Bob Calhoun
@bobcalhoun.bsky.social
Author of The Murders That Made Us, a true crime history of San Francisco. Co-host of Old Movies for Young Stoners, the podcast that pairs cannabis with classic cinema. Former SFWeekly, Incredibly Strange Wrestling. He/him www.murdersthatmadeus.com
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Lost in such a spectacular career, Rob Reiner was in "The No-Cut Contract," one of the best episodes of THE ROCKFORD FILES, which is like saying one of the best hours of television ever. It's S2.E15 & is streaming on Prime and Roku.
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We really need to find a way to stop giving the worst people in this country app the money.
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 AM
We really need to find a way to stop giving the worst people in this country app the money.
Through the dot com boom and bust, and all the other booms and busts that tried to kill the SF music scene, The Bottom of the Hill was always the pillar, the rock of rock. It survived but this time next year, it’ll be gone.
Breaking some news for @coyotemedia.org here.
Incredibly sad about this — some of the best nights of my life have involved this club — but I’m also so honored and grateful to Ramona, Kathleen and Lynn for trusting me with this story.
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Incredibly sad about this — some of the best nights of my life have involved this club — but I’m also so honored and grateful to Ramona, Kathleen and Lynn for trusting me with this story.
www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
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January 3, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Through the dot com boom and bust, and all the other booms and busts that tried to kill the SF music scene, The Bottom of the Hill was always the pillar, the rock of rock. It survived but this time next year, it’ll be gone.
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This is like getting an apology from Ronald McDonald.
January 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This is like getting an apology from Ronald McDonald.
The TCM Cruise meds to retrace the cruise from Now Voyager. #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The TCM Cruise meds to retrace the cruise from Now Voyager. #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social
Yorgos Lanthimos thinks he's so clever.
January 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Yorgos Lanthimos thinks he's so clever.
Black bear living underneath California house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
Black bear living underneath Altadena house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
The 550-pound black bear has taken up residence in the crawlspace underneath Ken Johnson's home in California for a month.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
It’s 2 pm on New Year’s Day.
Time to go back to bed.
Time to go back to bed.
January 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
It’s 2 pm on New Year’s Day.
Time to go back to bed.
Time to go back to bed.
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Sliwa is there. He says his people should give Mamdani a chance. “He has a mandate… the Masters of the Universe did everything to make sure he wasn’t the mayor. It didn’t work. He’s a great organizer.”
January 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Sliwa is there. He says his people should give Mamdani a chance. “He has a mandate… the Masters of the Universe did everything to make sure he wasn’t the mayor. It didn’t work. He’s a great organizer.”
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Actually, Lupin, I think you’d hurt the lizards’ feelings if you called them Demogorgons. And stop calling me Mind Flayer’
January 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Actually, Lupin, I think you’d hurt the lizards’ feelings if you called them Demogorgons. And stop calling me Mind Flayer’
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BUCK ROGERS: CURRENT STATUS
January 1, 2026 at 8:15 AM
BUCK ROGERS: CURRENT STATUS
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This looks like an alien dildo.
January 1, 2026 at 12:49 AM
This looks like an alien dildo.
It feels like everyday is Sunday and I wish Wild Kingdom is on MeTV.
December 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
It feels like everyday is Sunday and I wish Wild Kingdom is on MeTV.
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The correlation between companies named after the Tolkien legendarium and their CEO/Founder being a chittering skinwalker fingering his own taint at the idea of draining the planet of all its resources and then fucking off to a sealed dome in New Zealand while everyone else suffers is extremely high
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The correlation between companies named after the Tolkien legendarium and their CEO/Founder being a chittering skinwalker fingering his own taint at the idea of draining the planet of all its resources and then fucking off to a sealed dome in New Zealand while everyone else suffers is extremely high
It’s time for the OLD MOVIES FOR YOUNG STONERS TOP 5 in 25. Find out which episode is the MOST HIGH…
5) @ngaio420.bsky.social disrupting Bob’s intro to THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES (1971) and the Nor Cal/So Cal schism over Abbott & Costello have our HALLOWEED episode coming in at No. 5….
S4E10 Halloweed feat. Ngaio Bealum w/ Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (48) + The Abominable Dr. Phibes (71)
Cannabis comic and activist Ngaio Bealum is back on the podcast for our HALLOWEED episode, and he's bringing a pair of horror comedies. First, we've got maybe the ultimate Halloween movie with ABBOTT
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December 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It’s time for the OLD MOVIES FOR YOUNG STONERS TOP 5 in 25. Find out which episode is the MOST HIGH…
This is a cool edition of the most San Francisco book ever. I’d love to review it myself but am without an outlet these days. Somebody around here please reach out to Dan and write up the stuff that dreams are made of.
For my day job: Any writers out there interested in doing a write-up on Field Notes' re-issue of The Maltese Falcon in its Armed Services Edition? Comment here or reach out to me at dan@mrdankelly.com.
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The Maltese Falcon
Field Notes Brand Books imprint is publishing the original text of The Maltese Falcon in the Armed Services Edition format.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is a cool edition of the most San Francisco book ever. I’d love to review it myself but am without an outlet these days. Somebody around here please reach out to Dan and write up the stuff that dreams are made of.
December 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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For my day job: Any writers out there interested in doing a write-up on Field Notes' re-issue of The Maltese Falcon in its Armed Services Edition? Comment here or reach out to me at dan@mrdankelly.com.
fieldnotesbrand.com/products/the...
fieldnotesbrand.com/products/the...
The Maltese Falcon
Field Notes Brand Books imprint is publishing the original text of The Maltese Falcon in the Armed Services Edition format.
fieldnotesbrand.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
For my day job: Any writers out there interested in doing a write-up on Field Notes' re-issue of The Maltese Falcon in its Armed Services Edition? Comment here or reach out to me at dan@mrdankelly.com.
fieldnotesbrand.com/products/the...
fieldnotesbrand.com/products/the...
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Tech Billionaires Threaten To Flee California Over Proposed Vest Tax https://theonion.com/tech-billionaires-threaten-to-flee-california-over-proposed-vest-tax/
December 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Tech Billionaires Threaten To Flee California Over Proposed Vest Tax https://theonion.com/tech-billionaires-threaten-to-flee-california-over-proposed-vest-tax/
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Is fewer than 200 people an exodus? Even migration is a stretch.
December 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Is fewer than 200 people an exodus? Even migration is a stretch.
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Mamdani just checking out the abandoned subway station to see if he can set up the Mamdani-cave there
December 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Mamdani just checking out the abandoned subway station to see if he can set up the Mamdani-cave there
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FYI ...
Purdy is 3 months younger than current leading Rookie of the Year candidate Tyler Shough.
Purdy is 3 months younger than current leading Rookie of the Year candidate Tyler Shough.
And my traditional Purdy update:
His career passer rating is now 104.8, which would rank him No. 1 all-time -- over Aaron Rodgers' 102.4 -- if Purdy had 1,500 career pass attempts (he has 1,326 now).
His career passer rating is now 104.8, which would rank him No. 1 all-time -- over Aaron Rodgers' 102.4 -- if Purdy had 1,500 career pass attempts (he has 1,326 now).
Updated:
-Purdy has a 104.2 passer rating so far this season, 4th in the NFL
-a 77.6 QBR, which leads the NFL
-a 7.8 TD%, which leads the NFL
-a 3.02 sack%, 2nd lowest in NFL
-a 69.3 completion%, 4th in NFL
-Purdy has a 104.2 passer rating so far this season, 4th in the NFL
-a 77.6 QBR, which leads the NFL
-a 7.8 TD%, which leads the NFL
-a 3.02 sack%, 2nd lowest in NFL
-a 69.3 completion%, 4th in NFL
December 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
FYI ...
Purdy is 3 months younger than current leading Rookie of the Year candidate Tyler Shough.
Purdy is 3 months younger than current leading Rookie of the Year candidate Tyler Shough.
That 49ers game was like watching Uncut Gems.
December 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
That 49ers game was like watching Uncut Gems.
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Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
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December 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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What a time to be alive
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
What a time to be alive