R. Bumblepoint Badger

Yeesh. This Owl was far from Superb.

And Saint Tropez is closer to the North Pole than Milwaukee is.

Super Bowl bumper music: Huey Lewis, Grateful Dead, Santana. Flipper next up?

Way spicier than Tequila Grande, fo shizzle.

Bay Area icon Jon Bon Jovi in the house.

Can attest. 6 weeks post-RALP.

Hey, Richard! I refuse to apologize for my #5debutalbums50s60s. Here goes:

1) The Fugs First Album
2) The Mothers-Freak Out!
3) The Red Krayola-The Parable of Arable Land
4) The Doors s/t
5) The Velvet Underground & Nico s/t

HM to the Wayouts from the Flintstones and their debut, Where the Fun Is

I quit watching after they awarded the ball to Duke.

I'm partial to "Prettier Than a Trashcan," the name of which is more melodious in its original French (and rhymes, too).

This #5debutalbums50s60s was massive for me in my teens. In retrospect, there’s plenty of throwaway stuff here, satire that doesn’t hit, maybe never did. But “Trouble Every Day” is gold & “Help, I’m a Rock” is a hoot. It broke a lot of ground.

The 1979 movie Manhattan was a top 5 all-time favorite of mine since it came out in my teens. But now, I just can't. Especially since the subject matter foretold the director's hideous behavior.

The Path to Becoming a Writer I wasn’t always a writer, despite the fact that I’ve always written. Bylines included reviews of music, film, theatre, and visual arts; essays on restaurants and nightlife, outdoor sports, politics. I...

My latest blog post describes the path I followed to become a writer. It's literally a path: the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, the inspiration for, and setting of, my first novel, The Freakin' Destination.

I'm interested to learn if any other Bluesky writers took a similar journey!

Portuguese 102
Pound, Wallace, and Crane
The Counter Reformation
Irish Literary Revival
Wisconsin Ethnic Folkways (professor Jim Leary)

Kudos to CBS Sunday Morning for recounting what we all saw happen in Minneapolis yesterday, and reporting that ICE Barbie’s lies were made “without evidence.”

Thank you Dave Matthews.

Dig deep, find the fighter in you. ✊

Proud of our neighbors to the west! If only if they could sit outside for a football game, smh... /s

Howdy, Richard! Here's my #5debutalbums9094

1) Lush-Spooky
2) Liz Phair-Exile in Guyville
3) Sheryl Crow-Tuesday Night Music Club
4) The Happy Schnapps Combo-100 Proof
5) Barenaked Ladies-Gordon

Condolences to Low, Deee Lite, Fugazi

That would be like if Keith Hernandez gave me one of his testicles. It wouldn't make me the tri-testicular dude; it would just mean I'm holding one of Keith Hernandez's testicles.

Looks like Miami's headed toward second-half meltdowns.

President Surly

To be fair, around 50,000,000 Americans have no idea what Greenland is, but suspects it's an erstwhile good land gone moldy.

The Pride of Kenosha.

Willy played the bar I worked at circa 1989. He was one of the three or so most genuinely genial, gracious performers I ever encountered. Oh - and his debut album is pretty sweet as well.

Robin Hoek and Maid Moron

I'll have to check it out. Until then, my own favorite Robin Hood would be Ren & Stimpy's.

No cheating. Retweet with the most recent picture of your pet.

I had a radical prostatectomy yesterday that left 5 painful incisions in my abdomen.

And just now Angela from The Office said, “Poop is raining from the ceiling. Poop.”

Now I have to spend the whole evening stitching the incisions back up. Damn you, Angela.

This is where either the Packers demonstrate any interest in playing defense or I go to bed.

Mistakes were made.

Romo: "Comes flying over!" Drink!

Romo: "Came flying in!" Drink!