Patrick
@onequietcorner.bsky.social
Writer, lovable oddball, bricoleur, alleged klugscheißer. Yinzer expat, visitor to Crooked Path. Relic of the 20th century.
Trying to keep my head above water...
Trying to keep my head above water...
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i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
Current mood.....
a blue dumpster is floating in a flooded area near a sign that says narrows ramp
ALT: a blue dumpster is floating in a flooded area near a sign that says narrows ramp
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Current mood.....
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
My older sister had the soundtrack album and played it incessantly.
But I remember hearing it was a terrible film even back then. We never watched it in the theater or on cable....and hell, we were so bored as kids we'd watch just about anything!
crookedmarquee.com/the-trainwre...
But I remember hearing it was a terrible film even back then. We never watched it in the theater or on cable....and hell, we were so bored as kids we'd watch just about anything!
crookedmarquee.com/the-trainwre...
The Trainwreck Cinema of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band — Crooked Marquee
The notorious Beatles cover boondoggle is currently, inexplicably streaming on Netflix. You may be tempted to see how bad it could be. Resist that temptation.
crookedmarquee.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:21 AM
My older sister had the soundtrack album and played it incessantly.
But I remember hearing it was a terrible film even back then. We never watched it in the theater or on cable....and hell, we were so bored as kids we'd watch just about anything!
crookedmarquee.com/the-trainwre...
But I remember hearing it was a terrible film even back then. We never watched it in the theater or on cable....and hell, we were so bored as kids we'd watch just about anything!
crookedmarquee.com/the-trainwre...
A nonprofit model could work - the Chicago Sun-Times and one of Philly's dailies operate under that model.
Sounds like there's lots of internal strife that needs to be worked out before anything moves forward, though.
Sounds like there's lots of internal strife that needs to be worked out before anything moves forward, though.
BREAKING: An investor group led by former Penguins biz president Kevin Acklin has formed and is looking to convert the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette into a nonprofit, he tells me. Development comes after PG announced earlier this month is would fold in May www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
Group trying to rescue Post-Gazette as nonprofit
A team of investors hopes to preserve Pittsburgh's largest paper by shifting to a nonprofit model.
www.axios.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:09 PM
A nonprofit model could work - the Chicago Sun-Times and one of Philly's dailies operate under that model.
Sounds like there's lots of internal strife that needs to be worked out before anything moves forward, though.
Sounds like there's lots of internal strife that needs to be worked out before anything moves forward, though.
Hard to put relentless heartbreak and horror into words or context.
I suppose that's the point....no time to think.
I suppose that's the point....no time to think.
January 21, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Hard to put relentless heartbreak and horror into words or context.
I suppose that's the point....no time to think.
I suppose that's the point....no time to think.
If you come for Kyle Clark, you best not miss......
January 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM
If you come for Kyle Clark, you best not miss......
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This is true for way too many of you.
January 18, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This is true for way too many of you.
Brilliant.
Here's this month's cartoon for Print, Pittsburgh's East End newspaper.
#Pittsburgh #Post-Gazette #journalism #newspapers
#Pittsburgh #Post-Gazette #journalism #newspapers
January 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Brilliant.
The Blocks have destroyed everything they've touched.
Post-Gazette to publish final edition and cease operations on May 3
Post-Gazette to publish final edition and cease operations on May 3
The owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced Wednesday that the newspaper will cease publication Sunday, May 3.
Over the past 20 years, Block Communications...
www.post-gazette.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The Blocks have destroyed everything they've touched.
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31 December 1995. Still the perfect goodbye.
December 31, 2024 at 12:21 PM
31 December 1995. Still the perfect goodbye.
Both Himal Chuli and Dobhan were amazing restaurants. For a medium sized city, Madison had an amazing array of cuisines and fantastic restaurants!
captimes.com/food-drink/h...
captimes.com/food-drink/h...
Himal Chuli closes after nearly 40 years on State Street
Krishna Pradhan closes the first fully Nepali restaurant to open in the United States on Jan. 1 after four decades at 318 State St.
captimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Both Himal Chuli and Dobhan were amazing restaurants. For a medium sized city, Madison had an amazing array of cuisines and fantastic restaurants!
captimes.com/food-drink/h...
captimes.com/food-drink/h...
Farewell to MTV's video channels.
MTV was one source (along with a few radio shows) that introduced me to sounds beyond my city's Top 40 and stoner rock stations.
Definitely fell head over heels for the British new wave/post punk scene in the 80s.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQLX...
MTV was one source (along with a few radio shows) that introduced me to sounds beyond my city's Top 40 and stoner rock stations.
Definitely fell head over heels for the British new wave/post punk scene in the 80s.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQLX...
Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue
YouTube video by FrenchSpyder
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December 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Farewell to MTV's video channels.
MTV was one source (along with a few radio shows) that introduced me to sounds beyond my city's Top 40 and stoner rock stations.
Definitely fell head over heels for the British new wave/post punk scene in the 80s.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQLX...
MTV was one source (along with a few radio shows) that introduced me to sounds beyond my city's Top 40 and stoner rock stations.
Definitely fell head over heels for the British new wave/post punk scene in the 80s.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQLX...
Waiting on Alanis M in B&N in Chicago, 1995 **just** as You Oughta Know was getting airplay. I told her I loved her new song and she was thrilled I recognized her and the song.
A month or so later everyone knew her and the song.
A month or so later everyone knew her and the song.
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 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Waiting on Alanis M in B&N in Chicago, 1995 **just** as You Oughta Know was getting airplay. I told her I loved her new song and she was thrilled I recognized her and the song.
A month or so later everyone knew her and the song.
A month or so later everyone knew her and the song.
Needed a palate cleanser after several days of watching the news.....this was fun (and informative) to watch.
December 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Needed a palate cleanser after several days of watching the news.....this was fun (and informative) to watch.
Always willing to sing the praises of the public library. So many hours of entertainment from books & movies/shows I borrowed.
One of my libraries was a godsend through the earliest days of the pandemic (yay, ebooks).
I always forget about Hoopla and Kanopy.....but yes!
One of my libraries was a godsend through the earliest days of the pandemic (yay, ebooks).
I always forget about Hoopla and Kanopy.....but yes!
Reminder that not only do library systems have physical media (& many also lend tools, electronics etc), your library card may give you access to streamers Kanopy and Hoopla. We just watched Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of The Rainmaker via a hoopla the other night. Pretty good!
“As prices for streaming subscriptions continue to soar and finding movies to watch, new and old, is becoming harder as the number of streaming services continues to grow, people are turning to the unexpected last stronghold of physical media: the public library.”
December 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Always willing to sing the praises of the public library. So many hours of entertainment from books & movies/shows I borrowed.
One of my libraries was a godsend through the earliest days of the pandemic (yay, ebooks).
I always forget about Hoopla and Kanopy.....but yes!
One of my libraries was a godsend through the earliest days of the pandemic (yay, ebooks).
I always forget about Hoopla and Kanopy.....but yes!
Just learned of the death of someone I knew eleventy years ago.
We weren't close friends but in the handful of times our paths crossed, he was an incredibly nice guy.
Diagnosed with ALS and fought hard. Gone at 56. 😭
We weren't close friends but in the handful of times our paths crossed, he was an incredibly nice guy.
Diagnosed with ALS and fought hard. Gone at 56. 😭
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Just learned of the death of someone I knew eleventy years ago.
We weren't close friends but in the handful of times our paths crossed, he was an incredibly nice guy.
Diagnosed with ALS and fought hard. Gone at 56. 😭
We weren't close friends but in the handful of times our paths crossed, he was an incredibly nice guy.
Diagnosed with ALS and fought hard. Gone at 56. 😭
If you need something new to discover on #BandcampFriday, check out my friend's music, under the name Flipping The Pig.
Eclectic, imaginative stuff, a dose of power pop and a whole lot of other influences.
flippingthepig.bandcamp.com
Eclectic, imaginative stuff, a dose of power pop and a whole lot of other influences.
flippingthepig.bandcamp.com
Flipping the Pig
It's the culmination of a lifetime spent listening to a wide variety of music as filtered through a disheveled guy sitting in his pajamas and doing whatever comes to him.
Songs about life, anxiety, ...
flippingthepig.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you need something new to discover on #BandcampFriday, check out my friend's music, under the name Flipping The Pig.
Eclectic, imaginative stuff, a dose of power pop and a whole lot of other influences.
flippingthepig.bandcamp.com
Eclectic, imaginative stuff, a dose of power pop and a whole lot of other influences.
flippingthepig.bandcamp.com
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STORE: Thank you for your order!
STORE: We are preparing your order!
STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
STORE: We are preparing your order!
STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
STORE: Thank you for your order!
STORE: We are preparing your order!
STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
STORE: We are preparing your order!
STORE: We put your order in a box!
STORE: Look who has a mailing label!
STORE: Your order has been shipped!
STORE: Your order is in your city!
STORE: Your order is nearby!
STORE: Your order sees you.
STORE: Turn around.
I know most people in/near LA see recognizable TV/film sets all the time. But it was pretty cool to get to see this up close a few weeks ago.
(IYKYK)
(IYKYK)
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I know most people in/near LA see recognizable TV/film sets all the time. But it was pretty cool to get to see this up close a few weeks ago.
(IYKYK)
(IYKYK)
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
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
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Still a classic.
47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Still a classic.