Michael Frasca
@frasca.bsky.social
Retired doc, but still teaching. Taping live music. Movies. Reading SF/fantasy. Playing gowf. Fishing with wife. 3 grown kids. He/him.
Live Music Archive page: archive.org/details/@frasca
Live Music Archive page: archive.org/details/@frasca
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Longer days for short stories. Follow along as I post short reviews of my favorite stories in the March/April 2026 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction.
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
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entry for a "mural" (big printed thing) project at Bradley university. it didn't get selected but here it is
February 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM
entry for a "mural" (big printed thing) project at Bradley university. it didn't get selected but here it is
I just uploaded the #AllmanBrothersBand 1996-07-28 show at Deer Creek to the Internet Archive.
The ABB didn't have a taper section, so I taped from my seat using stealth omnis attached to my glasses. This turned an already muddy PA into a more muddy recording. The stub & set list make it worthwhile.
The ABB didn't have a taper section, so I taped from my seat using stealth omnis attached to my glasses. This turned an already muddy PA into a more muddy recording. The stub & set list make it worthwhile.
Allman Brothers Band 1996-07-28 - Deer Creek : Allman Brothers Band : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
ONLY SET01. Don’t Want You No More >02. It’s Not My Cross to Bear >03. Ain’t Wasting’ Time No More04. Ramblin’ Man05. Good Clean Fun06....
archive.org
February 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I just uploaded the #AllmanBrothersBand 1996-07-28 show at Deer Creek to the Internet Archive.
The ABB didn't have a taper section, so I taped from my seat using stealth omnis attached to my glasses. This turned an already muddy PA into a more muddy recording. The stub & set list make it worthwhile.
The ABB didn't have a taper section, so I taped from my seat using stealth omnis attached to my glasses. This turned an already muddy PA into a more muddy recording. The stub & set list make it worthwhile.
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🟠 This week's Klæssik Tom the Dancing Bug
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"One Day at the Political Science Institute" (2018)
www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...
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"One Day at the Political Science Institute" (2018)
www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...
Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for February 19, 2026 | GoComics
Read Tom the Dancing Bug—a comic strip by creator Ruben Bolling—for today, February 19, 2026, and check out other great comics, too!
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February 19, 2026 at 3:12 PM
🟠 This week's Klæssik Tom the Dancing Bug
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"One Day at the Political Science Institute" (2018)
www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...
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"One Day at the Political Science Institute" (2018)
www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...
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You owe it to yourself to read the 2001 obituary (republished today) for Rose Freedman, the last survivor of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. An incredible woman. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...
Rose Freedman, Last Survivor of Triangle Fire, Dies at 107
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
You owe it to yourself to read the 2001 obituary (republished today) for Rose Freedman, the last survivor of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. An incredible woman. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...
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One of the weirdest Rolling Stones singles, Too Much Blood was recorded in Paris in late 1982. The song reflects Mick Jagger’s horror at French media’s obsession with cannibal murderer Issei Sagawa. Also, it’s Jagger’s attempt at Rap.
youtube.com/watch?v=DW9c...
youtube.com/watch?v=DW9c...
The Rolling Stones - Too Much Blood - Official Promo
YouTube video by The Rolling Stones
youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:14 PM
One of the weirdest Rolling Stones singles, Too Much Blood was recorded in Paris in late 1982. The song reflects Mick Jagger’s horror at French media’s obsession with cannibal murderer Issei Sagawa. Also, it’s Jagger’s attempt at Rap.
youtube.com/watch?v=DW9c...
youtube.com/watch?v=DW9c...
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Not sure everyone realizes that many evangelical churches actively discourage people (especially women) from reading, even the classics. Not Brontes, not Dickens, not Tolstoy or Faulkner. Def. not Ellison, not even Shakespeare. You're supposed to stick to the Bible and explicitly Christian works.
February 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Not sure everyone realizes that many evangelical churches actively discourage people (especially women) from reading, even the classics. Not Brontes, not Dickens, not Tolstoy or Faulkner. Def. not Ellison, not even Shakespeare. You're supposed to stick to the Bible and explicitly Christian works.
> If you see this, post a photo and say nothing
February 17, 2026 at 4:27 AM
> If you see this, post a photo and say nothing
Got up to 64 degrees today. I played nine holes of hickory gowf with my wife caddying admirably.
Central Illinois is in the middle of a drought. This time of year, the lake in front of hole #9 is usually filled to the brim from all the snow and rain.
This is the lowest I have ever seen it.
Central Illinois is in the middle of a drought. This time of year, the lake in front of hole #9 is usually filled to the brim from all the snow and rain.
This is the lowest I have ever seen it.
February 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Got up to 64 degrees today. I played nine holes of hickory gowf with my wife caddying admirably.
Central Illinois is in the middle of a drought. This time of year, the lake in front of hole #9 is usually filled to the brim from all the snow and rain.
This is the lowest I have ever seen it.
Central Illinois is in the middle of a drought. This time of year, the lake in front of hole #9 is usually filled to the brim from all the snow and rain.
This is the lowest I have ever seen it.
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“In my youth, we had proper eldritch periodicals! Not the sort of weak tea they pawn off on us nowadays, by Christmas!”
February 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
“In my youth, we had proper eldritch periodicals! Not the sort of weak tea they pawn off on us nowadays, by Christmas!”
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Watch all your fingers and toes. They may turn on you. Perhaps this Friday. You know what, forget we said anything.
February 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Watch all your fingers and toes. They may turn on you. Perhaps this Friday. You know what, forget we said anything.
Yesterday was Tacos and a Movie Night.
Tacos: Taco Bell
Movie: HAPPYEND ( d. Neo Sora 2024)
HAPPYEND is a Mundane SF movie about a group of misfits in a Japanese high school who have run-ins with their authoritarian principal, mirroring events in the country at large.
An eerie parallel to the US.
Tacos: Taco Bell
Movie: HAPPYEND ( d. Neo Sora 2024)
HAPPYEND is a Mundane SF movie about a group of misfits in a Japanese high school who have run-ins with their authoritarian principal, mirroring events in the country at large.
An eerie parallel to the US.
February 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Yesterday was Tacos and a Movie Night.
Tacos: Taco Bell
Movie: HAPPYEND ( d. Neo Sora 2024)
HAPPYEND is a Mundane SF movie about a group of misfits in a Japanese high school who have run-ins with their authoritarian principal, mirroring events in the country at large.
An eerie parallel to the US.
Tacos: Taco Bell
Movie: HAPPYEND ( d. Neo Sora 2024)
HAPPYEND is a Mundane SF movie about a group of misfits in a Japanese high school who have run-ins with their authoritarian principal, mirroring events in the country at large.
An eerie parallel to the US.
Backyard #Astrophotography
The dense fog lifted around noon.
After my wife and I finished our walkies, we got out our ol' trusty telescope and checked out what's up on the sun.
Turns out, not much.
#Sun #sunspots
The dense fog lifted around noon.
After my wife and I finished our walkies, we got out our ol' trusty telescope and checked out what's up on the sun.
Turns out, not much.
#Sun #sunspots
February 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Backyard #Astrophotography
The dense fog lifted around noon.
After my wife and I finished our walkies, we got out our ol' trusty telescope and checked out what's up on the sun.
Turns out, not much.
#Sun #sunspots
The dense fog lifted around noon.
After my wife and I finished our walkies, we got out our ol' trusty telescope and checked out what's up on the sun.
Turns out, not much.
#Sun #sunspots
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Shovels & Rope full show is up youtu.be/mLMrnPHTkZ4?... on my youtube channel ♫ RevRoom § Little Rock ◢ Setlist ◣ includes songs like 2 Wolves, Miss. Nuthin, EVIL, Love Song From A Dog, Te Amo, Domino→Hymn; Unknown Legend encore. #fullshow #fullconcert recordings
Shovels and Rope 🛟 full show 2-15-2025 LR RevRoom 💛 GOLD setlist Forsaken Blues, Te Amo, From a Dog
Full set music ♫ RevRoom § Little Rock show ◢ Shovels & Rope ◣ video SETLIST songs like Something Is Working; 4:05 Two Wolves; 9:50 Mississippi Nuthin; 13:50 EVIL; 19:11 Swimmin Time; 23:35…
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Shovels & Rope full show is up youtu.be/mLMrnPHTkZ4?... on my youtube channel ♫ RevRoom § Little Rock ◢ Setlist ◣ includes songs like 2 Wolves, Miss. Nuthin, EVIL, Love Song From A Dog, Te Amo, Domino→Hymn; Unknown Legend encore. #fullshow #fullconcert recordings
"I am Mrs. DeWinter...for now."
Since I’ve been prattling on about Gothic Romance, here is one of my favorite “Rebecca” sketches.
youtu.be/Tr59DKnFKx0?...
youtu.be/Tr59DKnFKx0?...
Mitchell and Webb - Rebecca
YouTube video by Royal Sapien
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"I am Mrs. DeWinter...for now."
Riffing on the "Candle Cove" creepypasta?
New Episode: Antler Cove
People just can't stop talking about this hot, new TV show.
Listen here: buff.ly/MMzfAQO
Illustration by @angrycomics.bsky.social. Want it as a print? Buy it here: buff.ly/zpFIStY
People just can't stop talking about this hot, new TV show.
Listen here: buff.ly/MMzfAQO
Illustration by @angrycomics.bsky.social. Want it as a print? Buy it here: buff.ly/zpFIStY
February 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Riffing on the "Candle Cove" creepypasta?
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Publishers noticed a literary trend shortly after the end of WWII. Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca was a runaway success. Dame du Maurier joined a line of perpetually bestselling women authors - Charlotte and Emily Brontë, Mary Shelley, Jane Austen - who wrote about terrifying love & Byronic lovers.
February 14, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Publishers noticed a literary trend shortly after the end of WWII. Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca was a runaway success. Dame du Maurier joined a line of perpetually bestselling women authors - Charlotte and Emily Brontë, Mary Shelley, Jane Austen - who wrote about terrifying love & Byronic lovers.
#Arkansauce closed out last night at Kenny's Westside in #Peoria with a kick-ass set. You can find my audio recording at the link below.
Check out Revelry > All Aboard.
#bluegrass #jamgrass
Check out Revelry > All Aboard.
#bluegrass #jamgrass
Arkansauce Live at Kenny's Westside Pub on 2026-02-13 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
ONLY SET 01. Peephole 02. Get In Where You Fit In 03. Coldiron 04. Katy Did 05. Movin On 06. Up On the Shelf 07. Lifetime Might Pass 08. Man of the...
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February 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
#Arkansauce closed out last night at Kenny's Westside in #Peoria with a kick-ass set. You can find my audio recording at the link below.
Check out Revelry > All Aboard.
#bluegrass #jamgrass
Check out Revelry > All Aboard.
#bluegrass #jamgrass
I had a great time at last night's #ChickenWireEmpire show at Kenny's Westside in #Peoria. Here is the link to my audio recording.
Check out Cazadero > Ocean Tiger > The Ballad of Dan Toe for some #JohnReischman and #TheBigWu with your Chicken Wire.
Check out Cazadero > Ocean Tiger > The Ballad of Dan Toe for some #JohnReischman and #TheBigWu with your Chicken Wire.
Chicken Wire Empire Live at Kenny's Westside Pub on 2026-02-13 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
ONLY SET 01. Northern White Clouds 02. Still In Love With You > 03. Nine Pound Hammer 04. Heaven Or Hell 05. Man of Constant Sorrow 06. Cazadero...
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February 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I had a great time at last night's #ChickenWireEmpire show at Kenny's Westside in #Peoria. Here is the link to my audio recording.
Check out Cazadero > Ocean Tiger > The Ballad of Dan Toe for some #JohnReischman and #TheBigWu with your Chicken Wire.
Check out Cazadero > Ocean Tiger > The Ballad of Dan Toe for some #JohnReischman and #TheBigWu with your Chicken Wire.
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come to peoria, jeff hated it
February 14, 2026 at 7:42 PM
come to peoria, jeff hated it
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A slug left this little creative heart behind to remind us that LOVE is more powerful than hate. For those who partake, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
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February 14, 2026 at 10:32 AM
A slug left this little creative heart behind to remind us that LOVE is more powerful than hate. For those who partake, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
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My wife and I permanently reside on the Fancy Free Plateau.
February 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
My wife and I permanently reside on the Fancy Free Plateau.
Object impermanence in the Trump White House.
Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where The Sun Goes At Night
Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where the Sun Goes at Night
After deciding carbon dioxide does no harm, it was the logical next move.
www.theatlantic.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Object impermanence in the Trump White House.
#LiveMusic tonight at Kenny's Westside in #Peoria.
Chicken Wire Empire and Arkansauce will be lighting up the barn with some #bluegrass / #jamgrass / #slamgrass and Americana.
Doors at 7:pm.
See you there!
Chicken Wire Empire and Arkansauce will be lighting up the barn with some #bluegrass / #jamgrass / #slamgrass and Americana.
Doors at 7:pm.
See you there!
February 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
#LiveMusic tonight at Kenny's Westside in #Peoria.
Chicken Wire Empire and Arkansauce will be lighting up the barn with some #bluegrass / #jamgrass / #slamgrass and Americana.
Doors at 7:pm.
See you there!
Chicken Wire Empire and Arkansauce will be lighting up the barn with some #bluegrass / #jamgrass / #slamgrass and Americana.
Doors at 7:pm.
See you there!