Mastodawn

Bruce Partington-Plans Jun 5, 2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c1e6qgx55pxo
Wonderful! Well done to all involved.🛩️ 🥳 👏

Replica WW1 plane takes off after 25-year build

BBC News

Bruce Partington-Plans May 25, 2025

https://youtu.be/lKY5fmDGVLs?si=ojuyXYBb6tL7QHkz
Another classic from the One's Tube favourites of Bruce Partington-Plans.
It just makes so much more sense...🏏✅⚾️❎

Bad British Baseball Commentary | Red Sox vs Yankees

YouTube

Bruce Partington-Plans May 13, 2025

https://shortbrothersaviationpioneers.co.uk/
Nice day out at Rochester last Saturday, where it was a pleasure to chat with the team behind Short Brothers Aviation Pioneers and see their excellent display of historic Shorts images.

Short Brothers Aviation Pioneers | Aviation Heritage Pioneers | UK

The Short Brothers, Horace, Eustace and Oswald were true aviation pioneers and made a highly significant contributions to UK and later to world-wide aviation.

Short Brothers Aviation Pioneers

Bruce Partington-Plans Apr 22, 2025

Whilst it can easily be argued that Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" is probably the best sports intro song going (Formula 1), I would argue that The Doug Wood Band's "Drag Racer" (snooker) runs it very close indeed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNKJ-sGpMuU

The Doug Wood Band "Drag Racer" (1976)

YouTube

Bruce Partington-Plans Apr 22, 2025

Are there any makes of (new) car that still attract the considerate driver in the way that Volvo and Saab used to? With Saab gone and Volvo heading upmarket one rarely sees anything driven sensibly any more. Even Skodas seem to be piloted rather furiously these days.😔

Dacia, perhaps?🚗

Bruce Partington-Plans Apr 5, 2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20x5x0g3kqo
High-velocity, air to ground, explosive tea cakes! Who says our military would not be a force to be reckoned with again? 👊🍮🔥

RAF ban on 'exploding' Tunnock's teacakes lifted after 60 years

The marshmallow treats were put on the no-fly list after erupting in a cockpit in 1965.

BBC News

Bruce Partington-Plans Apr 5, 2025

Something for Northern-based chaps maybe (and perhaps elsewhere if it tours)?
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/apr/04/a-matter-of-life-and-death-review-new-vic-newcastle-under-lyme

A Matter of Life and Death review – movie classic resuscitated with songs

Ambitious adaptation of Powell and Pressburger’s romantic fantasy is intelligently rendered, with well-chosen music added to the period mix

The Guardian

Bruce Partington-Plans Apr 5, 2025

We should not forget that there are others like Mr Musk who also wield a mesmeric power over President Chump...😟😕😢
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/us/politics/trump-meeting-laura-loomer.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgerl183j3o

After Meeting With Laura Loomer, Trump Fires National Security Council Officials

During the 30-minute meeting, the far-right activist excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser.

The New York Times

Bruce Partington-Plans Apr 5, 2025

I acquired this recently at a beneficiary boutique and, having leafed through it again over the last couple of days, can confirm it is both hilarious and informative. I highly recommend finding a copy, if you have not already got one. 🤣📖🥸

Bruce Partington-Plans Apr 5, 2025

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/residents-horrified-as-elon-musk-nazi-billboard-appears-322345
I don't think it's slander, and definitely not communism, when you just need to open your eyes and look at the evidence. And is it really wrong to use the term "overthrow" against an *unelected* official? 😒

Residents ‘horrified’ as Elon Musk ‘Nazi’ billboard appears in Kent

An anti-Tesla billboard urging people to "overthrow Musk" and linking him to the far-right has been erected in a Kent town.

Kent Online