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A cartoon of Pierre Robert in heaven with Jerry Garcia. Pierre is saying "God bless the Grateful Dead" and Jerry is saying "Great day in the morning." At the bottom is says, Pierre Robert 1955 - 2025.

Welcome, good citizen!

#PierreRobert #WMMR #Philly #radio

a color photo of a Nikon Coolpix 2500.

My first digital camera was a Nikon Coolpix 2500, which the internet tells me was released January 2002. 2.0 MP
1600×1200 1/2.7" with a 1.5-inch screen.

A map of the United States showing that Michigan has Devil's Night and the Philadelphia area has Mischief Night. The rest of youse are boring.

Be careful out there tonight. It's Mischief Night in the Delaware Valley and Devil's Night in Michigan.

#Philly #MischiefNight #Michigan #DevilsNight

YouTube video by FOX 29 Philadelphia Pierre Robert: 93.3 WMMR's Preston and Steve remember Philadelphia radio legend

Pierre Robert: 93.3 WMMR's Preston and Steve remember Philadelphia radio legend. 5.5 minutes.

#Philly #PierreRobert #WMMR #radio

Are there vegan tacos too? Asking for a friend.

What's a "fax"? /s

YouTube video by TheNilesLeshProject Frank Zappa - Lost Interview - Problems with Democracy(6-7)

Frank Zappa - Lost Interview - Problems with Democracy.
This segment features Frank dissecting democracy. He reveals that 1 man 1 vote can be manipulated by the control of information that each voter receives.

YouTube video by Paul Hinrichs Zappa defines "Fascist Theocracy"

Where have you gone, Frank Zappa?

Zappa defines "Fascist Theocracy"
CNN's Crossfire, 1986. ~ 3 minutes.

Screen cap of the Philadelphia Daily News front page, color photo Pierre in his home studio sitting in front of a consul. The headline reads: Radio Silence, Iconic Philly DJ Pierre Robert dies at 70.

Screen cap from the Philadelphia Inquirer. A voice 'woven into the fabric of Philadelphia'.

A screen cap of the text of the Inquirer article.

Pierre Robert on the front pages of the Philadelphia newspapers:

#Philly #PierreRobert #WMMR #radio

Pierre Robert, Philadelphia's Voice of Rock Radio, Dead at 70 Pierre Robert, the voice of Philadelphia rock radio for decades, has died at age 70.

Pierre Robert, Philadelphia’s Voice of Rock Radio, Dead at 70.
Known for his warm, welcoming timbre, his "Greetings, citizens!" address, and fandom of the Grateful Dead, Robert was the last DJ.

#Philly #PierreRobert #WMMR #radio

YouTube video by 6abc Philadelphia Pierre Robert dies: Philadelphia radio personality for 93.3 WMMR found dead in his home

Pierre Robert dies: Philadelphia radio personality for 93.3 WMMR found dead in his home (3 minutes).

#Philly #WMMR #PierreRobert #radio

Is this the tRump Derangement Syndrome that I've heard about? /s

Pierre Robert Has Died at the Age of 70 The terrible news is true.

Pierre Robert Has Died at the Age of 70.
The terrible news is true.
... Legendary WMMR DJ Pierre Robert has died at the age of 70.

#Philly #WMMR #PierreRobert #radio

A screen cap of the NBA standings. The Sixers are in first place in the Eastern conference and are 4-0.

wait, what ... the Sixers are 4-0? It's true!

#Sixers #76ers #Philly #NBA

ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship.
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

#ICE #PureDystopianCreep

US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade

US citizen, 67, ‘has ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents after being dragged out of car while driving home into street they’d blocked off.
The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade. #ICE

Grokipedia is racist, transphobic, and loves Elon Musk xAI’s version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, frames the world’s history from Elon Musk’s perspective.

Grokipedia is racist, transphobic, and loves E|on M-sk.
xAI’s Wikipedia-like website offers a generous take on Musk’s worldview.

Sinking of SS United States to be livestreamed using drones and underwater cameras The historic ship will be sunk off the Florida panhandle by the end of the year, but no date has been set.

Sinking of SS United States to be live-streamed using drones and underwater cameras.
The historic ship will be sunk off the Florida panhandle by the end of the year, but no date has been set.

#Philly #SSUnitedStates

YouTube video by Fawlty's Vault Fawlty Towers: The best of Sybil

Prunella Scales, who played Sybil on ‘Fawlty Towers', has died. For your viewing enjoyment, here's Fawlty Towers: The best of Sybil (~8 minutes).

#PrunellaScales #FawltyTowers

YouTube video by Souped Up Recipes Why Your Stainless Steel Pan Sticks (and How to Fix It)

Or maybe take a minute to learn how to cook properly on good ol' fashioned stainless steel.

A color photo of Philadelphia City Hall with blue historical marker out front. It notes the founding of Philadelphia by William Penn.

Happy 343rd Birthday, Philadelphia!
On October 27, 1682 William Penn founded the great City of Philadelphia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philade... .

#Philly

A screen cap showing the score Union 2 - 2 Fire, Union advance on PKs (4-2).

Tragedy averted!
The Philadelphia Union gave up a goal in added time to send the game (best of 3 playoffs) into penalty kicks. Game 2 is next weekend in Chicago.

#MLS #Philly #PU #Union

Graphic showing 2 Eagles players and "Eagles WIN! Giants 20, Eagles 38."

Eagles win again!
Jalen Hurts threw 4 touchdowns and 2 running backs ran for more than 100 yards in Philadelphia's victory.

#FlyEaglesFly #Philly #NFL

More Charles being Charles:

'Blessed to know him as a person': An Iowa scientist's unlikely friendship with Charles Barkley.

Federal immigration agents deploy tear gas on Northwest Side streets as Chicagoans bellow, ‘Get out of our city!’ Federal immigration agents again deployed tear gas on Chicago streets Saturday morning, despite mounting scrutiny from a federal judge over their use of the chemical weapons.

Federal immigration agents deploy tear gas on Northwest Side streets as Chicagoans bellow, ‘Get out of our city!’.

#ICE #Chicago

YouTube video by Natalie Merchant Natalie Merchant - Sister Tilly (Official Video)

Happy 62nd birthday, Natalie Merchant.

Sister Tilly by Natalie Merchant

Bangkok Post front page: Queen Mother passes away at93, leaving 'a void that words cannot fill' Kingdom Bids Farewell

Daily News front page in Thai.

Daily News front page in English (Google translation): Her Majesty the Queen Mother has passed away.

Queen Sirikit on the front page of the Bangkok Post and Daily News.

#Thailand #QueenSirikit

Trumpstein Ballroom?

‘Task’ Dialect Coach on Getting the Cast to Make Those Very Specific Pennsylvania Sounds: ‘It’s Such a Strange Accent’ 'Task' and 'Mare of Easttown' dialect coach Susanne Sulby on working with the show's cast to nail the show's Delco and Philadelphia accents.

Strange? It sounds perfectly natural to me.

‘Task’ Dialect Coach on Getting the Cast to Make Those Very Specific Pennsylvania Sounds: ‘It’s Such a Strange Accent’.

#Philly #TV #Task #HBO

Sirikit, Thailand’s Former Queen, Is Dead at 93

Sirikit, Thailand’s Former Queen, Is Dead at 93.
As the glamorous wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, she supported local causes and traveled the world, charming government leaders and the public.

#Thailand #Sirikit