Joe Lavelle
@joelavellesongs.bsky.social
Songwriter in Los Angeles. Special fondness for my once adopted home of New Orleans. Supporter of indie film and small local cinemas. Supporter of local live entertainment.
Will answer to He or She pronouns, They isn’t really my thing but I’m fine with it.
Will answer to He or She pronouns, They isn’t really my thing but I’m fine with it.
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Joe Lavelle
@joelavellesongs.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Joe Lavelle's Brandy Sidecar - Family Thanksgiving, Family Christmas
YouTube video by Brandy Sidecar
youtu.be
Looking for Holiday music?
The only reason I can think of for my follower count doubling in the past month is people adding me from the Musicians starter pack.
Well, if you’re looking for music, check out this EP of three Holiday songs that I wrote and recorded with some wonderful people.
The only reason I can think of for my follower count doubling in the past month is people adding me from the Musicians starter pack.
Well, if you’re looking for music, check out this EP of three Holiday songs that I wrote and recorded with some wonderful people.
Los Angeles Area Friends,
Will any of you be near MacArthur Park today? I need someone to pick up a cake for me.
Will any of you be near MacArthur Park today? I need someone to pick up a cake for me.
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Los Angeles Area Friends,
Will any of you be near MacArthur Park today? I need someone to pick up a cake for me.
Will any of you be near MacArthur Park today? I need someone to pick up a cake for me.
If you see this post a bird
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
If you see this post a bird
I don’t know who needs to hear this but: Even though we ain’t got money, I’m so in love with you, honey.
Oh, and, yes: We ain’t got money. I made some bad choices at the track.
Oh, and, yes: We ain’t got money. I made some bad choices at the track.
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but: Even though we ain’t got money, I’m so in love with you, honey.
Oh, and, yes: We ain’t got money. I made some bad choices at the track.
Oh, and, yes: We ain’t got money. I made some bad choices at the track.
If you witness me eating a salad that has pear slices, gorgonzola, and pecans, you’ll see that I make great effort to get some pear slices, gorgonzola, and pecans with each and every fork full.
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
If you witness me eating a salad that has pear slices, gorgonzola, and pecans, you’ll see that I make great effort to get some pear slices, gorgonzola, and pecans with each and every fork full.
At the cafe in the gentrification grocery store, a woman who did her shopping before stopping for coffee has laid down her sack of potatoes at a table to save herself a seat while she waits in line for her coffee.
I am nearly overcome with the urge to do a comedy bit yelling at the sack of potatoes:
I am nearly overcome with the urge to do a comedy bit yelling at the sack of potatoes:
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
At the cafe in the gentrification grocery store, a woman who did her shopping before stopping for coffee has laid down her sack of potatoes at a table to save herself a seat while she waits in line for her coffee.
I am nearly overcome with the urge to do a comedy bit yelling at the sack of potatoes:
I am nearly overcome with the urge to do a comedy bit yelling at the sack of potatoes:
Look, if you want to lead the glamorous life and you don’t need a man’s touch,
I say more power to you.
I say more power to you.
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Look, if you want to lead the glamorous life and you don’t need a man’s touch,
I say more power to you.
I say more power to you.
What do you call the deep urge to plunge two thumbs into the eye sockets of Gavin Newsom stans who want to sanctimoniously quote from the “First they came for” poem?
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
What do you call the deep urge to plunge two thumbs into the eye sockets of Gavin Newsom stans who want to sanctimoniously quote from the “First they came for” poem?
This is a great thread if you dig etymology threads.
This is a great thread if you dig anti-ableism threads.
If you dig etymology threads *and* anti-ableism threads, hoo-boy! you are in for a treat!
This is a great thread if you dig anti-ableism threads.
If you dig etymology threads *and* anti-ableism threads, hoo-boy! you are in for a treat!
CN: ableist language
Tracing the development of "dumb".
PIE = Proto-Indo-European, the probable common ancestor of the Indo-European language family.
The main point here is that the PIE word stem included the concept of "defectiveness".
Source: EtymOnline www.etymonline.com/search?q=dumb
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Tracing the development of "dumb".
PIE = Proto-Indo-European, the probable common ancestor of the Indo-European language family.
The main point here is that the PIE word stem included the concept of "defectiveness".
Source: EtymOnline www.etymonline.com/search?q=dumb
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November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is a great thread if you dig etymology threads.
This is a great thread if you dig anti-ableism threads.
If you dig etymology threads *and* anti-ableism threads, hoo-boy! you are in for a treat!
This is a great thread if you dig anti-ableism threads.
If you dig etymology threads *and* anti-ableism threads, hoo-boy! you are in for a treat!
Reposted by Joe Lavelle
I couldn’t afford to hire someone to design my merch, so I used AI and here’s how….
……
I used my
ACTUAL
INTELLIGENCE
I learned photoshop and developed a skill. That’s what makes art cool as hell. And I ate with my first shirt design lowkey 👀 you can own this shirt too! Buy it via www.jer.band
……
I used my
ACTUAL
INTELLIGENCE
I learned photoshop and developed a skill. That’s what makes art cool as hell. And I ate with my first shirt design lowkey 👀 you can own this shirt too! Buy it via www.jer.band
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I couldn’t afford to hire someone to design my merch, so I used AI and here’s how….
……
I used my
ACTUAL
INTELLIGENCE
I learned photoshop and developed a skill. That’s what makes art cool as hell. And I ate with my first shirt design lowkey 👀 you can own this shirt too! Buy it via www.jer.band
……
I used my
ACTUAL
INTELLIGENCE
I learned photoshop and developed a skill. That’s what makes art cool as hell. And I ate with my first shirt design lowkey 👀 you can own this shirt too! Buy it via www.jer.band
What circle of Hell is for people who immediately stand 3 inches in front of the pick up window when they’ve just placed their order?
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
What circle of Hell is for people who immediately stand 3 inches in front of the pick up window when they’ve just placed their order?
All you folks laughing about Cheney’s death without giving a single compassionate thought for the poor fella at the cemetery who has to dig the Dick hole.
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
All you folks laughing about Cheney’s death without giving a single compassionate thought for the poor fella at the cemetery who has to dig the Dick hole.
Where do you go when you want to buy name brand spatulas at a fraction of retail cost?
November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Where do you go when you want to buy name brand spatulas at a fraction of retail cost?
The X Files and Blues Clues
Name movie or tv universes that aren’t connected but should be.
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The X Files and Blues Clues
Any help finding a cover version???
I just heard a lovely cover of The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back”.
Slower tempo, woman vocalist, throwback jazz influenced R&B arrangement but it sounds like a recent recording.
I just heard a lovely cover of The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back”.
Slower tempo, woman vocalist, throwback jazz influenced R&B arrangement but it sounds like a recent recording.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Any help finding a cover version???
I just heard a lovely cover of The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back”.
Slower tempo, woman vocalist, throwback jazz influenced R&B arrangement but it sounds like a recent recording.
I just heard a lovely cover of The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back”.
Slower tempo, woman vocalist, throwback jazz influenced R&B arrangement but it sounds like a recent recording.
When you’re *not* raised Catholic,
what is a normal age for children to learn about leprosy?
what is a normal age for children to learn about leprosy?
November 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
When you’re *not* raised Catholic,
what is a normal age for children to learn about leprosy?
what is a normal age for children to learn about leprosy?
Reposted by Joe Lavelle
LA Taco and Triibe report stuff that national newspapers never touch. If you had told me six months ago that I should rely on a publication focused on taco reviews for real info on what the govt is doing I'd have laughed in your face.
November 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
LA Taco and Triibe report stuff that national newspapers never touch. If you had told me six months ago that I should rely on a publication focused on taco reviews for real info on what the govt is doing I'd have laughed in your face.
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Even if you think November 2nd is too early for Holiday music, this track from my Holiday EP is just a lovely little romance song, no mention of holidays.
And it’s called “That Early Winter Sundown” making it perfect to listen to now that we’ve set the clocks back!
youtu.be/XUZmtEt1Tfk?...
And it’s called “That Early Winter Sundown” making it perfect to listen to now that we’ve set the clocks back!
youtu.be/XUZmtEt1Tfk?...
Joe Lavelle's Brandy Sidecar - That Early Winter Sundown
YouTube video by Brandy Sidecar
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Even if you think November 2nd is too early for Holiday music, this track from my Holiday EP is just a lovely little romance song, no mention of holidays.
And it’s called “That Early Winter Sundown” making it perfect to listen to now that we’ve set the clocks back!
youtu.be/XUZmtEt1Tfk?...
And it’s called “That Early Winter Sundown” making it perfect to listen to now that we’ve set the clocks back!
youtu.be/XUZmtEt1Tfk?...
I’m currently at an event where they’re displaying the fabulous Baseball Diamond!
If anyone tries to steal it, we’ll catch those thieves red handed!
If anyone tries to steal it, we’ll catch those thieves red handed!
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I’m currently at an event where they’re displaying the fabulous Baseball Diamond!
If anyone tries to steal it, we’ll catch those thieves red handed!
If anyone tries to steal it, we’ll catch those thieves red handed!
Even if you think November 2nd is too early for Holiday music, this track from my Holiday EP is just a lovely little romance song, no mention of holidays.
And it’s called “That Early Winter Sundown” making it perfect to listen to now that we’ve set the clocks back!
youtu.be/XUZmtEt1Tfk?...
And it’s called “That Early Winter Sundown” making it perfect to listen to now that we’ve set the clocks back!
youtu.be/XUZmtEt1Tfk?...
Joe Lavelle's Brandy Sidecar - That Early Winter Sundown
YouTube video by Brandy Sidecar
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Even if you think November 2nd is too early for Holiday music, this track from my Holiday EP is just a lovely little romance song, no mention of holidays.
And it’s called “That Early Winter Sundown” making it perfect to listen to now that we’ve set the clocks back!
youtu.be/XUZmtEt1Tfk?...
And it’s called “That Early Winter Sundown” making it perfect to listen to now that we’ve set the clocks back!
youtu.be/XUZmtEt1Tfk?...
What if there were a Kink for sharing affection with lonely people? And, like, there were Kink Clubs where these people could go and find lonely people to cuddle?
November 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
What if there were a Kink for sharing affection with lonely people? And, like, there were Kink Clubs where these people could go and find lonely people to cuddle?
I don’t know if Anniversary is going to make my top ten list for films of 2025 but I think it’s very good and I feel like nobody knows about it because it’s gotten practically zero promotion.
November 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I don’t know if Anniversary is going to make my top ten list for films of 2025 but I think it’s very good and I feel like nobody knows about it because it’s gotten practically zero promotion.
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Maybe instead of *talking about* Nigerian Christians, we should *listen to* Nigerian Christians?
It's a moral failing to let your fear of terrorism lead you down the road to Islamaphobia, or prevent you from speaking up for Muslim children.
Nigerian British rapper Santan Dave:
[CW: cursing audio]
It's a moral failing to let your fear of terrorism lead you down the road to Islamaphobia, or prevent you from speaking up for Muslim children.
Nigerian British rapper Santan Dave:
[CW: cursing audio]
Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp (Lyrics)
YouTube video by Naijahotstars TV
m.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Maybe instead of *talking about* Nigerian Christians, we should *listen to* Nigerian Christians?
It's a moral failing to let your fear of terrorism lead you down the road to Islamaphobia, or prevent you from speaking up for Muslim children.
Nigerian British rapper Santan Dave:
[CW: cursing audio]
It's a moral failing to let your fear of terrorism lead you down the road to Islamaphobia, or prevent you from speaking up for Muslim children.
Nigerian British rapper Santan Dave:
[CW: cursing audio]
The only possible reason I might have for not liking your butt would be that you are a bad person.
If you are a kind person with integrity, you can be confidently certain that I do, in fact, like your butt.
If you are a kind person with integrity, you can be confidently certain that I do, in fact, like your butt.
November 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The only possible reason I might have for not liking your butt would be that you are a bad person.
If you are a kind person with integrity, you can be confidently certain that I do, in fact, like your butt.
If you are a kind person with integrity, you can be confidently certain that I do, in fact, like your butt.
This is more a Facebook complaint than BlueSky (people here are nicer), but just to put myself on record:
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a good song.
As written, it’s a good song. As produced, it’s a good song. As sung, it’s a good song.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a good song.
As written, it’s a good song. As produced, it’s a good song. As sung, it’s a good song.
November 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is more a Facebook complaint than BlueSky (people here are nicer), but just to put myself on record:
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a good song.
As written, it’s a good song. As produced, it’s a good song. As sung, it’s a good song.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a good song.
As written, it’s a good song. As produced, it’s a good song. As sung, it’s a good song.
Happy Once a Year Day, everyone!
Muppets - Once A Year Day
YouTube video by JayB7869
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Happy Once a Year Day, everyone!