Timothy John, aka @everyrecordever

My first proper job when I was a teen was washing dishes in a restaurant in my wee hometown. I would put a tape of this on the stereo in the bar while I cleaned the place before opening time. Indelible memories.

in his inclement, howling old age, Ahab’s soul, shut up in the caved trunk of his body, there fed upon the sullen paws of its gloom

The cover of the CD release of Donald Byrd’s Electric Byrd

The back cover with musician credits.

Donald Byrd, Electric Byrd - Deep, deep, deep. Like electric Miles mixed with a bit of Jon Hassell. Interesting mix of musicians. Well worth the dollar I spent on it.

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology www.nature.com/articles/d41...

You can bet that, if asked, Mike Johnson hasn’t heard of this.

After all, Jesus counseled us to imprison our political opponents, right?

The Self-Portrait…

black and white photo of an industrial air pump at a rest stop with a hand painted sign that reads "air. this is your country don't let the big men take it away from you"

Dorothea Lange. Kern County, California (1938)

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Many of the items of interest on the show originate from other continents, just like the antiquities in the British Museum do. We’ve learned from the best.

YouTube video by David Gibson "Academy of the Overrated"-- Mary (Diane Keaton) repels Isaac (Woody Allen) in Manhattan

“I loved it when I was at Radcliffe, but you outgrow it. You absolutely outgrow it.”

“Shoot them in the streets; slander them in our tweets.”

Here’s the print page if you can’t climb over the paywall

Hmm, Event Brite link doesn’t work . . .

Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."

When I saw Laurie Anderson a few decades ago, she explained her process when she has writer’s block: she wrote a computer program that generated a screen full of random words, which she would then edit, taking away the ones that didn’t belong.

So . . . The *Incomplete*. . .

Five women drummers I’ve seen (other than Georgia Hubley).

Susie Ibarra
Sheila E (Prince)
Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney)
Meg Baird (Heron Oblivion)
Lynn Perko (Sister Double Happiness)

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen, five I’ve seen (at least) five times edition:

The Grateful Dead
Sonic Youth
Fugazi
Akron/Family
Michael Hurley
Bonus: Yo La Tengo

How to Help: Twin Cities Residents This is a post for people in Minnesota. I’m going to do a separate post for the non-Minnesotans when I’m done with this one. (If you’re in a hurry you can go to Stand With Minneso…

TWIN CITIES FOLKS WHO WANT TO HELP AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START: I put together a big list of resources. Do you want to deliver groceries? do people's laundry? work in community defense? I want to help you get connected!

naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/h...

John Waters has said that this is a fake, but even so I feel like there’s truth in it.

Divine - BOTD

"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"

Abusive husband denied the “spouse of the year” award, declares he is now at liberty to escalate and explore new methods of abuse, declares to wife, “Look at what you made me do!”

You wouldn’t!

The CD cover of Don Cherry’s album Brown Rice. Cherry is shown holding a pocket trumpet in front of Watts Towers.

Had to hear it again today.