Bless the Cheekfreaks, one of the most joyous, cool, lovely groups of people I’ve ever gotten to be a part of.

Made a new playlist

bye eric adams!

BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins

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You all are part of my family.

Even in Jerry Kasenetz’s NYT obituary Bubblegum Music is misunderstood. There were many thinly veiled psychedelic / anti war songs produced by Super K. See Captain Groovy And His Bubblegum Army, Jelly Jungle of Orange Marmalade by The Lemon Pipers, Mary Wanna by 1910 fruigum co, I could go on.

If you need something fun to do tomorrow, my show Songs N Scenes is BACK at Second City NYC! Improv inspired by the folk rock of Jo Kroger! 🤘🤘🤘 Use code SNSPALS for $5 off tix! www.secondcity.com/shows/new-yo...

I misread the blurb and thought that Jimmy was enlisting in Linkin Park for help and was like “huh, that’s an odd pairing but ok!”

Good Morning From The Drummer, My Friends.

we are cooking the turkey this year, pray for mojo

I only listen to it every few years but when I do the bootleg CD I got in 2003 from a west village record store of the 1974 Brian Eno / Television demos really hits. 😎

It’s a myth!

It took SIX whole hours And FIVE long days FOUR all your lies to come undone And those THREE small words Came way TWO late Can’t you see that I’m the ONE

The definition of a murderer’s row

I’m sure he got stoned and rewatched the whole thing on his phone completely bemused like I did last night

OMG, the new Madness boxed set is so great. Such a lovely summation of an incredible body of work from one of the most joyous of bands. Listening to it while working and the live version of "Our House" came on, I got teary-eyed. Am I going to shell out $100 for the 4-disc import? Yeah probably.

Is this a lyric from Slam Frank?

Good to know! 😉

AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."

Uh this is better than… 70% of Hamilton?

time for a sequel to this one

I was just saying to a friend that I don’t know if the Muppets really work in a modern context and maybe I don’t care about new Muppet projects. WELL I CARE ABOUT THIS VERY MUCH. Happy to be proven wrong

Tidal is serving me very queer disco and snarly 70s / 80s punk in my suggestion playlist this morning and it is PERFECT for how I’m feeling

Zoran’s win is a sign. It’s a manifestation of the will of the people, saying ‘no more bullshit.’ We’re sick of the establishment ‘left’ that every other first world democracy would consider center-right. Do you want cool shit like Canada/Australia have? Elect more people like AOC & Zoran.

When I grow up I want to be just like Ralph hellgatenyc.com/election-day...

Great to meet comedy and music expert and total bon vivant/raconteur/ fellow Canadian @pulmyears.bsky.social at my place of work tonight, Second City. I can’t wait to dig into his new book about John Candy!

this is what happens when you make the Looney Tunes free for all. access to the Looney Tunes is a human right. Tubi should be a public utility.

We’re proud New York Rabbis for Zohran. Our movement of thousands of Jews For Zohran is growing. Join us to elect Mayor Mamdani at jfrej.org/field 🗳️ 📋P.S. Remember - canvassing is a mitzvah! Benjamin Abrams sound & edit 📷: Dan Fridman

It’s quite impressive how Mamdani has pulled almost every Dem into his coalition, not him into theirs. He keeps the door open for everyone but true enemies (Adams, Cuomo) & rather than try to extort a Hochul into a promise, he just puts her onstage & lets the popular will confront her. Amazing.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: "If you have knocked a door, turn your flashlight on."

this moment was so powerful—an unyielding reminder that the people of the city, not kathy hochul, sets the new political agenda

Here's the finished one. #illustration #SCTV #matinshort #edgrimley

my partner @louiepearlman.com is the other co-narrator!!!

I got a big show at Second City NY on Thursday! My pal Eli is playing with a full band and I’ll will be doing improvised comedy based on his incredible songs with a cast that includes @rachellaloca.bsky.social! Come through! www.secondcity.com/shows/new-yo...

Those stories were really fun to write! I wish people still had access to them. A casualty of all these storytelling apps coming and going. I’d love to work with the Archie characters again!

And she made a whopping $1.50 in Spotify streaming revenue!

Bye-bye Mayor Cop, a piece of shit loser who sacrificed your neighbors to ICE so he could spare himself the prison term he deserves. He leaves behind a legacy of closed libraries, escalating unaffordability, off-the-charts police corruption. An oleaginous creep only liberal pundits could respect.

Apparently holographic AI Stan Lee will be “faithful in spirit, context and intent.” I have it on good authority that Stan once walked by a strip club and exclaimed “Let it be known that Stan Lee is not a homosexual! Let it be known that he loves the ladies!” Will the AI be like that?

Kimmel should make Disney/ABC execs apologize to the American public and have them make a significant donation to the ACLU as part of his deal.

Looking forward to stealing this

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

its time to pay for the independent media you love

I was in Feathers and Flannel - NYC's first "gay and lesbian" improv team with Jeff, which he helped found in 2003-04. We were all trying to find our place in the scene. I'm so happy about this, @boomboomhiller.bsky.social rules, and I'm amazed at the positive changes I've witnessed since 2003!

farewell to candy store prophet bobby hart. youtu.be/tex82Xt4Wfo