Profile avatar
shocktheshanker.bsky.social
Earlybird. Bicycle rider. Guitar player. Ballpark chaser. Nonfiction.
328 posts 146 followers 205 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter
Posts 26 Comments 24

If all you have are novelty songs and you put them all in a row it eventually ceases to be a novelty and just becomes my setlist.

submitted 3 hours ago • 0 comments

It’s alphabetical by last name or go jump in the lake.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

You guys! I’m starting back at work on May 20. Come hang out. It has been too long and quite stupid but we are finally getting back on track. Just short shifts and half days for the first month. Don’t make me overdo it! See you out there back in the world.❤️

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Travellers and troubadours. Locals and legends. Sweet music at Meow! That’s Hot on Bank. Every Tuesday night.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

There was something in the air. Maybe just springtime. Everyone brought their ‘A’ game to the songwriters club. So happy in this little music community. And proud of all my Pals of Rock.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

It’s been two months less a day since my bicycle accident. To put it lightly, it’s been the experience of a lifetime. Still and all, would not recommend. Testing my strength and practicing with my grandfather’s shillelagh in the hope of walking/working/cycling soon. Wish me luck!

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

First porch-sit of the year. Happy sunny Sunday every buddy.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

A reminder that this weekend is fare-free service. A brief limited taste of what a city with its Transit priorities first and foremost would feel like. Enjoy it! Let us know how the new ways to suffer are going for you.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

My passport application was rejected because the government is stupid.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

So long hockey. Let’s go baseball! Home Opener May 20 vs New Jersey.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

These two old punkrock upstarts held their own and swapped a few songs, smiles and highfives with the nice young indie folkers. A very fine open mic at Anina’s in Vanier. Last Wednesday of the month. But don’t smoke too loudly cos neighbours.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

The Schizophonics from San Diego are coming to Ottawa this summer. Do not miss them.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

I need less news about the American president and more of The Go-Gos in my feed.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

I love my city for its great choices of live music. I had to turn down several cool events before landing on troubadour Ron Leary. He and I once bonded over punk band The Dry Heaves & third baseman Stubby Clapp, which is, aside from Jack Scott, pretty much everything I know about Windsor, Ontario.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

My crutches have footprints, which is how you will know I have been in the elevator. And the very bottom part of the crutch is the sole. Isn’t it?

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

I’d like to thank Willie Nelson for being Willie Nelson.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Heading down to Quinn’s this afternoon to catch Ron Leary on the Allaire Show. Always a great time. Join me. 3-5pm

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Finally started watching Andor. Post breakup/early 1970s Paul McCartney is doing great!

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

I never got into Elevator the way I got off on some of their compatriots until recently. Rick is producing and pressing great new music and also back catalog or never before versions of older stuff. Plenty to enjoy, it’s psolid psychedelia.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

New action from our faves The Minus Five. How many of these LPs do you have in your collection?

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

It's a beautiful day to VOTE!! Sandy Hill Community Centre's open 9am-9pm....it only took a few minutes. Great to see families and folks of all ages out voting bright and early!! #Vote #Canada #Ottawa #Community ✖

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

That was really fun. Music and laughs on a sunny Sunday afternoon. It was very great that you all came out. Everybody listened. Cool! I got all high and forgot to take many pictures but here’s Matt Beaudry.

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Friendly reminder. Good time music and jokes today in Centretown. 4:20 start. Arrive early and get a good seat.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Going out to rock concerts leaves me asking the big questions like, “Does the bass player rivet his own trousers or do they come pre-studded?”

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

That’s right. That’s exactly what we need right now. We need more videos of old people doing cool disco moves on rollerskates. Please give us more of it.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

It looks like one of those cool old guitars that you’d see if you ever got asked to, I dunno, help clean out your great uncle’s apartment.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments