I ID'd a WHOPPER mystery song a couple weeks ago after finding this album; already had one from this artist. One of just two mystery songs I first heard in ~1990-92. I had nothing substantial to go by: lyrics, etc. This was medium priority, on a scale of low/medium/high/top youtu.be/MMrjFACfgak

I thought we all learned to alphabetize in grade school. Some folks at Eighty Nine Point Threeeee must have done what Ferris Bueller was famous for when those lessons were taught... #grammar (sort-of)

#FourthOfJuly in #Minneapolis, plus some #MNwx. Got rained on a bit; an after-sunset rainbow; and fortunately that Taste of Minnesota poppycock going on nearby didn't take away from the riverside festival. And then the pretty lights went Boom in the sky

The cloudburst Thomas Dolby didn't sing about: the "Cloudburst in Downtown Impulse" #MNwx #Minneapolis

[3]🧵2026 #ForestLake Independence Day Parade on #FourthOfJuly. Essential marching bands. Forest Lake Ranger Marching Band and Drumline Chisago Lakes High School Wildcat Marching Band

[2]🧵2026 #ForestLake Independence Day Parade on #FourthOfJuly. The agency Entrant 3.5 is representing will no doubt be using tools like this to subvert the diptards--and you know good and well there will be--who attempt to boat drunk this weekend

[1]🧵2026 #ForestLake Independence Day Parade on #FourthOfJuly. Some good patriotic fun

2026 #TwinCities #Pride Parade. Don't be a goon. Be a...you know. A beloved local celebrity--well, that's my not so humble opinion. 🎵And @mnufc.com wouldn't change that🎵

2026 #TwinCities #Pride Parade. Some goodness here; more to come. (And apologies for the ChatGPT billboard🤮in the background)

A 2026 #Oakdale Summerfest followup. The evening part is off the table going forward, mainly due to disruptive and probably lawless behavior, for (what I witnessed and don't want to be around) the second year in a row. This time it was enough to make the news: www.twincities.com/2026/06/28/o...

[4] 2026 #Oakdale Summerfest. Finale of the day. Coyote Wild: cover band covering several genres, followed by the pretty lights that go Boom in the sky

[3]🧵2026 #Oakdale Summerfest. Awesome costuming, two examples: St. Paul Clown Club and Ritmos del Peru y Mas MN

[2]🧵2026 #Oakdale Summerfest. The St. Patrick's Association says we're all a little Irish, and we're all bouncing off the walls (doing WHAT??) because of it

2026 #Oakdale Summerfest. The premiere event: the Ted Bearth Grande Parade. That's "Grande" with an "E." That's "E" as in E-NOTATED:

#Oakdale Summerfest this weekend: the Ted Bearth Grande Parade is on the weekend this year and not on a weekday evening when I normally have other obligations. Looking forward to seeing the North Saint Paul American Legion Honor Guard kick things off as Entrant E Minus Forty Seven😁

2026 Twin Cities Jazz Festival in #StPaul. This was on the 20th. An idyllic afternoon and evening in Mears Park, with live tunes, food trucks and all-round goodness. And it wasn't almost 100 like it was last year

[This is for referencing via permalinking] I'm not desperately after these explicitly; this is an especially good "general idea" reference of what interests me. I suspect these were SGAs which means they would have been forever out of reach. I'm not going to cry over it😛

This title -- #Sombr - I Barely Know Her -- has about the worst mixing and mastering I've ever heard, which is a bit frustrating because I love the material and have been wearing it out. An attempt to "Get the Balance Right!" but there's only so much you can do with a finished recording

In the tradition of still a bit of a backlog of album art depictions to nerd out over, some #ClassicAlternative Goodness obtained lately

In the tradition of quite a substantial BACKLOG, some #ClassicAlternative Goodness obtained fairly lately

Uh-oh! Guess what's in the collection now? Been highly curious about this title. A teeny little "+" is one song has the Enchanted Word🤣. (I do wonder if Eighty Nine Point Threeeee will drop this like a sack of rotten potatoes now that it's in my collection) #Metric (the band)

[This from a few days ago] Haaa! At least, all's well that ends well. Just remember: "When it rains, no drains" www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

[4]🧵2026 #GrandOldDay in #StPaul. Here's where I learn Circus Juventas is pronounced with "J" and not "Y" like my favorite #SerieA team: the similarly spelled #Juventus -- even though I actually learned about them before moving here

[3]🧵2026 #GrandOldDay in #StPaul. And some video. First, the Enchanted Word: no elaboration needed

[2]🧵 2026 #GrandOldDay in #StPaul. Nordy! Getting sporting courtesy of the #mnwild as Entrant E Minus Six

[1] 2026 #GrandOldDay in #StPaul. Let's have a parade! This restored 1929-vintage truck was featured, near the kickoff as Entrant E-21 www.twincities.com/2026/06/04/1...

2026 #GrandOldDay in #StPaul: posts in progress. You put on some serious mileage at this event--and I don't mean in a car. Apologies if I'm not exactly bouncing off the walls (doing WHAT???) right at the moment

#Prince Tribute get-together and sing-along in #Minneapolis

Tomorrow: #GrandOldDay in #StPaul. Tonight: #Prince in #Minneapolis

Two not-so-fun things from this day (May 18) in 1980. 1: the death of Ian Curtis of #JoyDivision, and 2: Mount St. Helens erupted

Things like this is why a radio can't just be left alone and unsupervised. I learned a long time ago this is a sham charity. #Minnesota needs to do this--this tripe show up often enough on 100.3 www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

#mnwild To misquote some #U2 lyrics: I was drowning my sorrows But my sorrows, they learned to swim One (I assume) bright spot at present: all the #WolvesBack on the radio Friday night

The #mnwild watch party. Just enjoyed the before-game atmosphere for a while

A May the 4th #StarWarsDay nightcap. Where two awesome franchises begin to collide--sort-of: #Minnesota and #StarWars To be continued...

[1]🧵 2026 West Side #CincoDeMayo Festival in #StPaul

Is this #MayDay parade in #Minneapolis I saw video of last year the first Sunday of May (5-3 this year)? I didn't see a syllable of information online for this year. No good shouting out in the dark about it of course. Still, missing this for the second consecutive year is incredibly upsetting

A #TwinCities Trifecta tonight: whiteout conditions aren't just in the winter. #mnwild and #WolvesBack advance past their respective first rounds in six games. And the #Twins win to top it off 🏒🏀⚾

#WolvesBack And the #Timberwolves get it done too--series at 3-1. If by chance they drop game 5 on Monday, of course there'll be a chance to win the series at home on Thursday. But give the choice, I'd much rather see this sealed on Monday

I was halfway across this, as hands-free as possible, when the #mnwild got it done. 🏒 Here's hoping for winning the next two which means the first round of the playoffs will be taken AT HOME. Now for some #WolvesBack

Joe O'Donnell and Tom Reid have said the Enchanted Word around ten times thus far (end of the 1st). This and the tying goal a bit ago (1-1) might be positive mojo toward the kind of victory the #mnwild REALLY need to get today

[2] #mnwild I finally got back out to the car around 12:40 and immediately heard Joe O'Donnell use the Enchanted Word. What--overtime? Yup: double overtime aka playing by osmosis considering the late start. Unfortunately Game 3 got dropped; series now 1-2 #NHLPlayoffs

[1] I had to miss (most of) the #mnwild game tonight because the headphone cable broke yet again. But I was out at the car for a few minutes just in time to hear the Wild score their third goal. And guess what I get to do--or finish doing--tomorrow for the umpteenth time?

Maybe I should have gone to @electricfetusmpls.bsky.social for #RSD but expected it would be a crowded Charlie Foxtrot -- I went in on Friday instead. I did record-shop and buy two...wait for it...RECORDS yesterday (Peter Godwin: Correspondence and Wire Train: Between Two Words)

This: @rebelloonproject.bsky.social I was at least aware of pretty much from the get-go, but then recently have become off-the-charts attracted to--one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time. I kinda wonder if I'm late to this party, though www.twincities.com/2026/02/27/m...

We're on a bridge to somewhere (specifically, a #DiscGolf pin) A little #photography fun. I hadn't been here in a while: Lochness Park in Blaine, MN. I used to come here a lot when I was in the area more often. There's a Loch, but Nessie wasn't there (forgot to get a picture)

Been neglecting this. Went there just now and saw exactly what I thought I'd see #Artemis apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26040...

Some stupidity on gmail...I've had this username for at most 16 years. Things like this are partly why I'm planning to move away from gmail and most likely to a paid email service

It was a Pretti Good day for...a PROTEST #NoKings #StPaul

Yes: the #Timberwolves game is on TV...but we're doing this for realz

[4] #StPaul #StPatricksDay Parade: Trying to E-notate this parade -- and ⬇️it obviously qualifies⬇️ -- would have been a huge challenge, but that's also what makes this parade absolutely awesome: instead of highly discrete floats and troupes, it's one huge run-together celebration