Why yes! I *do* play sax & sing in a Hall & Oates tribute called… HAULIN’ OATS. And yes, we are performing in the Bay Area on Friday 13 March.

Melania & Ghilaisne appear to have been on shorthand name basis— Melania: “G!” Ghislaine: “Sweet Pea”

What happens to Minneapolis happens to all of us

I keep trying with BlueSky, and it has so much potential, but…. meh. What am I missing? Or doing wrong?

Oh ffs

Hello 🇩🇰 Denmark. You know… he doesn’t speak for us. You do know that, right? ♥️🤍💙, 🇺🇸

Gospel's not everyone's cuppa, but oh man, the energy in this one is infectious, whether or not you're a believer. The instrumental prowess on display is also jaw-dropping. "Shout" by William Murphy, 2019. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYdF...

It’s the USA vs. MAGA

Worth reading this Time essay by Minneapolis native Bao Phi. time.com/7345628/anti...

TJ Sabula has gotten under his, uh, skin

Thought I had just now: “Hmm, how does the citywide student protest walkout affect my regularly scheduled shift standing guard outside the school to protect the kids from government agents?” Welcome to Minnesota, January 2026. Can’t actually take this anymore. Have to just f’ing take it anyway.

Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸

Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th

I want M.I.B. to be wrong here too, but…

Do I know *anyone* on here who is in favor of the US invading Venezuela?

Succinct & accurate

Hats off to the Onion @bencollins.bsky.social

Happy New Year! At least 2025 had stellar new songs. Here's a Pandora mix of my favorites. www.pandora.com/playlist/PL:... @pandoraamp.bsky.social Artists include @basicprinter.bsky.social @undertherugmusic.bsky.social @cocojoeyyy.bsky.social @fishboneband.bsky.social @langstonbleu.bsky.social

We released an instrumental rock album this week called ‘Sapa.’ Enjoy! @pandoraamp.bsky.social pandora.app.link/dV4Byv07xZb

We have Radical Left Scum here on Bluesky as well, don’t we?

Cincinnati IS Ohio’s Maserati Keanu & Drew Barrymore in 1986 youtu.be/heF6mk1dUEE?...

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

61 Minutes

I dont think you can say that, Tim. 😬

Off to Bottom of the Hill in SF tonight to see @greghoy.bsky.social Greg Hoy & the Boys with @fakeyourowndeath.bsky.social Fake Your Own Death & @theundercurrent.bsky.social the Undercurrent. LIVE MUSIC GOOD

Demand Chain Management

Tri-Valley Tripleheader Fri 9pm Livrmor Sat noon Pleasantn Sat 7pm Walnut Creek Zero holiday songs +++

The Puff Daddy doc is terrific but They never say why he changed into P. Diddy

ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground. Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse. Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.

Are you in Pleasanton, CA? My fellow teachers and I are going to play some classic rock RAGERS this Saturday at noon, to announce the new season at School of Rock Pleasanton. It's free, at McKay's on Main St.

Alright, I think I have my favorite album of ‘25. ‘You’re Weird Now’ by Guerilla Toss. Just so much damn fun. I enjoy fun.

“Grimace is the liminal space between the Hamburglar and Mayor McCheese.” - Maria Bamford on Conan O’Brien’s podcast @mariabamford.bsky.social is a national treasure.

On J.D. Vance, Charlie Kirk, and the call for retaliatory violence.

Must say, the NHL style of divisional standings is ELEGANT. Four divisions, eight teams each, 32 total. Cleaner than other sports, right? And the divs have their own distinct names: Atlantic, Central, Metro, Pac. Tidy. That said, GO SHARKS and let's take down those Caps in the Tank tonight. 🦈🎹🦈

The new set of Pandora Picks are up -- I picked a song by COCOJOEY @cocojoeyyy.bsky.social ... it's from an album called 'Stars' on @hausumountain.bsky.social in Chicago. Thanks to @pandoraamp.bsky.social -- Ahoy! www.pandora.com/playlist/PL:...

This will be a very long winter for a certain subset of neo-fascists.

Breaking: BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.

The second slide is the more salient one

Tonight’s the night; stilettos out & kettle on the stove 👠

this would've made little to no sense a few days ago...

Jeeyacation? GA-cation? Tryna make sense of that email handle.

The Kilowatt! I love the Kilowatt. In the Mission. In SF. @mitchrocket.bsky.social Mitch Rocket 🚀 & Kyra Gordon & I are all performing there next Wednesday. Much bigger than the Megawatt.

WW3 is going to be the craziest war with Donald at the helm. We’ll be fighting a Canadian-Danish-Iranian-Venezuelan-Nigerian-South African-Korean alliance alongside Russia, El Salvador, Israel, and FIFA.

There *are* bands making strong protest music in 2025. One of those, as you hopefully already know, is FISHBONE. @fishboneband.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSC5...

"That was the other legacy of Dick Cheney: fiasco. The wars he wanted did not showcase American power. They put on display American weakness, avarice, futility and manic resource extraction." -- Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social

So, yes, of COURSE I’m spending this week studying ‘West Side Story.’ 🦈

I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.

Time again for us to pick our favorite songs of the month -- I went for a new one by Raffi @raffic.bsky.social with @GoodLovelies that I hope you enjoy, "ABC Democracy": pandora.app.link/J26CUGwiVXb #raffi

Back at the Tank for Alumni Night tonight… Sharks vs. NJ Devils, 7pm puck drop. Let’s go Sharks! 🦈