Patrick Caldwell
@patrickcaldwell.bsky.social
Portlander, cyclist, movie addict, (very) infrequent writer. Posts about: Portland (my current home), retro video games, film, biking, Austin (my former home), media, the occasional really good croissant.
For my money, "Dallas" may be the best song anybody's ever written about Texas. RIP to the finest man to ever stride out of Lubbock.
The Flatlanders - "Dallas" [Live from Austin, TX]
YouTube video by Live From Austin TX
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December 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
For my money, "Dallas" may be the best song anybody's ever written about Texas. RIP to the finest man to ever stride out of Lubbock.
Among the many other things I could say about the awesomeness of Rob Reiner: every second of The Bear S4 featuring him and Edwin Lee Gibson felt like a completely different, more entertaining show.
December 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Among the many other things I could say about the awesomeness of Rob Reiner: every second of The Bear S4 featuring him and Edwin Lee Gibson felt like a completely different, more entertaining show.
Street Fighter movie looks dicey, but all will be forgiven if that car destruction scene ends with a cameo from the Final Fight "Oh God! My car!" guy.
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Street Fighter movie looks dicey, but all will be forgiven if that car destruction scene ends with a cameo from the Final Fight "Oh God! My car!" guy.
That Disney/OpenAI deal is giving me some flashbacks.
December 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
That Disney/OpenAI deal is giving me some flashbacks.
I erred so profoundly in exposing my daughters to Toaster Strudels BEFORE Pop-Tarts. When I introduced Pop-Tarts they could only look at me with a quizzical "Fuck is this shit?!" expression.
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I erred so profoundly in exposing my daughters to Toaster Strudels BEFORE Pop-Tarts. When I introduced Pop-Tarts they could only look at me with a quizzical "Fuck is this shit?!" expression.
Hamster sticking Tokyo Wars on the Switch brings the system one game closer to my surprisingly viable dream of seeing the console become a pocket late 90s arcade. DO PROP CYCLE NEXT YOU COWARDS.
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Hamster sticking Tokyo Wars on the Switch brings the system one game closer to my surprisingly viable dream of seeing the console become a pocket late 90s arcade. DO PROP CYCLE NEXT YOU COWARDS.
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Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.
Hear about the NES US launch 40 years ago from the people that made it happen: Gail Tilden, Bruce Lowry and Lance Barr with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social from the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social moderating! Panel recording at youtu.be/f2WDfsiLiRA
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo
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November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.
The funniest possible outcome would be Mamdani winning but appointing Curtis Sliwa to some kind of city position, preferably one in which he could take care of street cats and talk shit about Andrew Cuomo all day. Two things he's very passionate about.
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The funniest possible outcome would be Mamdani winning but appointing Curtis Sliwa to some kind of city position, preferably one in which he could take care of street cats and talk shit about Andrew Cuomo all day. Two things he's very passionate about.
Sometimes when I'm feeling down I just hang out on @wikipedia.org's list of notable cats for a while.
List of individual cats - Wikipedia
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July 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sometimes when I'm feeling down I just hang out on @wikipedia.org's list of notable cats for a while.
Listen make all of the King of Hill jokes you want but Land of Make Believe fucking rips and you could not ask for a better live album to find in the 99 cent bins at Half Price Books. RIP Chuck Mangione.
July 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Listen make all of the King of Hill jokes you want but Land of Make Believe fucking rips and you could not ask for a better live album to find in the 99 cent bins at Half Price Books. RIP Chuck Mangione.
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the existence of Patlabor implies the existence of Patleisure. is this anything
July 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
the existence of Patlabor implies the existence of Patleisure. is this anything
My 5-year-old daughter keeps demanding that I show her a Godzilla movie, assuming (having watched some of the suit-on-suit fights from the Showa era) that the movies are 90 percent hot monster action. I'm not sure I have the heart to burst her bubble and reveal just how much dialogue there is.
July 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My 5-year-old daughter keeps demanding that I show her a Godzilla movie, assuming (having watched some of the suit-on-suit fights from the Showa era) that the movies are 90 percent hot monster action. I'm not sure I have the heart to burst her bubble and reveal just how much dialogue there is.
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Superman is the best Superman movie since Superman.
July 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Superman is the best Superman movie since Superman.
Really jazzed about the Wizard-Magazine-in-the-90s-ass casting of the Street Fighter movie. Feels like the right vibe for the material.
July 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Really jazzed about the Wizard-Magazine-in-the-90s-ass casting of the Street Fighter movie. Feels like the right vibe for the material.
I've said it once and I'll say it again: they missed out by never having Lalo Schifrin do the score for one of the Mission: Impossible movies.
June 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I've said it once and I'll say it again: they missed out by never having Lalo Schifrin do the score for one of the Mission: Impossible movies.
Gunn’s Superman looks to be doing a lot right, but nothing more so than bringing back 70s Poster Heads. I adore 70s Poster Heads.
June 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Gunn’s Superman looks to be doing a lot right, but nothing more so than bringing back 70s Poster Heads. I adore 70s Poster Heads.
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And that’s to say nothing of the numerous assaults by the Baseball Furies, the Van Cortlandt Rangers and the Gramercy Riffs.
Duffy: "If you're liberal, they want you to take public transportation ... the problem is that it's dirty. You have criminals. It's homeless shelters. It's insane asylums. It's a work ground for the criminal element of the city to prey upon the good people."
May 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
And that’s to say nothing of the numerous assaults by the Baseball Furies, the Van Cortlandt Rangers and the Gramercy Riffs.
I know they’re advertising the Final Reckoning as the last Mission: Impossible but Tom Cruise really needs to make one more so that we can realize the dream of an all-M:I Cinematrix grid.
May 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I know they’re advertising the Final Reckoning as the last Mission: Impossible but Tom Cruise really needs to make one more so that we can realize the dream of an all-M:I Cinematrix grid.
The virgin Snyder Superman letting his father die in a tornado vs. the Chad Gunn Superman violating international sovereignty to save the lives of children.
May 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The virgin Snyder Superman letting his father die in a tornado vs. the Chad Gunn Superman violating international sovereignty to save the lives of children.
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
I predict Chicagoans are going to be absolutely insufferable about being able to claim a Pope.
May 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I predict Chicagoans are going to be absolutely insufferable about being able to claim a Pope.
I've read a lot of books on parenting, listened to a lot of podcasts, and perused a lot of magazine articles, and not a single one has reflected my lived experience of being a dad better than this.
Couple Debates Ethical Implications Of Bringing Another Child Into This Bar
AUGUSTA, GA—Racked with guilt at the thought of making the wrong decision, local couple Anthony Wells and Katherine MacNaughton were reportedly debating on Tuesday the ethical implications of bringing...
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May 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I've read a lot of books on parenting, listened to a lot of podcasts, and perused a lot of magazine articles, and not a single one has reflected my lived experience of being a dad better than this.
I have no idea what the K in Ursula K. Le Guin stands for and I refuse to look it up because I want to believe it’s short for “Karate.”
April 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I have no idea what the K in Ursula K. Le Guin stands for and I refuse to look it up because I want to believe it’s short for “Karate.”
I know what I typed, Google.
April 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I know what I typed, Google.
Thinking about cashing out my entire 401(k) and putting the money into copies of Panzer Dragoon Saga instead. Seems more stable.
April 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thinking about cashing out my entire 401(k) and putting the money into copies of Panzer Dragoon Saga instead. Seems more stable.