Bob Johnston

@bobjohnstonbooks.bsky.social

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'Our Big Day' LGBTQ+ award-winning picturebook published 2022. Currently subbing agents w/ a gay novel for adults. Husband, dog lover, cat misser, biscuit eater, previously @gutterbookshop ... he/him 🇮🇪 linktr.ee/bobjohnstonbooks

Google image of Starsky from Starsky & Hutch 1970s. He's wearing a big cream cardigan
Google image of Buck Rogers from the 1970s TV show
Photo of trees arching over a rocky path to form an inviting portal
Google image of a boy and girl in a dodgem car at the funfair. She's having a ball. He's concentrating on the driving.
Photo of an overgrown pathway through woodland. There are large moss covered rocks on the ground & the small trees arch over to create a 'portal' leading you onwards
Photo of Greater Stitchwort'. 5 white petals surround a small yellow centre, each petal is split in two to create an elongated heart shape. The leaves beneath are dark green, thin and pointed.
Photo of 4 people sat at a table with tea & cake.
Photo of rhubarb & walnut cake cooling on kitchen table in front of sliding kitchen doors onto a patio.
Google image of Metal Mickey TV programme showing a silver metal robot with large mouth and 'ears' and curly silver wire on his head as hair. Pictured with Irene Handl as a 'granny' and a female human.
Video shows a large wildflower meadow with a strimmed path. It starts showing Obie, a black German Shepherd, on the path then pans to show long meadow grasses and white meadowsweet in flower. And finishes on Jess, a black and tan lurcher, standing behind me.
Photo of Jess, a black & tan lurcher, lying on the bed looking snoozy...
Photo of Bob's cat Molly (now sadly deceased) lying in a flowerpot amongst the plants. She was a black & white shorthair
Google image of a UK grass snake which is brown with dark shevrons along the 'back'
Meme of a cow standing in a grey sea with text "I can't go the rest of my life asking if it's AI or not "
Photo of Bob's dogs sitting on some grass & looking at the camera. Jess is a black & tan lurcher with Dobby ears. Obie is a black German Shepherd with Batman ears.
Bob & friend Chris at a christening in 1994 wearing dark suits & sunglasses & looking a bit Reservoir Dogs apart from they're leaning against Bob's first car - a beige Vauxhall Astra.
Photo of Julian Cope talking about his book at Electric Picnic about a decade ago. I was bookseller at the festival.
Google image of a flyer promoting Black Cat Boat Party showing people dancing on a boat & text including All You Can Drink / Sangria and Beer / 2 DJs
Photo of Bob's hand holding a copy of the book & a glass of white wine. The book jacket is red & white with an illustration of bog meadow & red 'earth' below
Photo of wall in charity shop with a Gutter Bookshop bookmark featuring quote "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" Oscar Wilde
Selfie of Bob & husband Leon in front of the stage at concert. They're lit up in red & yellow lights.
Photo of bog asphodel - a spike of bright yellow star flowers amongst dewey grass.
Google image of Bowie roundabout saying 'turn to the left / turn to the right / ooooh fashion'
Photo of Obie by Dogs Angels Ireland with text 'This boy needs help, we need to get him a foster home asap. His name is Sushi beautiful but sad'
Photo of an A4 tall poster stand on a flat base in library reception with a picture of Michael Bublé holding an arrow & text telling people to collect tickets on the first floor.
Short video of Bob reaching out & scratching Obie, a black German Shepherd, and Obies back leg starts bouncing up and down.
Photo of Bradley Cooper in a shirt and tie
Photo of Jess, a black and tan lurcher, & Obie, a black German Shepherd, sitting on a rock in the shallows of Lough Cullen.
Photo of a large Flora tub filled with ripe red strawberries
Photo of a tumbler glass of iced coffee on a lilac outdoor table with a meadow, old stone shed & polytunnel behind it on a sunny day
Photo of Bob & Martina smiling next to a sign for the event
Selfie of Bob holding a glass of iced coffee with an old stone shed & meadow in the background. The sky is blue, the grass is green & Bobs wearing his dad's inherited gardening hat.
Photo of a big black German Shepherd sleeping on Bob's lap who is smiling despite having two dead legs
Photo of Bob wearing a Cure t-shirt & paisley shirt, smiling with longish blonde hair...
Photo of Bob's Dad in a dinghy tying two bits of rope together. He's wearing a polo shirt, shorts & a hat and stocking up two fingers at the camera
Photo of Jess a black & tan lurcher in a meadow. She's wearing her walking harness and her tongue is sticking out the side of her mouth in a derp like fashion
Photo of The Castle of Stories by Matt Cain showing two men with their arms around each other next to an olive tree looking at a ruined castle.
Photo of The Castle of Stories on a train folddown table along with the latest copy of GCN magazine & a can of Kombucha.
Screenshot from Willo the Wisp cartoon of a blue spectacled cat pointing at Moog the pug who looks surprised and worried
Google image of the 3 witches from The Witches & The Grinnygog.
Photo of large hanging bookcase filled with CDs & dvds now painted light grey to match doors & skirting.
Poster for Scissor Sisters gig at Collins Barracks on Fri 26th June with Peaches DJ, Panti Bliss & others. Bob has added orange text saying Buy Bob & Leons' Tickets Pls!
Photo of some empty bookshelves along with paint cans & brushes.
Google image of Granada CINEMA Bedford showing the external art-deco building.
Photo of Bob & Patrick Freyne outside The Duke pub holding his new novel.
Photo of Patrick Freyne standing at a lectern with microphone talking about his novel.
Photo of Patrick Freyne standing at a lectern with microphone talking about his novel.
screenshot of email highlighting 'a few elements that stood out to me' including the garbled phrases I have included in the post plus more AI nonsense.
Photo of a blue & white willow pattern tea set in a wicker basket - approx 6 plates, 6 side plates, 6 cups & saucers.
Google image of Victoria Wood holding a clipboard for her Totally Bono Fido sketch
Google maps showing Lickey and Lickey End which are near Bromsgrove in the Midlands
Selfie of Bob on the train wearing headphones. He has a bald head & a short ginger beard & is managing a semi-smile
Meme showing 'Breaking News' graphic & text: A man who trained his dog to play trumpet on the London underground said he went from barking to tooting in just over an hour.
Photo of a green meadow with a strimmed path heading upwards. Obie, our black German Shepherd, is halfway up the path.
Screenshot of an Insta advert showing some kind of small robot thing with two rubber wheels and underneath something that looks like a stapler and a hook bracket and some white tab things and text 'anthbotofficial : ANTHBOT Mother's Day Special Offers'.
Selfie of Bob in a red tent wearing a Queer Shed Mayo t-shirt
screengrab of AN ADVERT from 'Original Luxury' showing a 2-tier, 20 watch watch box with text 'stylish interior and travel accessory - status-showing watch box'
Photo of Jess, a black & tan lurcher and Obie, a black German Shepherd sitting -& looking at the camera
Photo of a black German Shepherd asleep on a multicoloured blanket on a bed with a crumpled pillow behind him
screenshot of google search showing RHS as top result rather than 'AI Overview'