Brian P

Boomer observation of the day: SHOUTING into their headset mics half an inch from their mouths 😣

Poster that reads “Let’s Party When He Dies”.

Had my first letter press experience last night:

Props to the Groppi’s meat counter guys for blasting Songs About Fucking.

My climbing technique still sucks but it’s nice having stronger forearms.

Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

Great fuckin album

Yeah I knew he always wore long sleeves but didn’t realize it was a hand thing too.

It’s permitted if their average BPM is above 180.

Also why does Billy tuck away his arms like that.

Yeah. Better than like.. fuckin Turnstile but nothing other bands haven’t done better.

Sleater Dan

I heard some second hand stories from a touring member that it’s a strict and professionally managed operation at this point. Cool.

♥️

none of this is legal. none of this is normal. feel free to tell anyone who says otherwise to fuck off.

Then there’s the drum part 😬

Cry-fecta?

Would fuckin’ blast this ambient techno record.

Same punchable face..

I am a like slut when it comes to mentions of It Happening. Cannot fucking wait.

(Why didn’t my alt text show up? Oh well.. it’s The Raven by The Stranglers playing on the turntable)

Weekly meal prep playlist: a weird band’s weirdest record on picture disc. Why not.

Nico the 15 year old Pomeranian squeezed into some silly grinch dog pajamas.

It’s been a rough couple of months for Nico but she’s being a good sport about these goofy grinch pajamas 😂

Month 5 of this monkey shit.

Pepper is too Ethnic.

Oh yeah I was out too. The diagonal wind nearly blew me over a few times!

Selfie overlooking my bike and a cliff over Lake Michigan on a sunny but very cold day.

Good day to try out some winter bike gear.

Glad to still see these out in the wild!

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

I dig it. It almost looks like a filter.

Oh yeah.. forgot to take pics but this show was lovely. Got to meet Sean for a bit and only minimally geeked out about Lungfish.