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Old and in the way septuagenarian in Berkeley, California. Former college professor, long-ago hippie wannabe. Follower of Sisyphus. Fan-from-afar of Wrexham AFC since 1994. Soy medio andaluz.
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One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2020: Lucinda Williams, "You Can't Rule Me"

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2019: Megan Thee Stallion, "Cash Shit"

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2018: Childish Gambino, "This Is America"

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2017: Cardi B, "Bodak Yellow"

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2016: Robbie Fulks, "Alabama at Night"

#lastfourwatched #letterboxd #filmsky

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2015: Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight"

Thanks, Billie, I can go to bed now. (#FireAid trivia: I made my donation during Pink's set. The first time I saw Pink in concert, Billie Eilish was 6 months old.)

I'm 71, and I'm finally going to bed once Billie Eilish performs at #FireAid.

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2014: Mark Ronson w/Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"

#FilmSky With the usual caveat that there are nine movies with multiple Oscar noms that I haven't seen, here is my current Top 10 of 2024: Anora Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga The Wild Robot Flow My Old Ass Civil War Love Lies Bleeding The Beekeeper September 5 Blitz

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2013: Haim, "The Wire"

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2012: Taylor Swift, "We Are Never Getting Back Together Again"

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2011: Adele, "Someone Like You"

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2010: Cee Lo Green, "Fuck You!"

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2009: Miranda Lambert, "The House That Built Me"

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #Filmsky

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2008: Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

Phil Dellio, Scott Woods, and I discuss A Complete Unknown. #filmsky

#Filmsky If a movie doesn't get a Best Picture Oscar nomination, it may be forgotten over time. If a movie doesn't get ANY Oscar nominations, it's a candidate for future cult classic status. Here are four such movies from 2024:

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2007: The Ting Tings, "That's Not My Name"

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2006: Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy"

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2005: Tegan and Sara, "Walking with a Ghost"

Today I am remembering that when Reagan was inaugurated in 1981, a friend and I attended a "Punk Inaugural" at the Mabuhay Gardens headlined by the Sluts A-Go-Go. When the drag group performed "Let the Sunshine In" as incense burned, I felt such a strong sense of community I began to cry.

LAST FILM! 30: The last film you saw in the cinema #filmsky #moviesky #movies🎬 📽️

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2004: Arcade Fire, 'Rebellion (Lies)"

29: Your favorite foreign language film #filmsky #moviesky #movies🎬 📽️

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2003: OutKast, "Hey Ya!"

28: The most visually beautiful film you’ve ever seen #filmsky #moviesky #movies🎬 📽️

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2002: Sleater-Kinney, "Sympathy"

Otro post en español para mejorar mi fluidez escrita.

#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky

27: Your favorite film from the past year #filmsky #moviesky #movies🎬 📽️

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2001: Bruce Springsteen, "Land of Hope and Dreams"

26: A film you wish you saw in the cinema #filmsky #moviesky #movies🎬 📽️

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 2000: Mystikal, "Shake Ya Ass"

Con Bluesky espero mejorar mi español escrito. La verdad es que mi gramática es bastante mala, pero aquí puedo practicar. En mayo voy a regresar a la tierra de mi padre, Andalucía, por un mes.

“What to Know About the Gaza Ceasefire Deal” Zeteo’s Prem Thakker takes on the big questions: Will it lead to a permanent end to the bombing? Did Trump really make it happen? Why couldn’t Biden get it done eight months ago? Here's what we know. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

25: A film that makes you laugh #filmsky #moviesky #movies🎬 📽️

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 1999: Le Tigre, "Hot Topic"

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 1998: Elliott Smith, "Waltz #2 (XO)"

24: A film by your favorite director #filmsky #moviesky #movies🎬 📽️

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 1997: Missy Elliott, "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"

23: Your favorite romantic comedy #filmsky #moviesky #movies🎬 📽️

You‘ve been kidnapped. The character from the last TV show you watched is trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?

The NPR Music newsletter is not really on the web but I made this special URL so you could read my essay this week -- your knowing about Liz Pelly's new book MOOD MACHINE means that much to me shorturl.at/7rPz8 @lizpelly.bsky.social

One song for every year I've been alive. #MusicSky 1996: 2Pac, "Hit 'Em Up"

22: A film you like from the 2000s #filmsky #moviesky #movies🎬 📽️