Alasdair MacDonald

Alasdair MacDonald

@macdonwald.bsky.social

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Former university administrator; music, guitar, and political hobbyist, not necessarily in that order. Also a “middle-class leftie remoaner lunatic" (Dan Wootton Esq.). The larger photo was taken during the recording of the greatest album ever made.

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The Biden-Harris admin has forgiven nearly $170B of student debt. That's good for everyone — not just debt holders. People without onerous debt contribute more to the economy, are more likely to start a business, buy a home, or start a family, and less likely to need public aid.

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Always relevant xkcd xkcd.com/2347/

Indeed. One of the difficulties in putting together a band set-list of “100 years of popular music” is the number of times I half remember a song as a possibility and then come to set down the lyrics. But given what performers were up to in their private lives it’s probably no surprise. Sigh.

I’m sure it has crossed some of their minds.

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Good morning Blue Sky. here's a lil toe-tapper to get you going. And remember kids, if it ain't Stiff it ain't worth a fuck. ! @roxierose2.bsky.social @susieb.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0l3...

NICK LOWE - CRUEL TO BE KIND - HQ Best Version. New Audio.www.youtube.com NICK LOWE - CRUEL TO BE KIND. re-rendered video with re-imported audio. The Stiff stable of artistes included: The 45s, The Adverts, Jane Aire & the Belvederes, Albania, Angie, Any trouble, Astronauts, The Belle Stars, Binky Baker & The Pit Orchestra, Billy Connelly, The Bongos, The Box Tops, Billy Bremner, Bubba Lou & the Highballs, Evrol Campbell, Joe 'King' Carrasco & The Crowns, The Cory Band & The Gwala Singers, Elvis Costello, The Catch, The Damned, The Dancing Did, Dave Edmunds, Department-S, Desmond Dekker, Devo, Dirty Looks, The Displacements, Nigel Dixon, Dr. Feelgood, The Duplicates, Ian Dury, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Electric Guitars, Elmo & Patsy, The Enemy, Equators, Eskimo Disco, The Feelies, The Freshies, Furniture, The G.T.s, Gibson Brothers, The Go-Go's, Ian Gomm, Ernie Graham, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Inspirational Choir, Jakko, Jamie Rae, Mickey Jupp, Just Water, King Kurt, Language, Jona Lewie, Lew Lewis, Lew Lewis Reformer, The London Cast Of Oaklahoma, Lonesome Tone, Lene Lovich, Nick Lowe, Kirsty MacColl, Madness, Makin' Time, The Mexicano, Motorhead, Wazmo Nariz, Brigit Novik And M, Micheal O'Brien, Humphrey Ocean & The Hardy Annuals, John Otway, Graham Parker, Passion Puppets, Personal Column, Pink Faries, The Plasmatics, Plummet Airlines, Pointed Sticks, Pookiesnackenburger, The Sports, The Pogues, Jamie Rae, Roogalator, Graham Parker and The Rumour, The Rumour, Robert Sleigh, Sprout Head Uprising, Alvin Stardust, The Stiffs, Rachel Sweet, Sylvia & The Sapphires, The Takeways, Eddie Tenpole Tudor, Sean Tyla and the Tyla Gang, Tyla Gang, Tracey Ullman, The Undead, Via Vagabond, Max Wall, Larry Wallis, Otis Watkins, Wreckless Eric, Yachts, and Yello.

Lovely stuff. Takes me right back. And (full disclosure) my band still plays it.

But what will they do for their home-helps?

Don’t worry, we will get you for this 😋

Quite. You’ve read my mind.

FML

I wonder how that squares with losing her seat having had such an enormous majority? Such a strange woman.

The Standard went downhill rather quickly once one no longer had to pay for it. But I do remember it as being quite useful for theatre, once upon a time.

Possibly one of the greatest guitar solos of all time.

Ahem, probably.

Bloody snowflake that she is. If you can’t take it you shouldn’t hand it out.

I followed the link as I’m off to Spain in September to tour some Peninsular War battlefields. I was reminded that the only useful piece of information I’ve ever had from the Mail was that for perfect spaghetti one should boil hard for two minutes before covering the pan and turning off the gas. 😊

It’s still a pile of steaming ordure.

It’s why cocktail hour was invented.

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Bit of a clue in her last killer point about smoking - “unconservative”. Maybe she’s just done a retread on her objections to the former government’s proposals?

Yes, he absolutely was!

Let’s hope she works her special type of magic on the Republicans.

Dr Seán DOOLAN

Good song, terrific delivery by the Master.

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Nobody expects the Spanish lyric omission

Dr Seán DOOLAN

They clearly couldn’t stand the mess 😼

James Barišić

Same with cats and beds…..

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The return of competence and why it matters. New post on my Brexit & Beyond Blog. Labour's first week has begun to repair some Brexit damage and, despite opportunistic talk of 'lack of mandate', it's competence which is the best counter to populism: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-...

The return of competence and why it matterschrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com <a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.online/@ChrisGrey">Mastodon</a>

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The Secret Service fucking better be paying Alex Jones a visit for hosting a Twitter Space titled: “Assassinate Biden”.