Chris Nelson

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Pulling for you to happen upon a crabapple

Springsteen Protects His New CD's Online in an Old-Fashioned Way (Published 2002) Bruce Springsteen is protecting his new album from prerelease Internet file-sharing by withholding recording from even music critics and other industry insiders; plans extensive promotion for album few outside his inner circle have heard; insiders who do get advance copies do not release them for fear of angering him; photo (M)

First story I did for NYT was during this era of copying paranoia—about Springsteen camp avoiding leaks the way they always had—by not sharing the music

www.nytimes.com/2002/07/15/b...

Confirmed source said NYT gave up worrying about credibility

Is that not an Aussie thing? I believe bucket hats are accorded stature down there

👀👀👀 I hope it fits the bill!

YouTube video by Big Joe Portagee Swingin' Medallions - Double Shot Of My Baby's Love (1966)

Whenever I hear the Music Explosion, I also gotta hear the Swingin’ Medallions

youtu.be/0Zwq4m5-6Po?...

Tons of differences between last night’s show and tonight (setlist, guests, opening night vs later), but I’m having considerably more fun tonight in person than I did last night streaming (which was the set I was most looking forward to).This feels noticeably hotter, but maybe that’s in person bias

Perhaps counterintuitively, given crowd capacity, Dead & Co at Golden Gate feels smaller than shows at the Sphere. #GD60 has a state fair vibe to me (no value judgment, just observation)

Valley Girl Lemon (lemon filled) from Top Pot in Seattle.

I’ll add that I will enjoy any donut 100% more if it’s accompanied by black coffee

I’ll also rep for the Winterland 73 box, the first May 77 box, and the 76 box.

And def DP 36, for the Dark Star especially. Probably my favorite

(Apologies for that awful image capture)

Cover of the 6/26/73 show in Seattle from the Grateful Dead’s Pacific Northwest box set. Featuring a bright blue sky, mountains, and indigenous art

Wished they’d made a shirt from the Seattle 73 show

Crime against humanity

“Queries.” 🏆 Would also accept Questlovers

“Just begin again” is a favorite phrase. Not pretending it’s easy, but it’s been helpful for me

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Sleeper choice for fave!

Superman promo?

Never. Robert Johnson now at #3 with a bullet

ACK! Left off Detroit’s other great ramblers. AMENDED:
1. Ramblin’ Man / Theme from – Steve Martin
2. Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man – Bob Seger
3. Ramblin’ Man – Allman Bros Band
4. Ramblin’ Rose - MC5
5. Ramble On Rose – Grateful Dead
6. Ramblin’ Fever – Merle Haggard
237. Ramble On – Led Zeppelin

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Hierarchy of ramble songs

1. Ramblin’ Man / Theme from Ramblin’ Man – Steve Martin
2. Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man – Bob Seger
3. Ramblin’ Man – Allman Bros Band
4. Ramble On Rose – Grateful Dead
5. Ramblin’ Fever – Merle Haggard
236. Ramble On – Led Zeppelin

Welcome to the Emerald City

Can. Not. Wait. Fantastic news!

Grew up outside Baltimore, where the summers were 100 degrees and 100 percent humidity. My mom always left a glass of ice water in the mailbox for the mail carrier

Regardless of whether that's what he says, I'm putting this in my vocab. "Dog-suckin'est BLANK in BLANK." Oh yeah.

The cover of the comic Assorted Crisis Events #5, depicting a girl running atop a maze of time

Just read Assorted Crisis Events #5 by @denizcamp.bsky.social and @ericxyz.bsky.social. This is one of my favorite series of all time. Horrified this might be final issue? Say it ain’t so, please. (Is issue 6 just fans trapped looking for all time for a nonexistent issue 6?!?!)

Lando in Star Wars I've just made a deal that will keep the Empire out of here forever

lando-ass college presidents all over the place rn

“This is the moment Democrats have been talking about for years: a chance to prove we’re more than a party of outrage and opposition.”

I was not aware that anyone actually thought of today’s Democrats this way. With few exceptions, they haven’t been acting as such