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A retired librarian, music collector, grandfather, political observer, reader, technology geek, Navy veteran, film major, history buff, beer enthusiast, sci-fi fan, brain aneurysm survivor, traveler, obsessive mix maker, former DJ and an artist's spouse.
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Book Shelf - Music Memoirs. Porcelain: A Memoir by Moby, 2016. An interesting perspective on the NYC club scene of the late 80s and early 90s. I read this in the summer of 2017 so it distracted me from the ongoing trump circus. It was a good read. #books #booksky #music #bookshelf #autobiography

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Kitchen Listening #10. Sonny Stitt on the stereo this evening from my collection. Four albums from the early 60's. Much better than watching the news. Soul Summit, Stitt Plays Bird, Stitt Meets Brother Jack, & Boss Tenors in Orbit, #MusicSky #JazzSky #music #jazz

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Vinyl Spins. Paris Concert - Circle, 1972. Anthony Braxton, Chick Corea, & Dave Holland recorded live on ECM Records. A great album that I never get tired listening. Got this album in 1976 after seeing Braxton & Holland live. Amazing. #music #vinyl #vinylrecords #MusicSky #nowspinning #jazz #jazzsky

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Film Favorites: Science Fiction. Random Pick #1. Let's start with The Time Machine, 1960. George Pal, dir. First saw this as a kid at a neighborhood theater Saturday Matinee show. I was reading H.G. Wells books then. #filmsky #musicsky #movies #MovieChallenge #sciencefiction #FilmChallenge #SciFi

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Book Shelf. Noir/Crime Favorites Random Pick #4. In The Woods by Tana French, 2007. This is the first novel in her Dublin Murder Squad series and the first of her books I read in 2014. Very creepy but she got me hooked. I keep reading her novels. #books #booksky #CrimeNovel #noir #mystery

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Democracy Book Challenge. Day 47 of the MAGA Dystopia. Pharma: Greed, Lies and the Poisoning of America by Gerald Posner, 2020. I read this during the early months of Covid. I was appalled and angered by the awful activities of these companies. #bookchallenge #books #booksky #democracy #politics

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Film Favorites: Music. Random Pick #11. A Mighty Wind, 2003. Christopher Guest, dir. A hilarious mockumentary comedy film about a folk music concert with a great cast. A lot of fun. #filmsky #musicsky #movies #MovieChallenge #folk #FilmChallenge

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Book Shelf. Science Fiction Favorites Random Pick #5. All Systems Red by Martha Wells, 2017. Murderbot Diaries #1. The first of the series. Yep, I've read 'em all. #books #booksky #SciFi #sciencefiction

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Classic Album Covers of the 60s. Random Pick #12. The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - The 13th Floor Elevators, 1966. The incredible Roky Erickson. #albumcovers #albums #60s #musicsky #rock

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Wild is the Wind. I first heard David Bowie's version in 1976 and discovered he was inspired by Nina Simone's 1966 version. He recorded his version in homage to her after their meeting in 1975. I then listened to the original 1957 Johnny Mathis song and watched the movie #musicsky #music #pop #rock

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Book Shelf - Music Memoirs. Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk by John Doe, 2016. More of an oral history focused on a time and place rather than a memoir of a member of the band X. A very entertaining view of that punk rock scene. #books #booksky #music #bookshelf #rock #punk

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5 Song Oldies Dance #3. More songs from the dance hall. 1. Remember Then – The Earls 2. I Do – The Marvelows 3. Do You Wanna Dance – Bobby Freeman 4. Blue Moon – The Marcels 5. Quarter To Three – Gary US Bonds #5SongShuffle #MusicSky #Oldies open.spotify.com/playlist/0OH...

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Democracy Book Challenge. Day 47 of the MAGA Dystopia. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder, 2017. Very thought-provoking account of the history of totalitarianism and the rise of fascist oligarchy in America now. #bookchallenge #books #booksky #democracy #politics

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Kitchen Listening #9. Nothing Has Changed: The Best of David Bowie, 2014. Spent a nice afternoon the other day giving this 3 CD box set a listen. An amazing collection in reverse chronological order. #MusicSky #music #rock #Bowie

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Classic Album Covers of the 60s. Random Pick #11. H.P. Lovecraft I - H.P. Lovecraft, 1967. Their debut album. Interesting collection of psychedelic and folk. Always loved The White Ship. #albumcovers #albums #60s #musicsky #rock

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Vinyl Spins. Milestone Jazzstars - McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins & Ron Carter, 1979. Awesome live performance. Double LP. #music #vinyl #vinylrecords #MusicSky #nowspinning #jazz #jazzsky

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If only Zelensky and Trump meeting .. IF ONLY. #AI GENERATED

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Truth in labeling.

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Democracy Book Challenge. Day 46 of the MAGA Dystopia. White Trash: The 400 Year Untold Story of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg, 2016. A fascinating and well researched history of class and bigotry that debunks the myth of the American Dream. #bookchallenge #books #booksky #democracy #politics

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5 Song Oldies Dance #2. More songs from the dance hall. 1. Let The Good Times Roll – Shirley & Lee 2. Little Bitty Pretty One – Thurston Harris 3. Don’t Hang Up – The Orlons 4. Mr. Lee – The Bobbettes 5. Tainted Love – Gloria Jones #5SongShuffle #MusicSky #Oldies open.spotify.com/playlist/3SL...

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Book Shelf. Music History. Stomping The Blues by Albert Murry, 1976. Another fascinating history of African-American music that focuses on hip shaking early jazz. I read in 1982 and it gave me an interesting perspective on my music listening. #bookchallenge #books #booksky #music #blues #jazz

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Classic Album Covers of the 60s. Random Pick #10. Dobie Gray Sings for "In" Crowders That Go "Go-Go" - Dobie Gray, 1965. #albumcovers #albums #60s #musicsky #R&B #pop

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Around the House. Image #3. #photography #house

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Book Shelf. Music History. Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music That Developed From It by LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), 1963. A fascinating history of the blues, jazz and other forms of African-American music I read in 1976. #bookchallenge #books #booksky #music #blues

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5 Song Oldies Dance #1 1. Let’s Go (Pony) – The Routers 2. You Can’t Sit Down – The Dovells 3. Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out) – Ernie Maresca 4. Amazons and Coyotes – The Dreamlovers 5. Pretty Little Angle Eyes – Curtis Lee #5SongShuffle #MusicSky #Oldies open.spotify.com/playlist/4aJ...

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Democracy Book Challenge. Day 45 of the MAGA Dystopia. The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap by Matt Taibbi, 2014. I read this in early 2018 when I realized where trump was pushing America. Now more so than ever with musk. #bookchallenge #books #booksky #democracy #politics

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Book Shelf. Noir/Crime Favorites Random Pick #3. 52 Pickup by Elmore Leonard, 1974. I've read several of his novels. This was the first I read back in 1982. #books #booksky #CrimeNovel #noir #mystery

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Vinyl Spins. The Other Village Vanguard Tapes - John Coltrane, 1976. It's always a good time to put some Coltrane on the turntable. This was recorded live in 1961. I picked this up from 3rd Street Jazz in Philly in 1976. #music #vinyl #vinylrecords #MusicSky #nowspinning #jazz #coltrane #jazzsky

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Classic Album Covers of the 60s. Random Pick #9. I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixen'-To-Die - Country Joe & The Fish, 1967. Back to psychedelia. #albumcovers #albums #60s #musicsky #rock

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Vinyl Spins. Nice Guys - Art Ensemble of Chicago, 1978. Another favorite I picked up in the 70's and played forever. Lester Bowie in particular. Loved the ECM label too. I have quite a few more of their albums although this was my first. #music #vinyl #vinylrecords #MusicSky #nowspinning #jazz #ECM

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Book Shelf. Science Fiction Favorites Random Pick #4. War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, 1898. One of my first non-Tom Swift sci-fi books I read as a kid. I've read it several times over the years and saw a couple of movies of it and a couple of TV series. #books #booksky #SciFi #sciencefiction

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Democracy Book Challenge. Day 44 of the MAGA Dystopia. Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right by Angela Nagle, 2017. Interesting but I felt author a little too sympathetic to the conservative view. #bookchallenge #books #booksky #democracy #politics

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Kitchen Listening #8. Biograph - Bob Dylan, 1985. This was my first CD compilation box set I got when it was released. 3 CDs coving a lot of Dylan, a non-chronological mix of hits, deep cuts and rarities running about 3 hours. A nice afternoon listen yesterday. #MusicSky #folk #music #rock #Dylan

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Film Favorites: Music. Random Pick #10. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, 1970. Russ Meyer. I saw this in a movie theater outside a Navy base in 1970. A lot of screaming sailors in the audience. Very violent movie. Entertaining? #filmsky #musicsky #movies #MovieChallenge #rock #FilmChallenge #musical

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Book Shelf - Music Biographies. Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick, 1994. This definitive biography covers the first 25 years of Elvis' life, his love of music and goes way beyond the myth. I read it in early 1995. #books #booksky #music #RockNRoll #pop #biography

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Classic Album Covers of the 60s. Random Pick #8. Come Surf with Me - Aki Aleong & The Nobles, 1963. It looks like not all the album covers in the book were psychedelic. #albumcovers #albums #60s #musicsky #pop #surfmusic

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Film Favorites: Music. Random Pick #9. New York, New York, 1977. Martin Scorsese. A fun movie. #filmsky #musicsky #movies #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge #cinema #musical

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