Melvin Peña

yes baby eggigail will just stand in the lake and drink for ages

doing the lou holtz 1812 overture at the boston college game my freshman year. it was fun being there his last two years at notre dame. he was also a dyed in the wool, red state, m*g*, piece of shit, so donate to a cause he would rail against in his name

perfect

omg, i knew i forgot something when i podcasted about #torchwood: children of earth with the @flightthroughentirety.com crew last weekend. the persistence of memory and the ianto shrine. incredible it lasted this long, literally since COE first aired!

just got tix to see wilco when they come to play dpac in july! can't believe i'm going to see cat power and wilco that month here locally. i haven't seen either live in 20+ years

North Carolina sent a clear message tonight: You cannot betray our community and keep your seat.

Democratic Reps. Cunningham, Majeed lose to challengers in Mecklenburg Two incumbent Democratic representatives in the N.C. House who drew the ire of their base by siding with Republicans in key votes lost their reelection bids on Tuesday.

Rev. Rodney Sadler and community health professional Veleria Levy headed for primary wins over Dems who had enabled NC Republicans to override the Democratic governor's vetoes. Rev. Sadler first entered the NC Assembly as a protester in 2013, now he'll hold office.
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i keep tempting you! 😂

YouTube video by Melvin Pena Singing "Reminiscing" by Little River Band in Pittsburgh

hahahahaha i was barely 1 year old when that classic tune dropped. it was always on my parents' radio stations growing up, and time-life hits of the 70s infomercials! i've done it maybe 3 times at karaoke, and this was one of the best. random bar in pittsburgh www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A1M...

YouTube video by Katy Jones Little River Band - Reminiscing (1978)

"reminiscing" by little river band is one of the top hits of human history and has one of the smoothest, most laid back videos imaginable. i had to train for an entire year, but i can nail this at karaoke on command www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBET...

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Glenwood Springs Co. July 1984. photo by Mark Williams. I was apparently working on a song that became Maps & Legends. Thanks Mark!!

clay is the way

i have listened to the first three episodes of sean bean small bird podcast, and it a thousand percent rules. last recommendation for "get birding"

observing small birds does make everything just a little bit better

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i'm fed to the teeth with AI. it has to ruin absolutely everything. that 'original' is clearly edited, too. i miss old-school photoshopping. and there are loads of roseate spoonbill pix available from free stock image sites, like this one by mali maeder on pexels: www.pexels.com/photo/low-an...

that pink bird that ruled the internet seems to be gone now, but it inspired so many!

Mitch Gerads and Tom King on Batman: The Brave and The Bold We chat with Mitch Gerads and Tom King about Batman: The Brave and the Bold and why Joker is superhuman. Batman too.

We chat with Tom King & Mitch Gerads about their scariest collaboration yet, and why Joker is superhuman. www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/mitch-g...

YouTube video by MF DOOM MF DOOM - Deep Fried Frenz (Official Audio)

the one the community doesn't talk enough about is the time the man-thing got shouted out by mf doom in "deep fried frenz" off "mm food" (in the 2:20-2:30 range) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjoU...

acrylic painting i made in fall 2024 of the little chicken guy from "the temptation of saint anthony." it's a little pink anthropomorphic bird with a walking stick, a little guitar slung o'er the shoulder and little heavy boots

i saw that painting at the national gallery in dc in 2015 and think about that little chicken troubadour all the time. made a little painting of it myself not too long ago www.nga.gov/artworks/416...

looks like this lil guy from "the temptation of saint anthony," by a follower of pieter bruegel the elder (ca 1550 or 1575)

and that's reassuring. there is such a need for new platforms, but it feels like every one that gains any traction, a year or two later, we learn the owner uses puppies to fuel his servers, or they are investors in atrocities or one kind or another. it's exhausting!

i mention wordpress just because i've had a sit there for like 10 years and it's been a stable platform! appreciate the list; provides me a number of options to look into!

flick, you can't do anything anymore without supporting really just evil people. guess that leaves www.beehiiv.com and good old wordpress. anyone know if either of them is particularly awful?

we love a man-thing sighting

Podcasters in a backup corridor

Meeting Tara actual Wood!

Silurian lovers

Davo on the big screen

Make a Myrka Great Again? - The Trap One crew convene for reactions to the BFI #DrWho #WarriorsOfTheDeep screening so fresh that their paint hasn't dried yet!
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get this book! i cannot recommend this novel more highly or more enthusiastically

There should be an Earth for people who don't hate all living things

whatsapp video chat - i think - windows. clockwise from top left: me with a baby yoda squish-pillow in the background, simon and nathan with brightly colored microphones, and david wearing big headphones

i had the loveliest time talking about "torchwood: children of earth" with the @flightthroughentirety.com crew for "500-year diary" this evening. it's a brutal, but timely, watch in 2026. thanks to @nathanbottomley.com, @simonmoore.bsky.social, and @johnnyspandrell.bsky.social for having me!

it was such an astonishing performance. that video has always presumed the existence of all the rest of that performance. hope it sees the light of day in some way, some day