Simon Read
@simonread.bsky.social
Writer/broadcaster: an anagram of 'randomise'. Tweet about #cocktails #beer #blackandwhitefilms #music #puns #football #finance. Work: [email protected]
The evening light in Autumn sometimes really hits the spot
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The evening light in Autumn sometimes really hits the spot
Autumn in Southfields
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Autumn in Southfields
#cocktail for Saturday is a Mulata Daiquiri. Rich and sweet and sour, with spiced rum (Smuggled From Cornwall), fresh lime juice, coffee liqueur (Tia Maria) and caramel sugar syrup, with a tiny slice of lime. The coffee adds warmness, the caramel sweetness. Delicious. Pip pip!
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#cocktail for Saturday is a Mulata Daiquiri. Rich and sweet and sour, with spiced rum (Smuggled From Cornwall), fresh lime juice, coffee liqueur (Tia Maria) and caramel sugar syrup, with a tiny slice of lime. The coffee adds warmness, the caramel sweetness. Delicious. Pip pip!
London is too dangerous to go out at night in."
Last night in London (taken by a friend)
Last night in London (taken by a friend)
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
London is too dangerous to go out at night in."
Last night in London (taken by a friend)
Last night in London (taken by a friend)
I've had an interesting week. I hope you have too
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I've had an interesting week. I hope you have too
London's latest Blue Plaque is a brilliant one. (It was put up at the Tesla dealership in Tottenham by campaigners)
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
London's latest Blue Plaque is a brilliant one. (It was put up at the Tesla dealership in Tottenham by campaigners)
Postcard from a wet November Friday night
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Postcard from a wet November Friday night
It's #InterationalStoutDay so there's only one thing for it - try some new and interesting stouts
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It's #InterationalStoutDay so there's only one thing for it - try some new and interesting stouts
There was a time when drinkers would have sent back a pint looking like this. Now some of us look forward to a delicious draught hazy IPA (at the Dog and Fox in Wimbledon village)
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
There was a time when drinkers would have sent back a pint looking like this. Now some of us look forward to a delicious draught hazy IPA (at the Dog and Fox in Wimbledon village)
Round of applause to First Bus UK for offering free travel to the Armed Forced community on Sunday 9th and Tuesday 11th November to commemorate Remembrance Day and Armistice Day. Are other travel companies offering similar?
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Round of applause to First Bus UK for offering free travel to the Armed Forced community on Sunday 9th and Tuesday 11th November to commemorate Remembrance Day and Armistice Day. Are other travel companies offering similar?
Pub of the night (for their weekly quiz)
November 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Pub of the night (for their weekly quiz)
The job search continues.
I had to turn down the offer of a job as an archer.
It had too many drawbacks.
I had to turn down the offer of a job as an archer.
It had too many drawbacks.
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The job search continues.
I had to turn down the offer of a job as an archer.
It had too many drawbacks.
I had to turn down the offer of a job as an archer.
It had too many drawbacks.
It's FA Cup action. AFC Wimbledon are taking on Gateshead in the first round. it's a long journey for the north-east club's fans, but hopefully they'll go home without a result.
November 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's FA Cup action. AFC Wimbledon are taking on Gateshead in the first round. it's a long journey for the north-east club's fans, but hopefully they'll go home without a result.
I've had a fun and interesting week. I hope you have too.
November 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I've had a fun and interesting week. I hope you have too.
#cocktail to kick-start the weekend is a Blackberry Bramble. It's simply gin, lemon juice and blackberry juice, over ice and garnished with a blackcurrant and fresh mint, for a fresh, fruity and very English countryside tasting beverage. Pip pip!
October 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#cocktail to kick-start the weekend is a Blackberry Bramble. It's simply gin, lemon juice and blackberry juice, over ice and garnished with a blackcurrant and fresh mint, for a fresh, fruity and very English countryside tasting beverage. Pip pip!
We saw Punch at the Apollo Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue. It was a profoundly emotional experience. An uplifting, life-affirming, relatable play based on a true tragic story with powerful performances. Theatre at its very best.
October 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We saw Punch at the Apollo Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue. It was a profoundly emotional experience. An uplifting, life-affirming, relatable play based on a true tragic story with powerful performances. Theatre at its very best.
The film was based on books by former prisoner Pat Reid, and the later success of an early 70s BBC TV series based on the books led to one of my favourite board games when I was a kid. I spent many happy hours playing Escape From Colditz
October 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The film was based on books by former prisoner Pat Reid, and the later success of an early 70s BBC TV series based on the books led to one of my favourite board games when I was a kid. I spent many happy hours playing Escape From Colditz
Post-theatre #cocktail is a Chipper's Cherry Wood Old Fashioned. It's a 32.2% pre-mix from Whitebox cocktails made with oak whisky, cherry wood bitters and gum sugar. It definitely hits the spot after a walk home in the rain. Pip pip!
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Post-theatre #cocktail is a Chipper's Cherry Wood Old Fashioned. It's a 32.2% pre-mix from Whitebox cocktails made with oak whisky, cherry wood bitters and gum sugar. It definitely hits the spot after a walk home in the rain. Pip pip!
We saw Hamlet at the Lyttleton Theatre. Fast-paced and with great staging in modern dress, I loved the energy of it. Some of my.companions were less happy with the energetic interpretations.
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We saw Hamlet at the Lyttleton Theatre. Fast-paced and with great staging in modern dress, I loved the energy of it. Some of my.companions were less happy with the energetic interpretations.
Postcard from London
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Postcard from London
The FTSE 100 has reached a new record high today of 9,653.07. There's only one way it can go now!
October 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The FTSE 100 has reached a new record high today of 9,653.07. There's only one way it can go now!
I saw Entertaining Mr Sloane at the Young Vic. It was wonderfully staged in the round, Tamzin Outhwaite was brilliantly funny, but it lacked a central performance from Jordan Stephens as Sloane. He seemed vaguely characterless, which left the dark comedy with fewer laughs than the material deserves.
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I saw Entertaining Mr Sloane at the Young Vic. It was wonderfully staged in the round, Tamzin Outhwaite was brilliantly funny, but it lacked a central performance from Jordan Stephens as Sloane. He seemed vaguely characterless, which left the dark comedy with fewer laughs than the material deserves.
I'm looking forward to some interesting #theatre trips this week. A pal asked me why I go to the theatre so much. It's simply that I find many theatre performances very moving, or very entertaining, much more than watching on a screen. (I make sure to find cheap tickets, too)
October 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I'm looking forward to some interesting #theatre trips this week. A pal asked me why I go to the theatre so much. It's simply that I find many theatre performances very moving, or very entertaining, much more than watching on a screen. (I make sure to find cheap tickets, too)
AFC Wimbledon were riding high in fourth when they hosted third from bottom Burton Albion, yesterday. The struggling team were better organised which led to a 1-0 victory for them, pleasing their meagre travelling supporters. AFC could have gone top with a win. A disappointing Autumn afternoon.
October 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
AFC Wimbledon were riding high in fourth when they hosted third from bottom Burton Albion, yesterday. The struggling team were better organised which led to a 1-0 victory for them, pleasing their meagre travelling supporters. AFC could have gone top with a win. A disappointing Autumn afternoon.