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Gregory Daurer aka Gregory Ego

@gregoryego.bsky.social

Writer of articles, songs, a novel. Photographer. Denver, Colorado USA

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Harry Partch is front page news in the Los Angeles Free Press, February 5, 1965..."The most important event of many musical seasons..."

03.03.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah when it was still an NYCcentric arts culture fashion publication before morphing into a national lad mag!

02.03.2026 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooooohhhhhh definitely...

02.03.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lou Reed seemingly bemused over newspaper headline "SKYJACKERS KILL HOSTAGE"...

02.03.2026 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

writing books to file anthropic claims to write books with

02.03.2026 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸͺ🦩❀️

02.03.2026 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When I read today is the day that Cookie Mueller was born, I turned towards the box of collectibles I'm looking to sell. Maybe I can find one of Cookie's art columns in a Details Magazine. Sure did. But remembrances and great photos accompanied her obit in the Feb. '90 issue...

02.03.2026 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/greg...

02.03.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dory Previn performs two shows at UCLA, 52 years ago tonight. (Here's hoping she screamed about screaming in the Twenty-Mile Zone, as her song goes, and then screamed it out again!) Ad in the Los Angeles Free Press...

02.03.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Their gifs are emailed gifts. TASCHEN Books promoting its release The Gourmand's Mushroom (hey, psychedelic mushrooms are edible too, after all)...

02.03.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's above my pay grade. I sent it off to a friend who has more of a technical grasp than myself. But it's also offered up for anyone who might find it of interest...

02.03.2026 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"'Purple Haze' firmly established that an electric guitar can be used not just as a stringed instrument with built-in pickups for convenient sound amplification, but also as a full-blown wave synthesizer whose output can be manipulated at will."

02.03.2026 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Oh dear! It’s us in front of a painting of a deer!

Oh dear! It’s us in front of a painting of a deer!

Hello!

For our March β€˜26 Project 2029, we have supported Punk Rock Saves Lives, who, among other things, distribute harm reduction supplies, and β€œfight the stigma around mental health [by] sharing resources, creating safe spaces at events, and reminding you: you are not alone.”
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"But that's just one person's opinion. Lester Bangs', a music critic for Rolling Stone magazine. But you're not going to take his word for it, are you?" Hey, if Lester says Johnny Winter's album is "an unrelenting floodtide of throbbing, burning sound," why wouldn't I buy it?! Ad from 1970:

01.03.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Not the URL I wanted to include, but so be it...

02.03.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Ides of Jeff? Mark the passage of time using this handy-dandy Jeff Beck calendar page for March 1969, courtesy of Broadside and The Free Press (1/69). πŸ“·Peter Simon...

01.03.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out the thread for more images. Or the URL for a look at Emily's actual sketchbook...

01.03.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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O'NEILL AD in SURFER MAGAZINE, 1973 by JIM PHILLIPS...

jimphillips.com/SURF/oneills...

01.03.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ad above from the Los Angeles Free Press, February 27, 1970...

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"But that's just one person's opinion. Lester Bangs', a music critic for Rolling Stone magazine. But you're not going to take his word for it, are you?" Hey, if Lester says Johnny Winter's album is "an unrelenting floodtide of throbbing, burning sound," why wouldn't I buy it?! Ad from 1970:

01.03.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Overripe bananas and boots...

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01.03.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Springfields  - Breakaway Live 1961
YouTube video by darren carstairs The Springfields - Breakaway Live 1961

Back when Sufi master Reshad (Tim Feild) was still in The Springfields...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XsW...

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Rock Scene gives a shout-out in '74 to one of its repeat advertisers: "Sly -- looking very Eleganza -- arrives at Stevie's party." (1973 advert for Eleganza in Rock Scene on left.)

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The Gospel Queen of the Brazos Bottom Star Route

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"Never Bite Off More Than You Can Chew!" Texas artist Jim Franklin's illustrations of an avenging armadillo (1968). Published on two pages by the Bloomington, Indiana underground newspaper, the Spectator. February 26, 1970...

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SUN RA - SPACE IS THE PLACE (1974)
YouTube video by Steelworker Records SUN RA - SPACE IS THE PLACE (1974)

Space Is The Place is on YouTube!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=owCP...

28.02.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Walking towards shadows
Sun searing back of my neck
Wind blowing sideways

28.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sun Ra: Do The Impossible - Watch the documentary now! | American Masters | PBS Discover the extraordinary life of poet, philosopher and music visionary Sun Ra, who self-produced more than 200 albums.

Recommended viewing for both Ra afficionados & newbies. Strikes an admirable balance between commentary & visuals. Stirred potent thoughts last night about Myth and Magic. To wit, whose myth are we confined within? What's an appealing Alter Destiny?

www.pbs.org/wnet/america...

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