Simon Evans

Thoughts on publishing, Pompey, media, arts. Inane banter a speciality.

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@Bunkybowers What a load of performative bollocks. Reminiscent of Dan Wooton delivering the performance of his life (4 times) placing a wreath on the Mall when Queenie popped her clogs.

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@VinylCarBooty Ah, bummer, enjoy! And happy hunting in the Chazzas 👍

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@VinylCarBooty Can't get onto it. Have you tried Threads?

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@MissIvyStorm @MoeksOne @fesshole This isn't how imagination works.

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@ZXVintage I have this issue. Complete with the (very accurate) YS spoof which I also used to read. Their sense of humour failure pushed me towards Crash and I eventually stopped buying YS so Newsfield won as far as I was concerned!

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@FilmsRadiance Volere volare.

Sure it was inspired by Who Framed Roger Rabbit but it takes the live action and animation mix and creates a charming, funny sometimes touching love story. And it desperately needs a blu or 4K release. Hint, hint!

[Radiance Films @FilmsRadiance]

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[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@OhThatCurlyOne I got it new with The Shop Around The Corner (the film that inspired You've Got Mail) for 15 in an HMV sale. One for me and one for my wife! Everyone wins 😄

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@Brighterdayvnl Surely, if the moaners so badly want free records, they should sign up for the platform you’re offering them on? #justsayin

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@HussainShafiei @GeorgeMonbiot @elonmusk Recall people saying the same about Netscape Communicator and Friends Reunited.

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

No use whinging about it, @elonmusk. You ignored every warning. You bought a flawed but functioning platform, stripped the safeguards and created a miserable experience for everyone except fascists, deniers and the troll farms hired by destructive industries. What did you expect?

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@Dragons4EverPod I'm there too and quite liking the look of the place. Be good to see the HK community over there since Twitter is such a binfire these days.

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@Wonggifs @TimesSqKungFu @DonutJunkie Agreed. Arrow have some great covers but this is simply awful. Eureka's is streets ahead despite being a double bill.

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@Bunkybowers Puma have been behind done absolute shockers in recent years. Those away kits for Man Citeh were a true low.

[Jordan King @JordanMBKing]

Do any of my journo friends have any contacts in the Disney marketing department? It’s for a quite unique and poignant request relating to Indiana Jones, and I’d love to be able to help some people who really deserve something good in difficult times. Please DM if you can help.🙏🏻

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@stevebone1 They're all youngsters compared with us Boney!

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

See Hampshire won again, @stevebone1
Young Liam looks handy!

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@kermodeandmayo I'd love to see you take a crack at Gary Sparrow from Goodnight Sweetheart. Rewatched recently and he is basically a selfish, self-centred git with few redeeming features. Ideal fodder for the couch I reckon!

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@BileysMullet Said column: https://t.co/xY83g4DkbV

[Rt Hon Nadine Dorries @NadineDorries]

My ⁦@DailyMailUK⁩ column today. We tax payers pay half a million £ to train a doctor and when they are qualified, almost half of them from some medical schools head to Australia or NZ. Time to impose pay back! https://t.co/yX5WQvoEVq

[Simon Evans @frattonlad]

@BileysMullet The hypocrisy is strong too. A (presumably lucrative) column in the Mail today by Mad Nads bangs on about Docs needing to pay back training costs if they seek (better paid) work in other countries. The irony of her having only turned up in the HoC 6 or 7 times since last June...