An early picture with Paul & John Douglas at the Kelvin Hall, June 1985 💔 RIP John. My heart goes out to Paul, Steven and William, as well as The TCS gang and of course to Eddi.
Craig Russell
@killie4ever.bsky.social
Archivist or Anarchist Librarian or Liar
Always with us… Today would have been Shug’s 32nd birthday. Still missed. 🏴💔⚽️
A sad loss. RIP Elspeth Sad to hear about the passing of Elspeth King. A true icon of Scottish Culture, who worked so much to preserve our cultural heritage. ❤️🏴💙 Gone but not forgotten!
Happy Birthday Shug. You will always remain an inspiration.
Read the review and also finished the book in a couple of days. Well deserved review, and I really enjoyed the book. Knocked it oot the park again, John.
JOHN NIVEN@nivenj1.bsky.social · last yr.Most excellent review of The Fathers in today’s Guardian www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j....
@nivenj1.bsky.social Hi John, you’re really planning to be in Irvine on 12th July for Tidelines? Don’t forget your sash my friend…
This must be the most Irvine thing ever. No wonder I enjoy reading the local paper online for headlines like this: AN IRVINE man called police officers "Nazi dogs" and headbutted his own microwave. www.irvinetimes.com/news/2494538...
Irvine man called police 'Nazi dogs' before headbutting microwave
An Irvine man called police "Nazi dogs" and headbutted his own microwave during a midnight altercation in the town.
irvinetimes.com
Best News of 2025 New album from the mighty Edwyn Collins. A taster: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS6P...
Edwyn Collins - Knowledge (Official Video)
YouTube video by Edwyn Collins
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I have just stopped at Hitchen en route to Cambridge via Letchworth… Why am I thinking about Chron Gen?
Shame there‘s no video… That would kick start anyone‘s weekend. I am hurtling towards Brussels by train to catch the Eurostar en route to Cambridge… 🚅❤️😀
John Taylor@gers62.bsky.social · 2y agoWe're playing Mack The Knife first thing on a Saturday morning. We're both singing along, while Penelope dances in the kitchen to Bobby's dulcet tones. I'd like to see anyone kick the weekend off better than us.
All will be fine once Trump has invaded Panama and Greenland.
JOHN NIVEN@nivenj1.bsky.social · 2y agoChrist these fires in LA look horrendous. Can't wait for Trump to wake up and say it's because they're not sweeping the forest floors properly or whatever fucking lunacy.
I am sure Niv will pay for any updates you need, given that some rich heiress wants to send him a fortune, if he divulged his account details…
John Taylor@gers62.bsky.social · 2y agoOh no. My Apple account requires updating. Fortunately someone else can do that for me, and all I have to do is give them my account details, including method of payment, and they'll sort it for me. Just goes to show there are still decent folk around. I don't have an Apple account.
John, you do know that whilst he may very well have impregnated someone, he is actually going to be the next French PM, after doing such a great job in the UK. He will get Frexit done!
JOHN NIVEN@nivenj1.bsky.social · 2y agoOh god - he’s impregnated someone, hasn’t he?
But you know what Dave, it is exactly this that has shaped us as the kind of people we are. Everyone likes to feel important, but, “It’s not how big your share is, but how much you can share”… ❤️
Dave Merritt@butwhatifitsall.bsky.social · 2y agoWe were very lucky with hindsight, weren’t we, Craig? Poor backgrounds but there were opportunities and encouragement to “get on”. It’s much harder now.
We were very lucky with hindsight, weren’t we, Craig? Poor backgrounds but there were opportunities and encouragement to “get on”. It’s much harder now.
Hi Dave, can only agree 100%. I would never be working as an Archivist at a major European Institution without the possibility of a good free education and a bit of self belief on my part. Similar background, but if there is no opportunity then even those who can contribute get stuck.
Dave Merritt@butwhatifitsall.bsky.social · 2y agoThis boy from a council estate is making polenta chips. WTF happened? I’ll tell you what: affordable housing, comprehensive education, free university, the NHS, in the 1960s/70s/80s. Everything the Tories tried to destroy while bleating empty slogans about “levelling up”, that’s what. And yes, some
I am not sure what is more beautiful, the Gretsch photo or this one 🤭
Basil Pieroni@basilatwork.bsky.social · 2y agoPost you from a different era. Twenty-six year old me not realising that this was as good as that face was going to get.
