thematthellyer

Here to see what the world's saying and throw the occasional thought on songs, Spurs or snowboarding into the mix. Making weekly vlogs about our work in Bosnia.

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Hey @ThreeUK. Trying to top up a Data Pack for one of your pay-as-you-go SIMs. Your website just doesn't want to take my money. Is there an easy fix for this or is my time better spent finding a SIM from another provider?

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Thanks to @PeteGreig for his Insta post about today being the 250th birthday of Amazing Grace. He recommended searching out this clip on YouTube, so I did... "Grace has brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home." Good words to start 2023 with! https://t.co/t163YFBEXm

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Seen so much mad news on Twitter and about Twitter right now that I thought I'd share a video I saw tonight which made me smile.

This one particularly goes out to all my musical friends...enjoy!

https://t.co/mHr34OfU9r

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@Hellyers Yeah, perhaps i should have made the effort to be there... although the weather looks way better on film than it did in reality. Which, I know, is exactly what a lightweight would say!

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I've been in Bosnia and Herzegovina almost 14 years a never seen a Rolls Royce on the road here. Today I saw two in one five-hour drive. This random, probably pointless, observation only goes to show the humble Rolls is, in fact, a relation of the London Bus. #random #RollsRoyce

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@FootballJOE Tottenham not Totteringham

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The only thing to add is I hope it all ends with Son having causally walked off with the Golden Boot.

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Absolute chaos all around the games today, while Spurs just quietly go about their business, smashing five past Norwich. Not very Spursy at all.

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Just checked @BBCSport and honestly took a second's pause to asked if we hadn't gone back in time a couple of weeks. But no it's not April 1st, and outside of that context the Sean Dyche announcement makes no sense. #bbcfootball

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I often feel like a jack-of-all-trades multi-instrumentalist, but at heart I think I'm still a bass player.

I've got a lot of time for @corywong and his musical output. Here's to British bass players!

https://t.co/j7Eczz67Cp

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They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks but...my wife bought me a Kindle in October and she might just be succeeding in turning me into a reader! Over the past decade I've probably averaged 2 or 3 books a year. I've finished 4 since January. Can I keep up 'a book a week'?

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Just kicked off 2022 listening to "The Joy of Being", "Fear" and "A Mirror Dimly" from @citizenstheband back to back. If I can be part of making some albums as creative and inspired as these this year then I'll be a happy boy*! (*late-forty-something musician/songwriter/producer)

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@TheRestHistory I don't use Spotify...but if I did it'd be a strong contender!

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@NitroRallycross Bad call - too harsh!

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@themichaelowen You got a couple of goals in a couple of 2-0 qualifier wins against Liechtenstein back in 2004. I'm sure I remember that back then the expectation was @England could/should have been winning 10-0. I'm not going to complain now they have a team that can really bang in the goals!

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@DCourteneySmith @mmontytaylor I guess the diagram is proof you did?!

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As @MKBHD says: "these are the laptops that a lot of people have been waiting a long time for." We can probably even forgive @Apple for being a bit self-congratulatory for just listening to their customers. Ports and headphone socket for the win! https://t.co/AHx9ll7293

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Following up spotting this delicious interaction by listening to @TheRestHistory put Bond into perspective. Thanks @holland_tom, @dcsandbrook, @GaryLineker & @piersmorgan for the entertainment.

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@petepaphides I'd visit. I've never understood how the English language has allowed "bread and butter" to become synonymous with everyday or ordinary. At it's best it is the best.

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@DCourteneySmith @thefeeling @ABBA Yeah, that's what i thought. The same, just slightly more modern production. More band who are making a comeback should take this approach!

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Friday music thoughts: I'm excited to hear @thefeeling have a new album on the way. Hoping for some new classics. And I'm impressed with #DontShutMeDown by @ABBA, which sounds just like one of their old classics. Not bad after a 40 year break!