Richard Daub

On Phil Lesh Lane just outside the Capitol Theater in Port Chester NY... I don't know if someone purposely vandalized the crosswalk sign to make it look like Jerry Garcia's hand telling you not to cross, but, if so, it is genius!

#CapitolTheater #JerryGarcia #PhilLesh #GratefulDead #music

Saw the Avett Brothers last night at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester NY, amazing show at an amazing venue.

#AvettBrothers #music #livemusic #concerts #CapitolTheater

Thanks, much appreciated!

"Tracy and the Big Sombrero" is a #song set in early-1980s #Tampa about a boy who develops a crush on his second cousin during a family vacation. #rock

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42nd Street Richard Daub · 42nd Street · Song · 2025

A jazzy, Beat, Waits-ish song about seedy 42nd Street in 1990s Times Square before it became a Disneyfied tourist den.

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Thanks so much!

Thanks so much!

Cover of the single "Nothing Left But Night" by Richard Daub, a black and white portrait of an older man staring into the abyss of death.

#Song about staring into the eyes of death, the long day almost over, nothing left to look forward to, and all that remains is the hope that you were kind to others.

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El Farolito Richard Daub · El Farolito · Song · 2025

During a Kerouac-inspired journey to #SanFrancisco in 1995, my feet were hurting bad when I spotted the El Farolito Bar.

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Thanks so much, that means a lot! I like your song "FYC", it reminds me of The Smiths.

I dig this tune, reminds me of The Smiths. Nice job!

An early 1990s photo of a XXX movie and peep show place on 42nd Street in Times Square, New York City.

A jazzy, Beat, Waits-ish #song about seedy 42nd Street in Times Square before Rudolph Giuliani turned it into a Disneyfied tourist den in the mid-1990s.

open.spotify.com/track/0dGyRRqjk42k0Uvy6YsFiT

#MusicSky #MusicianSky #OriginalMusicTracks #musicsky #NowPlaying #Spotify #IndieMusic #MusicForAll

Tom Robbins in 1967 working on his novel "Another Roadside Attraction" in an office that appears to be made of cardboard.

RIP Tom Robbins, one of my all-time favorite writers. This photo was taken in 1967 while he was working on his first novel, "Another Roadside Attraction", in what appears to be a cardboard office in South Bend, WA.

#TomRobbins #authors #booksky #WritingCommunity #fiction #Literature

Lonely Desert Richard Daub · Single · 2024 · 1 songs

A song about facing past mistakes and realizing there is nowhere to go but forward, no matter how barren the landscape.

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At Some Point Richard Daub · At Some Point · Song · 2024

A Wilco-ish song about when later in life many things you had are gone and the world you once lived in no longer exists.

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A hardback copy of the novel "History of von Schatt (1913-1960)" by Richard Daub placed on an Icelandic pier in front of an old ship.

History of von Schatt (1913-1960) is a #HistoricalNovel about the most feared captain on the high seas who steamrolled over everyone in his quest for nautical immortality.

Amazon link: amazon.com/dp/B0CCNL47PJ/

#WritingCommunity #author #fiction #books #IndieBooks #KindleUnlimited #IndieAuthors

Front and back covers of "The Island Country" by Richard Daub with a blurb from The Independent Book Review: "A post-World War Two family saga that is by turns sedate and explosive, perspicacious and intimate... it peels back the flimsy veneer of respectability and breaches the shield of duty to expose the simmering passions and resentments lurking behind the facade of the All-American family... a poignant and thought-provoking exploration of the nature of family and the innate drive to find a place to belong."

"The Island Country", a #novel about a broken family on Long Island and insight into how this suburb became the MAGA cesspool it is today.

Amazon link: amazon.com/dp/B0CCNGQBYZ/

#booksky #WritingCommunity #author #fiction #LongIsland #Literature #books #IndieBooks #kindleunlimited #IndieAuthors

Electric Bed Richard Daub · Electric Bed · Song · 2024

Inspired by late 80s-early 90s pop, "Electric Bed" is a catchy tune about an evening of romance sparked by a frayed extension cord.

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#IndiePop #MusicianSky #OriginalMusicTracks #IndieMusicians #playlist #musicsky #pop #listeningnow

Bakery Girl Richard Daub · Bakery Girl · Song · 2024

"Bakery Girl" is a love song through the eyes of the supermarket frozen foods guy who falls for the girl who works at the bakery.

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#singersongwriter #IndieMusicCommunity #playlist #rockmusic

Hey Martin, thanks for the listen and the kind words! I see you are a Bukowski fan... nice!

Cover art for the single "El Farolito" by Richard Daub, a photograph was taken in 1995 outside the El Farolito Bar in the Mission District of San Francisco as crowds of people on the sidewalk went about their business.

My new single "El Farolito" is now streaming. The #song is about visiting the El Farolito bar in #SanFrancisco during my #Kerouac inspired first trip out west in 1995.

#Spotify: spoti.fi/3WgGF0C
#YouTube: youtube.com/@rdaub82

#music #indiemusic #singersongwriter #MusicianSky #IndieArtists #indie

At the top, the logo for "On the Run" literary journal of contemporary flash fiction. Below, the blurred image of a child of a group photo and text: "Silence, a short story by Richard Daub".

Thanks to On the Run for publishing my #flashfiction story "Silence" in May 2023 about a third grade boy who discovers his silent classmate Lisa's secret. #shortstory #fiction #WritingCommunity

Read the story at On the Run: www.ontherunfiction.com/stories/sile...

Maudlin House logo atop the cover image of the short story "You Be Illin'" by Richard Daub. At the bottom of the image, a Run DMC-style "You Be Illin'" graphic.

Thanks to @maudlinhouse.bsky.social for publishing my short story "You Be Illin'" in Oct 2020 about a kid who attempts to confront a racist relative with some help from RUN DMC. #MaudlinHouse #shortstory #fiction #flashfiction #rundmc

Read the story at Maudlin House: maudlinhouse.net/you-be-illin/

A BMX bicyclist doing a wheelie and the New Pop Lit logo against a yellow and black checkerboard background.

Thanks to @newpoplit.bsky.social for publishing "The Huffy" in Dec 2020, a #shortstory about the new kid with the lame bike and the lengths he goes to find acceptance. #shortstories #flashfiction #fiction #huffy #BMX #mongoose

Read the story at New Pop Lit: newpoplit.com/portfolio/th...

Cover of the novel "History of von Schatt (1913-1960) by Richard Daub depicting the painting of a ships captain overlooking a ship passing through stormy seas. Next to the cover is a blurb by Kirkus reviews that reads: "Overall, it's a delightful book about a person who inspired no delight... An often enjoyable tale of an unpleasant man."

History of von Schatt (1913-1960), a novel about the most feared ship captain on the high seas who steamrolled over everyone in his quest for nautical immortality. #vonschatt #Novel #fiction #WritingCommunity #writerslift #BooksWorthReading #booksbooksbooks

Amazon link: amazon.com/dp/B0CCNL47PJ/

Dialogue from Richard Daub's novel "The Island Country": "My father told you to stay out of our neighborhood." "Your neighborhood," Horace said, shaking his head. "This ain't your neighborhood, son. This is America." Below the dialogue, the front and back covers of the novel.

From my novel "The Island Country" #TheIslandCountry #novel #novels #fiction #LongIsland #Literature #LiteraturePosts #WritingCommunity

Amazon link: amazon.com/dp/B0CCNGQBYZ/

Nora Jones seated at a white piano on stage with her band at the Apollo Theater in Harlem during a concert in May 2024.

May 2024, Nora Jones at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Amazing concert in an amazing venue. #NoraJones #concerts #apollotheater #livemusic

My cover of "All Through the Night" is now live on YouTube. Written and originally recorded by Jules Shear, it became a Top 5 single for Cyndi Lauper in 1983 on her debut album "She's So Unusual". #musicvideo #JulesShear #CyndiLauper #coversong #popmusic #lovesong #1980s

WATCH: youtu.be/1XRg280LqNo

The cover of the Richard Daub single "At Some Point". The image is an acrylic style painting of colorful dots (points) scattered across the canvas.

"At Some Point" is a new #song about arriving at certain points later in life when many of the things you once had are now gone and the world you once lived in no longer exists. Streaming everywhere and on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@rdaub82 #NewMusic #music #singersongwriter #aging

A white brick wall and scrawled red text like the cover of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" with the text reading: "Goodbye cruel X, hello blue sky"

Final post on Twitter:

Not gonna wait for the worms, they're already here. Find me on the other side of the wall:

Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/rdaub82.bsky.social
Fiction: medium.com/@rdaub82
Music and videos: youtube.com/@rdaub82
Main site: richarddaub.com

#peace #love #democracy #freedom #Bluesky