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Rob Bryn Taylor
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Science, music, nature. COVID aware. He/Him. Peace ☮️✌️😷
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KELLY TELE - 3pu red solidbody guitar, Korea/NYC 2005. Sold.

Rick Kelly from Carmine Street Guitars had a short-lived mass-production/custom hybrid Kelly Tele guitar. It was an affordable 3 lipstick pickup tone machine!

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#VintageGuitar #Guitar #Silvertone #Kelly #Tele
KELLY - TELE - 2005 - by Rick Kelly These is brand new Kelly "Tele" electric guitars. They are designed by master luthier Rick Kelly and are capable of a very dynamic range of tones. These custom designed guitars feature all the virtues of Vintage Silvertones, plus more modern technology and engineering, at a fraction the cost of a comparable vintage model in excellent condition. Ideal for beginners, budget-conscious users, or as a great travel guitar. The guitars were available in red, black, sonic blue, salmon, yellow, and sunburst (Note: sunburst neck is natural finish all the rest have the same color as the body.) Each guitar is hand set up and includes a FREE SOFT CASE and FREE SHIPPING within the Continental US via UPS Ground Service. Please note alternate color requests in the notes field when placing the order. Description from VintageSilvertones.com Rick Kelly/Carmine Street Guitars produces exclusively hand-made guitars now. They're made from NYC aged woods, play and sound fantastic. Here's a link to Rick's website: https://carminestreetguitars.com/
January 19, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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STANDEL CUSTOM 202 - 2pu black fiberglass hollowbody tremolo made in California 1967. Sold.

Surfing Birds take flight with this super rare guitar! Designed by Joe Hall (Mosrite/Hallmark) to make your ESS335 blink!

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#VintageGuitar #Guitar #Silvertone #Standel
Standel Custom 202 hollow body electric guitar - 2 pickups black finish. This is an extremely cool and very rare guitar! It's a Standel Custom 202, 2 pickup, thin-line, hollow body, electric guitar from 1967. I believe the guitar to be completely original. It has Kluson Deluxe tuners, a two-way adjustable bridge, heavy duty vibrato, adjustable truss rod, and individual pickup controls (off/on.) The body is fiberglass similar to Supro's Res-O-Glass bodies. The bridge pickup has a twangy sound that's great for country or surf sounds. The neck pickup is very full and jazzy sounding and both together have a 60's pop sound. The serial number is stamped on the base of the fretboard the same way Mosrite did. The frets are in good shape. Here's the minuses: there's is a slight bit of fret buzz and a very minor bow to the neck but it plays just fine. The body has some scratches but nothing serious. There is a rough area on the body nearby the control knobs. Also part of the "f-hole" has torn off. The price reflects the condition. Description from VintageSilvertones.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Fascinating world of ancient #glass: a glass mosaic face bead. 1st century AD.

📷️ Landesmuseum Württemberg
Round glass bead with a green base color, featuring a portrait of a woman with a necklace framed in red on a blue background.
January 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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A beautiful early medieval cobalt blue glass beaker. dating late 7th century AD. Found in a burial in Lauchheim.

This type of vessel has no foot and will not stand upright, it had to be emptied before it could be put down.

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A blue glass beaker lying on its side on a reflective surface, its slightly flared rim and curved body showing numerous fine cracks and bubbles in the translucent glass against a dark gradient background.
January 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Owl carving from the medieval chancel stalls of St. Mary's Church at Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #HighamFerrers #Northamptonshire
January 21, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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Enjoying the beautiful mountains removes stress from our minds⛰️
January 20, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Such a bucolic image. Green, the ground full of small flowers and a little donkey that reminded me of Juan Ramón Jiménez's book. 'Platero i yo'.💚💮📖🫏
January 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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"Blue Birds" by British illustrator Tracey English.
January 22, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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"Black Cat in a Garden" or "Garden Cat", inspired by the style of the famous Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt.
January 22, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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#BOTD 1924. Remembering jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger
J.J. Johnson. (d.2001) #Jazzsky
January 22, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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Magic Sam - Sweet Home Chicago

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Sweet Home Chicago
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January 22, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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WOW, this is the earliest known group of chess pieces in the world! 🤩

It includes two foot-soldiers, two mounted riders, an elephant with rider, a figure driving two horses, and a figure driving a three-horse chariot. Ivory, AD 700s.

Samarkand State Museum-Reserve, Uzbekistan. 📷 me

#Archaeology
My photo shows seven honey-coloured chess pieces, hand-carved from elephant ivory and worn with age. They are displayed in two uneven lines. At the front are two foot-soldiers, behind them are two mounted riders, followed by an elephant with rider (nearest viewer) and a figure driving two horses. At the back is a figure driving a three-horse chariot. It’s suggested they represent divisions of an army. Dimensions: Height between 2.6cm - 3.7cm. Dated AD 700s. I saw these pieces on display at the British Museum’s ‘Silk Roads’ Exhibition in 2024, on loan from Samarkand State Museum-Reserve, Uzbekistan. The museum label read: “This is the earliest known group of chess pieces in the world. Probably originating in India as an aristocratic game, chess spread along Silk Road routes and became a popular pastime across the Islamic world and Europe. These pieces are made of ivory, which probably came from India. They reflect the continued movement of luxury goods and elite customs in the Islamic period”.
January 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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ACOUSTIC/MOSRITE CELEBRITY - 2pu black, semihollow body guitar, California, 1970. Sold.

One-off hybrid, mash-up, or a tinkerer with Acoustic & Mosrite parts stock. A mystery, but clearly a WeirdGuitar.

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#VintageGuitar #Guitar #Silvertone #Acoustic #Mosrite #BlackWidow
ACOUSTIC/MOSRITE: CELEBRITY circa 1970 (Note: we sold this long ago and the person who bought it did pull it apart and sent fotos. But, they're long gone and I don't recall their results.) Acoustic-Mosrite Celebrity - semi-hollow body prototype electric guitar. This is an extremely rare (if not the only one) Acoustic-Mosrite Celebrity electric guitar. This is a thinline, semi-hollow body guitar done in the Mosrite Celebrity or Gibson ES335 style. The sound ranges from surf to punk rock to smooth and mellow. All the electronics work and the neck is straight. The screws in the bridge had to be replaced because they wouldn't turn to adjust the intonation but the originals are in the case. The guitar has a basic chip-core case but will be packed well for shipping. It was just set up with some seriously fast action! So it's ready to jam! This guitar is actually a bit of a mystery. It has an Acoustic logo on the headstock like they used on the Black Widows but the body is a Mosrite Celebrity from the late 1960's or early 1970s. The logo appears to be screen printed and not a sticker. The neck is definitely a Mosrite because of the zero fret, rounded nut, and thick headstock that's recessed below the fret board. It appears to be one of The Ventures model's necks. It seems like a prototype that Semi Moseley put together before he designed the Black Widows for Acoustic. So that would make it a joint effort between Mosrite and Acoustic. Acoustic at the time was producing amplifiers so this may have been their first foray into guitar manufacturing. Another possibility is it was assembled from leftover parts from the Mosrite factory and residual arrangement with Semi Mosley to build Acoustic Black Widows. What's your guess? Description from VintageSilvertones.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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SILVERTONE 1457 guitar 2pu redburst Danelectro Neptune NJ 1964. For sale.

In honor of Bob Weir, a Grateful Dead tribute. A loving decorated American classic guitar w/dancing bears & a Stealie sticker.

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#VintageGuitar #Guitar #Silvertone #Danelectro
This is a double cutaway Silvertone made by Danelectro of Neptune, NJ made in February of 1964. The guitar features two single coil lipstick tube style pickups, a solid-center Masonite over pine body, a white Masonite pickguard on which the controls are mounted, a four-way adjustable chromed brass bridge with a Brazilian rosewood saddle, white tolex binding, two aluminum strap pins and a redburst finish with sparkling silver colored accents. This guitar is 100% original and in good condition. With its fantastic fast action and terrific tone, this guitar plays like a dream. Although this instrument already looks lovely, a previous owner, perhaps a resident of the Haight, chose to further decorate it with Grateful Dead stickers. We chose to leave this personal touch intact as it represents part of its long history. This is the higher-end, two pickup, model of the amp-in-case line but this guitar does not include the amp-in-case. Get this great guitar while you can. Description from VintageSilvertones.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Alvarez Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Acoustic Guitar (unopened box) 2015 Flag design model: AF65 GD. For sale.

Bobby is gone & ain't never coming back. Final tribute. Acoustic that plays like an electric.

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#VintageGuitar #Guitar #Alvarez #GratefulDead
Bobby is gone and ain't never coming back. Final tribute to Grateful Dead guitarist/singer/songwriter. An acoustic that plays like an electric with super fast action. (Original Alvarez description): The Grateful Dead’s relationship with Alvarez began in the 1980s, when both Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir collaborated with Alvarez luthiers to create their own signature models. The team experimented with many shapes, from dreadnoughts to jumbos, and incorporated favorite attributes from both bandmates, like a Modulus neck and Tree of Life inlay. These designs culminated in Bob Weir’s WY1BW, the result of years of fine-tuning, which Bob still plays today. As part of Alvarez’s 50th Anniversary they have created this special guitar (with two artwork options) to commemorate this long-time collaboration with the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Grateful Dead enthusiasts will love the official artwork, applied to the cedar tops by an innovative screen printing process, and all guitarists will appreciate the fine construction, playability and tone of these instruments. The Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary acoustic features a solid A grade western red cedar top, screen-printed under a flawless satin finish. Other appointments include custom mother-of-pearl “Lightning Bolt” inlays, the band’s iconic Dancing Bear on the back of the headstock, a rosewood fingerboard and bi-level bridge and 12th fret lightning bolt inlay. Both models are constructed using the Alvarez FST2M hand-finished, forward-shifted, scalloped bracing system for optimal performance and response. Inspired by classic Grateful Dead images, the custom artwork designs on these guitars have been applied using a custom screen printing process. Thanks to Mother Nature, each guitar top varies slightly in both grain and color, making every Alvarez Grateful Dead guitar a unique instrument, just like every Grateful Dead concert was its own unique experience. Description from VintageSilvertones.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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"Strawberry Thief" by William Morris, was created in 1883. The design was first printed that year and registered on March 12, 1883.
January 17, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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This is a Thomas Webb & Sons cameo glass vase, designed and signed by George Woodall, circa 1880.
January 17, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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🖼️ "Gloaming" by artist Dan McCarthy.
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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A novel approach would be to have proper health care, end socioeconomic inequality problems and tax people based on their income/wealth. A fair system would have billionaires paying approximately 450 million times more tax on sugars foods/beer etc, but they don’t care about fairness 😔
news.rte.ie RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 9d
Sugary drinks and alcohol are not being sufficiently taxed and remain affordable, making it harder to tackle the chronic health problems they cause, according to the World Health Organization
WHO pushes for higher taxes on sugary drinks, alcohol
Sugary drinks and alcohol are not being sufficiently taxed and remain affordable, making it harder to tackle the chronic health problems they cause, according to two reports from the World Health Orga...
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January 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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There is no ‘mild’ because covid leaves its mark. We must not be getting infected.
January 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Covid is airborne!
Wear a respirator ffp2/3
Open windows
Clean the Air- build a Corsi-Rosenthal Box or use a Hepa Air Purifier.

It’s easy, it will help prevent infections.
Don't breathe it in
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January 13, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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If you are not wearing a respirator mask in all public spaces during the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19, you have chosen to be on the wrong side of long-term survival.

#COVID19 #respirator
mcollinsmorton.bsky.social Michael Collins Morton @mcollinsmorton.bsky.social · 12d
If you are not wearing a respirator mask in all public spaces during the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19, you have chosen to be on the wrong side of the situation.

You have chosen to be on the side of repeated infections, impaired immunity, mass illness, and excess mortality.

#COVID19 #respirator
A black-and-white photo of Michael Collins Morton standing in front of a door, wearing a flat cap, dark glasses, a respirator mask, a plaid scarf, and a trench coat.
January 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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“Researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause neurological damage…even without the virus itself present in the brain… Targeting both the virus and inflammation in combination may be necessary to prevent long-term neurologic injury after SARS-CoV-2 infection.”
drruth.bsky.social Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 11d
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Map of US showing high levels of Influenza like illness across most of the US. Very high in 20 states as well in purple.
January 12, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit (live)
Billie Holiday - "Strange Fruit" Live 1959 [Reelin' In The Years Archives]
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January 13, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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“Sweden sacrificed its seniors to the pandemic and used its schoolchildren as guinea pigs. Its government plied its people with lies about COVID-19 and even tried to smear its critics.”
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 AM