in the spirit of social media as a platform for confession, I will admit I intentionally (and thus deceptively) exited a Lowe's this morning through the "pro" door.

even two years ago, we knew.

yes, right, but what I'm saying is, can you truly say the movie Titanic is the "biggest influence" on your life if your knuckle tattoos don't read "JACK / ROSE"?

...and when Mike Muir sues him for plagiarism... www.ndtv.com/world-news/u...

Dear Sir Mix-a-Lot, To be fair, if Fonda *had* a motor in the back of her Honda, it could really only have been the Beat or NSX. Warmly,

it's nice to see chicagoans cooperating to clarify issues.

the SWANS cover of "Pink Pony Club" is 33'27"

point: the internet is a toxic cesspool. counterpoint: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5XR...

"You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge"

If your top four music releases of this year aren’t: -Vagina Dentata Organ: Concrete Music -Misfits: CBGBs live 1977 -Misfits: Live at Eddie’s Lounge 1977 -Misfits: 1977 rehearsal we should have a talk.

still great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5L...

what would have been toys for tots ride #20 ended a block into it. with 4” of snow overnight, I shoveled a path down a sidestreet to a clear main street...but the snow won and eventually the bike slid out from under me. two good samaritans later helped right the bike. my only injury = bruised ego.

vertonen.bandcamp.com, etc, and so forth, on this bandcampest of fridays also recommended, top of head: cranksatori.bandcamp.com kanshiketsu.bandcamp.com oxidation.bandcamp.com pcrv.bandcamp.com

me, up until about two days ago: "skaterdater is the best skateboarding short film ever!" me, two days ago: "well...." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az-s...

just remember, negativland went 10-8 before *anyone* went 6-7.

"yeah yeah, and people in ice water want hell."

point: beauty pagents are idiotic. counterpoint: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwbZ...

Password to louvre surveillance server upgraded to “louvre1.”

JB Pritzker: “President Trump and his bootlickers have torn down the US Department of Education from the inside. Books are being banned. History is being erased. I’m sorry to be vulgar, but Donald Trump and his cronies can fuck all the way off” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

also, in honor of the time change, two new audio things from me on bandcamp. these are more of my "live" bootleg series recordings, wherein I aim to, in one take (as feasible), lean into the "industrial" music of the 70s/80s that made an impression on me. vertonen.bandcamp.com/track/live-b...

community is: telling ice to go choke on their own tainted loins.

if you like asemic writing, and I don't know why you wouldn't, you should reach out to @kanshiketsu.bsky.social about how to receive fun-time, grade-a level asemic writing in the mail.

if there are any fetish groups planning to attend a no kings event and haven't used this, it's yours: "pro-kinks, no kings" i look forward to the imagery choices.

meanwhile, in "harsh art show review" news... www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

incoming hot take: kid rock is the "garbage pail kid" version of vanilla ice.

phew: surviving yet another typical night of antifa-fueled riots in chicago. oh the horror. thank goodness for ice and kristi noem protecting us.

Younger veteran: "How old are you, man?" Older veteran: “87.” Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.” Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.” 🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥

yadda yadda algorithm yadda yadda bandcamp friday this would be the most recent bandcamp offering from me... enjoy it as a counterpoint to the new Taylor Swift because you should also be listening to that, obvi. vertonen.bandcamp.com/album/live-b...

friendly reminder: taking your earplugs out for five minutes so you can be "fully immersed" in a live Swans performance is about as stupid as looking at a solar eclipse without the proper eyewear "for just a couple of minutes."

Trump: I have linked Tylenol to autism Kenvue lawyers: *rubbing their hands together in glee* yeah you did buddy

if someone asked me to name the greatest 16 seconds in tv... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFhp...

I appreciate that three of my work colleagues—in three separate instances, no less—felt the need to notify me about Taylor Swift's engagement.

obviously the song is amazing, but, as one commenter noted, the way she glides aross the floor = total smoothess. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUjN...

(sigh); I thought my fetish group mailing services had more tact.

sometimes I feel I could listen to the cramps' version of "goo goo muck" on repeat all day. I've been listening to the cramps' version of "goo goo muck" on repeat for the last hour.

things are humming along at ballast... Making these releases available again is, for me, cause for celebration alone. I could talk about the merits of each cassette for longer than many might appreciate. ballastnvp.blogspot.com/2025/07/now-...

very excited to announce the release of @steve4s.bsky.social's it's nothing, but still: japan/us tour 2023 DVDR. amazing audio, video, and packaging. ballastnvp.blogspot.com/2025/07/now-...

A comprehensive list of cool convertibles 1. volkwagen beetle (1949-1980)

July 4 in the US: the unofficial holiday of people willfully ignoring / remarkably ignorant of what the lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" are about.

every coward republican in congress who slurped to the thin-skinned manbaby should be sent a pair of kneepads.

have a lot of fun releases on ballast coming out in the next weeks: most recently, this collaboration I did with @simonwhetham.bsky.social made its way into the world... ballastnvp.blogspot.com/2025/07/ball...

They say we are all children of god and Stephen Miller is proof that we don’t get to choose which one

Experimental music fanfic: Merzbow begins recording his only "to-be-posthumously-released album. Entitled “final.wav” it’s him telling Anthony Jeselnik jokes in the style of Neil Hamburger with additional Emil Beaulieau inflections.