I built the most boring kite imaginable as a design exercise when I was at art school. It was a pyramid made up of three layers of smaller pyramids. It literally sat there in the sky, totally stable, doing nothing. 😂
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I built the most boring kite imaginable as a design exercise when I was at art school. It was a pyramid made up of three layers of smaller pyramids. It literally sat there in the sky, totally stable, doing nothing. 😂
Perhaps the engine can explode when it's arriving? 🤔
Beautiful moment this morning, as an Irish Wolfhound puppy meets a Dachsund puppy. The sausage is smaller than his head.
I love it when dogs make friends. They really can be friends for life.
Here's a weird thing. Pharaoh Akhenaten, who broke all Egyptian beliefs in order to follow only the sun and was despised for it in his lifetime, became hailed as the first monotheist by late Victorian explorers. Think vindication of Christian beliefs by "random bloke".
I've heard all these things too, Neil. 🙂
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Possibly. 😁👍
The first-class carriages were at the very back of the train...in case the engine exploded. The cost of travel per mile was never cheap - and it still isn't. Using the railway was all about convenience.
I'm not sure he's literate, to be honest. When the aging femme fatale Mae West made her final movie she had to wear an earpiece to receive her lines. It didn't work well there and it sure as hell doesn't work well here.
Having mispronounced Azerbaijan & mistaken Armenia for Albania last time he mentioned this conflict, Trump has now settled on a formulation of words he is much happier with. And after all, what’s 4000 miles between friends? As the expression goes…
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Exactly. We type quickly on our phones and autocarrot is especially desirous to jump in. When people can make sense of something (even with a spelling mistake) they will. That's social media.
Oui. But let's wait. 😉😂
I very, very seldom do.
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Do you know where the first-class carriages were located?
Well, duh!
Thursday September 21, 1854. I ousted Mr Tibbles from the box in the corner that he now regarded as his own. He watched through slitted eyes as I attacked what remained of the clock. George watched too. "What do you hope to achieve?" he asked. "This," I said, holding up the ruby.
Moon 🌙 over Stonehaven bay
Bee loves crimson sage. #photography #nature #garden #flower #insect
No cheating, post the last photo of your pet
Well I'm not getting my hopes up much, but tried this style yesterday, and it seemed to work for me better than anything else so far. #knitting 🧶 #SlowlyGettingThereMaybeSomedayMaybe
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Lakeside Photo Dump. Thanks for going along w/me..The Sun is Setting between the Cypress Trees along the Lake shore, reflecting beautiful colors on the lake... #Trees #Nature #Skylovers #Sky #Sunset #Sun #Lakeside #Water
More studies #ArtYear #art #portrait
Knitted skirt completed for the winter. Pleased how it turned out. Also made some fingerless gloves.
Fantastic new reading material from @odavies9.bsky.social @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social
We have passed 11 pm and the Mystery Jukebox is closed for the week. Thank you all for your participation with the music and chat - it has been dreamy. My TOKEN 2 Judy And The Dream Of Horses by Belle and Sebastian
Trust me, it's yours.
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If a difficult one. 😁
Wishing you all the best with your interview, Honest. Seriously, walk in as if you own the place. You do. Smile. You have always been there. But remember you want this job. Token 2 Kate Bush: The DREAMING No one wants to remember Rolf Harris with good reason but this is still a great track.
Thank you! ♥️
Better than that I'll post it for you - TOKEN 2 for @typicalmob.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KuA...
For some reason I'm getting an Internal Server Error whenever I try to post, so no Token 2 today. Please imagine that I successfully and wittily posted "In Every Dream Home A Heartache (Live)" by Roxy music as my Token 2.
Oh! Just brilliant!!!
Yes, it gets harder the later you leave it. 😁 The real pro's know this will happen and prepare against it. 😉
Osibisa were magnificent!
I think I might have had the album. 😂
The important bit is talking to others about what they posted. 😁😸
Saunters in late, as usual. 😃 Token 1 Daydream Believer - The Monkees. Join in, you all know the words.
Agreed! There were people who really could have. But I didn't know them well enough to ask at that point. Had they done so, it would have been bling. I think he's retired to Wales. 😉
I had to have one once. Unfortunately it was a Boot's standard. 😂
It's so sad Cass died so young. She was extraordinary.
Just a bruised arm and a shaken brain. 🙂
This song reminds me of 'Riviera Lights' nightclub in Bedford aged 18 which had a 'Saturday Night Fever' style light-up dancefloor & plastic shrubbery around the edges. The DJ liked this song so much he played at least 10 times in 4 hours. Still love it. #Dreams
Sharing with people what makes music special to you is what separates it from every other music sharing account. 😁😸
I walk through sheer bloody will alone. It works so far. Just . 😁😸
This fall was relatively easy (if truly shocking 😂) and it only took me 20 minutes to get back on my feet. Sometimes it takes 2 hours. It is what it is.
You could be gracious and ask for one...
Good afternoon and thanks for hosting! Token 1 going to one of my fave female vocalists... "Am I only dreaming..." Susanna Hoffs - Eternal Flame youtu.be/Mi3LT3HUsKk?...
Always loved a bit of Zero 7 to chill out to.
So many choices today! Token 2 is Zero 7 featuring Sia with ‘Dreaming’. Lovely mellow song. youtu.be/qs7zhCxNZC0?...
I think it's already been added.
Good afternoon After my initial rookie error, can I use token 1 of “dreams” jukebox on Hole in my Shoe by Traffic youtu.be/a77yHpjdUtU?...
It's been years in the making, Michael. And I'm not sure it will stick. But I've done the very best I can. Please give my love to Miranda and your wonderful children.
Sorry to hear you’ve had a tough time. Hope that improves soon. Can I use Dreams token 1 on Hole in my Shoe by Traffic, please? youtu.be/a77yHpjdUtU?...
Woohoo! 😁😸
Find @stillhonest.bsky.social, copy your text, and post there. I managed to get up off the floor when I went plummeting to the ground. It's not a given because my legs don't work anymore.
Agreed. I'm just so sorry it had to be him. But I love the song you added... and practically the rest of his back catalogue.
😂😂😂 Michael, you were responsible for at least half of these tedious rules. But it also wouldn't be the Jukebox without them.
You've replied to the wrong host, Dr.
I know you've been here a while, cat, but this is the first time I've really seen your mettle. 😁😸
What a fantastic addition, Dan! 😁
Token 2 Possibly the finest rave-pop single of the 90s Livin' Joy - Dreamer youtu.be/2VuyQuRAsHI?...
This is what the Jukebox was made for, Bob.
And for Token 2 I'm going with Kate Bush (who I know already has one mention but KATE BUSH). Anyway, 'And Dream of Sheep' remains one of my favourite ever songs and I still intend for 'Let me be weak, let me sleep, and dream of sheep' to be my parting earthly words... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_256...
I just wish he hadn't become a paranoid old man.
Good morning. Delighted there’s a Saturday jukebox at such short notice. For Token 1, here’s Van Morrison with”These Dreams Of You”
For my own useless tuppence, I don't think it matters which, Michael. Even theme weeks have their limits.
Little- or possibly well-known fact: Neil Finn used to turn his back on his audience for the difficult guitar parts. 😉
The fretless bass? Midge Ure? 😉
Welcome to the group, cat! ♥️
Good morning Honest and Kitty! 👋 Great theme! I'm gonna rush to use my token one on: The Electric Prunes - "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" ....before someone else snags it! ✌️
Just perfect, Buzzbead! ♥️
Morning Still I’m doing this on the sneak at work because it’s so dead today 😉 Token 1 please. 🩷 Mama Cass’s voice 🩷 ‘California dreaming on such a winter's day.’ youtu.be/N-aK6JnyFmk?...
Sorry to hear that, I needed the distraction from preparing for 3 job interviews next week! Didn't want to just sit and get myself (more) nervous
I'm so glad she got the hit she deserved. 😁
Good luck with the interviews!
So do I, Kirsty. 😂
I should be fine by then, all things being equal. 🤞 One last piece of advice for the interview. Plan a treat for after it happens. It could be a little thing or quite large. ♥️
Isn't it just, cat?
Thank you! 😁
Even with the temporary eye patch! 😄
I could host next week? I had the weirdest dream the other night where I walked into a shop and applied for a job. "You would be perfect," they said. I spent two days on the job and nobody explained what I was meant to do. Be comfortable. Be confident. Be yourself. Let everyone else sweat.
Good morning Honest! Thank you for hosting today. I've had a tough week but I'd like to add this. Token 1 Gabrielle: Dreams
The theme this week is DREAMS You have 2 tokens - use them wisely My TOKEN 1 - and a good wake up call Dreams Are Free by The Chills
Good Morning, Saturday again already and so it's Mystery Jukebox time. Kitty made it to Scotland good time and we are set up and ready to go. REMINDER: THERE ARE RULES! (see link or ask me!) NO REPLIES HERE⛔ 1/2 michaelgallagherwrites.com/rules/
The Mystery Jukebox is ON today! Kitty has made it with an overnight dash north and we are all ready to go. See you at 11
In a late decision, there will be a Mystery Jukebox running tomorrow and I will be hosting 11am start as usual - I just hope Kitty can make it here in time to set up...
Woohoo! 🥳
Wednesday September 20 1854 "You know cuckoo clocks?" the Clerkenwell clock maker asked. "Mr Goodman wanted one with a mechanism that would only spring open if certain conditions were met." "What conditions?" I queried. "If you wound the clock at precisely ten minutes past ten." Ah! Wind not wind!
2 days 4 swims. Loch of Clunie, Stonehaven outdoor pool with Helen enjoying the slide. Dunottar Castle before jumping waves at St Cyrus beach with terns & gannets diving for fish around us. Loch of Butterstone to round off the adventure. Just proves you dont have to go far to have an adventure.
Look who we found in the nesting hole high up the electricity pole! #Pearlspotted #Owl #photography #nature #birdwatching #Francistown #Botswana #Africa #BirdsSeenIn2025
This is Winston - an aptly named English Bulldog that I’m looking after while his owners are on holiday. He’s not keen on walking on grass and he snores a lot! But he’s calm, quiet and easy to look after 🐶
Welcome to my eclectic garden, my daily escape, where I watch butterflies/pollinators and listen to Birdsongs. #MyEclecticGarden #InMyBackyard #Flowers #Butterflies #BloomScrolling #Garden 🌱💚🌿
My take on the lovely Sandra Oh #ArtYear #art #Portrait
