Matt Blank

Just finished Being Henry by @hwinkler4real.bsky.social. Great read, highly recommend!

Any musical theater fans out there? I’m currently debating with my wife which Blood Brothers cast recording is better. 1988 or 1995. Thoughts?

‘The West Wing’ Mysteriously Drops From Max, But Will Return Wednesday The West Wing was briefly dropped from Max following an evaluation of its performance over the holidays. But it's set to return Wednesday.

As someone who was halfway through Season 3, and a first time watcher, this pleases me a lot! Was shocked to find last week HBO had removed The West Wing from MAX. So glad it’s back!

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Watch WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped | Netflix An overnight sensation, Wham!'s seasonal hit "Last Christmas" shot into the charts. But how did it become a worldwide classic?

Another fantastic and heartwarming documentary about Wham! is now on Netflix, reminiscing about the best Christmas song of all time!

Snow in New York at Christmas time! What an amazing time to visit the Big Apple!

Seeing the Olodum t-shirt Michael Jackson wore during his “They Don’t Care About Us” short film (1996) at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington D.C., was very cool and a nice surprise! #michaeljackson

Went to see A Die Hard Christmas last night at the Seattle Public Theater. Lots of fun! Well done to the cast.

December is all about Christmas bedtime stories. Tonight was Stick Man by Julia Donaldson.

Thanksgiving fun: Blind fold yourselves, guess where the other person is standing, and try to whack them with an inflatable bat as hard as you can. My wife is a pro at this, as you can see.

Went to a HUGE antiques store called Apple Annie in Cashmire, WA. And what was the only thing I bought? A Barry Manilow record…

Porto - Import your Tweets to Bluesky - Chrome Web Store A chrome extension to port all your twitter/X tweets to bluesky at a click of a button

This Chrome extension. I’m waiting for the next version which will show URL’s and link previews, and will then reimport (which will hopefully override).

Going a step further, we should be able to choose, per chat, if we want to see the WhatsApp avatar or the one from our address book. They already display the address book name…unless my mom’s secretly going by “Mom” for everyone… which, honestly, feels on-brand for her 🤔

Here’s an idea for WhatsApp: Why not use the contact photo from your phone’s address book as the fallback avatar for users who don’t have one? It’s personal, practical, and makes it easier to scroll through and find the chat you’re looking for!

Make it so!

Just imported nearly 700 tweets over from X using Porto. History will show I did a lot of posting on Nov 25th, 2024!

Thriller Challenge The Thriller Challenge is where Michael Jackson fans come together every October to get the King of Pop's spooky hit song Thriller up the charts for Halloween.

Link associated with original tweet: www.thrillerchallenge.com

Just watched Wicked. WOW! I have no words. It’s emotional, powerful, and I truly didn’t expect to be moved as much as I was. Amazing movie, amazing performances, amazing music (of course)…just…WOW! Took my breath away.

My dog, Cali ❤️

Photo of Betty White.

Betty White’s new stamp from the USPS.

The U.S. Postal Service is releasing a new stamp in honor of Betty White.

Bored Panda should try to understand the content their users are reading before upselling their products. Seeing the big title "Join the Fun!" with a cute panda illustration, while I'm reading a very upsetting story about a veterinarian who committed suicide was quite jarring.

Watching Charlie Chaplin’s “The Kid” today with my daughters (aged 6 and 10) was powerful. We sat down for laughs, but when the kid was taken from his guardian, I turned to see tears on their faces. This was his magic. A film over a century old that still stirs deep emotions while making you laugh.

Just watched Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times” with my 6-year-old daughter. Tomorrow, we’re watching “The Kid”. It’s such a joy to share this cinematic history with her and hear her laugh at the same things that cracked me up at her age - and that generations before us have found hilarious too!

Big Hits 1950s & Before Playlist · Matt Blank · 114 items

Sharing my music collection…

Here’s a collection of my favorite songs from the golden age of music, with everything that came before 1959 (the earliest being 1939). Dive into the era of legends like Frank Sinatra, Buddy Holly, Nat King Cole, Paul Anka, The Platters, and many more.

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For starters, before posting individual playlists, I should probably share ALL my public playlists with a link to my Spotify profile.

The Ultimate Music Collection - Matt's Music Dive into Matt Blank's collection of over 3,000 handpicked songs, accumulated since 2000. It's the ultimate compilation of the best tunes from the 1940s to today.

For a quarter of a century I’ve been capturing my favorite songs (mostly chart hits). They span 85 years, and cover a broad range of genres and over 1,700 artists. I made a site to catalog the 3,300+ songs, and created playlists, which I’ll share individually here.

YouTube video by The Verge Why are cassette and CD players so bulky now?

This is a great video from @bluesguy.bsky.social at @theverge.com. It also made me realize that there might be a goldmine of Walkmans in my attic! 😄

Thriller Challenge starts today! We're trying to help push Michael Jackson's "Thriller" up the Billboard Hot 100 for this years Halloween! I even made this website for it! 🧟

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This was my weekend hike with my dog Cali at Franklin Falls in Washington.

Using the new Advanced Voice feature on ChatGPT, and chosen the voice of Vale, who sounds suspiciously similar to @ZoeTheBall! 😮

Just picked up this original 1976 Fonzie for President badge. Now he would have made one cool President! @hwinkler4real

I bought my first @SophieEB single 22 years ago. Finally, after all these years, I got to see her perform in Seattle and she did not disappoint!