Round of applause for the writer of this. Mostly because it's worrying how much this 'satire' is close to the truth.

https://www.thenewselephant.co.uk/jodie-whittaker-departure-welcomed-by-doctor-who-fans-who-find-women-more-frightening-than-daleks

@PurpleEggsNHam I'm genuinely thinking I need to get every single person I know in the area to start frequenting this place just so the staff can get nice customers more often.

It all sounds so ridiculous I can't quite believe it happened. Nobody has ever done this to us before, and it really surprised me. The *only* thing I can think of that was unusual is they nearly made us under-tip on the card payment machine and I made sure they got a fair one.

Gonna have to go back on a busier evening and see what on earth the place is usually like!

Yesterday my partner and I went to a local bar we hadn't checked out previously for some food and cocktails - all super tasty.

As we were leaving, the owner stopped us to ask if we had to rush off because she wanted to give us both a drink on the house for being nice to her staff, who had all told her how good we'd been.

I genuinely don't think we did anything differently, which begs the question: How shitty are their *usual* customers? Why is this world so broken if basic politeness fails?

#37.2 - Part 2

11. Glitterati - Kid Kapichi
12. Little Green Miracles - Jonny & The Baptists
13. Cider Holiday - The Dreadnoughts
14. Wild Child - The Black Keys
15. Softly - Arlo Parks
16. The Skin I'm In - Hifi Sean & David McAlmont
17. Compliance - Muse
18. Underwear - Gen and the Degenerates
19. This Sow is Mine - Dog Fashion Disco
20. Turn Off the Radio (Radio Single) - Bob Vylan

#37.2 - Part 1

01. The Prodigal - Placebo
02. Can't Take You Anywhere - Skunk Anansie
03. Feet Don't Fail Me Now - Joy Crookes
04. Naked - Finneas
05. Follow Me - Pabllo Vittar & Rina Sawayama
06. Ayinye - K.O.G
07. Eyes Don't Lie - Tones and I
08. Curious - Franz Ferdinand
09. Zuckerpunch - The Snuts
10. Who Died And Made You King? - Jaguar Jonze

Anyhew, this weekend I finished compiling #37.2 covering February to April 2022, so I thought I'd share it here.

If there's interest in this, I'll share more of these lists in the future!

The initial thought process was that by the time I hit 40 in November 2024, I'll have 40 playlists covering the last ten years of my life.

Then during lockdown in 2020, I started a provisional attempt at backdating the concept, going back as far as I could to the point where my musical journey began - getting my first vinyl single on my third birthday back in 1987.

I still need to tweak that slightly, but it's a huge body of work that acts as the official OST to my lifetime.

In November 2014, I turned 30, and, having just returned to work following six months off sick, I decided to start an 'Audio Diary' for some much needed positivity.

Every 3 months, I'd pick 20 songs which soundtracked that period for me, and jot them down alongside bullet points of key events in my life during that timeframe.

Surprisingly, all this time later, I'm still doing it. And these days it's hard to whittle it down to just 20 tracks because there's so much great music out there again.

The news out of America this morning is a terrifying state of affairs to wake up to. I feel for anyone who has to have an abortion for whatever reason. The destruction of this right is a backwards step.

@PetraChor Haha yeah it got turned down by every network so they made a film instead!

@PetraChor There was a pilot episode made for TV that never aired, directed by Paul King of Paddington fame. Sadly I don't have a copy of it but I saw it many years ago. Was such a joy to be part of the promo campaign for this one... feels like a lifetime away now!

Day Two of #CineMay

Every day this month I'll share an iconic image from a movie that I love. Feel free to share your own too!

Today's film is one I was lucky enough to be a part of promoting back in 2012 - the British cult comedy classic Sightseers.

Written by & starring Alice Lowe & Steve Oram, the film features two nerdy caravanners who discover that there's a way of ridding the world of people they don't like, and a bit of mess now makes the countryside tidier in the long run.

While Counter.Social has huge potential to replace Twitter in my affections, I'd love someone to come along and make a social media site that had working photo albums like Facebook used to.

Genuinely like sharing my pictures and looking at those of my friends, but the last few years FB's system has gotten progressively less and less intuitive so I no longer bother.

Well, it's 1st May, which means it's time for #CineMay.

Every day this month I'll share an iconic image from a movie that I love.

First up is my all time favourite film - Adam Elliot's sublime 2009 animation "MARY AND MAX", featuring the voices of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette and Eric Bana.

An original quad poster for this one hangs in my home office.

My heart fluttered. Back together all these years later. 😍

Haven't watched Neighbours since the 90s but given 3 year old me fell for Kylie the moment Charlene punched Scott back in 1987... I have to see this!

Prague Zoo was also particularly brilliant. Loads more photos on Instagram.

More of beautiful Prague from this week...

Prague really is a beautiful place. I feel very lucky to have been abroad again for the first time in four years, and for it to be in a place so magical even the manhole covers are pretty.

What a mad week the last 7 or 8 days have been. An overnight queue for Record Store Day, a friend staying overnight for a Johnny and the Baptists show, and a new album by one of my favourite independent bands going into the top 20!

Oh, and we went to Prague on a last minute whim for three nights!