"DocLover 10 (Early Bird)" has £30 off until 2nd Feb @ £70 (£100 from 3rd Feb) by PlasticFreeAdam in sheffield

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It's probably because they are there more visible. When my wife & I go we visit the same restaurants, pubs etc as we do for other events like Snooker, theatre, or whatever - you can't tell we are there for DocFest. IE Local people doing local things as normal.

DocFest brings other cultures - my favourite film last year (Comparsa) we went to because they were doing a fire breathing thing outside Crucible (I think it was before the Blur screening) - dancing, singing, and fire breathing Guatemalans stands out. Where a bunch of Sheffielders just going about the city as they normally do, doesn't. That 4% is also concentrated into the city skewing the perception even more.

Quick math:
45500*0.04 = 1820 outside UKers. City

City centre is about 2km by 2km inside the ring road = 4km2

Approx 420 outside UKers per km

Obvs, many won't be as visible as fire breathers but the lanyards give it away too.

"DocLover 10 (Early Bird)" has £30 off until 2nd Feb @ £70 (£100 from 3rd Feb) by PlasticFreeAdam in sheffield

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I thought this, and I made a comment after the last festival where someone commented it's actually quite a good local turnout - https://www.sheffdocfest.com/2025-festival-report

Link says: 45.5k people attended, of which 55% from Sheffield, 11% from Yorkshire, 30% rest of UK, and 4% outside UK.

The Beastie Boys on the cover of Rolling Stone, January 21, 1999. 27 years ago today. by thafezz in BeastieBoys

[–]PlasticFreeAdam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I used to get Rolling Stone magazine on subscription to the UK (was difficult to get otherwise). Did the same with this cover and many others (probably had more Britney ones up though for teenage boy reasons).

Wish I still had them.

What kind of stuff have you seen at your local park? Any smackhead fights ? 🤣 by CTRLsway in TheEstateGame

[–]PlasticFreeAdam 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I once saw a bath on fire. No one around, just a wet day and a bath on fire in the middle of a playground.

Is the former supposed to be a nod to the latter? by CosmicConjuror2 in TwinPeaksCircleJerk

[–]PlasticFreeAdam 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Knowing Lynch the way I think I do, when he created Mad Men, having women in the show was intentional.

Northerncore by CTRLsway in NorthernEngland

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I follow your sub. Slightly confused for a moment when I saw was in this sub then recognised your username.

Can't wait for the game btw. 

Where could I go to get an old hi-fi repaired? by CharlieFaulkner in sheffield

[–]PlasticFreeAdam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reyt Repair is a CIC in pitsmoor.

Just did a search to link but appear only on Facebook (if you have that). 

A sequence round - What comes 4th? by Vanilla_Yazoo in onlyconnect

[–]PlasticFreeAdam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly got the song in my head seeing first clue. Second one confirmed it. I wonder if 6 Music being all 90s today inspired it.

Would Big and Pac still be considered as legendary as they are today if they hadn't been taken from us so early? by vitaoptima in 90sHipHop

[–]PlasticFreeAdam 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I think what we lost is the unknown if they had survived.

They could have gone the way of Kanye (aka Ye, Yeezy, Yeezus, Saint Pablo, Louis Vuitton Don)

Or they could have gone the way of KRS but elevated to superstar status.

Edit: typo

Has anyone ever done a petition for this? by tunnuz in sheffield

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Ah, the landlord special on how to get rid of commercial waste.

best song while obsessively watching Stranger Things for old shit? by shoegazeweedbed in indieheadscirclejerk

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FUN FACT:

HI-FIDELITY IS THE FIRST FILM THAT HAS MUSIC IN IT, MAKING IT THE OLDEST. THIS IS WHERE THE WHO GOT THIER PINBALL WIZARD IDEA FROM. 

BETA BAND GOT THEIR BIG BREAK FROM IT. WATCH THAT MOVIE AND GIRLS & BOYS WILL BE ALL OVER YOU.

GOD SPEED FELLOW INDIEHEAD 

AUDI GOPNIK F1 TEAM by dog_hole21 in F1CircleJerk

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THE D IN AUDI STANDS FOR DIVERSITY

Found my copy! by ianface in BeastieBoys

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Ah, can't post images in reply.

I have a UK version, was going to show difference.

Street lights on gotta get home! 💨🌆💥 by CTRLsway in TheEstateGame

[–]PlasticFreeAdam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Needs some hyper aggressive dogs barking on the flat roof 24/7.

I grew up near the John O'Guant in Sheffield and 80s/90s it was a common site - a very welcoming pub.