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Darren Rigby-O'Neill

@mrdazbear.bsky.social

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From Granadaland. Still misunderstanding for comic effect. Cats. Saint Etienne. Left-ish. All Doctor Who and TOTP is great. More cats. MUFC. PSB. Did I mention cats? Threads: [email protected] X: @DazBear1969

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Greene on the Epstein files: "I can't conclusively say that's why the House isn't in session, but the House should be in session...there is a new Democrat that's been elected that deserves to be sworn in...if it's to avoid the discharge petition, why drag this out? It's going to have 218 signatures"

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Why Don't YouTube? @whydontyoutube.bsky.social · 1h

30 YEARS AGO TODAY: Sooty and co, of Sooty & Co, enter a local talent night MC'd by a depressive Jim Bowen. Back at the shop Scampi shows off his unexpected saxophone skills.

Sooty & Co. - 03x06: Talent Night (1995)

Once word about a talent show breaks, Sweep seems awfully eager to enter, and insists on his talent resulting in... telling the gooseberry joke. ©ITV

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 2h

"Stardust" is the only Menswear record I feel is really good, albeit a little too generic Britpop. And the only one I bought at the time.

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The Guardian there, having checked which way the wind is blowing.
Just a couple of days after printing the excuse for an article by Omid Djalili.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punitive amputation, jail for satirists … these are the human rights abuses fuelling the fury now being directed at the likes of Louis CK and Dave Chappelle. How have they reacted?

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 3h

The middle guy's face seems recede more and more into his head the longer I look at his pic.

Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 3h

Owen Jones and his "cat's bum" face there.

Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 3h

Isn't great. Not a good reputation. Ho ho ho.

Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 4h

Yep. This.
Makes you wish they'd had the same amount of control over Dusty's album.

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 4h

Mark Heap cosplay?

a man in a suit and tie is saying shalom ! shalom ! while a woman stands behind him .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying shalom ! shalom ! while a woman stands behind him .

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 4h

Nothing to see here, just Trump going for his second “yearly” checkup this year.

Anyone ready to admit that something is wrong with POTUS yet?

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 4h

And may I say what a grand job you've done. Tons of info I didn't know.

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah, I'll give it seven then. Releasing "Don't Drop Bombs" as the second single was a bad move IMHO and killed momentum. 10 out of 10 for aesthetic reasons though - the Farrow packaging and design through the releases was SO Pet Shop Boys.

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 15h

When "Results" is good, it's very good. "Losing My Mind", "Twist In My Sobriety", "Rent", "Tonight Is Forever", "Love Pains"... all the covers are brilliant. The original Tennant/Lowe compositions less so, with only "So Sorry I Said" shining, rescued by Liza's best stage spotlight solo vocal. 6/10

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 16h

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 16h

This album is majestic. I bought it solely based on the reputation of The Blue Nile's debut, even though I didn't own it. Worryingly adult to be lapping this up at age 20, but I think this helped set me up for my musical tastes to this day. You can't listen to The Stone Roses & Madonna all the time.

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 16h

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 15h

Continuing the Erasure trend of "decent first single" followed by "disappointing parent album". Nothing wrong with "Freedom" but it's not got any spark. But it positively shines like a beacon compared to the rest of "Loveboat", which sank. You see what I did there? This stuff writes itself.

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 16h

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 7h

The one nobody likes apart from me, it seemed. I thought "Head On" should have been a top 20 smash, so I was clearly out of step with their fanbase, never mind the general public.

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 16h

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 6h

Not here.

Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 6h

Ooh. This is nice. "Dare" 44 years on.

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 7h

He looks like someone has collected all the hair from a barber's floor and draped a flag round it.
Patriotic pubes.

Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 7h

The one nobody likes apart from me, it seemed. I thought "Head On" should have been a top 20 smash, so I was clearly out of step with their fanbase, never mind the general public.

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 16h

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Darren Rigby-O'Neill @mrdazbear.bsky.social · 7h

They look like Viz Cartoons.

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