Articles by Tommy Mackay

You Rexie Thing

Rexie in Glenrothes shows his poppy strength. Photo by @paul4jags.bsky.social Here he is from back in the day when The Tam Tam Club campaigned to save him being moved: More about The Tam Tam Club…


Want Some?

They Might Be Gannets are back with a whole new set of songs. Want Some? Tracks: Friday 13 Eyeball (Reckless mix) After Some Casual Research It’s Fun To Be Caught Stealing News With Swearing Leave…


Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit

  It’s Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit One can summon angels The other rides a BMX They’re a crime fighting duo Doo doo doo Doo doo Oh Yeah! theme tune from That Mitchel and Webb…


The Great Wheel (III)

  —The drumlie doom that only weighs On them wha ha’ena seen their place Yet in creation’s lichtnin’ race, In the movement that includes As a tide’s resistless floods A’ their movements and their moods,—…


Cunt Of The Century – the song

  From the Supertrump album, ‘Isis? What Isis?’ – a brief synopsis of the wit and wisdom of Donald Trump. Accompanied by the second half of Supertramp’s ‘Crime Of The Century’ see also:


David Essexorcist

pic: @seanreynard.bsky.social   What an excellent day for an exorcism Aye! Well let’s introduce ourselves I’m Damon Karras. And I’m the Devil. Now kindly undo these straps. Babe I see your lamplight Shining from your…


The Great Wheel (II)

  Whaur are Bannockburn and Flodden? —O’ a’e grain like facets hod’n, Little wars (twixt that which God in Focht and won, and that which He Took baith sides in hopelesly), Less than God or…



The Great Wheel (I)

  I’m weary o’ the rose as o’ my brain, And for a deeper knowledge I am fain Than frae this noddin’ object I can gain. Beauty is a’e thing, but it tines anither (For,…