I got an advance copy of Kim Thayil’s memoir yesterday because they used one of my photos! Always exciting to see something of yours in print!

I’ve been taking photos of the price of gas every time I fill up. Picture on the left is March 14; pic on right is yesterday. Officially up one whole dollar in two months. WTF!?

We're celebrating a HUGE milestone: episode 100 of Lived Through That is coming June 3rd! Whether you're a longtime listener or just discovering us, now is the perfect time to binge previous episodes! Remember to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

We're coming up on the 100th episode of my podcast, Lived Through That! I've got a special episode planned with stories from some of my favorite guests - subscribe today and listen to past episodes you may have missed!

Today marks 8 years since the release of my first book, “80s Redux” - and it all kinda started with this image I shot of Dave Wakeling from The English Beat!

This week on the podcast: 80s legend Belouis Some!

Excited to have Matthew Caws from the band Nada Surf on the podcast this week! Listen where ever you get your podcasts - I think you’ll like this one!

This week on the podcast: the incredible Jennifer Finch from L7. She talks The Ramones, photography, her band with Courtney Love, and more! Link in comments!

New year, new headshots! Kick off 2026 with a modern, high-quality headshot perfect for LinkedIn, business profiles, and personal branding. If you’re ready for an updated professional headshot (and in the Seattle area), let’s connect and plan your session!

I wrote a little year in review type thing - check it out if you're inclined!

Very excited to have E from EELS on this podcast this week, with special guest Kate Mattison from the band 79.5 - and, together, they are The Boo Boos! Check it out where you get your podcasts - or link in comments!

PODCAST: @mikehipple.bsky.social of LIVED THROUGH THAT interviews Dave Scheff, drummer for @translator-band.bsky.social. Hear what Dave has to say about the band's latest 'Beyond Today' LP. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #drummer #translatorband @liberationhall.bsky.social

PODCAST: @mikehipple.bsky.social of LIVED THROUGH THAT interviews Dave Scheff, drummer for @translator-band.bsky.social. Hear what Dave has to say about the band's latest 'Beyond Today' LP. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #drummer #translatorband @primemovermedia.bsky.social

Just wait til Trump realizes that RuPaul's Drag Race is also on Paramount!

I'm so excited to have Mike Badger on the podcast this week! Mike is a key figure in the early days of the iconic British band The La's. He played an essential role in shaping the band. Check it out where you get your podcasts - or link in comments!

This week on my podcast Lived Through That we sit down with Jen Trynin — musician, author, and one of the most under-the-radar voices of the ‘90s alternative scene. Tune in where you get your podcasts Link in comments!

National Democrats need to see what happened in NYC and get the message that we’re STARVING for new leaders with new ideas in our party.

I heard the final tally was 70,000 people marching today in the No Kings protest in Seattle. Amazing display of DEMOCRACY!

Iain Baker from JESUS JONES is on the podcast this week! Check it out where you get your podcasts - or link in bio.

This was a stop the car and turn around moment.

This is one of my favorite albums and always makes me teary. This is a great interview about the making of the record. www.npr.org/2025/05/27/1...

Rilo Kiley at Chateau Ste. Michelle. Such a beautiful night for a show!

Peonies from the farmer’s market.

@traceythorn.bsky.social I read one of your stories in the New Statesman where you wrote about those little random bits in songs that make you stop and want to listen to again. I want to reference that story in a podcast I'm working on - do you remember this story and the date you wrote it? Thanks!

New podcast episode out now! I love this episode so much - Andy tells an AMAZING story here and he is a great storyteller to boot. If you've never listened to my podcast before, this is a great one to start with! Link in comments.

Heads.

This little lady!

Jill Sobule. 💔 m.youtube.com/watch?v=vKsj...

Music journalist Annie Zaleski is on the podcast this week. She talks about her new Cher book, how she got started in music journalism, and more! She's so great and her enthusiasm for music is so contagious! Have a listen where you get your podcasts - or link in comments!

Today apparently is the 7-year anniversary of my first book being released! It's still out there kicking around and, even though there's things I'd want to tweak today, I'm still proud of it!

This is satire, right?

My daughter has a semi-formal coming up and everytime she has one of these dances, I take her and her friends out shopping for dresses. And every time, a mom comes up to me to say how amazed they are that the dad is doing this! Yes, I’m a gay dad but I think more dads should do this w their daughter

Using RFK’s logic, about 5% of women got a c-section in the 1970s versus almost a third nowadays so obviously having a c-section must be why the autism rates are higher now. See, science is so easy!

Using RFK’s logic, about 40% of women smoked while pregnant in the 1970s so obviously smoking while pregnant must be why the autism rates were lower then.

Nice turnout today, as has been the case every weekend!

They summed up this episode perfectly! “A must listen.” 🙏 Have a listen - link in thread!

Random photo dump of pictures from our paranormal road trip through Arizona and New Mexico, part two.

Random photo dump of pictures from our paranormal road trip through Arizona and New Mexico, part one.

FINAL DAY of our paranormal road trip ended with a little science at the Very Large Array (a bucket list item checked off!). We started the day in Capitan, NM (where the real life Smokey Bear was found!) and headed towards Albuquerque for our flight home tomorrow!

Day 6 of the paranormal road trip: ROSWELL! Kitsch, kitsch, glorious alien kitsch everywhere! Even the McDonalds is shaped like a UFO.

My kid is on the spectrum and school was horrible for her. Kids and teachers bullied her because they didn’t understand. RFK Jr’s “speech” does nothing to help people understand kids like my daughter and make the problem worse. (1/3)

As a parent of a child on the spectrum, all I can say is RFK Jr is an idiot and doesn’t know what he’s talking about. This is a horrible take and I wonder how this would make my kid feel to hear this?

Day 5 of the paranormal road trip - heading to Roswell by way of Carlsbad Caverns. The alien kitsch started pretty much the moment we got to New Mexico and never lets up!

This week on the podcast, we have Deb Googe from My Bloody Valentine! She shares a GREAT story about how tiny things sometimes change the direction of your life. This one, like all of my episodes, are good listens even if you’re not a fan of the band! Link in comments.

But of course I’m going to stop at the world’s largest chile pepper!

Day 4 of our paranormal road trip! A driving day to New Mexico and transitioning from ghosts to aliens! 👽 Our morning was spent just outside Bisbee in this time warp area called Lowell. It felt like we were time traveling!

Day 3 of the paranormal toad trip! Hotel La More in Bisbee really goes for it! Pit stop along the way in Tombstone. Also, images from The Copper Queen Hotel, The Shady Dell/Dot’s Diner, and the Oliver House, known as the “Murder House.”

Day 2 of the paranormal road trip. A visit to the El Tiradito Wishing Shrine (look up the story about it - it’s a pretty crazy story!), the Desert Museum, and cap it off with a 4-hour event at Kitt Peak. We asked if he ever saw anything weird in the sky and I got the vibe he doesn’t believe in UFOs

Day 1 of our paranormal road trip! First stop, the haunted Hotel Congress. We’re staying in room 220 where the ghost of Vince (slide 4 is a photo of him) is supposed to reside. He apparently did some mischief here last night - we’ll see if we have experiences!

This old man is almost 19 years old and might have a touch of dementia maybe. He sat here in front of the fridge for maybe 5 minutes, his nose almost touching the metal. I tried to get that picture but alas he turned his head.