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30 Nov, 12 tweets, 4 min read
Time for a pulp countdown now, and as it's #StAndrewsDay here's my top 10 of GenX* Scottish things!

(*brought to you in association with Hipsway AND Runrig) ImageImage
At #10: Heather the Weather! "Hello there" Heather Reid predicts... rain!

Randan Discothèque even wrote a song about her: Image
At #9: the 1990 Scotland kit! Available from Roberts Stores, Trongate.

Don't forget to tuck your shirt in properly. Image
At #8: William McIlvanney! If you haven't read him then you're missing out on some great crime noir. Image
At #7: the ginger van! Who needs Deliveroo when you have the Bon Accord man. Image
At #6: Maggie! Joan Lingard's books brought to life with Kirsty Miller in the title role and the legendary Michael Sheard as her Pa. Image
At #5: the Tennants Lager Lovelies!

Sylvia was always my favourite... Image
At #4: The Nightmare Man! This is why we don't visit the Islands any more. Image
At #3: Gregory's Girl! Simply the greatest teen film ever made. Image
At #2: Scunner Campbell! Boo! Hiss! Etc... Image
And at #1: Strawberry Switchblade! Post punk, polkadots and gothic swaying. Jill and Rose 4 ever!! Image
So happy #StAndrewsDay everybody! Drink responsibly etc.. Image

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2 Dec
Today in pulp: a quick look back at the rise and fall of romance comics!

"You'll share every kiss, every tear..." #WednesdayThoughts Image
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1 Dec
Today in pulp let's look back at a landmark #RPG that let you jump from star to star across the Imperium, trading and battling with various sophonts along the way.

It's a game of the far future that's lasted over 40 years: Traveller! Image
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30 Nov
He is X-RAY-3, the best agent in the Psychoanalytic Special Department. He battles supernatural crime and mad scientists. His books have sold over 20 million copies in the German-speaking world.

For today's #MondayMotivation let me introduce you to Larry Brent... Image
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28 Nov
Britain in the 1970s: Raleigh choppers, lumberjack jackets and Findus crispy pancakes for tea. And one magazine really summed up the spirit of '70s Britain for me...

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Children's TV reflected the British class system: the BBC was seen as worthy, educational and safe; ITV was considered brash, vulgar and rude. Some strict parents wouldn't even let their children watch the 'commercial' channel!
However by the 1970s ITV children's programmes had really started to hit their stride. And unlike the prim BBC they weren't afraid to be subversive.

Noisy, crazy and often very funny they stated to hoover up viewers...
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Time once again for my occasional series "Women with great hair fleeing gothic houses!"

And today It's an open thread. Ask me anything you like about this popular pastime and I'll do my best to answer it below for the next hour.

Over to you...
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"Am I in the UK?" Yes I am.

"Do I own all these books?" Alas no. I have about 90 or so gothic romances but I have sold many more. I used to work in the book trade and these things went like hot cakes!
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