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Excellent cook. Mediocre guitarist. Minnesotan in McMinnville, OR. PlaysWithKnives & choppednshredded on Instagram.
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Putting a lot of mileage on this one lately, and not just because of my disgust with our current administration. It’s an absolutely beautiful fuzz. 3 silicon transistors for a Tone Bender-ish vibe, or add in a 4th transistor with the 🖕🖕🖕button and engage the EQ for Big Muff territory.

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

submitted 13 days ago • 207 comments

Added my analysis to @danhayesmlb.bsky.social's story on the Twins signing Ty France. Certainly not an exciting move, but delving deeper there is reason for a little optimism. If nothing else, it seems pretty clear why the Twins think a bounce back is very possible: www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...

submitted 25 days ago • 3 comments

I play electric 99.9% of the time I play guitar, but there is nothing more gratifying than the first open-chord strum of an acoustic with brand new strings on it.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

For anyone who hasn't listened yet: Cory Provus dropped a few juicy and yet-to-be-announced tidbits about the Twins' new broadcast plans. Plus you can hear why I've been getting texts all day about how great Simeon Woods Richardson and Ryan Jeffers were. bsky.app/profile/aaro...

submitted 40 days ago • 2 comments

How the Trump administration celebrates MLK day

submitted 47 days ago • 124 comments

People calling this a "Roman salute" are clowns. That's like saying hey, why are you giving me grief over these swastikas? I'm not a Nazi. I'm just super into Vedic north Indian culture. Gimme a break.

submitted 47 days ago • 119 comments

This is true. In case you need suggestions - Foxing’s self-titled album is an excellent, melodic collection of scream songs.

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The Social Network (2010)

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David Jiricek makes a big first impression on Wild teammates: 'Holy s---, he’s tall': “I’m excited,” Jiricek said. “I heard it’s a hockey state, so that’s the first thing I know. And the second is it’s frickin’ cold out here."

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

I haven’t intentionally listened to Matchbox 20 in 25 years…and yet I woke up with one of their songs in my head. I have no idea what this signals for my day…

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

This is so amazing perfect! The wasp bit is a deep cut though and it helps to know that the fig is part of the fig wasps life cycle and female wasps lay there eggs in figs and then die (in the fig).

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

“Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses is the greatest Christmas song of the 20th century.

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Surprise Y'all! first new blast of the new record from me and Richard Chartier, Aurora Terminalis.

submitted 107 days ago • 8 comments

I'M ALIVE!!! Fuck you, Schrödinger!

submitted 108 days ago • 1026 comments

Get in, loser. We’re going unicorn hunting! @chasebliss.bsky.social #BlissFactory #BondiEffects #ArtVanDelay #guitarpedals #delaypedals #fuzzpedals #stompbox #pedalboards #gearybusey #jamesearltones #guitar #guitars #guitarpedal

submitted 107 days ago • 2 comments

#TenRandomListens for 11/21 •Jack White - Bombing Out •Afghan Whigs - I’ll Make You See God •Paul McCartney - Monkberry Moon Delight •Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right? •El-P - the Full R*tard

submitted 107 days ago • 1 comment

I need a band.

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

#TenRandomListens for 11/20 •Slift - UMMON (the whole damn album) •IDLES - POP POP POP •TV on the Radio - Blues from Down Here •Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Rich •Gaslight Anthem - Little Fires (feat. Bully) •The Replacements - Take Me Down to the Hospital

submitted 108 days ago • 1 comment

Because more people should know about this album - Slift’s “UMMON” is a goddamn prog-metal-psychedelia masterpiece. You should all listen to it if you need something heavy and perfect.

submitted 108 days ago • 1 comment

Current iteration of the BigBørd. I play mostly post-punk-y/grunge-y/alternative nonsense. #guitarpedals #pedalboard #musicsky #jamesearltones #gearybusey

submitted 108 days ago • 1 comment