J. C. Kælin
LightNews LightNews
banner
jckaelin.bsky.social
J. C. Kælin
@jckaelin.bsky.social
1K followers 1.4K following 5.5K posts
I know who I am, and I am worthy of myself. Auteur of EarthStation1.com, the internet's 1st historical sound & image archive, & its MediaOutlet.com sister site. History is the treasure house of wisdom & the junk yard of folly; pick through each carefully.
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
jckaelin.bsky.social
J. C. Kælin @jckaelin.bsky.social · Sep 22
He & I are both caught on the horns of the same dilemma that @jethrotull.bsky.social 's "Thick As A Brick" defined as "We will be geared to the average rather than the exceptional 😉. Give his posts some love! ❤️
dgwest.bsky.social dgwest.bsky.social @dgwest.bsky.social · Sep 7
Hey man - I get it that you need to prioritize, but I just want to say that I miss your posts and hope that you will be back.
jckaelin.bsky.social
He & I are both caught on the horns of the same dilemma that @jethrotull.bsky.social 's "Thick As A Brick" defined as "We will be geared to the average rather than the exceptional 😉. Give his posts some love! ❤️
dgwest.bsky.social dgwest.bsky.social @dgwest.bsky.social · Sep 7
Hey man - I get it that you need to prioritize, but I just want to say that I miss your posts and hope that you will be back.
September 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
I've invested hours daily for nearly a year posting some of the best researched and hashtagged content here, while seeing clearly substandard profiles get traffic orders of magnitude more than mine. This isn't an algorithm, it's a
@bsky.app decision. If this doesn't change permanently, I'm leaving.
July 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#RIP Beautiful one ❤️🙏
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
'Pretty Little Baby' singer Connie Francis dies at 87
The American pop singer was one of the top-charting vocalists of the late 1950s and early 1960s, known for hits such as "Who’s Sorry Now," "Where the Boys Are," and "Stupid Cupid."
www.nbcnews.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1950: #HBD #PhoebeSnow! #JewishAmerican (misidentified as #AfricanAmerican) #Singers #Songwriters #Guitarists #Blues #FolkMusic #GospelMusic #Jazz #RAndB #RNB #RootsRock #SoulMusic ##MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUvI...
CocaCola - Coke Is It - Phoebe Snow
YouTube video by jefv
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1950: #HBD #PhoebeSnow! #JewishAmerican (misidentified as #AfricanAmerican) #Singers #Songwriters #Guitarists #Blues #FolkMusic #GospelMusic #Jazz #RAndB #RNB #RootsRock #SoulMusic ##MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hrz...
Harpo's Blues
YouTube video by Phoebe Snow - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1950: #HBD #PhoebeSnow! #JewishAmerican (misidentified as #AfricanAmerican) #Singers #Songwriters #Guitarists #Blues #FolkMusic #GospelMusic #Jazz #RAndB #RNB #RootsRock #SoulMusic ##MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIRd...
Poetry Man
YouTube video by Phoebe Snow - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1996: #DOTD: #RIP: #BOTD: #HBD #ChasChandler! #Blues #RhythmAndBlues #R'N'B #R&B #BritishBlues #BlueEyedSoul #BritishRock #BritishInvasion #TheAnimals #Heaton #Newcastle #SoulMusic #PsychedelicSoul #BlackRock #JazzRock #JazzFusion #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pclh...
The Animals "We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1996: #DOTD: #RIP: #BOTD: #HBD #ChasChandler! #Blues #RhythmAndBlues #R'N'B #R&B #BritishBlues #BlueEyedSoul #BritishRock #BritishInvasion #TheAnimals #Heaton #Newcastle #SoulMusic #PsychedelicSoul #BlackRock #JazzRock #JazzFusion #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfbz...
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
YouTube video by The Animals - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July 17, 1987: #RIP #HowardMcGhee. #AfricanAmericans #Trumpeters #Bebop #Jazz #LionelHampton #AndyKirk #CountBasie #CharlieBarnet #CharlieParker #DialRecords #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu8i...
Dial
YouTube video by Howard McGhee - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July 17, 1987: #RIP #HowardMcGhee. #AfricanAmericans #Trumpeters #Bebop #Jazz #LionelHampton #AndyKirk #CountBasie #CharlieBarnet #CharlieParker #DialRecords #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmn...
Charlie Parker "Stupendous" Dodo Marmarosa Howard McGhee & Barney Kessel
YouTube video by Tim Gracyk
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#PhilSchapp said was the most important #bebop title!
#OTD #TDIH #July 17, 1987: #RIP #HowardMcGhee. #AfricanAmericans #Trumpeters #Bebop #Jazz #LionelHampton #AndyKirk #CountBasie #CharlieBarnet #CharlieParker #DialRecords #JazzSky #MusicSky
youtu.be/iNLzPm7WlM0?...
Relaxin' at Camarillo
YouTube video by Charlie Parker - Topic
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17: Happy #NationalTattooDay! #TattooDay #TattooS #NationalDays
youtu.be/rI0cfzAF4as?...
The Who - Tattoo
YouTube video by GrantJacobReinhardt
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17 1967 #1967NewarkRiots end. #1967NewarkRebellion #BlackHeritage #Riots #LongHotSummerOf1967 #PoliceBrutality #RacialProfiling #CivilDisturbances #Racism #Ghettos #UrbanViolence #TwoSocieties #SeparateAndUnequal #USHistory #HistoryOfTheUS #BlackSky
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Ne...
July 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1965 #DOTD: #RIP #SimonRodia.
#WattsTowers #NuestroPueblo #LosAngeles #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J1v...
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (Remastered 2017)
YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1939 #HBD #SpencerDavis! #Singers #Songwriters #HarmonicaPlayers #Guitarists #RockMusic #PopMusic #BritishRock #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuQ3...
Gimme Some Lovin'
YouTube video by The Spencer Davis Group - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1967 #DOTD: #RIP #JohnColtrane. #Trane #Jazz #Saxophonists #SaxophonePlayers #Composers #Music #AmericanMusic #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30FT...
Giant Steps
YouTube video by Jazzman 2696
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1935 #HBD #DiahannCarroll! #Actresses #Singers #Models #Activists #GreatLadies #GrandDames #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #Stage #Theater #Theatre #Movies #Film #Hollywood #TVShows #BlackSky #TVSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBOE...
Julia Theme Song (Season 1)
YouTube video by Evan's Media Archive
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1959 #DOTD: #RIP #BillieHoliday. #EleanoraFagan #Jazz #Singers #GreatSingers #Songwriters #LesterYoung #JohnHammond #ArtieShaw #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MLd...
Billie Holiday - He's Funny That Way
YouTube video by purple0accident
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1919 #HBD #AlbertStubbins! #Footballers #SoccerPlayers #Liverpool #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtXl...
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered 2009)
YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 1944 #PortChicagoDisaster occurs. #LargestExplosions #PortChicagoMutiny #SanFranciscoBay #PortChicagoCA #HumanRadiationExperiments #PacificWar #WWII #WW2 #WorldWarII #SecondWorldWar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Ch...
July 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 2020 #DOTD: #RIP #CTVivian. #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #CivilRightIcons #CivilRightsActivists #VotingRights #GreatestPreachers #CivilRightsMovement #BlackCivilRights #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #BlackHeritage #BlackSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc_6...
A Tribute to Reverend C.T. Vivian | Oprah Winfrey Network
YouTube video by OWN
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#HappyBirthday to an excellent man & kind supporter of me personally, you're well missed ❤️
#OTD #TDIH #July17, 2020: #DOTD: #RIP #JohnLewis. #JohnLewisCivilRightsLeader #CivilRightsMovement #SNCC #FreedomRiders #CORE #USCongressmen #BigSix #Big6 #BlackSky
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Le...
July 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
www.popsci.com/science/ship...
Mysterious 'ship goo' contains new life forms
No one quite knows how the tar-like substance got on a Great Lakes research vessel.
www.popsci.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Reposted by J. C. Kælin
sandie-sandiekins.bsky.social
Canada has some amazing Alt Rock… (not for faint of heart)👊😍🎶🇨🇦
#MusicSky
#AltRock
#JulyTalk

youtu.be/iU5qp-cAtOU bc
JULY TALK - GUNS + AMMUNITION
YouTube video by majesticsilk
youtu.be
July 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Reposted by J. C. Kælin
sandie-sandiekins.bsky.social
Something you haven’t heard in a while… guess its time has come, that you did!😁🥰🎶
#MusicSky
#ChambersBrothers
youtu.be/_I4S61Do-Qs
Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today (live)
YouTube video by nokewan
youtu.be
July 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM