Twoclownseating

Twoclownseating, 3 months ago to random

The COVID lockdowns actually improved my social life

I live in a rural area, don't socialise locally. All my friends from my before life in London were dispersed, so my social life was after work stuff generally

Lockdown hit, so I started an online community radio show and chat group. It was wild, folks loved it. I reconnected with old friends and we talk most days now. Connections I thought I'd lost

We meet up and do shit now. Work drinks a distant memory

Thank you, whoever ate that bat

Twoclownseating, 3 months ago to random

On oldie but still hits this poem. Hard relate some days.

Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.

Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he’s dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.

Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning.

Not waving, but drowning - Stevie Smith

Twoclownseating, 3 months ago to random

So it's #JukeboxFridayNight again with the theme #LivePerformance

My offering is not so much a live performance, more a work of art. Blows my mind every time I watch this

In context, on British TV in the 60s, a Black man, a rare sight in itself at the time, with a bone through his nose, providing a frankly terrifying performance of a voodoo waltz. Jay leant into colonial prejudice. I can only imagine the amount of tea spat out watching this

Screaming Jay Hawkins

https://youtu.be/7kGPhpvqtOc?si=inK1GfPAQ1o3yelT

Twoclownseating, 3 months ago to random

Music lovers in the UK

I have a FREE ticket to see African Head Charge in Brixton (London) on Saturday 8pm-2am

One of my group had to drop out so it's available to anyone who wants it. No charge (excuse the pun) I just want it to go to a good home

I can email the ticket so no need to meet me in person and it be all weird

Twoclownseating, 3 months ago to random

I live in a house that is about 350 years old. Not long after moving in I discovered this carving in one of the bricks outside. I'm always charmed by the style John has tried to use to leave his legacy with

The brick is about 3 and a half feet from the ground so I suspect he was probably a child. I often wonder about John, did he get a spanking for defacing the wall or was he allowed to do this by a sentimental parent, leaving his childhood mark on their home

Think about John a lot. Wee scamp!

Twoclownseating, 3 months ago to random

I'm not a religious person but do occasionally ask myself this question

What is your purpose?

Twoclownseating, 3 months ago to random

I've been a bit dragged down lately (2019 onwards), as I'm sure many of you all have

So with this in mind. Who are nice people you know or have met?

You can have more than one, it's not finite, just big up good people

I have a friend, Steve. When we were young (15) he was proper cool, me not so much. He didn't do the mean girls thing, he clued me up. Introduced me to so much music, literally my foundation. He remembers my birthday, my kids too. As a man this is borderline superhero territory

Twoclownseating, 3 months ago to random

I didn't know #MastodonFC was a thing! I don't miss 99% of football Twitter I left behind but haven't seen any football (soccer) talk on here so had just assumed it's not a Fediverse thing (unless it's cats playing football)

Hello kickball enthusiasts

Twoclownseating, 3 months ago to random

#totp

Bjork 😍

I've danced with her on the floor of a techno club in the 90s, about this time. Mixing with the punters

Queen 👑

Twoclownseating, 3 months ago to random

#totp

I'm wanna sex you up sounds like a threat not an invitation

Twoclownseating, 3 months ago to random

#totp

Shaun looking like he's about to sell Ed's to kids in the front row. Shifty

Twoclownseating, 4 months ago to random

#totp
Am I right in thinking Kylie and Jason had been a couple but this was post relationship? Weird gig if that was the case, doing a love duo, with staged affection, with your ex.

Twoclownseating, 4 months ago to random

I live in a house built around 1700. I often wonder about all of the people that were born or died in the room I'm sat in right now. I imagine a fair few

More generally, if these walls could talk! 300 years of domestic life. It's not a mansion, it's a domestic house. I know farm workers/rope makers have lived here in the past. Many families down the years, living in close proximity. Fascinating to think what's gone on in here, dramatic or banal

Prompted by posts by @taoish @RickiTarr earlier

Twoclownseating, 4 months ago to random

UK folks outraged by the Post Office Horizon scandal. Take more interest in public inquiries. There has been a detailed ongoing inquiry available to the public for the last 2 years on this

Institutional child abuse, police corruption, governmental failures leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of people, among other things, are being aired but the press don't push them to you so they pass as disclosed but unheard

See also

IICSA
Grenfell
Hillsborough
Daniel Morgan
Infected Blood
Covid

Twoclownseating, 4 months ago to random

I'm a live and let live, each to their own type of person. If you're not harming anyone else, crack on. Enjoy what you enjoy, I'm not judging, you be you

However, when I meet folks who dislike Reggae, I'm not gonna lie, you're on friend probation

narrows eyes

Twoclownseating, 4 months ago to random

I'm not one to quote toot but LinkedIn lad here is advocating choosing your partner based on their ability to support your career. On Mastodon. Oh honey 😂

Support my transition ✅
Support my love of open source software ✅
Support my obsessive cat worship ✅
Support my love of Dungeons and Dragons ✅
Support my 30 year career and fiscally prudent life goals ✖️

https://mastodon.social/@FluentInFinance/111563235528468505

Twoclownseating, 4 months ago to random

Here we go. The festive perineum. Happy what day is it? to all who celebrate.

Twoclownseating, 5 months ago to random

Random parenting anecdote

My first child was a baby, 6 months old or so. Crying and crying, inconsolable, as babies can get. Tried all the normal stuff, no joy. For some reason I took them by the ankles and just dangled them upside down. Crying stopped immediately, calm baby

In all these years I've always thought it was confusion/distraction that did the trick, as is often the way with kids. Thinking about it now, maybe they just wanted to be upside down and I figured it out somehow

Twoclownseating, 5 months ago to vinyl

Reboosted the only #Vinyl that had more oooh factor this year. Glow in the dark disc courtesy of #AfricanHeadCharge *

*Tips hat to @mxtthxw

Twoclownseating, 5 months ago to drumandbass

Christmas came early. Finished work for the year and opened a record shaped package from today's post

Expected the new Tim Reaper and Sully EP on Future Retro records. Found there was an additional 1 track disc included with a Reaper remix on it. A free record as a thank you for supporting the label (made me smile, the catalogue number is FR-EE)

Additional loveliness is the etching on the blank B side (pictured)

Kloke - Tuff Love (Tim Reaper VIP)

#DrumAndBass #Vinyl

https://youtu.be/A3XTWAiWvic?si=SA5bpJfBPRJt4Kdh

Twoclownseating, 5 months ago to threads

A bit torn on the whole #Threads federation

My gut feeling is anything "Zuck" is associated with is just bad, and bad faith, if not now, longer term. Just no. Toxic

Individually, users themselves are people, maybe worth waiting and seeing

So far they seem dull, folks saying nothing or big accounts just talking to sycophants. Not really in tune with my experience of the wonderful Fedifolk

I've not blocked it but suspect it won't be long. Trying to be open to actual people but seems a mismatch

Twoclownseating, 5 months ago to random

Anyone else getting tagged by a load of porn bots from mastodon social tonight? Not seen this before, irritating

Twoclownseating, 5 months ago to random

An aspect of the whole working from home thing of recent times that I've not seen mentioned is sex on the clock. Folks at home together, kids out of the house, boss can't see you, get down

Getting paid while getting laid, and still taking a lunch break. I see you badasses 😉

Fuck the system AND your significant other ✊

(The emoji was a fist of solidarity but, you know, whatever floats your boat, your employer is paying)

Twoclownseating, 5 months ago to random

Felt like winter on today's walk. Frost and fog and frozen fingers

Twoclownseating, 5 months ago to random

Have a lovely weekend all you weirdos in my pocket ❤️