Holy shit the new Carly Rae Jepsen single is awesome!

BLESS THE LOON! FEAR THE LOON!

If you like Lonerism-era Tame Impala:

Lionel Richie update. After ditching his concert early last night in St. Paul, Richie is under a doctor's care. He just postponed his next two shows in Chicago and Columbus. Here's my story (gift link):

Great read

My fat ass has never been to a bathhouse and that won't change, but I do wonder if all the pearl clutchers out there know there's been a bathhouse in Duluth since the 1920s.

Lionel Richie had some undisclosed health issue at tonight's concert at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. He abruptly left the stage after an hour and never returned. After 35 minutes, a band member told the crowd Richie "is not feeling well." Here's my story (gift link):

from indie bookstores to target field, twin cities gathering spaces have started doing more to support people with autism—but restaurants really haven't. i tried to find out why that is and learn what small changes they could make to be a little more accessible.

Still waiting for our wedding invite

The sky right now in St. Paul

Costco tip: The chicken tikka masala sandwiches you can find in the refrigerated section are fantastic. We're having them yet again tonight with some hot mango chutney

Who asked for a Brandon Flowers country album?

We're watching Questlove's Earth, Wind and Fire documentary on HBO and it’s *fantastic*

wow, I have really been quoted out of context here

B-52s and Devo!

Also me when someone asks what my last concert was

Olivia Rodrigo announces her own all-women music festival, Daisy Chain Fields, featuring Chappell Roan, Bikini Kill, the Breeders, and many more

New Carly Rae Jepsen album coming in September!

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Watching drunk people fall on it is just added value to the $35 lawn ticket

In case you are wondering what the $3,500 Lynyrd Skynyrd “Ultimate Experience” ticket will get you, thank @tedspreigl.bsky.social (who should really ditch the other place and come back here):

‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms. ‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms. But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…

David Chase Confirms Tony Soprano Died At End Of Every Episode

1/2: When I was on the lawn, a family set up camp in front of me. The teenage son, who was clearly on the spectrum, was wearing headphones and watching his phone, which had an external battery attached. He waited until everyone sat down and claimed a corner of the blanket. He curled into a ball and

Happy Father's Day to my dad @atarifan2600.bsky.social

The new Mystic Lake Amphitheater opened for business tonight. This isn't really a concert review as much as a venue review. And my main takeaway is that the lawn is (rightfully) going to be very popular. Gift link:

I'm at opening night at the new Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee

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Can every summer day be like today?

It sure feels like the storm is landing here rn

Haircut 100 have reunited, notably with much less hair than the old days

This is an excellent read and I totally agree that Meat Is Murder is a masterpiece. (As important the Smiths were/are to me, I finally gave up on Morrissey around the time he published his autobiography. Over the past dozen years, I've only heard one of his new solo songs, and it was by accident.)

I too am full of opinions

The only thing stranger than Robert Smith's friendship with Olivia Rodrigo is his guest spot on the new Rolling Stones album

another part of getting old nobody told me about was getting weird bruises and no memory of how they came to be.

Some good news on a dreary day. Gus found the stick we left him last night.

Great news! I love this show!

Couldn't ask for better summer weather than we've got today in St. Paul.

Finally got around to cracking this open. I'm sitting on the deck enjoying the gorgeous afternoon.

Working on my list now

I feel alive

yall it is absolutely gorgeous outside

Things should have changed immediately after the first time this happened. This is at least the 14th time this has happened. It's absolutely criminal.

Last night as I was leaving for trivia, I broke the toilet. Thankfully, it's not as bad as it sounds. The toilet float rod snapped when I flushed. It's a super easy fix, Patric is picking up a replacement this afternoon. And Team Meat Raffle won! I correctly answered a question about Shoresy(!)

this is the ideal newspaper columnist. you may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like

What you're missing on Threads (Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell: The Musical debuted in London in 2018 and has toured the US)

What you're missing on Threads (Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell: The Musical debuted in London in 2018 and has toured the US)