@JonnyB

Writes for money. Also writes books.

 Norfolk
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Joined February 2007
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It's that time when people suggest their own stuff as gifts, but this is doubly awkward for me as my last book ('A classic outsider's journey'- @mrneilforsyth; 'Smart & funny'- @JillTwiss) is now out of print after a collision between the publisher and the UK economy. BUT (1/3)
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> You can of course pre-load 'The Resurrection of Frederic Debreu' on that Kindle or other e-reader that you're purchasing for the lover of quintessentially-English-books-that-are-nonetheless-set-in-rural-France in your life. On all the e-book platforms. amazon.co.uk/Resurrection-Fr…

The Resurrection of Frédéric Debreu

The Resurrection of Frédéric Debreu

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> EVEN BETTER, pretty well everyone has a difficult-to-buy-for movie executive friend, and the FILM/TV ADAPTATION RIGHTS are STILL AVAILABLE from my agent at vivlovesfilm.com - what better, more unique gift could there be?!? Thank you! (END)

Viv Loves Film - Literary, Development and Production Agency

Specialized in book to screen adaptations and world-building media franchises, we understand the business of content rights at every level.

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Kurt would have loved Temu. 47 items in my last basket, less than a fiver.
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Back in 2007 I wrote a thing urging for Charlie Chaplin films to be shown in A&E. I'd upload it to the NHS consultation but I suspect they'd think it was another timewaster, rather than a variant of the @rorysutherland 'mirrors beside the elevator' thing. privatesecretdiary.com/2007/…

Suggestion for improving the NHS, via Charlie Chaplin.

CAMPAIGN WEEK ON JBPSD “If I were in charge of A&E, I would put Charlie Chaplin films on a continuous loop. It wouldn’t matter about the sound and it would

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how are our pet dodos doing
Curiosity
@MAstronomers5 Oct 2024
What would be the scariest message humanity could receive from outer space?
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Discovery in the attic. #zx81 #retrogaming
Four old zx81 cassettes

ALT Four old zx81 cassettes

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We had proper video game instructions back then.
Instructions for the zx81 game Gulp

ALT Instructions for the zx81 game Gulp

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Apparently the promoter originally scheduled it for the 8th October but Bob wasn’t too keen…
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This is genuinely terrific stuff.
ProgMagazineUK@ProgMagazineUK10 Oct 2024
Watch @davidgilmour let rip on guitar in @BodyCountBand's new video for Comfortably Numb... loudersound.com/news/david-g…

David Gilmour features in Body Count's new video for Comfortably Numb

Ice-Ts metal band Body Count will release their new album Merciless in November

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Ooooooh!!!
ProgMagazineUK@ProgMagazineUK2 Oct 2024
A new fully authorised visual history of @CardiacsBand, A Big Book and a Band and Whole World Window, will be published in January. Details here... loudersound.com/news/fully-a…

Fully authorised visual history of Cardiacs to be published

New Cardiacs biography, A Big Book And A Band And Whole World Window, will be published in January

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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times and I'm not sure if the shame alternates or if it's still me.
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The world is NOT ready for the sublime werewolf transformation in the 1987 Thai movie Wolf.
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From The Dandy, November 1968. Paging @vizcomic
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So another year of county youth pathway cricket over for the kids, 100's of miles driven, tears, laughter etc & I was going to do a long thread about lessons/observations etc. but I don't have time so I'll just post the most important, which is never get your hair cut in Taunton.
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Spot on for me. I'd add that it's been great for the women's game, and keeps halfwit DJs off the streets.
WG RumblePants@WG_RumblePants17 Aug 2024
I genuinely have a complicated relationship with the 💯. It’s probably worth an article at some point. I see the financial benefit, hate the concept, love that my kids love it, hate the enforced fun, enjoy the cricket, see the value in the county disconnect, loathe the graphics.
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This.
Dan Davies@dsquareddigest4 Aug 2024
I think it does need to be emphasized that the numbers at these "demonstrations" are incredibly small - a Palestine solidarity organizer would delete their account in shame. You can't claim that a "protest" represents the legitimate views of a section of society if there's only >
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I know there are bigger things happening in the world, but I just sold my bowls and it feels like the end of an era.
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Very delightful setting. Not a bad way to spend a day off.
Norfolk Cricket Foundation@NorfolkCricket10 Jul 2024
The @FostersSol Norfolk U18 Girls gave made a long trip to Blankney CC to play Lincolnshire U18s in the ECB 50 over League. Norfolk have won the toss and are bowling g. Evie Booker taking a wicket in the 1st over.
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Nope - aged very badly
Alex Marsh@JonnyB12 Jun 2024
We'll see if this one ages well, and my recent Grand National record has been essentially 'gives up before the first fence', but Ladbrokes offering 100-1 on LibDems here in NW Norfolk which is insane, given local circumstances. Have put a tenner on.
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