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@RichardDawkins Wondering if anyone else has been affected by any of the issues in Kafka's The Metamorphosis? At the moment I'm just putting out feelers.

Trump gleefully told the story of how Queen Camilla saw his Oval Office redecorating and said "wow." For non-Anglophiles... "Wow" in British slang is similar to "bloody hell"

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Just heard someone say 'Who was that guitarist in The Rolling Stones - Ronnie Corbett?'

@DonHardy123 @Tintenty A bit too country. Like a pastiche of Ghost Riders In The Sky

@monstroso @Tintenty Not sure, didn’t match the vibe perhaps? 😳 “Recorded in May 65, Cash’s moody, country-tinged track narrated the film’s plot and remained unreleased for nearly 50 years before appearing on his 2011 compilation, Bootleg Vol II: From Memphis to Hollywood” youtu.be/Tx-x-sGk9oI?si…

I’ve really tried with Joni Mitchell. She’s incredibly talented and I can see why people love her so much. But she just doesn’t do it for me. Maybe it’s because I never pay attention to lyrics.

@davidgmwilson I’ve listened to all of it many times.

@monstroso Listen to the early stuff, then you may find the more complex later stuff easier. Chelsea Morning is such a lovely song!

@DonHardy123 @Tintenty Didn’t know that. What happened to it?

@monstroso @Tintenty Related to that, did you know that Johnny Cash submitted a song for the Thunderball movie?

@Mike_Batt Lyrics are obviously a big part of pop songs, but still only a part. I also have to confess that I don’t get on with Dickens, either… 2.

@Mike_Batt No it’s not. A book is only words. There’s nothing else. Music is rhythm, melody, harmony, atmosphere, instrumentation, it’s usually a group effort with several people all contributing something different. It’s performance & interpretation. It’s about how it makes you feel 1. 🧵

@TheRealFbloke @Baddiel Leaves Be Cold is a great track, one of Dylan’s best.

@monstroso @Baddiel I'm the same with Dylan. Leaves be cold

@TinDogPodcast Looks fun. Good luck with it.

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@AmplifyOlly Something on your mind is a fabulous track.

@monstroso Ok thats a great recommend - have been down a rabbit hole…

@Jordan1Ben @mileshuntTWS Yes. That’s not what I listen to music for. I like to feel it.

@mileshuntTWS @monstroso Maybe be it’s the same reason why every chef I know usually makes a Pot Noodle or similar when they cook something for themselves, it’s just too much like the day job.

@antwright21 Each to their own.

@monstroso Exactly the same with Pink Floyd

@WolfofX I’d say the odds are quite high actually. Two men of a similar type board a plane for a short break in a small town. They are more than likely to end up in the same bar (likely one that appeals to tourists) and hotel.

Back in 2015 a photographer from Glasgow named Neil Thomas Douglas stepped onto a Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Galway and immediately sensed something was off. Someone was already sitting in his assigned seat. When the man glanced up Neil froze for a second because the stranger looked exactly like him. Same face same hair same everything. It was pure weirdness right from the start. They both started laughing at how ridiculous the situation was. Someone nearby snapped a photo of the two of them side by side and before long that selfie was all over Twitter. A guy who knew one of them through his wife posted it with a caption that basically said one is my friend’s husband and the other is a complete stranger they just met on the plane. The picture spread like wildfire with thousands of people sharing it and commenting on the crazy coincidence. The night was not finished with them yet. Later in Galway Neil walked into a pub and there was his lookalike again sitting at the bar. They ended up sharing a pint and another round of laughs about the whole thing. To top it all off they discovered they had both checked into the same hotel for the night. What are the odds of that happening.

@alunsays @Lloyd_Cole Nearly 4 minutes and still no chorus. I find that with a lot of her songs, there’s nothing to hold onto.

@Lloyd_Cole @monstroso Hissing of Summer Lawns. It’s impossible that you wouldn’t like it. Ignore the first two tracks and start with Edith.

@AmplifyOlly Not particularly a Denny fan. Absolutely love Karen Dalton.

@monstroso Blue is an amazing album. Maybe you would be more into a softer folk voice? Do you dig Sandy Denny?

@RedAluma @hisbravestsoldr Have loved Glass since I was a teenager

@monstroso @hisbravestsoldr You probably think Philip Glass is too repetitive!