Al Shipley
@alshipley.bsky.social
Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music out August 19, 2025 on Repeater Books / shipley.al@gmail.com
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narrowcast: Monthly Report: January 2026 Albums
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Monthly Report: January Albums - Zach Bryan, Nomad War Machine & Susan Alcorn, Peaer, Courtney Marie Andrews, Roc Marciano, Ari Lennox, The Soft Pink Truth, etc.
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i bought a bag of baby carrots that had one regular-sized carrot in it
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM
i bought a bag of baby carrots that had one regular-sized carrot in it
typo of the day: "relaly" instead of "really"
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
typo of the day: "relaly" instead of "really"
the only thing more bud light powerful than hate is love
February 10, 2026 at 12:23 AM
the only thing more bud light powerful than hate is love
my 10-year-old told me he was "a bit of an anarchist" at recess today. i'm glad he's finding his place on the political spectrum.
February 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
my 10-year-old told me he was "a bit of an anarchist" at recess today. i'm glad he's finding his place on the political spectrum.
"I thought we were BEYOND thunderdome"
"his hair needs a drink of water"
"at least I'm not an anteater"
"his hair needs a drink of water"
"at least I'm not an anteater"
Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
February 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"I thought we were BEYOND thunderdome"
"his hair needs a drink of water"
"at least I'm not an anteater"
"his hair needs a drink of water"
"at least I'm not an anteater"
I wouldn't be excited about a Rick Dalton movie either, but he was a more compelling character than Cliff Booth
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I wouldn't be excited about a Rick Dalton movie either, but he was a more compelling character than Cliff Booth
TV Diary - Wonder Man, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, The 'Burbs, Bookish, The Muppets, Free Bert, Coldwater, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing, etc.
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narrowcast: TV Diary
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February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
TV Diary - Wonder Man, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, The 'Burbs, Bookish, The Muppets, Free Bert, Coldwater, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing, etc.
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"god bless america" was NOT the only thing bad bunny said in english in the halftime show, his first song had the uniting message of "un selfie, say cheese"
February 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"god bless america" was NOT the only thing bad bunny said in english in the halftime show, his first song had the uniting message of "un selfie, say cheese"
the premise of Lost In Translation is very dated now because no movie star is embarrassed enough about doing corny commercials to only do them overseas
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 AM
the premise of Lost In Translation is very dated now because no movie star is embarrassed enough about doing corny commercials to only do them overseas
"American Idiot" being repurposed as an anthem for victims of CTE is touching
February 8, 2026 at 11:31 PM
"American Idiot" being repurposed as an anthem for victims of CTE is touching
they're showing puth on live television
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
they're showing puth on live television
typo of the day: "ribert" (the frog version of robert, i guess)
February 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM
typo of the day: "ribert" (the frog version of robert, i guess)
weird fate dept: i dropped my debit card this morning, and pulled a bunch of stuff from under my carseat looking for it and realized there's a first aid kit there. a few hours later, i cut my finger and know exactly where to get a bandaid quickly.
February 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM
weird fate dept: i dropped my debit card this morning, and pulled a bunch of stuff from under my carseat looking for it and realized there's a first aid kit there. a few hours later, i cut my finger and know exactly where to get a bandaid quickly.
my therapist: Jackson Maine isn't real, he can't hurt you
Jackson Maine: I'M BY THE WAYSIDE!
Jackson Maine: I'M BY THE WAYSIDE!
February 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
my therapist: Jackson Maine isn't real, he can't hurt you
Jackson Maine: I'M BY THE WAYSIDE!
Jackson Maine: I'M BY THE WAYSIDE!
nirvanna the hands the team the vibes
February 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
nirvanna the hands the team the vibes
do you think law & order has a statue of limitations on how long a guest actor has to wait before returning and playing a completely different character? do they try to space it out just to make it a little less blatant?
February 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
do you think law & order has a statue of limitations on how long a guest actor has to wait before returning and playing a completely different character? do they try to space it out just to make it a little less blatant?
if you can't cut a 30-second ad that makes me wanna go buy a ticket to a movie, you're not gonna get me with an endless 3-minute trailer
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
if you can't cut a 30-second ad that makes me wanna go buy a ticket to a movie, you're not gonna get me with an endless 3-minute trailer
i don't need to be up for work until 4:30am, but i woke up early at 3:30 🙃
February 8, 2026 at 8:49 AM
i don't need to be up for work until 4:30am, but i woke up early at 3:30 🙃
it's so cold out there that it hurt my feelings
February 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
it's so cold out there that it hurt my feelings
it's very annoying to me that Mr. Morale, which is shorter than TPAB and sold as a single CD, is considered a "double album" because it's split into 'disc 1' and 'disc 2' on streaming services
February 7, 2026 at 10:54 PM
it's very annoying to me that Mr. Morale, which is shorter than TPAB and sold as a single CD, is considered a "double album" because it's split into 'disc 1' and 'disc 2' on streaming services
i don't like when people call trump "pedo protector." you can just call him a pedo straight up, jd vance and mike johnson are pedo protectors.
February 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
i don't like when people call trump "pedo protector." you can just call him a pedo straight up, jd vance and mike johnson are pedo protectors.
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I made a Bad Bunny deep album cuts playlist:
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narrowcast: Deep Album Cuts Vol. 391: Bad Bunny
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February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
I made a Bad Bunny deep album cuts playlist:
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2026 recording log, day 4:
Tried out some synth and lyric ideas with a track I started working on last year, Untitled 276B.
Tried out some synth and lyric ideas with a track I started working on last year, Untitled 276B.
February 7, 2026 at 2:58 AM
2026 recording log, day 4:
Tried out some synth and lyric ideas with a track I started working on last year, Untitled 276B.
Tried out some synth and lyric ideas with a track I started working on last year, Untitled 276B.
we all on kalshi now
a close up of a man 's face with a red light coming out of his eyes
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February 7, 2026 at 2:17 AM
we all on kalshi now
anthony fantano making sure everyone knows he recognized j. cole's interpolation of t.i.'s "24s" after he got clowned for not knowing it when drake interpolated it
a man in a captain america uniform is sitting in a room and saying `` i understand that reference . ''
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February 6, 2026 at 11:28 PM
anthony fantano making sure everyone knows he recognized j. cole's interpolation of t.i.'s "24s" after he got clowned for not knowing it when drake interpolated it