Tony McGrath. Using signs, advertisements and messages as the inspiration for observation and comment - enlightened and otherwise

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The memorial for the 9 Logan children who all died young. The 6 sons & 3 daughters are individually shown as at the age they were when they died. Their names are carved above each figure. 2 of the girls were called Jean, suggesting the parents reused the name of a deceased child.
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As we prepare to pause on Remembrance Sunday, I thought people would be interested to see this plaque I found, claiming Castle Street, Farnham in Surrey, is where the first ever two minute silence was observed. – at Lichfield, England
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This random historical/football connection will forever live in my head rent free
50 odd St Gallen fans walking about Bangor this lunchtime 🤔 I thought they were lost or just avoiding Belfast or Larne. Nope, this was the reason 😎#GAWA #northernireland @FCSG_1879 @bangorfc
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The glass house, 1939 #artbots #magritte
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Into the distance, a ribbon of black Stretched to the point of no turning back A flight of fancy on a windswept field Standing alone my senses reeled A fatal attraction is holding me fast How can I escape this irresistible grasp? Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I Ice is forming on the tips of my wings Unheeded warnings, I thought, I thought of everything No navigator to find my way home Unladen empty and turned to stone A soul in tension that's learning to fly Condition grounded but determined to try Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I Above the planet on a wing and a prayer My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air Across the clouds I see my shadow fly Out of the corner of my watering eye A dream unthreatened by the morning light Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night There's no sensation to compare with this Suspended animation, a state of bliss Can't keep my mind from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I #PinkFloyd
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The grass was greener The light was brighter The taste was sweeter The nights of wonder With friends surrounded The dawn mist glowing The water flowing The endless river Forever and ever #PinkFloyd
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A Tailor’s soul ascends to heaven, leaving behind his Scissors & his Iron. The hourglass lies on its side to show us that his lifetime has stopped, whilst the bones show us that his mortal remains rest in the earth. All of Life, Death & New Life are here.
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And some time make the time to drive out west Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore, In September or October, when the wind And the light are working off each other So that the ocean on one side is wild
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Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's sixth studio album Meddle, which includes the 23-minute long epic Echoes, one of the most prominent songs in the band’s discography.
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On the penultimate night of the Pink Floyd shows that concluded their 1994 tour, Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - and the person who came up with the title for The Division Bell album - appropriately celebrated his 42nd birthday by appearing with the band to play acoustic guitar during the concert...
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#31daysofgraves Day 26: Unusual | Día 26: Raro 😳 Ricardo Menon by Niki de Saint Phalle (1989) — Cimitière du Montparnasse, Paris 🇫🇷 Considering artist's style, this sculpture might not seem odd, but it's unusual to find such a piece in a cemetery 🧐🐱
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Thank you for coming to my TED talk 🙏🏽
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We found each instant, to our open eyes, Was lit with recognition and surprise; On each side of the way the world was rich, Field after field, with furrow, bush and ditch, All brimmed with marvel to invoke our care.
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Remembering 'John Peel' who died 20 years ago today.
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#31DaysOfGraves 🪦Day 18: poem/verse. I can just feel the grief of these kids. 💔
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The names of all those who died in the Aberfan Disaster. Merthyr Express • 28th of October 1966 📰 #Wales #History
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 21: Well-known. Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and so many others for Warner’s Looney Tunes and elsewhere, beloved around the world. “…That’s all folks!” He rests in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. (Image source: Wikipedia.)
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#OTD 1966 • The Aberfan Disaster 🥀 On Friday morning, the 21st of October 1966, a wave of coal waste slid down the Aberfan Valley, taking the lives of 116 children and 28 adults with it. #Wales #History
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