Ron Manton
@ronmanton.bsky.social
Unit of capitalist production. Never TPFP. Aspiring musician. Keeper of wolves.
Sorry. Bit art house, but just wanted to join in on a great thread. An erect PRS and (unfashionable) GT5 guitar effects processor. I bloody love my PRS.
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Sorry. Bit art house, but just wanted to join in on a great thread. An erect PRS and (unfashionable) GT5 guitar effects processor. I bloody love my PRS.
Now that's what I call a Saturday night out. Genießen Sie es!
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Now that's what I call a Saturday night out. Genießen Sie es!
Very atmospheric photos. What a beautiful place. I guess life does get more complicated over time, but you'll always have the memories and the fresh powder. I'm looking forward to the season. 🏂
December 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Very atmospheric photos. What a beautiful place. I guess life does get more complicated over time, but you'll always have the memories and the fresh powder. I'm looking forward to the season. 🏂
Bloody like the look and sound of this. I'm not reading enough new poetry. Over time this fact becomes a true limiter: on understanding and expression. Thanks for another pointer. 🌞
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Bloody like the look and sound of this. I'm not reading enough new poetry. Over time this fact becomes a true limiter: on understanding and expression. Thanks for another pointer. 🌞
"Living in fear of what hasn't come yet". Telling. Plaintive. No one is going to say to me this band couldn't touch a nerve.
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Living in fear of what hasn't come yet". Telling. Plaintive. No one is going to say to me this band couldn't touch a nerve.
Well played. I'd have tried for a signed guitar. You never know. Gaz can't play them all, surely. 🌞
December 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Well played. I'd have tried for a signed guitar. You never know. Gaz can't play them all, surely. 🌞
I was thinking how hard it must have been to break that 13 year sequence. It's such an emotional investment. Brilliant way to cap it off, though. Perfect.
December 5, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I was thinking how hard it must have been to break that 13 year sequence. It's such an emotional investment. Brilliant way to cap it off, though. Perfect.
What an atmospheric photo; and somewhat pointillist. Beautiful.
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What an atmospheric photo; and somewhat pointillist. Beautiful.
How? Easy. In exactly the same way as Trump, backed by large dark money resources, "drained the swamp". All of which is to say Trump didn't and Farage won't.
December 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
How? Easy. In exactly the same way as Trump, backed by large dark money resources, "drained the swamp". All of which is to say Trump didn't and Farage won't.
Fab. place. Walked past it yesterday - quite deliberately. I just might have come away with a first ed. "The End of the Affair", and a £2500 hole in my bank account. Go careful. Safe home.
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Fab. place. Walked past it yesterday - quite deliberately. I just might have come away with a first ed. "The End of the Affair", and a £2500 hole in my bank account. Go careful. Safe home.
Looks like it might be "no entry".
December 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Looks like it might be "no entry".
Ha. Took my brain a moment to work that out. Nice.
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Ha. Took my brain a moment to work that out. Nice.
"Master and Margarita" is reasonably highbrow. But yes.
December 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"Master and Margarita" is reasonably highbrow. But yes.
You mean that turning things inside out has reached its logical limit?
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
You mean that turning things inside out has reached its logical limit?
Very succinct analysis. Also a perfect example of #Taleb 's critique of entrepreneurship without "skin in the game". The AI companies, built on debt and fiction, have nothing to lose. We do. A small number of fanatics have sold a hallucination, and you and I are on the hook for failure. Staggering.
November 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Very succinct analysis. Also a perfect example of #Taleb 's critique of entrepreneurship without "skin in the game". The AI companies, built on debt and fiction, have nothing to lose. We do. A small number of fanatics have sold a hallucination, and you and I are on the hook for failure. Staggering.
Perfect. There's a convenient "decline" button.
November 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Perfect. There's a convenient "decline" button.
I always think a hotel fire alarm is a great social leveller. (Not its primary purpose obvs., but a useful by-product).
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I always think a hotel fire alarm is a great social leveller. (Not its primary purpose obvs., but a useful by-product).
Bier Uhr. "I'd rather be Hemeling".
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Bier Uhr. "I'd rather be Hemeling".
I admire this album. I also love your post. Down in the minutiae of how the sound was achieved. I was recently on a long haul to Sydney and saw the Zep. doco. JPJ came across as an immense musician/human. I was very impressed with his interviews and enthralled by the 1960s session world.
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I admire this album. I also love your post. Down in the minutiae of how the sound was achieved. I was recently on a long haul to Sydney and saw the Zep. doco. JPJ came across as an immense musician/human. I was very impressed with his interviews and enthralled by the 1960s session world.