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Brian Darr

@hellonfriscobay.bsky.social

Cinephile, music lover & library worker originally from San Francisco now living in Maine. These are personal opinions that may not reflect the views of my employer.

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Latest posts by hellonfriscobay.bsky.social on Bluesky

Amazing that after all these decades Clampett is STILL underrated in certain circles.

13.02.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I firmly believe Scalia’s death -and the foolish decision to put forth Garland as his replacement- were among the largest contributing factors to the outcome of the 2016 election, behind only the identities of the candidates themselves.

13.02.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As did the rest of us

13.02.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only met him once but he was very good-natured and his blog and books are absolute treasures.

13.02.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought it was THAT UNCERTAIN FELINE…

12.02.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Danny Glover

12.02.2026 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
Chulas Fronteras
Revenge of the Cheerleaders

12.02.2026 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not me! 🀭

12.02.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Couple hours from now…

11.02.2026 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thankfully it’s in neither. Maybe you’re thinking of Bach’s Tocatta and Fugue?

11.02.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*Elgar’s β€œPomp and Circumstance” but yeah…

11.02.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Electronic Arts put out a newsletter I loved in the eighties, that I considered including, but couldn’t remember the name. That was my favorite video game β€˜zine.

11.02.2026 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I recycled my stack decades ago, but it was so key for me too. Thought it was so weird that it expanded to Southern California but kept the name…

11.02.2026 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought about including Interview somewhere between Rolling Stone (which I subscribed to for a year in high school) and Spin (which I bought for a while in early college) but I think I only bought it from a newsstand once, though that issue made a big impression on me at the time.

11.02.2026 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I perused my neighbor’s with some frequency for a period but never bought a copy for whatever reason. As we didn’t watch much television in my household for most of my childhood, a lot of the parodies went over my head, but I loved Spy Vs. Spy.

10.02.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The magazines of my childhood/young adulthood:

Ranger Rick
Cricket
National Geographic World
Electric Company Magazine
Boys’ Life
Dragon
Games
Compute
White Dwarf
Rolling Stone
BAM
Spin
Alternative Press

10.02.2026 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

I had this one too and if I didn’t nominate it I considered doing so.

10.02.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I presented this in San Francisco last year and hope to find more places to do it in the coming one…

10.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Opus (n)One An Audio-Visual Performance & Listening Session with KDIC Alum Brian Darr ’95

On Wednesday February 11 I’m returning to my alma mater Grinnell College in Iowa, to present on an almost-forgotten Maine record label events.grinnell.edu/event/38432-... (An I’m also performing a live soundtrack to one of my wife’s films on Thursday night.)

10.02.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Tropical Malady

10.02.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not Bunuel?

10.02.2026 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And Batman Returns as a swan song!

09.02.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope I can tour it around some more…

09.02.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Opus (n)One An Audio-Visual Performance & Listening Session with KDIC Alum Brian Darr ’95

Awesome! I’m in town thanks to an event you might be interested to know about (even if you can’t attend…)

09.02.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Setting up for this show now- gonna be a good one if you know anyone near Iowa City…

09.02.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How I find out

09.02.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That reminds me: @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social, did anyone else throw a nom to DEEP DOWN & DIRTY?

09.02.2026 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

My guess is that we were too busy being charmed by Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci that tournament to have much time for another Welsh group.

09.02.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Missed the contemporary part though. No wonder nobody else mentioned it.

08.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

DEMON POND

08.02.2026 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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