@usefulnoise.bsky.social
Creeping socialist. Premature anti-rockist. Oldest living Racket editor. Saving my labor for insane reading. Subscribe to Racket, or at least read it. https://racketmn.com/author/keith-harris
underrated star for sure
04.03.2026 06:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0that's where I saw it!
04.03.2026 05:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
How come nobody told me about I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang? Sol Polito shot the hell outta that picture.
04.03.2026 05:10 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
what the hell just happened to me
04.03.2026 04:08 — 👍 107 🔁 13 💬 10 📌 2LRP: Truly, I would love to earn half the reposts from whichever legacy media pub’s ragebait has gone up today so that I can remain employed!!!
03.03.2026 22:24 — 👍 52 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0I know journalism is a rapidly deteriorating industry, but it also feels like fighting a losing battle when folks on here are mostly sharing articles to dunk on them, rather than solid pieces from journos and critics out here trying our best every day to stay working and writing
03.03.2026 22:24 — 👍 417 🔁 97 💬 8 📌 9Politely fried tf outta my man
03.03.2026 21:40 — 👍 721 🔁 188 💬 19 📌 58Hold on, can they do that?
04.03.2026 00:56 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.
These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20
sad news: nermal has been killed by an iranian drone attack on abu dhabi. an innocent victim of a senseless war
03.03.2026 22:58 — 👍 1287 🔁 202 💬 14 📌 21
And finally
"In 1980, Convy produced and directed the Goodspeed Musicals premiere of Zapata, with music and lyrics by Harry Nilsson and Perry Botkin Jr. and libretto by Allan Katz."
Incredible things I have just learned from Bert Convy's wikipedia entry.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Co...
He played minor league ball for the Phillies.
His singing group had a Top 10 hit in 1955 with a Lieber/Stoller song.
He originated the role of Cliff in Cabaret.
What a life.
My takeaway from this is that TV must not have paid well in the 70s.
03.03.2026 23:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0bsky.app/profile/usef...
03.03.2026 23:53 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Lotta star power here but I'm intrigued by Greenwich Village Scandals of 1923.
So much uncanny valley casting here—folks perfect for these roles but in the worst possible way. Will have nightmares about Fred Grandy in How to Succeed in Business...
VERY disappointed that Bert Convy isn't Conrad Birdie.
Even more disappointed to learn that Bert Convy had a career beyond hosting game shows.
My favorite weirdo social media replies to Racket stories are the ones that address us as though we are the people taking the action (good or bad!) that we write about.
03.03.2026 23:39 — 👍 18 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0"I fear some [council members] are indifferent." Have you paid someone's rent, organized a fundraiser, gone on patrol, found someone an attorney, done someone's laundry, delivered groceries, held a baby of someone sheltering in fear? "If not you may be too far removed to have good judgment."
03.03.2026 18:57 — 👍 282 🔁 112 💬 2 📌 15This is my official position on all events until further notice.
03.03.2026 20:05 — 👍 177 🔁 38 💬 0 📌 1None of this is acceptable. No one wants any of this. Just stop it.
03.03.2026 20:05 — 👍 88 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 2"I Know It" placing here just shows how competitive the s/t is
03.03.2026 19:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I own the 7th largest Hyundai dealership in the Tampa St. Pete area and here’s why Reza Pahlavi is the legitimate ruler of Iran
03.03.2026 18:31 — 👍 262 🔁 58 💬 9 📌 1
Happy #DeLaSoulDay! 3/3 🌼🌼🌼
Celebrate with us at the @npr.org Tiny Desk ☁️🏠⛅️ youtu.be/5AVYDHTOixU?... #TinyDesk #NPRTinyDeskConcert
cllownshow
03.03.2026 16:25 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Pearll. The extra l is for LOL.
03.03.2026 16:22 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0also extremely Dougie Jones vibes
03.03.2026 16:15 — 👍 18 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0Blair_Witch_Corner.jpeg
03.03.2026 16:13 — 👍 38 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Project Renesmee
03.03.2026 06:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Department of Major Combat Operations
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