mark perkins

Ex-agency ECD in creative comms. Dad and whippet owner. Into QPR, history, repetitive beats, buildings, cricket and vintage films.

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Been looking forward to the 1st day of the 1st test since December. Spent the past week worrying about rain ruining play and now I'm here want it to rain to stop England from playing. What a life.

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@prodnose My dad did national service with Bobby's brother Reg over in Germany from 1959-61. Reg was renowned amongst the regiment for blagging his way into the American base and spending a weekend with Elvis.

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@Watson_SLdn As did Ireland and Holland 😫. Also remember USSR stuffing us at Wembley in 1984, with Graham Roberts having a stinker. Weird the things you can remember as kid - I can't even tell you who England played in their most recent match or the score.

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@gamray Watched Project Hail Mary tonight, mostly based on your enthusiasm. What a marvellous, beautiful, uplifting film.

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@WestHam_Central Probably went off to a bar and local brothel on expenses.

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So sad to read this. The first footballer I'd had heard of even before I was interested in the sport, the superstar England player of his day. My first football was a plastic Kevin Keegan one, with his signature printed on it.

[Daily Mail Sport @MailSport]

Kevin Keegan: I've got stage four cancer. It's been a really tough time - I need to say goodbye to Newcastle United properly... just promise not to build a statue of me at St James' Park until I'm gone https://t.co/TEmQCrNIvz

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Saw a house in that seemed ideal until we did the maths. Given the comatose housing market could probably get the price down more, close to the value of my house.

But then Stamp Duty, Fuck me. An additional punitive six figure tax simply to make a purchase. So we aren't moving.

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@SalvadorDafti I'll fight any man why doubts or questions whether this is the greatest film soundtrack album.

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Just seen a bloke in M&S wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with MARCH 1974 - 50 YEARS OF BEING AWESOME!

Was tempted to say to him that I was also born in March 1974, then realised anyone wearing that t-shirt out in public might be a bit weird.

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@wrig31927971 @Watson_SLdn It was actually 1985 (Chelsea won 1-0). Been away to the Bridge about a dozen times, never seen a win, and bailed on my mates the only time we won in 2013.

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@petedigger @Watson_SLdn 😂

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@Watson_SLdn Agree with that. I'm QPR and much prefer being in the EFL than the circus of the Premier League.

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@MorganPCALLB This woman can barely speak English. But she's done her research, despite multiple days of work by police and coronrees to do the appropriate tests to identify the bodies, which would've included DNA tests.

Poundland Miss Marple. Get off my timeline.

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If you are sick of the endless sun and heat and think our gardens need a lashing of rain, fear not. The gods noticed I purchased best seats at Lords for the first day of the Test match next Thursday.

Put your money on a typhoon.

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@JackPosobiec As a rule of thumb people who start a war during negotiations, blow up a school full of little girls, declare victory after 48 hours, then spark a global economic spasm because the enemy hasn't surrendered, generally don't win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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@NinthOctopus @benonwine In 1984 Springsteen played a huge concert in North England and invited striking miners and their wives - who'd gone a year without pay - to be his guests. He met them backstage, and gave the entire proceeds to feed their communities. No publicity. But yes, he lost his humanity.

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@gamray @Stephenh61 Koyal is world class. It really does t get much better. Happy birthday.

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@LoftforWords Worse than Tony Blackburn.