I don’t usually post personal stuff, but this place is my street, here was my safe home, my neighborhood, my lovely neighbors, my memories and big dreams buried under the rubble

“I work all day, and get half-drunk at night. Waking at four to soundless dark, I stare. In time the curtain-edges will grow light. Till then I see what’s really always there: Unresting death, a whole day nearer now…” Philip #Larkin, died 2 December 1985 #death #poem

Nice new angle on Gibson's goal.

Tonight a great antidote to Xmas shopping Walthamstow Trades Hall 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑼 𝑩𝑶𝑾𝑬𝑵 Kristina O'Connor walthamstowtradeshall.com/#calendar-7190…

x.com/ArgyleLimbs/st… so 2023 wasn't all bad.

Take 2 minutes to watch this. It’s one of the best interviews I’ve seen so far on the #DoctorsStrike. Thank you Dr. Hilary Jones MBE.

Very serious consequences for the arts, artists & audiences of all kinds!

My son's new toe tapper. It's a banger. ffm.to/theweatherpers…

That’s class from Finn. Bravo young man. 💚#pafc Still gutted we couldn’t afford to keep him.

Fabulous news and a richly deserved appointment. Bravo, Paul! Sun Keting @HickinJoshua Wise Music Classical

FROM IGGY: „Dear Wayne, wherever you are, thanks for all the wonderful days, and all the killer music. There would have been no Stooges without your support. You were a Ramblin’ Rose”

This is good. It’s very very good. And I say that as a scruffy, penniless working class herbert from Balsall Heath in Birmingham who made good. And made a movie about Nureyev. And fulfilled a lifelong dream of flying to bloody Space. And Votes Labour. 🌹

Nice music here stevebingham.bandcamp.com/album/cuckoo-s…

Collab. between Royal College of Music Junior Department and Martin Read Foundation culminated in a great concert with RCMJD chamber groups + brilliant percussionist/composer Cameron Sinclair. MRF patron Dame Judith Weir shared the day, and enhanced the young composers' experience.

Great workshops for young composers at Junior Royal College of Music by @RiotEns today.

I'm now live on hspark.co.uk 2 lunchtimes a week! Pls RT! Punk Ethics Rantipoles @RealGerryRanson The Outbursts @Realsdslb Steve White Mike & Liese Rik Pattenden Rites of Hadda Rob Shaw SADFACE @SeanStu Rory McGlinchey Simon Speare @SpiceAlbert

We cut arts funding but spent £4m on each Olympic medal. Is that fair? Brilliant article: bang on ⁦Richard Morrison⁩ thetimes.com/article/698411…

We very much look forward to Presteigne Festival | Gŵyl Llanandras taking place next week, with a richly varied programme including the premiere of RPS Composer James Albany Hoyle's 'Koivunsoitto' performed by @anne_denholm on 23 August. Explore the full programme here: presteignefestival.com/2024-festival-…

Come and listen to a great little concert of new music by Junior Department Royal College of Music composers given by wonderful performers on Saturday at 5.15 rcm.ac.uk/events/details…

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