Now alternating seasons of Westworld with seasons of the Battlestar Galactica reboot. Guess I have a thing for synthetics.

Flipping through a photography book and there’s two photos of my first partner’s ex after me.

50 years ago KISS played Anaheim Stadium on the Destroyer tour. Eddie Kramer has now mixed the multitracks for an official release. It’s as raw and energetic as Alive II without any overdubs or fake crowd noise. Glorious. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Ni...

I was gonna share something that brings me joy, then Supreme Court. Guillotines in the public square NOW.

After several days of stellar weather for Pride we’re back to June gloom. Current temp is 54 degrees.

I don’t sleep anymore. I guess this is just my life now. Bonus: I look like shit.

Rewatching Westworld, and goddamn the first season is some of the best television ever. Season two, as well. I understand why they took the story as far as season four, but I wish they hadn’t.

The man I lost my virginity to is in prison for stabbing someone 3 times. Happy Pride!

When I walked into the Eagle the DJ was playing Adamski and Nina Hagen’s “Get Your Body.” I’ve never heard that anywhere unless I was the one playing it!

Going to see this tonight with @terrypicknell.bsky.social and @ecrossman.bsky.social www.frameline.org/films/framel...

A nice interview with Barry about his amazing new book. pitchfork.com/thepitch/bar...

I almost put on a zip-up hoodie without having put a shirt on first. That would have been scandalous for movie night.

Better get my screenings of Fried Green Tomatoes and A League Of Their Own done before the end of Pride month!

Why are ZZ Top’s ‘80s remixes somehow MORE ‘80s than some overdone “kitchen sink” 12” singles by actual British synthpop bands? There’s more metal clanging in “Velcro Fly” than in all of Depeche Mode’s “People Are People.” 😅

Train Dreams wrecked me.

Got to hang out with @terrypicknell.bsky.social and @ecrossman.bsky.social today. 😊

When a perpetual tease starts a thirst account.

The funniest thing in Interview With The Vampire is when Christian Slater runs downstairs to his car - a convertible - and the top is down. Even in 1994 no one in San Francisco would be that stupid.

Happy Pride month to these two and all their bullshit. 🌈

The building where my barber is plays a kind of electronic Muzak, usually with lofi beats and the melody plucked out on acoustic guitar. I swear I think every song is going to be Double’s “The Captain Of Her Heart.”

In Petco just now I watched a homeless guy shoplift a novelty dog t-shirt off an endcap while being escorted out of the store because the security guard wouldn’t look up from his phone screen. Seriously, just snatched it right in front of him. The guard never once looked up.

Turned my @robsheridan.bsky.social cassette tee into a Nitzer Ebb collection.

I’m sure a lot of people remember this but there are days where it feels like a fever dream. I was 6-8 years old when it aired, and the only clear recollection I have is of Kaptain Kool And The Kongs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kro...

I was never into Courtney Love’s chaos, or really any of her music prior to this album, but Celebrity Skin coincided with my move to California and it’s one of my top 5 albums of the ‘90s. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Something is going on with me today and I can’t identify it. I’m SUPER irritable. I showered, I’ve eaten, I’m drinking water, I did some laundry, and I have cool air. I feel hot and prickly and in pain. Going to try and nap to see if it helps.

Hey Canadians 🇨🇦, wanna hear something funny? I was a Max Webster fan *before* I ever heard Rush. A neighbor used to bring over boxes of promo albums from the radio station where he worked, and I latched onto High Class In Borrowed Shoes from 1977 (I was 6).

Bad night (congestion and CPAP don’t mix), so I’ve been up watching clips of Anika Nilles playing the two Rush gigs so far. The awe and enthusiasm from the fans is really feeding my soul.

I take 2 Benedryl at bedtime because my sinuses are trash, but tonight I took them after dinner because I was feeling itchy. Then I was sitting at the computer working, and wondering why I was about to pass out. I R00fied myself.

Seriously, fuck the Southern Baptists. I mean, *don’t* - because they should never experience joy - but these regressive assholes are just the worst. Too woke! Ban on women ministers! Conservative white men need to meet the lions.

Went with @nedraggett.bsky.social to hear Barry Walters speak about his excellent new book Mighty Real, covering queerness in popular music 1969-2000. It was great! Of course, I had to put on some Sylvester when I got home. 🪩🕺🏻 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611489...

Scissor Sisters “I Don’t Feel Like Dancing” playing in the Apple Store.

I watched the entire Rush show from the Forum last night. I bawled a couple of times. I’m in love with Anika, she did a phenomenal job. ❤️

I think I’ve been using that cassette photo across all social media since before the pandemic. It cuts off Kate Bush on the left and XTC on the right.

We’re watching the Brenda Dixon/Deven Green “welcome to my home” videos.

My college radio playlist just segued from Ultra Vivid Scene’s “Staring At The Sun” to Big Audio Dynamite’s “C’mon Every Beatbox” to Roxy Music’s “Virginia Plain” to Nine Inch Nails’ “Down In It.” I love it. ❤️

I quite enjoyed this short documentary. 🥰 youtu.be/c5Vf9WpaP9I?...

In 1990 my friend Clem would always sing the quiet background vocals in Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” as “sugar sugar honey shake your butt.” To this day I can’t hear it any other way.

I don’t want the laundry app for my building to send me marketing emails how did we get here?

I was accepted into MediCal, so I have insurance now. That’s one problem solved. Also had a successful 2nd interview with an Apple-adjacent company, and am being scheduled for a 3rd. It’s been a productive day.

I’ve spent the morning unraveling the mysteries of MediCal. The good news is I likely qualify. The bad news is it will take several days, and I’m having an eye issue that needs to be looked at soon. 🫤

Tina Peters will reoffend. May her return to prison be swift and longer. @colorado.gov is an idiot.

The start of Pride month feels right for sharing this new piece - one of the most personal I’ve done.

“Oh, Gator. I’d be so happy if you was nelly.”

Boosting Rubby’s signal for those in a position to help LGBTQ youth. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

On a big Danielle Dax binge right now.

The one about Grant is quite moving. He was a great man who did this country a tremendous service, only to have his reputation smeared by southern historian as being on the wrong side of the “lost cause.” I am so very tired of racist, fear-mongering shitheels.

Let’s say in a snap Drumpf and all his deplorables are removed from Washington government. Would you rather see all the construction damage he’s done be restored, or the majority of it destroyed and something new built?

Hey nerds! Rob Sheridan designed a t-shirt of cassettes with blank labels so you can write in your own titles with a Sharpie. It’s $13 plus shipping.

My ballot is filled out, sealed, and ready to walk over to my voting location on Tuesday. 🫡 🇺🇸

“Lucretia My Reflection” playing in Petco. 😳