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Ken Raining

@kenraining.bsky.social

Librarian, husband, dad, geek. Not necessarily in that order.

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introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen with WOMEN lead singers

Camera Obscura
Wolf Alice
The Sundays
Beyonce
Mattiel

24.01.2026 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I’ve seen two of them! Liz and SVE.

24.01.2026 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was in DC that day (completely unrelated) and there was such little interest in that parade you wouldn’t even know it was happening.

24.01.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t stand him! πŸ‘

24.01.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The first year of the comic is brilliant. Chaykin firing on all cylinders. The next year or so is still very good, but not quite at that level. After that he left and First turned the book over to others and it was a pale imitation.

24.01.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It looks like it basically just confirms HJ as Rolf MΓΌller, right? So it’s not even really a mystery meant to be solved. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

23.01.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL I wonder if Dave didn't realize that was Bryan. πŸ˜„

23.01.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can you elaborate on that? Having not played the game I'm really curios.

23.01.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think you nailed it! Man, you just ruined that guy's life. πŸ˜„

23.01.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to this Dove Ellis record. There's two songs (Pale Song and Heaven Has No Wings) I think are really great, and the rest is quite pleasant. Reminds me of someone specific I can't place. Not Jeff Buckley, not Rufus Wainwright, not Travis. I mean, all of them, but someone else too.

23.01.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really hoping New Japan brings Saya over for the show in New Jersey next month.

23.01.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously!

23.01.2026 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kind of the opposite. Because Paramout was bought by a rightwing billionaire, now anyone that watched Starfleet Academy is apparently supporting fascism. πŸ™„

23.01.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL he has two things! He also likes to badger people for still liking Star Trek!

23.01.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I could not help myself but to post a reply. I am sorry in advance for dragging your blog down!

This reminds me of the time Gary Groth, Kim Thompson, and Dave Sim were arguing for months on an old TCJ post. So congratulations for being (I guess) Kim Thompson, Mike!

23.01.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a lowkey big match for Julia. She's regressed since she came back from injury, and I would love to see her have a good performance here. Willow is, of course, great, so I am betting she gets a good match out of our Spooky Girl. #AEW 🀼

23.01.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL what you wrote about Pringles is so relatable. πŸ˜„

23.01.2026 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I am so happy to help you discover it! The second one is very good too, though I don't like the sequencing (I don't think the first track makes for a good opener). Their first album is IMHO near perfect, the second just below that. Wish they had found a bigger audience!

23.01.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They had their chance!

23.01.2026 05:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It didn’t show up in my feed earlier!

23.01.2026 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to this now!

23.01.2026 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All right, this is by Houndstooth, one of the best bands I’ve ever heard. They only released two albums but the were fantastic. This song is from their second album (their first record is the better of the two but this one might be their best song).

open.spotify.com/track/2dI9lX...

23.01.2026 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Still can’t believe the NFL had a moment of silence for that pinhead

23.01.2026 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Between The Hashmarks is fiercely independent NFL Journalism, fully funded by reader subscriptions, founded on the core value of leveraging the work to push back against the Trump regime.

Through Friday, 30% of proceeds from each new Annual Paid Subscription will be donated to the ACLU and (1/2)

22.01.2026 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
22.01.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am honestly not sure if it's real or not

22.01.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's so clean and beautiful

22.01.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL don't hurt your face! Some of them look hard

22.01.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those sure are some faces making expressions! πŸ˜„

22.01.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This was a really terrific read! Highly recommend it.

22.01.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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