Ross Currie

I'm baffled that anyone would get into cross-country skiing *without* the gun.

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I am NOT a Britney hater. But this doesn’t deserve to have gotten even a single vote. #XPNcountdown

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@kristenkurtis.bsky.social @wxpnfm.bsky.social #XPNcountdown

Looks like I’m gonna land at 7/10. Flabbergasted that “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow” is gonna be a miss. #XPNcountdown

It's a shame Gwen Stefani sucks now. #XPNcountdown

#XPNcountdown

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There are a lot of cover songs that aren't my cup of tea but I can recognize why they appeal to a certain segment of #XPNcountdown voters. That said, if you voted for Weezer's "Africa" ...

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Okay @wxpnfm.bsky.social, I love you but how could you NOT use one of the many incredible LIVE versions of DMB’s take on “Watchtower”?! #XPNcountdown

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The Warren Zevon Appreciation Society thoroughly endorses the heavy dose of Linda Ronstadt we’ve gotten on the #XPNcountdown.

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#XPNcountdown

you'll never guess what happened

I haven’t been hitting up the #XPNcountdown chatter here too much, but since Willie’s version of “Always on My Mind” is the first song from my ballot to hit the countdown, I’m just going to say this is CRIMINALLY low placement for it.

It’s not a “love it or leave it” binary choice. It’s totally fair to appreciate everything that XPN does and still recognize it has some shortcomings and blind spots.

That's the top end of reasonable for a large A++ pie. My favorite place in Philly is $30 for a large works. My typical custom order (sausage, long hots, and spinach) is $32.50. The large easily feeds 8 people, so I don't bat an eyelash.

I don’t care how good it is $47 for a pie is absolutely nuts.

So … who gets to kick it?

Irony is dead

And it looks like th only reason “La poupée monte le son” wasn’t my number 3 is that there were two versions on Spotify, but if you combine them, that would have been there.

Yessssssssss. #XPNcountdown

Since everyone else is doing it, here again is my #XPNcountdown ballot for this year. @wxpnfm.bsky.social

If the incompetence and maliciousness of this administration didn’t have actual consequences for the rest of us, this would be high comedy.

My Spotify Wrapped is so f’ed this year. I mainly blame @eurovangelists.com. And myself a distant second because other than Eurovision songs, I didn’t really proactively seek out new music this year and listened to way too many podcasts.

Wait that’s NOT Jack White?

Welcome to the strange

This is what oligarchy looks like:

If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.

If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.

Obscene.

10.31.2008

Parade day for the World Champions. Chase Utley would like to say a few words.

A+++ alt text.

This is pure, uncut Philadelphia energy