paul khruangbin (Dan Lehner)
@danlehner.bsky.social
Opened at gunpoint in a Lady Footlocker. Trombonist, composer, bandleader (The Great Long Meadow Fire, True East, Store Hours). Bluesky’s resident Fun Tsar. Brooklyn, NY. he/him.
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the long trip to French Guiana to perform with Zafem starts now — first leg, JFK -> MIA
February 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM
the long trip to French Guiana to perform with Zafem starts now — first leg, JFK -> MIA
I occasionally wonder if there are exact right-wing counterparts to the way that lefty people talk about the Democrats and I couldn't have asked for a better example
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I occasionally wonder if there are exact right-wing counterparts to the way that lefty people talk about the Democrats and I couldn't have asked for a better example
via morbid curiosity, I watched some of and was too bored to finish the TPUSA halftime show, but if you’re curious, Brantley Gilbert does this country ballad that at one point transitions into having a trap beat and he does maybe the worst rapping I’ve ever heard
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 AM
via morbid curiosity, I watched some of and was too bored to finish the TPUSA halftime show, but if you’re curious, Brantley Gilbert does this country ballad that at one point transitions into having a trap beat and he does maybe the worst rapping I’ve ever heard
my emerging crank opinion is that IG accounts like @ whatisnewyork and @ subwaycreatures are net negative because they make it seem like the subway is in a constant state of chaos and disrepair
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
my emerging crank opinion is that IG accounts like @ whatisnewyork and @ subwaycreatures are net negative because they make it seem like the subway is in a constant state of chaos and disrepair
fun Easter egg on SBHT rewatch: the horns played the riff to "La Murga" when Bad Bunny mentioned Willie Colon in "NUEVAYoL"
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
fun Easter egg on SBHT rewatch: the horns played the riff to "La Murga" when Bad Bunny mentioned Willie Colon in "NUEVAYoL"
[Brazilian guy watching the Super Bowl Halftime Show]
behzjhuh bawhnee
behzjhuh bawhnee
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
[Brazilian guy watching the Super Bowl Halftime Show]
behzjhuh bawhnee
behzjhuh bawhnee
okay the “little kid sleeping across three chairs at a Latino wedding” thing was great
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
okay the “little kid sleeping across three chairs at a Latino wedding” thing was great
to learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize
February 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
to learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize
playing in French Guiana this coming week and will have lots of flight / hotel time — recs for movies (longer ones) appreciated
February 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
playing in French Guiana this coming week and will have lots of flight / hotel time — recs for movies (longer ones) appreciated
an endearing thing to me about Snyder, as someone who doesn’t really purchase the thing he’s selling, is that he doesn’t take himself overly seriously. he was pretty chill when Scorsese criticized comic book movies and didn’t mind getting ribbed in Barbie.
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 AM
an endearing thing to me about Snyder, as someone who doesn’t really purchase the thing he’s selling, is that he doesn’t take himself overly seriously. he was pretty chill when Scorsese criticized comic book movies and didn’t mind getting ribbed in Barbie.
of all the spam texts I’ve ever gotten this is maybe the most threatening
February 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM
of all the spam texts I’ve ever gotten this is maybe the most threatening
Reposted by paul khruangbin (Dan Lehner)
so, some personal news
Was this very mid-2000s emo person press-ganged into ICE servitude?
February 6, 2026 at 4:33 AM
so, some personal news
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
the thing about MAGA rapper Forgiato Blow is that no matter how many face tats or shape-ups or gold ropes they give him, they can't fundamentally overcome the fact that he has what could be described as "little brother face"
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
the thing about MAGA rapper Forgiato Blow is that no matter how many face tats or shape-ups or gold ropes they give him, they can't fundamentally overcome the fact that he has what could be described as "little brother face"
I'm not especially nostalgic for a lot of millennial culture stuff but I watched this for the first time in probably a decade and oh boy did it ever have me saying "ftw" all over again:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR...
Dumb Ways to Die
YouTube video by Dumb Ways to Die
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I'm not especially nostalgic for a lot of millennial culture stuff but I watched this for the first time in probably a decade and oh boy did it ever have me saying "ftw" all over again:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR...
a discourse involved “decanting” and I remembered this and now you also have to remember it
February 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
a discourse involved “decanting” and I remembered this and now you also have to remember it
Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1609:
Guys, what the fuck am I going to do with all these Tulip bulbs.
February 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1609:
this is meant to be a joke but it’s a genuinely interesting question to me: who WAS the sort of stock, go-to Bad Guy of History before Hitler, at least in the Anglosphere — Napoleon? Genghis Khan? Ramses II?
February 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
this is meant to be a joke but it’s a genuinely interesting question to me: who WAS the sort of stock, go-to Bad Guy of History before Hitler, at least in the Anglosphere — Napoleon? Genghis Khan? Ramses II?
it’s really funny that the big scene at the end is like “there’ll be people from Blue Note and EMC[sp] in the audience tonight”, as though major jazz labels are scouting college big band competitions like the NFL
I really do like Whiplash. 'Abuse may kill a lot of people, but it also helps a lot of people play more technically proficient jazz, so, it;s impossible to say if its bad or not' is an amazing thesis for a film to have
February 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
it’s really funny that the big scene at the end is like “there’ll be people from Blue Note and EMC[sp] in the audience tonight”, as though major jazz labels are scouting college big band competitions like the NFL
I read that it was somewhat difficult to film Jason Segel with The Muppets in 2011 because he’s so tall so this must have been a big relief for them
I'm impressed at how logistically, Sabrina Carpenter is like the perfect height to host the Muppets
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I read that it was somewhat difficult to film Jason Segel with The Muppets in 2011 because he’s so tall so this must have been a big relief for them
first Threads post to get a chuckle out of me
February 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
first Threads post to get a chuckle out of me
being a charming, active presence and telegraphing good things that are happening, whether you had anything to do with them are not or to what degree they even ARE happening, is a special sauce to making people believe in magic. I'm not knocking it, people should do it more.
February 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
being a charming, active presence and telegraphing good things that are happening, whether you had anything to do with them are not or to what degree they even ARE happening, is a special sauce to making people believe in magic. I'm not knocking it, people should do it more.
what do people think would be the remaining three in a list of Spike Lee Top 5 if DTRT and MX are 1 and 2? (also, curious to hear if you think those AREN’T 1 and 2)
February 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
what do people think would be the remaining three in a list of Spike Lee Top 5 if DTRT and MX are 1 and 2? (also, curious to hear if you think those AREN’T 1 and 2)
