember
#Musicchallenge
#Musicsky
If anybody is interested, attached is my Top 30.
I went through a few versions of this, so I think the attached is the final version, apologies if it isn’t!
#Musicchallenge
#Musicsky
If anybody is interested, attached is my Top 30.
I went through a few versions of this, so I think the attached is the final version, apologies if it isn’t!
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
#NewWaveNovember
#Musicchallenge
#Musicsky
If anybody is interested, attached is my Top 30.
I went through a few versions of this, so I think the attached is the final version, apologies if it isn’t!
#Musicchallenge
#Musicsky
If anybody is interested, attached is my Top 30.
I went through a few versions of this, so I think the attached is the final version, apologies if it isn’t!
#90sTop30
#Musicchallenge
#musicsky
My final list. The original plan/joke was to have 29 tracks by The Fall & then have something else as number 1. Probably Let Down by Radiohead.
Mani’s sad death changed that plan, so my top 30 was comprised of 29 tracks by The Fall/MES & 1 by the Stone Roses.
#Musicchallenge
#musicsky
My final list. The original plan/joke was to have 29 tracks by The Fall & then have something else as number 1. Probably Let Down by Radiohead.
Mani’s sad death changed that plan, so my top 30 was comprised of 29 tracks by The Fall/MES & 1 by the Stone Roses.
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
#90sTop30
#Musicchallenge
#musicsky
My final list. The original plan/joke was to have 29 tracks by The Fall & then have something else as number 1. Probably Let Down by Radiohead.
Mani’s sad death changed that plan, so my top 30 was comprised of 29 tracks by The Fall/MES & 1 by the Stone Roses.
#Musicchallenge
#musicsky
My final list. The original plan/joke was to have 29 tracks by The Fall & then have something else as number 1. Probably Let Down by Radiohead.
Mani’s sad death changed that plan, so my top 30 was comprised of 29 tracks by The Fall/MES & 1 by the Stone Roses.
FOOTBALL POST - PLEASE IGNORE IF NOT INTERESTED.
Very good day to be a Bristol City supporter. An away win at Pompey and Rovers somehow manage to lose their 8th consecutive game, at home to a side reduced to 10 players for most of the match.
Very good day to be a Bristol City supporter. An away win at Pompey and Rovers somehow manage to lose their 8th consecutive game, at home to a side reduced to 10 players for most of the match.
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
FOOTBALL POST - PLEASE IGNORE IF NOT INTERESTED.
Very good day to be a Bristol City supporter. An away win at Pompey and Rovers somehow manage to lose their 8th consecutive game, at home to a side reduced to 10 players for most of the match.
Very good day to be a Bristol City supporter. An away win at Pompey and Rovers somehow manage to lose their 8th consecutive game, at home to a side reduced to 10 players for most of the match.
JFC I am in love (again).
Nicola Madill at The Globe in Cardiff, supporting Martin Stephenson and the Daintees.
Beautiful voice, beautiful songs.
Just lovely.,
Nicola Madill at The Globe in Cardiff, supporting Martin Stephenson and the Daintees.
Beautiful voice, beautiful songs.
Just lovely.,
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
JFC I am in love (again).
Nicola Madill at The Globe in Cardiff, supporting Martin Stephenson and the Daintees.
Beautiful voice, beautiful songs.
Just lovely.,
Nicola Madill at The Globe in Cardiff, supporting Martin Stephenson and the Daintees.
Beautiful voice, beautiful songs.
Just lovely.,
I appear to be in Cardiff.
Cardiff! In Wales!
Cardiff! In Wales!
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I appear to be in Cardiff.
Cardiff! In Wales!
Cardiff! In Wales!
This is a lovely LP and you should all buy a copy. #FallFriday
November 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is a lovely LP and you should all buy a copy. #FallFriday
Over on Twitter, I occasionally check my account and post some sarcastic tweets about football. I noticed today that this woman, who claims to be a single Mum from America, has liked about a dozen of my recent tweets about the current state of professional football in the West of England. How odd.
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Over on Twitter, I occasionally check my account and post some sarcastic tweets about football. I noticed today that this woman, who claims to be a single Mum from America, has liked about a dozen of my recent tweets about the current state of professional football in the West of England. How odd.
My message to the delusional Bristol Rovers fans on Radio Bristol right now, saying that everything’s fine and the management know what they are doing!
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My message to the delusional Bristol Rovers fans on Radio Bristol right now, saying that everything’s fine and the management know what they are doing!
FOOTBALL POST.
Bristol Rovers suffer their 7th consecutive defeat. Useless club. Just pack it in and call in the liquidators, you useless bastards.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Bristol Rovers suffer their 7th consecutive defeat. Useless club. Just pack it in and call in the liquidators, you useless bastards.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
FOOTBALL POST.
Bristol Rovers suffer their 7th consecutive defeat. Useless club. Just pack it in and call in the liquidators, you useless bastards.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Bristol Rovers suffer their 7th consecutive defeat. Useless club. Just pack it in and call in the liquidators, you useless bastards.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Anyway, that’s over now.
My #20songsbyyear ( there are actually 21 of them - my mistake!) and my #20songsbyyear near misses are attached, for those of you who may be interested.
They’ll make a good Spotify playlist if you can be bothered to create it.
My #20songsbyyear ( there are actually 21 of them - my mistake!) and my #20songsbyyear near misses are attached, for those of you who may be interested.
They’ll make a good Spotify playlist if you can be bothered to create it.
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Anyway, that’s over now.
My #20songsbyyear ( there are actually 21 of them - my mistake!) and my #20songsbyyear near misses are attached, for those of you who may be interested.
They’ll make a good Spotify playlist if you can be bothered to create it.
My #20songsbyyear ( there are actually 21 of them - my mistake!) and my #20songsbyyear near misses are attached, for those of you who may be interested.
They’ll make a good Spotify playlist if you can be bothered to create it.
Nobody looks at my BlueSky posts unless I use a hashtag such as #90sTop30 or #NewWaveNovember, so I’m probably wasting my time writing this.
If you have a spare £10, do yourselves a favour and head over to Bandcamp, look for Holly Carter & buy a copy of her CD, “Leave your mark”. It’s v good.
If you have a spare £10, do yourselves a favour and head over to Bandcamp, look for Holly Carter & buy a copy of her CD, “Leave your mark”. It’s v good.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nobody looks at my BlueSky posts unless I use a hashtag such as #90sTop30 or #NewWaveNovember, so I’m probably wasting my time writing this.
If you have a spare £10, do yourselves a favour and head over to Bandcamp, look for Holly Carter & buy a copy of her CD, “Leave your mark”. It’s v good.
If you have a spare £10, do yourselves a favour and head over to Bandcamp, look for Holly Carter & buy a copy of her CD, “Leave your mark”. It’s v good.
Been to a team-building day at Exeter rugby stadium today. Very nice lunch. 9/10. Would definitely eat there again.
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Been to a team-building day at Exeter rugby stadium today. Very nice lunch. 9/10. Would definitely eat there again.
Saw them play this in Bristol a few weeks ago. They are still a great live act!
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Saw them play this in Bristol a few weeks ago. They are still a great live act!
Met Sweep (out of Sooty and Sweep) at the launderette. Interesting guy. Doesn’t say much but has serious charisma.
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Met Sweep (out of Sooty and Sweep) at the launderette. Interesting guy. Doesn’t say much but has serious charisma.
Does anybody really pay £34.99 for a blue vinyl copy of the Buckingham Nicks album from several decades ago?
That’s at least £10 more than I’m prepared to pay.
#miser #skinflint #musicchallenge #musicsky
#stopusinghashtags
That’s at least £10 more than I’m prepared to pay.
#miser #skinflint #musicchallenge #musicsky
#stopusinghashtags
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Does anybody really pay £34.99 for a blue vinyl copy of the Buckingham Nicks album from several decades ago?
That’s at least £10 more than I’m prepared to pay.
#miser #skinflint #musicchallenge #musicsky
#stopusinghashtags
That’s at least £10 more than I’m prepared to pay.
#miser #skinflint #musicchallenge #musicsky
#stopusinghashtags
@shirleystrange.bsky.social my favourite photo from yesterday. I’m guessing that you have a LOT of these!
November 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
@shirleystrange.bsky.social my favourite photo from yesterday. I’m guessing that you have a LOT of these!
Can you spot Jim Kerr on this photo?
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Can you spot Jim Kerr on this photo?
Look at West Acton Station. Isn’t it lovely?
The correct answer is yes, it’s lovely.
The correct answer is yes, it’s lovely.
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Look at West Acton Station. Isn’t it lovely?
The correct answer is yes, it’s lovely.
The correct answer is yes, it’s lovely.
Saw lots of these adverts in London, aimed at dog lovers.
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Saw lots of these adverts in London, aimed at dog lovers.