Christopher Shea
@scarletfire63.bsky.social
Always obsessing about vinyl, the Grateful Dead, and the Red Sox.
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There are a lot of really horrific examples of “it can always get worse” in world history but I find Sepp Blatter to Gianni Infantino hits just the right note of bleak whimsy.
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
There are a lot of really horrific examples of “it can always get worse” in world history but I find Sepp Blatter to Gianni Infantino hits just the right note of bleak whimsy.
Really enjoying this series.
Final piece of Jam Band Halloween History. Phish is back, String Cheese Incident started a festival, and dozens of new jam bands join the tradition!
open.substack.com/pub/thejunkm...
open.substack.com/pub/thejunkm...
Jam Band Halloween: An Exhaustive History, Pt. 3
(2009 - Present)
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Really enjoying this series.
Woo hoo!
Makes no sense at all… five songs from #HuskerDu’s Jan. 30, 1985, show at First Ave hit streaming services yesterday with hardly any notice. And that’s just the start of celebrating the 40th anniversary of the band’s “miracle year,” apparently.
www.startribune.com/surprise-ep-...
www.startribune.com/surprise-ep-...
Surprise EP hints at Minnesota punk legends Hüsker Dü’s 40th anniversary live set
A batch of tunes recorded at First Avenue is the first in a collection of 1985 concert tapes unearthed by Chicago reissue label Numero.
www.startribune.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Woo hoo!
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Three key stats from Tottenham's performance tonight:
▪️ Three shots
▪️ 27.7% possession
▪️ 115 completed passes
Oh, and one Europa League trophy.
▪️ Three shots
▪️ 27.7% possession
▪️ 115 completed passes
Oh, and one Europa League trophy.
May 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Three key stats from Tottenham's performance tonight:
▪️ Three shots
▪️ 27.7% possession
▪️ 115 completed passes
Oh, and one Europa League trophy.
▪️ Three shots
▪️ 27.7% possession
▪️ 115 completed passes
Oh, and one Europa League trophy.
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NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...
Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts
Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.
www.huffpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...
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No greater hypocrisy than yelling all day about how meritocracy has been killed by diversity programs in job hiring, then putting profoundly unqualified people in legitimately important positions
January 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
No greater hypocrisy than yelling all day about how meritocracy has been killed by diversity programs in job hiring, then putting profoundly unqualified people in legitimately important positions
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John Lennon watches Televison on television (true story).
From MM, September 14 1974.
From MM, September 14 1974.
January 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
John Lennon watches Televison on television (true story).
From MM, September 14 1974.
From MM, September 14 1974.
Merry Christmas!!
December 25, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Merry Christmas!!
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Meantime, sad music news here, but 87 is a hell of a run. If you ever liked any of these bands in those early days with that sound in particular, he's a key reason why they sounded good then and now. Kept recording new acts fairly recently too! Salute to a true lifer.
Shel Talmy, Early Producer for the Who and Kinks and a Pioneer of the Brit Beat Sound, Dies at 87
Shel Talmy, producer of the Kinks' 'You Really Got Me' and the Who's 'My Generation' among many others, has died.
variety.com
November 14, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Meantime, sad music news here, but 87 is a hell of a run. If you ever liked any of these bands in those early days with that sound in particular, he's a key reason why they sounded good then and now. Kept recording new acts fairly recently too! Salute to a true lifer.
When was your first Grateful Dead show and how old were you?
I was 20 and attending UMaine.
I was 20 and attending UMaine.
November 14, 2024 at 8:39 PM
When was your first Grateful Dead show and how old were you?
I was 20 and attending UMaine.
I was 20 and attending UMaine.
I try to tell myself that we’ll survive 4 more years of Trump, but I’m not so sure now. Wow.
Breaking News: Donald Trump said he would nominate Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, a vocal ally, to be his attorney general.
Trump Visits Biden and Republican Senators Pick John Thune as Leader: Live Updates
Mr. Trump also confirmed that Senator Marco Rubio was his choice to be secretary of state and said he offered Tulsi Gabbard the job of director of national intelligence after visiting Biden in the Whi...
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:53 PM
I try to tell myself that we’ll survive 4 more years of Trump, but I’m not so sure now. Wow.