Rickenbackering in rehearsal for an epic #McCartney birthday show on June 19 at the Magic Room in Norwood, MA w/ fab friends. #RamOn

Unfortunately the Mos Eisley Cantina Band have had to drop out of the Freedom 250 show due to too much scum and villainy.

Just saw a YouTube thing where @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social said he met Joe Strummer and Mick Jones at a Minneapolis show where Gang Of Four opened for the Buzzcocks. That’s a shit ton of fuck yes in one place at the same time.

"WILL YOU SING AT MY FREEDOM 250 CONCERT?"

I really don’t think my algorithm is on point, honestly. I like Geddy Lee, French Bulldogs, the Beatles, surfing, clips from mafia movies, comedy roasts, fainting goats and the Caribbean dude making fun of Caucasians skedaddling much more than pimple popping, passenger fights, ANYTHING with Trump,

New Waterboys protest song DON'T EVEN HAVE TO SAY HIS NAME explicit version www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tvW... #democracy #protest #minneapolis #rockandroll

Did I ever mention that my big show biz goal is to someday free mic “Jump Around” by House Of Pain and have the lyrics memorized? Notably, I have not taken any steps towards actually accomplishing this, but that’s my jam.

As a young dog, Fergus always dreamt of travelling.

It’s Jim Keltner’s birthday and thus a good (name dropping) opportunity to mention that I once spent an hour having coffee with him and Al Kooper while they told old Dylan stories. I shut the fuck up the whole time.

Jimble Kimble.

I think where I’m at is that I am mostly in touch w/ people who have a similar reality-based perception of the current political scenario. It’s just, that at, it this point after all we have seen, if someone still supports Trump, what are you gonna do? Appeal to their intelligence or concept of

THE POPE IS WEAK ON CRIME

I’m really glad we aren’t doing the war crimes just yet. I would feel like a real jagoff promoting my show at Passim in Harvard Sq tonight with Peter Case if we were obliterating a society mostly to distract from the Epstein files.

I do rather think that it is high time @barackobama.bsky.social Bill Clinton and George W. Bush speak up. That bully pulpit sticks to you after you leave office and we are in desperate need of moral clarity.

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

open the fuckin’ strait ya crazy bastards

Happy Easter

That’s quite a waddle.

Holy shit! My beloved wife just said “Snatch? I don’t thigh I’ve ever seen that.” I have A LOT to say about that, but it’s going on right now.

I have stocked up on fine tip sharpies in anticipation of U.S. currency with Trump’s signature and I will be adding comments for wider circulation.

The internet owes you this moment.

#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #73 Few musicians in the rock era had as much reckless wild musical genius as this one. Glorious, indeed #KeithMoon #TheWho

I’m reading this great Flann O’Brien book called “The Third Policeman”- fabulous wordplay. Why am I just discovering this writer now?

From now on, I am committing to watching fox terrier videos upon first rising in the morning. Just 15 or 20 minutes before breakfast.

I did not know either and no disrespect intended at all, but it’s totally bananas that the replacement lead vocalist in Boston died today on the anniversary of Brad Delp’s death. That is bonkers.

I like the parts of social media with animals doing funny things. And pictures of guitars.

Wife and I just saw the Elvis movie currently in theatres- lost Vegas footage from the early 70s. Elvis is lean and on top of his game as a performer and the band is on fire. #bazluhrmann deserves to be beaten with a pillowcase full of bike locks for not listing the band or singers in the credits.

My doggie, Goose, is very pleased to be featured on this swell poster that @lmccolgan70.bsky.social made for our next show. It’s March 28 in Medford if you want to attend.

AND IT SEEMS TO ME / YOU LIVED YOUR LIFE / LIKE A CANDLE IN THE WIND

New Ayatollah just dropped.

Apropos of everything, “Whenever You’re On My Mind” by Marshall Crenshaw is as perfect a pop song as anyone has ever written. How he do that? Sheer wizardry.

"Assemble the Board of Peace - I'm starting a war".

Gonna play a show tomorrow with my pal Tony from Magnetic Fields, Figures On A Beach, Fireking. Tony is the best.

The next time you get absolutely sick to death of hearing about that orange hate cock 24/7, like you’re just gonna puke if you hear his name again, YouTube “The Police 1982 in Gateshead”. It’s awesome, Stewart Copeland slays. It will restore your hope in humanity…briefly.

Maiden! \m/

I wonder what led to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers play “You Wreck Me” tuned up a 1/2 step live. It’s an odd choice, I can’t imagine why they didn’t capo instead. Even the bass is tuned to F.

Oh no! I broke a string on my marxophone. Luckily, I am using it double an omnichord part, so I think a single string will suffice, but it is disappointing. That’s what I get for tuning it.

Here’s my blues cred: a man named T-Bone showed me the particular way Jimmy Reed used to play the 5 chord. That’s pretty good, right?

I don’t know how keyboard players do it. Every time I add a simple little keyboard part to one of my recordings, I am paralyzed by infinite options. I always end up with mellotron, of course, but that’s after days of scrolling through libraries.

Here it is, your moment of zen.

My Wined Up Wife told me not to get her any “bullshit flowers” this year. Now I have to figure out if that means the flowers I got her last year were bullshit or if she doesn’t want flowers at all. I thought the ones from Wegman’s last year were nice.

Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens posting scripture in memory of Bud Cort passing got me right in the ol’ tear ducts. Harold And Maude is such a special film.

I bet you never thought you’d witness something as craven and integrity-free as #PamBondi’s performance today. Since Donald Trump has his own personal #AttorneyGeneral, maybe we can get one who works for the rest of us.

The thing with the delicate 12 string part played with an La-2a and a thin pick and I finally played it just right and then this dog started barking. A lot.

Just part of being together for 25 years: I say to my non-musician wife “my omnichord sounds like a swarm of bees between strums” and she pretends she cares. I do appreciate it. The dog just stares at me like he’s never even heard of an omnichord.

You know what’s super annoying? That thing where you’re looking at guitars online and fantasizing about buying them and then you realize that you’d be better off practicing more on the ones you already own. God, I hate that.

I have this gig tomorrow in Brookline and my friend Cliff is coming up from Pennsylvania to be all talented with me. He’s a very good songwriter. I hope some people come because it’s also a really nice venue. I feel like these things are very positive.

Really love my dog. That is all.

Just saw Chicago’s The Sharp Pins and they were excellent. Imagine GBV, Big Star and the Three O’Clock in a blender. A very Vox 12 stringy blender. My cup of tea, for certain.