Rob Kelly

@wallaceme Yes and Supertoys last all summer long became A.I artificial intelligence.

I grew up reading stories like “Supertoys last all summer long” by Brian Aldiss and Isaac Asimov’s “Robbie”, so amid all the fretting about AI I’m still quite excited

The Ivy Brasserie, Northcote Road rjdkelly.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/the…

@TheSimonEvans Well get ready to read the fall of Hyperion as well as they cannot be separated. Carrion Comfort and Illium are also to my mind well worth reading.

I’ve not read Dan Simmons, but I don’t think the death of an author has ever occasioned more heartfelt plaudits from both contemporaries and readers, that make him sound exactly the kind of thing I’d like. Namely, hugely ambitious and inventive literary science fiction, weaving historical and poetic references in to a degree teetering on the edge of pretentious, but not only getting away with it, leaving readers profoundly moved. I shall be reading Hyperion, first, and soon.

@forwardnotback Oh Tim. I’m so sorry. Really hoping you’ll pull through. It’s been a delight following you all these years.

Quick update, sorry no more #twitterquiz I am in critical care in Portsmouth and gravely ill. Sorry for the message, thanks for all the fun and friendship over the years. I can’t reply to messages.

A belated posting of my Christmas lunch @TheDorchester thanks to @NappyValleyNet nappyvalleynet.com/pre-christmas-…

@wmarybeard Originally from the 1950s radio show Take it from here. I believe Jimmy Edwards actually said it first.

In the interests of total accuracy, the esteemed Lord Patten (speaking v good sense on BBC) ascribed the line “infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for me” to Frankie Howerd - when it was I think Kenneth Williams. (Carry on Cleo)

@LondonPubMap Really good curries!

The Old Sergeant. It’s a long time since I have visited a Desi Pub in London. It’s a nice traditional pub, footy on the box, cheap enough pints, full Indian menu if you fancy a ruby. #oldsergeant #desipub #sw18

@forwardnotback Dropped team potato for tomato and yes. Coming from Essex helped and knowing where the Channon’s lived lucky as well.

The #NewsPenguin #TwitterQuiz answers for Sunday October 26, 2025 in a thread, quote tweet answers to follow 1. Yellow 2. Barnacle 3. PC Growler 4. 12 5. LadBaby 6. James A Garfield 7. Pisces 8. Zagreb 9. 1911 10. Freedonia 11. 1985 12. 4 13. 3 14. 1189 15. Verdi 16. Essex

@PubsSaving I walked past two weeks ago and saw it was alive again, many happy memories of this and its previous incarnation as Morgan’s Wine Bar. Will need to visit shortly.

The Shaston Arms in Soho has reopened! New owners. Pleased name has been retained. Will miss the great Badger beers on draft. #pubsreopening #pubs

@dcsandbrook @TheRestHistory Finally the Jim Callaghan episode we’ve all been waiting for.

Just out of a thrilling @TheRestHistory scheduling meeting for the first months of 2026, and I can't wait to get started ...

@LondonPubMap In the early 90s this used to be opposite my office. Back then a standard city borders pub. On a recent visit noticed it is now hipster heaven, still enjoyed it though.

I’m not visiting today but I do remember the khazi here.

@wallaceme Bloody Magna Carta, forcing King John to sign the pledge and shutting the boozers at half past 10.

Habeas Corpus, another brave Hungarian peasant girl like her cousin Magna Carta…

Thanks @NappyValleyNet for publishing my latest review, nappyvalleynet.com/le-petit-beef-… Enjoy!

@VinnieSull1van @Britains___Pubs When I lived around there, there was a night club Jets just around the corner.

I wonder how many people who follow me grew up where I did and know the name of the pub I'm in? @Britains___Pubs

@JohnRentoul Does Bob Spink Con to UKIP in 2008 count?

Updated list of MP defections since 1995 (excl independents)

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@forwardnotback Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did she die in vain? Brave Hungarian peasant girl…

Farage the showman testifying at the US House Judiciary Committee Uninterrupted speeches are his strength Entertaining, occasionally witty never has solutions And of course his payday line “I come from the land if Magna Carta” comes right at the start

Details of my recent trip to #Baltimore. Thank you @NappyValleyNet for publishing and to @DudasTavern, the @TheHorse_Fells and others for such an amazing trip, nappyvalleynet.com/baltimore/

@cjsnowdon What about one then the other and perhaps alternate throughout the evening?

This country is finished.

@MickeyOnions Ha I’m old enough to remember as Morgan’s wine bar. It was a great place both as the Shaston and Morgan’s part of my personal history gone.

A moment of silence for the fallen.