This was seriously one of the best performances I’ve seen. Cullen’s unique voicings and unpretentious stage presence matched beautifully with Willis’s sumptuous songwriting. I think people who were there will remember that performance for the rest of their lives. #music #live #songwriters #concert

I always feel like there’s a party going on in there and I’m not invited. I miss my little punks in the winter time. #koi #fish #pondlife

I just watched a bunch of videos on determining the sex of koi. I feel like it would be a violation if I did those things to my fish. #koi #fish #pondlife

Thank you, 1966 Liverpool! It’s always fun to rearrange my bookshelves. :)

So, archaeologists, are these remains found on my front porch male or female? I say male and whoever it was should have assumed I wasn’t home when I didn’t answer. #archaeology #unexpectedvisitor #halloween

This article is lazy. It poses a question in the headline, the sub-heading suggests there’ll be an answer, then it lists studies it says are inconclusive leading to a big ol’ “we don’t know, but they happen” conclusion. AI would be embarrassed. @kvassilakos.bsky.social @epiellie.bsky.social

Count Sashula’s antics last night. Sasha had more fun handing out treats than getting them. Clips chosen to avoid showing trick or treaters. #halloween #entertainer #candy #trickortreat

Sasha preferred entertaining from the porch this evening! He was calling out to trick or treaters, hawking candy like a Turkish street vendor. He was doing comedy routines, giving away “100% candy”, and telling kids to shake the skeleton in the tree if they wanted more. He was amazing.

If you need to insult people and tell people to scroll on, perhaps you’re not presenting your case in an appropriate manner. Maybe you’re not uplifting people. It’s possible that humility has escaped you.

This is still one of my favourite microphones. The Placid Audio Copperphone. It has a crackly telephonic sound but just from a purely aesthetic standpoint, it’s absolutely gorgeous. #microphones #placidaudio #copperphone #recording #studio #homestudio

Seen on the walls outside the studio I visited last night. These speak for themselves. #letterkenny #jimihendrix #recording #studio #drums

A beautiful Biscuit snoozing in the autumn afternoon sunlight. #bengal #cats

Preparing the pond greenhouse. It’s gonna be a fun day tomorrow. #pond #koi #fish

I’m really going to miss these little punks over the winter. The greenhouse should probably go up this weekend. #koi #pond #fish

Mid-autumn afternoon work.

A splashing good time in the rain this morning.

Hint: calling people who have joined a massive series of protests “normies” makes you sound pretty darned elitist. Maybe rethink how you frame welcoming more mobilization.

Here’s a rather well-fed and tired looking me with Barry James Payne of @stringbone.bsky.social on my left, and Tom Hooper and Kevin Kane of #TheGrapesOfWrath on my right last night post-show.

When kicking off a #roots #music #series, what’s better than #rockabilly, #altcountry, and #blues #rock! What a trio of fabulous performances! We’re so lucky to have such talent in #StratfordOntario and #SouthwesternOntario.

This show blew me away. The guys were absolute pros, very kind and generous with their time and stories, and put on a remarkable show. #TheGrapesOfWrath #canadian #band #music #cancon #musicians #rockmusic #guitar #acoustic #musicfestival #concertseries

There is something wonderful about watching friends achieve. My lovely friend @gregds.bsky.social invited me to hear his first solo track in decades. It was fantastic! So proud of him! Seeing him energized by this is a joy! #music #indie #singersongwriter #friends #musicians #conquering

I think it’s Windows XP Winter Wheat Edition on the other side of the fence. #windows #backgrounds #windowxp #autumn #october

And so begins my baking endeavours for the evening. My fingers and toes are crossed. #r2r #reel2reel #oldtapes #sss #1974 #bakingtapes #music #magneticmedia

Latest configuration of my Yamaha Live Custom Hybrid Oak kit with the DTX-MULTI 12 on a Hexrack II #yamahadrums #lcho

Autumn bubbles. #autumn #canada #sunset #bubbles #play

Am I the only one who hears The Knack and can’t stop thinking, “My scrotum!”?

Check out this video podcast of my beautiful friend Rich Brown talking about his musical process, new album ‘NYAEBA’, and… Brussels sprouts? #bass #music #podcast #solobass

Along the river today with Sasha after school. Sometimes things just look right. #autumn #stratford #ontario #river #leaves

Some days are difficult. Sometimes I’m not sure what keeps me going. But these are some of the sights I get to see when I let myself have a moment.

Sasha throwing the horns for our buddy Mark playing bass. The kid gets it, I tell ya.

Sasha chose this guitar from the rack outside the studio this evening and said, “This one. I like this one.” He started with drums but has gravitated to guitars lately. #guitar #music #learning #sunset #youth

This is the best. A self-described “Nazi sympathizer” interrupts a UW class and finds out. The postgame interview was absolutely priceless.

You’ll have to go back. It’s just a little bit of torture… it’s not that bad!

No you bloody well can’t, @linkedin.com and @microsoft.com.

Well. That was a rollercoaster of a day. Mellows, highs, gratitude, explosions, tantrums, and denouement. I’m wiped but I want to try a little recording experiment.

These little beasties are awesome. I hope we end up with a protective protein around our DNA.

Do you realise that exoplanets were only first confirmed in 1998? I feel like Star Trek made that discovery less exciting because we all knew there were other planets out there.

My friend and beautiful human being Rich Brown is releasing his latest work of art, a solo bass album, called NYAEBA tomorrow (Sept 26). Every sound on this truly special album is made by the bass guitar. #bass #bassguitar #music #newalbum #storyteller richbrown-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/album/nyaeba

Tab management in Safari on iOS 26 is stupid. In fact, several things about the latest release are stupid.

I’ve never felt so content not knowing why people are blathering on about “the rapture”. If the world’s gonna end, it’ll end with the breakdown of society and chaos. I’m hoping for an asteroid, but it’ll probably be a nuclear oopsie.

Sometimes it just takes one astronaut to make things weird. #photography #visitor #KidsWearTheDamnedestThings

I did some reel surgery this evening. Now a Sony tape from 1974 is housed in a NOS Maxell reel. I wouldn’t have bothered if I didn’t think it was worth the effort. Fingers crossed the content can be recovered.

Folks, this is pretty special. After a chance call overheard at L&M I’ve given this like-new 45 year old Pioneer RT-909 a new home. It has now opened up the possibility of resurrecting musical experiments captured in the 1970s by a dear friend, Neil Matheson. #R2R #tape #hifi #electronics

This is Frank. Frank is a blue whale. I bought Frank for my wife, but he ended up with Sasha (who named him after Frank Sinatra because Frank - the whale - sings). Now Frank lives on my side of the bed and has become a convenient neck pillow in the middle of the night. Frank is good to me.

Biscuit being sneaky. #Sneaky #Bengals #BengalSky #CatSky

How did we get this lucky? Sasha amazes me every day. After playing at the waterfall in the park together, he asked about the nature of the universe, how it will end, orbital mechanics, and time travel. He’s five! I had a copy of Beyond Good and Evil in grade school and was sent to therapy!

… and then he goes on to further the divide by suggesting that people who hated Kirk’s beliefs are celebrating, should look in the mirror, and should step away from social media.

Prepared for anything or compensating for something? #drums #drumkit #OneOfTheBeasts #Yamaha #YamahaDrums #ZildjianCymbals #MeinlCymbals #SabianCymbaks #IstanbulCymbals

The fish are finally getting comfortable with Sasha. Lady gave him a little nibble on the finger today and he was absolutely overjoyed! Sasha gave him a tiny little stroke on the back and everything was fine. Patience pays off sometimes. No, we don’t require a life jacket. He was playing rescue.

Am I the only idiot who panics when he takes a bite of an apple and the piece of apple lodges between his upper teeth and against the roof of his mouth?