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cirdecsongs.bsky.social
Freelance music journalist and author. Early-stage musician. Sports nut. Movie fan. Beginning biker. Open-minded and eager to learn.
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#WakeUpAmerica

#FrankZappa is one of the most important composers of the 20th Centruy. Thank goodness his music is being kept alive. I saw it in Banned from Utopia, featuring Zappa band alums Bobby Martin, Ray White, and Scott Rhunes. They haven’t lost a step! #cirdecsongs #photos #concerts #livemusic

Wanda sums it up nicely. #WakeUpAmerica

Imma just leave this here. #stopgunviolence youtu.be/9Cp1NbyWYwQ?...

Tell me, #MAGA: When EXACTLY was America last great? Because something tells me it wasn’t that great for ME. #WakeUpAmerica

Yep. You get out what you put in. #WakeUpAmerica

I’ve added another entry to the social media resume/CV. It will feature lots of talk about music and other things. Features will be expanding over the next few months. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. You’ll find the address in the comments.👇🏾 Thanks in advance! #cirdecsongs ✌🏾✊🏾🤘🏾

@barackobamacare.bsky.social Mr. President, we need you more than ever. You can’t run again, but your voice can be heard. And maybe it will spark the others into action. We beg of you. With all due respect and admiration. Thank you.

He was a fine leader, a hard worker, and popular with the chain of command and Congress. But he supports equity and diversity, so he’s fired. It’s the next step toward a dictatorship. This is going NOWHERE good. apnews.com/article/trum... Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

PRESIDENT MUSK MUST BE STOPPED!!! #enoughalready #musk

It’s not enough to just build LEGO models. You need the right soundtrack. #cirdecsongs #lego #NASA cirdecsongs.com/2025/02/21/m...

In case you missed it the first time, here’s my highly enjoyable chat with Trey Gunn. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/02/20/a...

Physical therapy is a literal pain in the ass. #stenosissucks

Another day, another gig, another fun batch of photos. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/02/19/c...

Another @caspian.bsky.social shot I really dig. Thanks to Phillip Jamieson for being both photogenic and directly in front of me. #cirdecsongs

While going through my photo archives, I happened across this shot of Caspian taken at Lincoln Hall in 2022. It irritated me them, but strikes me as rather artistic now. Go figure. #cirdecsongs

#Caspian: fantastic to hear, damn near impossible to photograph. These guys love to perform under a shroud. And you know what? I’m all in! This was my second time seeing the band, and each time it was a transformative experience. #cirdecsongs #photos #concerts #livemusic

A few shots from one of my favorite gigs. And … some of my favorite shots! #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/02/17/c...

The #Tu-Ner gig was one of my favorites of 2023. It’s always a blast to see Markus Reuter, @Trey Gunn and @pat in action. And to have a few moments with the band, including my buddy and Pat’s wife, Deborah. Another stellar evening. #cirdecsongs #photos #concerts #livemusic

Uh-huh. Another attempt to stride toward a dictatorship. Who else attempts to remove ALL possible oversight? Y’all wanted this. It’s just a matter of time before it comes back to haunt each and every one of you that voted for him. Suckers. apnews.com/article/supr...

Oops … I forgot to add the photo of my friends onstage. Gotta watch out for those Moscow Mules. Or rather, just plain “Mules” these days.

I swore I was taking the night off from taking photos, but I couldn’t let this one pass. Jan King and Judith Weirauch are turning it loose tonight! Yeah, we’re having fun. #cirdecsongs

Nice to be out watching what looks like a good third of my friends in the the Skokie gang (in various incarnations) give us a delightful evening of cool, eclectic music. I’ve never been around a more inspirational group of people in my life. #cirdecsongs

Here are a couple more records that grabbed my attention. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/02/15/c...

Forty-four years this month. I keep doing the math. It keeps coming out the same. Might as well celebrate. #MiracleOnIce #usahockey

Part 2 of my adventures with Sons of Ra, as seen through some of the many, many, MANY photos I’ve taken of them. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/02/14/c...

Ever interview someone while he was in his hospital bed? It wasn’t on my bucket list, but Pat Mastelotto helped me cross it off all the same. Thanks, buddy! #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/02/13/a...

One of these days, I’m gonna learn how to play this damn thing. On the plus side, a YouTube video helped me dial in an AMAZING clean sound on my #bossfx GX-100! That just makes me want to play more! #guitar #practice #squier #telecaster

Current #documentary viewing … #slystone #diddy

Some of my favorite #photos from the archives come from this gig with @Living Colour I’ve seen these guys four or five times and they leave it all on the stage every single time! Seeing Living Colour in person is a privilege. #cirdecsongs #concerts #livemusic

And then there’s this idiot. Really, dude? Hatred is the only way you can keep your name in the headlines? I’ll never understand the need to discriminate against anyone. I don’t want it done to me, so why would I do it to someone else? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

I’m really feeling this tune today. youtu.be/MxlzYYSuPVs?...

Back into the archives for some shots of #KingsX from 2023. I was at the gig to write a review for Prog magazine, but I couldn’t help but take a few shots. This was a quality gig! #cirdecsongs #concerts #livemusic #photodump

Please enjoy a few #photos I took of King's X a while back, when I was actually sent to see them for writing purposes. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/02/12/c...

Here’s a quick peek at some of the music I’ve been listening to. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/02/11/c...

Back to Guitar 102, smoothing out my rhythm while learning new chords and inversions. And learning to play this gem. youtu.be/XlH6UDnjFNE?...