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Tonight's viewing: Threads (1984) A BBC production that offers a grim and realistic view of the world during and after a nuclear war. A more effective film than ABC's The Day After(1983) made for a tiny fraction of the budget. Somehow nuclear war seems less frightening in the Era of Trump.

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

RIP, Blondie drummer Clem Burke.😢

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

Excellent and revealing interview today with Jason Isbell on NPR's Fresh Air. Worth a listen!

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

The good news for Springsteen fans is the announced impending release of Tracks 2: The Unreleased Albums, in various formats. 7 discs. The bad news? Amazon shows a pre-release price for the CD version of $299. Too rich for my blood; pass.

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

A major shift in global economics caused by one obsessive, poorly-educated old man based on outdated macroeconomic policies from a century ago. What could possibly go wrong?😡🤡

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

Now more than ever, Donald Trump is a fucking moron. So is anyone that supports, empowers or excuses him. And if you voted for Trump in 2024, you are responsible for what's happening.

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

Cat owners! Anyone else noticing that some varieties of Fancy Feast are in short supply again? It's been going on for a couple of weeks, and it doesn't seem to be a local problem. It brings back unpleasant memories of the early months of the COVID pandemic.

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

Thinking of Alex Chilton (1950-2010), the music legend who passed away on this date 15 years ago. ❤️

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Birthday, Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997). ❤️

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

Listening to and loving Foxes In the Snow, the new solo acoustic album from Jason Isbell.

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Birthday, George. ❤️

submitted 120 days ago • 0 comments

As well they should.

submitted 127 days ago • 0 comments

Klaatu barada nikto. Or not. I could go either way on it.

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

The Daytona 500, regarded by NASCAR fans as the "other Christmas" here in the South. Already ruined by the presence of that corrupt orange shitball.

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

I left NYC a long time ago, but I recognize a corrupt scumbag when I see one. Eric Adams is as dirty as a politician gets. The fact that Trump and his lackeys so willingly made a deal with Adams speaks volumes. Quid pro quo? You bet it was. This is the worst kind of corruption.

submitted 129 days ago • 0 comments

Why do otherwise intelligent people give a shit about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? (Warning: My annual rant). The RRHOF is not an indication of artistic achievement. It exists solely to sell back catalog and ease a few consciences. That's it. The RRHOF doesn't matter, it never has and it never will

submitted 131 days ago • 0 comments

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social Welcome, Mr. President. Just practicing😄

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

Think how upset Trump would be if he saw this. 😄

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

Sorry to hear that David Johansen (New York Dolls/Buster Poindexter/solo) is failing. After giving us do much great music, he could use our help. www.sweetrelief.org/davidjohanse...

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

+1

submitted 138 days ago • 0 comments

If true, wow. How one be unimpressed by what you see and hear at Auschwitz!?😡

submitted 138 days ago • 0 comments

Of all the insane schemes offered by Trump and his enablers, having the US take over and own Gaza is the most fucking crazy I've ever heard. Such arrogance, such stupidity, but hey, that's Trump.

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Listening to Live At Leeds by the Who (1970). Next week will be the 55th(!) anniversary of this performance. Still sounds great, of course, but with every reissue it gets longer; the original 39 minute LP runs nearly three times that length on the most recent CD edition!

submitted 140 days ago • 0 comments

Listening to Blind Willie McTell (1898-1959) on this beautiful and mild February morning. Any day you get to hear Willie McTell is a good day. ❤️😄

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Watching a few minutes of the film Contagion (2011), about a deadly, world-wide pandemic, and which I first saw shortly after its release. It seemed far-fetched at the time. But then COVID happened ....💔

submitted 142 days ago • 0 comments

Settling in to watch the Super Bowl pre-game show. Yes, I know the game is next week. 😄

submitted 142 days ago • 0 comments

Republicans are renowned for their xenophobia, right? So where is their hatred for Elon Musk, an obvious threat to our way of life? I'm beginning to think Republicans only fear POOR immigrants, and that it's acceptable when a wealthy fascist buys himself a seat at our table.

submitted 142 days ago • 0 comments

So Trump's arrogance and stupidity is going to wreck the American economy, and not one Republican appears ready to stand up and oppose his idiotic tariffs.

submitted 143 days ago • 0 comments

This isn't a terrible President, this is a terrible person. And not a word to console the families, or reassure the public. Despicable.

submitted 144 days ago • 0 comments

An airplane and helicopter collide, dozens of innocent people are killed, and Trump's first impulse is to hold a news conference to blame everybody he can think of, without any proof, while absolving himself of any and all responsibility.

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RIP. Marianne Faithfull 💔

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

RFK, Jr. is a fucking joke. Anyone who takes him seriously is stupid or insane. Unqualified for any position involving public health.

submitted 146 days ago • 0 comments

Acosta gets it; where we are and what we are facing. Looking forward to seeing what he does in the future.

submitted 147 days ago • 0 comments

I like Jim Acosta and wish him well when he DOES leave CNN. He's a solid and responsible jounalist who did not screw up his career and karma, like so many others, by playing stupid games during the recent election season.

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments

Jim Acosta's Wikipedia entry says that he's left CNN, but he's still on the air in his usual timeslot today

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments

On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, thinking of my great-grandmother, Lilli, who died at Auschwitz in 1942.

submitted 149 days ago • 0 comments

25% tariffs on goods from Colombia? Whatever. But just ordered four pounds of coffee at today's price. You know, just in case. 😄

submitted 149 days ago • 0 comments

Mam, this is a Wendy's drive thru ....

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No one asked me, but I've been a Bonnie Raitt fan since 1972, and she never recorded a better album than her second, Give It Up (1972).

submitted 150 days ago • 0 comments

I could be happy, the rest of my life, with a synonym girl. Well, it makes about as much sense as "cinnamon" girl .....😄

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