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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I almost has as much fun making this trailer for the #Halloween episode of @oldmoviesystoners.bsky.social as I did recording it! And you'll have fun listening to it too. Now streaming on Apple and other pod apps.
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The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have miles to go before I sleep...
...The Noirvember episode of @oldmoviesystoners.bsky.social with Eddie Muller is gonna go long. Can I finish editing the vocal tracks today? Not so sure...
...The Noirvember episode of @oldmoviesystoners.bsky.social with Eddie Muller is gonna go long. Can I finish editing the vocal tracks today? Not so sure...
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have miles to go before I sleep...
...The Noirvember episode of @oldmoviesystoners.bsky.social with Eddie Muller is gonna go long. Can I finish editing the vocal tracks today? Not so sure...
...The Noirvember episode of @oldmoviesystoners.bsky.social with Eddie Muller is gonna go long. Can I finish editing the vocal tracks today? Not so sure...
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The best part of watching live sports is all these people telling me to place bets every 30 seconds while also telling me to be sure not to get addicted to gambling
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The best part of watching live sports is all these people telling me to place bets every 30 seconds while also telling me to be sure not to get addicted to gambling
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Rich Buckler’s Deathlok the Demolisher debuted in Astonishing Tales 25 (1974).
• Coverin’ with Klaus Janson
• Splashin’ with Doug Moench
• Coverin’ with Klaus Janson
• Splashin’ with Doug Moench
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Rich Buckler’s Deathlok the Demolisher debuted in Astonishing Tales 25 (1974).
• Coverin’ with Klaus Janson
• Splashin’ with Doug Moench
• Coverin’ with Klaus Janson
• Splashin’ with Doug Moench
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John Mara, do the right thing and replace him with Chuck Schumer
BREAKING: The Giants are firing head coach Brian Daboll after Sunday’s loss to the Bears, per sources.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
John Mara, do the right thing and replace him with Chuck Schumer
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
I hope The Baileys are happy at least.
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I hope The Baileys are happy at least.
Mamdani is going to implement Shamone Law where the whole world has to answer right now just to tell you once again, Who's bad?
Mamdani is going to implement Mary Lou Law. When it's hello Mary Lou, it's goodbye, heart.
Mamdani is going to implement "Shari Lewis Law". Everyone will have a compulsory Lamb Chop puppet to make snarky ventriloquist asides.
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Shamone Law where the whole world has to answer right now just to tell you once again, Who's bad?
I worked on the Embarcadero until a year ago and I was always sure to wear my leather shoes to work so I could get a shine from Christopher AKA Olajuwon and talk 49ers. I miss the guy.
OPINION: Time moves on, and one of these days, another piece of street life in San Francisco will be gone. Better to remember it now because these are the good old days, Carl Nolte writes.
Once a common street presence, they’re almost gone from S.F.: ‘I believe I’m the last one’
OPINION: Time moves on, and one of these days, another piece of street life in San Francisco will be gone. Better to remember it now because these are the good old days, Carl Nolte writes.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I worked on the Embarcadero until a year ago and I was always sure to wear my leather shoes to work so I could get a shine from Christopher AKA Olajuwon and talk 49ers. I miss the guy.
The sports gambling scandals are another thing we can blame on the Roberts Court. John Roberts. He makes everything suck.
Federal Restrictions on Online Sports Betting Overturned by Supreme Court
Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Online Sports Betting In a groundbreaking ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared the federal law prohibiting onli
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November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The sports gambling scandals are another thing we can blame on the Roberts Court. John Roberts. He makes everything suck.
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Barry Bonds had 2,935 career hits, the Velvet Underground had ZERO.
I refuse to acknowledge the rock n roll hall of fame until it inducts Barry Bonds
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Barry Bonds had 2,935 career hits, the Velvet Underground had ZERO.
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Mamdani is going to implement Sha-Na-Na law. Everyone has to grease their hair and sing DooWop.
Mamdani is going to implement Shannara law. Everything will be extremely derivative of Tolkien and predictable.
Mamdani is going to implement Shisha law. Everyone gets their own pipe and the smog will smell of mango.
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Mamdani is going to implement Sha-Na-Na law. Everyone has to grease their hair and sing DooWop.
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Romy was my nap partner today
November 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Romy was my nap partner today
To defeat Trump in 2028, we must sail to the ends of the earth, capture the Golden Fleece and bring her back to Washington.
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
To defeat Trump in 2028, we must sail to the ends of the earth, capture the Golden Fleece and bring her back to Washington.
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And you don’t even get a snickers bar at the end!
Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
And you don’t even get a snickers bar at the end!
It’s a Michael Shannon historical drama weekend.
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It’s a Michael Shannon historical drama weekend.
Name your fav superhero that isn’t DC or Marvel
November 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Name your fav superhero that isn’t DC or Marvel
pertinent to your interests @rpicado.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
pertinent to your interests @rpicado.bsky.social
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I need a Curtis Sliwa Grub Street Diary and I suspect I'm not alone @nymag.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I need a Curtis Sliwa Grub Street Diary and I suspect I'm not alone @nymag.com
@rpicado.bsky.social Don't know if you saw this yet...
"Crowe shows us why he’s one of the last great movie stars as well as a brilliant performer, settling into the high-powered character actor phase of his career as if it were a ratty old Barcalounger with a drink holder in each armrest." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/nure...
Nuremberg movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
Telling a story set in the past can be a great way to talk about the present.
www.rogerebert.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
@rpicado.bsky.social Don't know if you saw this yet...
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they haven’t changed this, they still don’t cite a single San Franciscan who refers to Pelosi as “mom”, and it’s still weird af
I lived and worked in SF for over a decade, in media and in the labor movement, and never heard a single person refer to Nancy Pelosi as “mom” wtaf
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
they haven’t changed this, they still don’t cite a single San Franciscan who refers to Pelosi as “mom”, and it’s still weird af
Show @scottrenshaw.bsky.social proof that you gave to a food bank and he will review ANY MOVIE (as long as it's easily streamable). Now you don't have to go all LAVALANTULA on the poor man. You can get his thoughts on something quality like TOUKI BOUKI, but hey, FROM HELL IT CAME is still on HBOMax.
As the first entry in this series, for @bobcalhoun.bsky.social, a look at Syfy's 2015 attempt to strike while the SHARKNADO iron was hot: LAVALANTULA. letterboxd.com/scottrenshaw...
A ★★ review of Lavalantula (2015)
There’s an anecdote Mark Hamill has shared on talk shows over the years, about shooting a scene for the original Star Wars which, in continuity, would come shortly after the trash-compactor scene. Ham...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Show @scottrenshaw.bsky.social proof that you gave to a food bank and he will review ANY MOVIE (as long as it's easily streamable). Now you don't have to go all LAVALANTULA on the poor man. You can get his thoughts on something quality like TOUKI BOUKI, but hey, FROM HELL IT CAME is still on HBOMax.
Never thought a movie about the Nuremberg trials would provide so much wish fulfillment.
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Never thought a movie about the Nuremberg trials would provide so much wish fulfillment.
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Not for nothing, going to see Nuremberg tonight!
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Not for nothing, going to see Nuremberg tonight!