Lee Whiteside
@mrsftv.bsky.social
SFTV Guru, AZSF.org, sftv.org. Long time conrunner and fan.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
(Ones you wouldn't expect edition)
Roy Clark
Chase
C. W. McCall
Return to Forever
Aerosmith / Angel / Slade
(Ones you wouldn't expect edition)
Roy Clark
Chase
C. W. McCall
Return to Forever
Aerosmith / Angel / Slade
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Escape From New York Tour: Ramones/ Blondie/ Tom Tom Club
Nine Inch Nails
Bob Dylan
Jesus Jones (technically worked this one)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Escape From New York Tour: Ramones/ Blondie/ Tom Tom Club
Nine Inch Nails
Bob Dylan
Jesus Jones (technically worked this one)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
The Clash
King Crimson
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Laurie Anderson
The Residents
The Clash
King Crimson
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Laurie Anderson
The Residents
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
(Ones you wouldn't expect edition)
Roy Clark
Chase
C. W. McCall
Return to Forever
Aerosmith / Angel / Slade
(Ones you wouldn't expect edition)
Roy Clark
Chase
C. W. McCall
Return to Forever
Aerosmith / Angel / Slade
Introduce yourself with 6 concerts you’ve seen:
(decades edition)
70s - David Bowie
80s - Thomas Dolby/Modern English
90s - Barenaked Ladies/Blues Traveler/Fastball
00s - Garbage
10s - Muse/Silversun Pickups
20s - The Last Dinner Party/Miss Grit
(decades edition)
70s - David Bowie
80s - Thomas Dolby/Modern English
90s - Barenaked Ladies/Blues Traveler/Fastball
00s - Garbage
10s - Muse/Silversun Pickups
20s - The Last Dinner Party/Miss Grit
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie
Flogging Molly
Jethro Tull
Calexico
Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, and Shawn Colvin
Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie
Flogging Molly
Jethro Tull
Calexico
Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, and Shawn Colvin
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
The Clash
King Crimson
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Laurie Anderson
The Residents
The Clash
King Crimson
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Laurie Anderson
The Residents
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Introduce yourself with 6 concerts you’ve seen:
(decades edition)
70s - David Bowie
80s - Thomas Dolby/Modern English
90s - Barenaked Ladies/Blues Traveler/Fastball
00s - Garbage
10s - Muse/Silversun Pickups
20s - The Last Dinner Party/Miss Grit
(decades edition)
70s - David Bowie
80s - Thomas Dolby/Modern English
90s - Barenaked Ladies/Blues Traveler/Fastball
00s - Garbage
10s - Muse/Silversun Pickups
20s - The Last Dinner Party/Miss Grit
Here's a video from Springsteen's appearance at the Light of Day Winterfest on Jan 17 in Red Bank, NJ. It includes Bruce reading the full statement that has been reported on the news. He was quoting @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social and dedicated the song to Renee Good. youtu.be/RcqHvsqxVsY?...
Bruce Springsteen - Live | The Promised Land - Light of Day 2026 @ Count Basie , Red Bank NJ 1/17/26
YouTube video by Brian Cilli
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Here's a video from Springsteen's appearance at the Light of Day Winterfest on Jan 17 in Red Bank, NJ. It includes Bruce reading the full statement that has been reported on the news. He was quoting @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social and dedicated the song to Renee Good. youtu.be/RcqHvsqxVsY?...
Rula Bula in downtown Tempe, AZ. Great Irish pub. Next to the Tempe Mission Palms where we had many conventions. @peter.petermorwood.com approved of it when we had he and @diane.dianeduane.com there a couple of times. @terryandrob.bsky.social during the Discworld convention in 2009.
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Rula Bula in downtown Tempe, AZ. Great Irish pub. Next to the Tempe Mission Palms where we had many conventions. @peter.petermorwood.com approved of it when we had he and @diane.dianeduane.com there a couple of times. @terryandrob.bsky.social during the Discworld convention in 2009.
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I would sum up this (very good!) profile thusly: "The price of getting what you wanted as an artist is having it"
Heavy Is the Crown: George R.R. Martin on His Triumphs and Torments
At the height of his reign, the 'Game of Thrones' author gets candid about his efforts to rule his expanding media empire, his buzzy new show 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,' and the long-delayed sag...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I would sum up this (very good!) profile thusly: "The price of getting what you wanted as an artist is having it"
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Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
January 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
Lots of good stuff in this bundle from a lot of great writers.
A frankly astounding Humble Bundle of about 70 books by women SFF writers, including the Iskryne series by @pennyvixen.bsky.social and me and my first two Karen Memory novels, for $25 for the whole bundle, benefitting youth mental health.
www.humblebundle.com/books/fierce...
www.humblebundle.com/books/fierce...
Humble Book Bundle: Fierce Women of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror by Open Road Media
Our latest ebook bundle has over 60 of the best sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books written by women! Every purchase supports Active Minds charity!
www.humblebundle.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Lots of good stuff in this bundle from a lot of great writers.
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If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
January 4, 2026 at 12:26 AM
If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
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Reposting with alt text, from the "no one's looking at the news right now and they'll have forgotten about it by next Monday" document dump of Jack Smith's deposition transcript:
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December 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Reposting with alt text, from the "no one's looking at the news right now and they'll have forgotten about it by next Monday" document dump of Jack Smith's deposition transcript:
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
My most minor celebrity encounter was running onto a member of It's A Beautiful Day in a Tucson hotel when I was checking in for a convention. They were playing a show that night. Someone else did have a copy of their first LP for him to sign.
The tour manager for Slayer stopped to ask what bird I was looking at.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 7:23 AM
My most minor celebrity encounter was running onto a member of It's A Beautiful Day in a Tucson hotel when I was checking in for a convention. They were playing a show that night. Someone else did have a copy of their first LP for him to sign.
How I'm walking out of 2025..
Yes, I had to make my own .gif .
Yes, I had to make my own .gif .
December 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
How I'm walking out of 2025..
Yes, I had to make my own .gif .
Yes, I had to make my own .gif .
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AID REQUEST: a local friend left an abusive marriage to protect her non-binary child from an unsafe situation. They were doing their best but got side-swiped & are now 3 months behind on rent.
Their rent is only $900/mo. I'm going to pay 1. Can you help with the other 2?
ko-fi.com/kitrocha/goa...
Their rent is only $900/mo. I'm going to pay 1. Can you help with the other 2?
ko-fi.com/kitrocha/goa...
Support Kit Rocha
Support Kit Rocha
ko-fi.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
AID REQUEST: a local friend left an abusive marriage to protect her non-binary child from an unsafe situation. They were doing their best but got side-swiped & are now 3 months behind on rent.
Their rent is only $900/mo. I'm going to pay 1. Can you help with the other 2?
ko-fi.com/kitrocha/goa...
Their rent is only $900/mo. I'm going to pay 1. Can you help with the other 2?
ko-fi.com/kitrocha/goa...
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Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
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Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
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So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. (not sure about this one...)
December 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. (not sure about this one...)
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David needs folks to lend a hand. https://www.gofundme.com/f/david-gerrolds-health-and-leukemia-fundraiser?lang=en_GB&ts=1765731124&fbclid=IwdGRjcAOs_FtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR6KKiZ2rx4-CeehknGhy0m7jAsLfQXTijNNB--x4dSYOZovtFMCTh0YuSl10w_aem_bDanHCEMaHX8JsZvYYD7Jg
Donate to David Gerrold's Health and Leukemia Fundraiser, organized by David Gerrold
Here is a thank you just for coming this far, a link to a short collec… David Gerrold needs your support for David Gerrold's Health and Leukemia Fundraiser
www.gofundme.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Now on Bluesky, political posts from SF author Connie Willis (not the one on Coast to Coast AM). The posts here will be mainly links to the regular posts at keepcalm.beehiiv.com with occasional share of other interesting posts. This account is managed by Lee Whiteside (@mrsftv.bsky.social)
Keep Calm and Carry On
Periodic thoughts on politics by Connie Willis (aka CW Daily)
keepcalm.beehiiv.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Now on Bluesky, political posts from SF author Connie Willis (not the one on Coast to Coast AM). The posts here will be mainly links to the regular posts at keepcalm.beehiiv.com with occasional share of other interesting posts. This account is managed by Lee Whiteside (@mrsftv.bsky.social)
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I went to the Trump Kennedy Center Honors Cursed By The Monkey’s Paw and all you got were these 1500 words of observations www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump’s Very Weird Night at the Kennedy Center Honors
The president and I both got our heart’s desire. But something felt wrong.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I went to the Trump Kennedy Center Honors Cursed By The Monkey’s Paw and all you got were these 1500 words of observations www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Planning to see them on the current tour when they come to Phoenix in April. Presale starts tomorrow morning.
If this day is getting you down, perhaps David Byrne's Tiny Desk concert will help. youtu.be/PNmcF6eRE7w
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Planning to see them on the current tour when they come to Phoenix in April. Presale starts tomorrow morning.
It may not be the best Christmas song ever, but it was definitely the very first Christmas single I ever bought.
youtu.be/Psf9PSf0xhQ?...
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NEW * Snoopy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen {Stereo} 1967
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It may not be the best Christmas song ever, but it was definitely the very first Christmas single I ever bought.
youtu.be/Psf9PSf0xhQ?...
youtu.be/Psf9PSf0xhQ?...
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"Gosh and golly, it's the Call and Molly Holly Jolly Almost Solstice Singalong!"
I AM PLAYING A BANDCAMP HOLIDAY SHOW WITH @mollylewis.wtf!!!!
YOU CAN WATCH IT ANYWHERE ANYTIME*
Tickets: mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/call-m...
I AM PLAYING A BANDCAMP HOLIDAY SHOW WITH @mollylewis.wtf!!!!
YOU CAN WATCH IT ANYWHERE ANYTIME*
Tickets: mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/call-m...
Call & Molly's Holly Jolly Almost Solstice Singalong! from Marian Call
Live Stream from Marian Call.
mariancall.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
"Gosh and golly, it's the Call and Molly Holly Jolly Almost Solstice Singalong!"
I AM PLAYING A BANDCAMP HOLIDAY SHOW WITH @mollylewis.wtf!!!!
YOU CAN WATCH IT ANYWHERE ANYTIME*
Tickets: mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/call-m...
I AM PLAYING A BANDCAMP HOLIDAY SHOW WITH @mollylewis.wtf!!!!
YOU CAN WATCH IT ANYWHERE ANYTIME*
Tickets: mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/call-m...
Definitely happening a lot. Half the time they don't even have the correct author in the email.
Great article about the book club marketing scam...forewarned is forearmed!
#marketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #LateNightWrite #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory
writersweekly.com/ask-the-exp...
#marketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #LateNightWrite #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory
writersweekly.com/ask-the-exp...
A NEW WAVE OF SCAM EMAILS IS TARGETING AUTHORS! "My book club wants to review your book!!"
PUT UP YOUR B.S. ANTENNAS, FOLKS!!! "Your book offers invaluable guidance and real-world examples that truly demystify the process of..." IT'S ALL FAKE!!!
writersweekly.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Definitely happening a lot. Half the time they don't even have the correct author in the email.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen the artist multiple times—
Todd Rundgren
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen
"Weird Al" Yankovic
The Pretenders
Todd Rundgren
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen
"Weird Al" Yankovic
The Pretenders
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen the artist multiple times—
Todd Rundgren
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen
"Weird Al" Yankovic
The Pretenders
Todd Rundgren
Elvis Costello
Bruce Springsteen
"Weird Al" Yankovic
The Pretenders
Introduce yourself with five (unexpected) concerts you've seen -
Chase
The Sweet
Bram Tchaikovsky
Roy Clark
C. W. McCall
Chase
The Sweet
Bram Tchaikovsky
Roy Clark
C. W. McCall
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Introduce yourself with five (unexpected) concerts you've seen -
Chase
The Sweet
Bram Tchaikovsky
Roy Clark
C. W. McCall
Chase
The Sweet
Bram Tchaikovsky
Roy Clark
C. W. McCall