Andrew Skudder
@skuds.bsky.social
Refugee from the other place.
Mon-Fri: managing risk and Excel-whispering
Sat-Sun: buying as many records as I can carry on a motorbike
Everyday: drinking tea, reading books
Mon-Fri: managing risk and Excel-whispering
Sat-Sun: buying as many records as I can carry on a motorbike
Everyday: drinking tea, reading books
So. @spizzenergi.bsky.social on Radio 6 this afternoon?
The second time in a few months that Spizz has been on the Craig Charles show I think? Should be fun anyway.
The second time in a few months that Spizz has been on the Craig Charles show I think? Should be fun anyway.
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
So. @spizzenergi.bsky.social on Radio 6 this afternoon?
The second time in a few months that Spizz has been on the Craig Charles show I think? Should be fun anyway.
The second time in a few months that Spizz has been on the Craig Charles show I think? Should be fun anyway.
An hour spent listening to Heavy Horses while reading a Slow Horses book, is an hour well-spent. Certainly a good way to end the weekend.
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 AM
An hour spent listening to Heavy Horses while reading a Slow Horses book, is an hour well-spent. Certainly a good way to end the weekend.
Went to see our new grandchild today, who had the good sense to get born in a hospital in a town with a record shop or two...
Came home with some vinyl goodies, mostly 1970s again, including some Italian prog.
Came home with some vinyl goodies, mostly 1970s again, including some Italian prog.
January 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Went to see our new grandchild today, who had the good sense to get born in a hospital in a town with a record shop or two...
Came home with some vinyl goodies, mostly 1970s again, including some Italian prog.
Came home with some vinyl goodies, mostly 1970s again, including some Italian prog.
West Ham need to stop scoring first. It has never ended well for us this season.
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
West Ham need to stop scoring first. It has never ended well for us this season.
Listening to the excellent Needle Mythology release of the Finn brothers' album again.
Worth it for the second disc of demos, including an early version of It's Only Natural that is miles better than the eventual finished product.
Worth it for the second disc of demos, including an early version of It's Only Natural that is miles better than the eventual finished product.
January 17, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Listening to the excellent Needle Mythology release of the Finn brothers' album again.
Worth it for the second disc of demos, including an early version of It's Only Natural that is miles better than the eventual finished product.
Worth it for the second disc of demos, including an early version of It's Only Natural that is miles better than the eventual finished product.
Crawley record fair was very busy this morning, but managed to elbow my way to the crates and came home with a bunch of 1970s vinyl.
January 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Crawley record fair was very busy this morning, but managed to elbow my way to the crates and came home with a bunch of 1970s vinyl.
New post on Skuds.org called "2025 - Everybody Laughs"
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/01/2025-everybody-laughs/
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/01/2025-everybody-laughs/
January 11, 2026 at 1:44 AM
New post on Skuds.org called "2025 - Everybody Laughs"
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/01/2025-everybody-laughs/
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/01/2025-everybody-laughs/
Visit to the new adopted grandson today.
Jayne a bit pissed off that, like the last grandson, he was drawn to me rather than her, despite me being, at best, indifferent to babies.
Told her it was her fault for marrying a babe magnet.
Jayne a bit pissed off that, like the last grandson, he was drawn to me rather than her, despite me being, at best, indifferent to babies.
Told her it was her fault for marrying a babe magnet.
January 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Visit to the new adopted grandson today.
Jayne a bit pissed off that, like the last grandson, he was drawn to me rather than her, despite me being, at best, indifferent to babies.
Told her it was her fault for marrying a babe magnet.
Jayne a bit pissed off that, like the last grandson, he was drawn to me rather than her, despite me being, at best, indifferent to babies.
Told her it was her fault for marrying a babe magnet.
New post on Skuds.org called "Last pet standing"
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/01/last-pet-standing/
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/01/last-pet-standing/
January 10, 2026 at 1:29 AM
New post on Skuds.org called "Last pet standing"
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/01/last-pet-standing/
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/01/last-pet-standing/
Bike MOT/service today so had to go 15 miles up the M23 in pissing rain.
Mental note to replace it in the summer if/when I change bikes.
Mental note to replace it in the summer if/when I change bikes.
January 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Bike MOT/service today so had to go 15 miles up the M23 in pissing rain.
Mental note to replace it in the summer if/when I change bikes.
Mental note to replace it in the summer if/when I change bikes.
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
So. Google are turning off POP3 access to other mail accounts, with minimal notice or notification.
WHy do they keep dropping all the useful little features like that?
WHy do they keep dropping all the useful little features like that?
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
So. Google are turning off POP3 access to other mail accounts, with minimal notice or notification.
WHy do they keep dropping all the useful little features like that?
WHy do they keep dropping all the useful little features like that?
No expert in current affairs, but I still sometimes wish that I knew considerably less. I'm sure life would be all the happier for it, and less stressful.
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
No expert in current affairs, but I still sometimes wish that I knew considerably less. I'm sure life would be all the happier for it, and less stressful.
Got a bit tempted in HMV today and bought some of the albums I have been enjoying in on Spotify in 2025.
Cat for scale.
Cat for scale.
January 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Got a bit tempted in HMV today and bought some of the albums I have been enjoying in on Spotify in 2025.
Cat for scale.
Cat for scale.
January 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
First record to be played in 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
First record to be played in 2026!
That psychopath test could be replaced with a single question: "do you post motivational bollocks to LinkedIn between xmas and new year??"
January 1, 2026 at 12:19 AM
That psychopath test could be replaced with a single question: "do you post motivational bollocks to LinkedIn between xmas and new year??"
I may have to turn off West Ham score notifications on my phone for the sake of my mental health.
3 points from 6 games really is fucking atrocious.
3 points from 6 games really is fucking atrocious.
December 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I may have to turn off West Ham score notifications on my phone for the sake of my mental health.
3 points from 6 games really is fucking atrocious.
3 points from 6 games really is fucking atrocious.
He's been! He's been!
Father Binmas has been and I now have two empty wheelie bins.
Father Binmas has been and I now have two empty wheelie bins.
December 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
He's been! He's been!
Father Binmas has been and I now have two empty wheelie bins.
Father Binmas has been and I now have two empty wheelie bins.
The two lads from German band DAF lived in the same house as me in the 80s but I didn't even know until this century.
Gutted.
Gutted.
Please quote this with the time you didn’t interact with someone famous - eg one time I was in Cardiff the same weekend as Willem Dafoe (but I didn’t see him or even know he was there until he appeared on the telly later)
Please quote this with your major interactions with massive celebrities. eg “I was married to the pope for fifteen years”
December 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The two lads from German band DAF lived in the same house as me in the 80s but I didn't even know until this century.
Gutted.
Gutted.
One way Camden has changed though...
You can walk up to the lock from the tune without worrying about getting run over, except by User Eats riders.
You can walk up to the lock from the tune without worrying about getting run over, except by User Eats riders.
December 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
One way Camden has changed though...
You can walk up to the lock from the tune without worrying about getting run over, except by User Eats riders.
You can walk up to the lock from the tune without worrying about getting run over, except by User Eats riders.
In London today for the 1st time in ages.
Spent a lot of time looking at huge buildings and saying "where the fuck did that come from?"
A lot changes in a decade or 2. Mind you, Camden is still the same tourist trap it ever was.
Spent a lot of time looking at huge buildings and saying "where the fuck did that come from?"
A lot changes in a decade or 2. Mind you, Camden is still the same tourist trap it ever was.
December 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In London today for the 1st time in ages.
Spent a lot of time looking at huge buildings and saying "where the fuck did that come from?"
A lot changes in a decade or 2. Mind you, Camden is still the same tourist trap it ever was.
Spent a lot of time looking at huge buildings and saying "where the fuck did that come from?"
A lot changes in a decade or 2. Mind you, Camden is still the same tourist trap it ever was.
Can't say what the best xmas song is, because its all subjective, but can say what my top 3 favourites are:
Mud, Mariah, the Waitresses. Probably in that order.
With honourable mentions for Run the Jewels and the Futureheads.
Mud, Mariah, the Waitresses. Probably in that order.
With honourable mentions for Run the Jewels and the Futureheads.
December 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Can't say what the best xmas song is, because its all subjective, but can say what my top 3 favourites are:
Mud, Mariah, the Waitresses. Probably in that order.
With honourable mentions for Run the Jewels and the Futureheads.
Mud, Mariah, the Waitresses. Probably in that order.
With honourable mentions for Run the Jewels and the Futureheads.
A disappointing day today.
All those empty roads, but so windy it would not have been fun going for a ride. Well. It might have been exciting but not in a good way.
Stayed home clearing up cat vomit instead.
All those empty roads, but so windy it would not have been fun going for a ride. Well. It might have been exciting but not in a good way.
Stayed home clearing up cat vomit instead.
December 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A disappointing day today.
All those empty roads, but so windy it would not have been fun going for a ride. Well. It might have been exciting but not in a good way.
Stayed home clearing up cat vomit instead.
All those empty roads, but so windy it would not have been fun going for a ride. Well. It might have been exciting but not in a good way.
Stayed home clearing up cat vomit instead.