Behold! The red sky turned blue this morning. 😉

The Maine thing….

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.

Tomorrow, federal funding for WBEZ ends. The $3 million we once relied on each year will no longer arrive. The good news: listeners have already stepped up and closed more than half of that gap. Just $1.4 million remains. With your support, we can finish the job. trib.al/ljWsOSh

Now listening to a new friend on vinyl…Jeff Tweedy’s new triple LP Out now wherever you buy fine music ☺️ chicago.suntimes.com/music/2025/0...

It must have been Moon Glow. It sure was a pretty sight. Palate cleanser. youtu.be/tigPkleQs5Y

See if you can spot the “Hellhole” in Chicago from this evening’s walk…

A win! A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a U.S.-backed news outlet that operates in regions with restricted media environments like Russia, Iran, and Afghanistan.

Catching up with The Great Fela….<https://youtu.be/Z7OB9W0cAzs>

Cat Power - The Greatest youtu.be/gMU9m13ZTek

Just a little bit of history repeating…

“This song is about ALL of us” That magnetic smile, that funky energy, that inspiration, genius, unity & love will live on. Rest in Power, Sylvester Stewart/ Sly Stone. 3/15/1943- 6/9/2025

Memorial Day. My dad served in hopes that nobody would have to be in war again. I carry him in me so I have a pretty good idea what he would think of current events I will fight in my own way for the ideals that he did & that he instilled in us. For all of yours who have served with honor thank you.

Came across this while looking back to the Chicago show pix videos from a few weeks back. Warren looks like Nick’s ghost! I really like this shot. ☺️ Photo break from it all! 🙌🏼 Striking.

📡 Broadcasting a new signal On the eve of #WorldPressFreedomDay, R.E.M. is proud to announce Radio Free Europe 2025—a five-track benefit EP saluting 75 years of RFE/RL’s fearless journalism. Watch the full Dispatch video + learn more about Jacknife Lee and Mitch Easter RFE remixes ffm.to/remrfe2025

Here’s the full clip of CBS Mornings Anthony Mason’s interview with @michaelstipe.bsky.social about Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Europe 25. www.cbsnews.com/video/r-e-m-...

youtu.be/I_QJwR6D9d4 Song for the day 💸🔨💪🏼😃

He has risen! Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in Chicago.

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! www.chilovebooks.com

And Madge knew then that she WOULD win the Easter Bonnet contest. 🐰 😂

Not sure why this movie scene came to mind …🤔🧐

He’s got the shining, this one. ☺️

Jack effing White restoring the rock n roll balance in Chicago tonight.

So, for “national pet day” this is our latest family member. A Chicago rescue whose fosters introduced her to us this way. They call her “Pretty” and that she is, but considering she came with that Rose collar and she is meant to be the little sister of our rude boy, Rudie.. Sister Rosetta Tharpe 😻

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This morning I thought of this cheerful Stiff Records tune. 😃Celebrate the victories. Plot the next. ☺️ “Reasons To Be Cheerful. (Part 3)” Ian Dury & The Blockheads 😺 youtu.be/CIMNXogXnvE

Raw Powered up ! Bless his punk rock heart. Iggy effing Pop at The Salt Shed. And for awhile all was right w/the world while the world’s forgotten boy was on stage. Good night from Chicago ❤️☺️

Postcards from the Edge…of Wisconsin! ☺️ Pity about my penmanship, but the pertinent info cuts through. 👍🏼 every little bit counts. Keep on keeping on. ✊🏼🫶🏼

Ahhhh. The first morning of Spring…2025 style. 😂 Here’s a Tom Waits break. “You Can Never Hold Back Spring” youtu.be/RmuYa9n4s1s

So, I got off the air this afternoon, caught up on the news and sat…like this. I think we could all use a Christopher Walken dance break. It helped. With this and that. 💃🏻🕺🏻

This one time… (not in band camp)☺️ Los Lobos break. 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 Gnight.

The magic of cinema 🎬 youtu.be/u1MKUJN7vUk

Chicago love under the L.

youtu.be/QboaoJaiUt8 “THAT’S how grateful we are” 🤜🏾🤛🏼✊🏽👊🏿the song that popped into my head at day’s end. ☺️

“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by … constant Chicago street work.” ? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Not the City Lights I remember 😂💕

Your moment of zen. Pop in your headphones and turn up the volume as the the sound of creaking ice and gently lapping waves takes over #ILwx #ChicagoWX

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