Merlin Mann
@hotdogsladies.bsky.social
Shackling the masses with drastic rap tactics.
"This city is too small for us, Dunk."
February 19, 2026 at 5:36 AM
"This city is too small for us, Dunk."
This show starts out delightful and then suddenly becomes very gripping but still delightful.
February 19, 2026 at 5:18 AM
This show starts out delightful and then suddenly becomes very gripping but still delightful.
Everybody was right.
A Knight of the Seventh Kingdoms gets pretty good.
A Knight of the Seventh Kingdoms gets pretty good.
February 19, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Everybody was right.
A Knight of the Seventh Kingdoms gets pretty good.
A Knight of the Seventh Kingdoms gets pretty good.
You're right. This is really gross.
February 19, 2026 at 4:34 AM
You're right. This is really gross.
That is such an actually really deep insight.
February 19, 2026 at 2:17 AM
That is such an actually really deep insight.
Sorry if this is "lookism," but you look awesome.
February 18, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Sorry if this is "lookism," but you look awesome.
I always wonder what she's looking at slightly off stage.
February 18, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I always wonder what she's looking at slightly off stage.
In 1988 I got an old Telecaster and started a band, and Alex Chilton had a lot to do with both.
We covered "September Gurls," duh.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O9K...
We covered "September Gurls," duh.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O9K...
February 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
In 1988 I got an old Telecaster and started a band, and Alex Chilton had a lot to do with both.
We covered "September Gurls," duh.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O9K...
We covered "September Gurls," duh.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O9K...
Imagine anybody sounding that ridiculously cool playing open quarter-note chords on a Telecaster.
It's brain-melting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEGI...
It's brain-melting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEGI...
September Gurls (Single Version)
YouTube video by Big Star - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Imagine anybody sounding that ridiculously cool playing open quarter-note chords on a Telecaster.
It's brain-melting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEGI...
It's brain-melting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEGI...
Brady's Bits:
This was my favorite song for a pretty long time.
In the summer of 1988, "September Gurls" rewired my brain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdgI...
This was my favorite song for a pretty long time.
In the summer of 1988, "September Gurls" rewired my brain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdgI...
Big Star - September Gurls (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Big Star
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Brady's Bits:
This was my favorite song for a pretty long time.
In the summer of 1988, "September Gurls" rewired my brain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdgI...
This was my favorite song for a pretty long time.
In the summer of 1988, "September Gurls" rewired my brain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdgI...
Stamey's original 1977 version of "The Summer Sun" was his first single.
Alex Chilton from Big Star produced it as well as played drums, sang backup, and unwound that sublime Telecaster solo.
Nerd Brain Freeze: this is a tender THREE years after "September Gurls."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3haF...
Alex Chilton from Big Star produced it as well as played drums, sang backup, and unwound that sublime Telecaster solo.
Nerd Brain Freeze: this is a tender THREE years after "September Gurls."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3haF...
CHRIS STAMEY - The Summer Sun.
YouTube video by AnxoMGTV
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Stamey's original 1977 version of "The Summer Sun" was his first single.
Alex Chilton from Big Star produced it as well as played drums, sang backup, and unwound that sublime Telecaster solo.
Nerd Brain Freeze: this is a tender THREE years after "September Gurls."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3haF...
Alex Chilton from Big Star produced it as well as played drums, sang backup, and unwound that sublime Telecaster solo.
Nerd Brain Freeze: this is a tender THREE years after "September Gurls."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3haF...
Chris Stamey and Yo La Tengo - "The Summer Sun" (2004)
What an incandescent pop song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBzR...
What an incandescent pop song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBzR...
Summer Sun
YouTube video by Chris Stamey - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Chris Stamey and Yo La Tengo - "The Summer Sun" (2004)
What an incandescent pop song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBzR...
What an incandescent pop song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBzR...
Thanks!
I just told it to rebuild a more conservative number of items, and I'll check back in later.
Sorry, our RSS situation is a real trashfire
I just told it to rebuild a more conservative number of items, and I'll check back in later.
Sorry, our RSS situation is a real trashfire
February 17, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Thanks!
I just told it to rebuild a more conservative number of items, and I'll check back in later.
Sorry, our RSS situation is a real trashfire
I just told it to rebuild a more conservative number of items, and I'll check back in later.
Sorry, our RSS situation is a real trashfire
Really makes you think.
February 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Really makes you think.
You may be shocked to learn how many things actually can be overstated.
Really, almost anything can be overstated. It's one placid but predictable condition of the entire universe.
And the entire universe literally cannot be overstated.
Really, almost anything can be overstated. It's one placid but predictable condition of the entire universe.
And the entire universe literally cannot be overstated.
February 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
You may be shocked to learn how many things actually can be overstated.
Really, almost anything can be overstated. It's one placid but predictable condition of the entire universe.
And the entire universe literally cannot be overstated.
Really, almost anything can be overstated. It's one placid but predictable condition of the entire universe.
And the entire universe literally cannot be overstated.
"POPPADOMS OR BREAD, KATE WINSLET?! POPPADOMS OR BREAD?!"
It's always funny to me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yugz...
It's always funny to me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yugz...
POPPADOMS OR BREAD!? compilation 🍞 | Series 14 of Off Menu Podcast with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
YouTube video by Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:11 AM
"POPPADOMS OR BREAD, KATE WINSLET?! POPPADOMS OR BREAD?!"
It's always funny to me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yugz...
It's always funny to me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yugz...
I just heard someone use "action" as a transitive verb, and I am not loving it.
This unnecessary neologism did not, in fact, action my affection.
This unnecessary neologism did not, in fact, action my affection.
February 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I just heard someone use "action" as a transitive verb, and I am not loving it.
This unnecessary neologism did not, in fact, action my affection.
This unnecessary neologism did not, in fact, action my affection.
Oh, man, sorry. Our feed situation is a little nightmarish, unfortunately. Sorry about that!
February 17, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Oh, man, sorry. Our feed situation is a little nightmarish, unfortunately. Sorry about that!
Got a wild hair and did show links for this one.
February 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Got a wild hair and did show links for this one.
Roderick on the Line, Ep. 615: "Number One Madam"
The Problem: We were slender then.
www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-...
The Problem: We were slender then.
www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-...
Ep. 615: "Number One Madam" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann
The Problem : We were slender then.
(Recorded on Monday, February 16, 2026.)
www.merlinmann.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Roderick on the Line, Ep. 615: "Number One Madam"
The Problem: We were slender then.
www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-...
The Problem: We were slender then.
www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-...
That is still such a stellar episode.
February 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
That is still such a stellar episode.
I can't even begin to know how much I completely misunderstand about where you live.
I've watch too much tv. 😔
trakt.tv/users/merlin...
I've watch too much tv. 😔
trakt.tv/users/merlin...
Merlin's profile - Trakt
trakt.tv
February 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I can't even begin to know how much I completely misunderstand about where you live.
I've watch too much tv. 😔
trakt.tv/users/merlin...
I've watch too much tv. 😔
trakt.tv/users/merlin...
He keep tryna get that ass.
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
He keep tryna get that ass.