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Konrad vs. the Shrines
Pinned
change of plans. feeling like I'm just gonna come to terms with my rusty cage
“Mama’s Turn” alone is the kind of total immersion in a piece you just don’t see often if at all
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
“Mama’s Turn” alone is the kind of total immersion in a piece you just don’t see often if at all
There are a few like this from the singles comps. We don’t really know what the deal is.
February 5, 2026 at 2:44 AM
There are a few like this from the singles comps. We don’t really know what the deal is.
Yeah. This channel is a legit service to history
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Yeah. This channel is a legit service to history
yup. base cowardice
Trump's constant degradation of female reporters is unsurprising but the press corps' collective decision to treat it as background noise is actually kind of sickening
February 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
yup. base cowardice
That’s so cool. Heard nothing but good things about him
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
That’s so cool. Heard nothing but good things about him
me listening to this song: “all music should sound exactly like this”
February 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
me listening to this song: “all music should sound exactly like this”
Right? A talent so vast it’s hard to really grasp
February 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Right? A talent so vast it’s hard to really grasp
I'm not cancelling anybody and it's very funny that people think I'm saying anything other than "bluesky is gonna have opinions about this"
February 4, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I'm not cancelling anybody and it's very funny that people think I'm saying anything other than "bluesky is gonna have opinions about this"
I'm sure Bluesky won't have anything to say about this and won't find it at all worthy of comment
Zohran’s Isildur at Mt. Doom moment
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to endorse Gov. Kathy Hochul
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I'm sure Bluesky won't have anything to say about this and won't find it at all worthy of comment
am I the only person who didn't know this hilarious tune www.youtube.com/watch?v=akLN...
Audra McDonald: "Baltimore," Live On Soundcheck
YouTube video by WNYC
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:56 PM
am I the only person who didn't know this hilarious tune www.youtube.com/watch?v=akLN...
Thank you I have always been fond of "Letter from Belgium"! Heretic Pride has a rhyme scheme though. Last verse of "American Girl" does a neat "-ee assonance where the rhymes would be" trick throughout
February 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Thank you I have always been fond of "Letter from Belgium"! Heretic Pride has a rhyme scheme though. Last verse of "American Girl" does a neat "-ee assonance where the rhymes would be" trick throughout
the relief of no longer feeling any particular way about it because it simply can’t be helped
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 AM
the relief of no longer feeling any particular way about it because it simply can’t be helped
BABARINO: Ooh ooh! Mr. Kotter!
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: Vincent, Mr Kotter died years ago. Only we remain. Let this classroom be our tomb, our shrine, our temple
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: Vincent, Mr Kotter died years ago. Only we remain. Let this classroom be our tomb, our shrine, our temple
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 AM
BABARINO: Ooh ooh! Mr. Kotter!
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: Vincent, Mr Kotter died years ago. Only we remain. Let this classroom be our tomb, our shrine, our temple
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: Vincent, Mr Kotter died years ago. Only we remain. Let this classroom be our tomb, our shrine, our temple
don’t mind me I’m just “living in the moment” (never having any idea who anybody is and shedding near-term memory like a lizard losing its tail)
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 AM
don’t mind me I’m just “living in the moment” (never having any idea who anybody is and shedding near-term memory like a lizard losing its tail)
Reposted by the Mountain Goats
You couldn't make The Fugitive today. Harrison Ford is too old
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 AM
You couldn't make The Fugitive today. Harrison Ford is too old
Reposted by the Mountain Goats
My apologies to France, I was not familiar with your game.
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
My apologies to France, I was not familiar with your game.
please excommunicate Lefebvre. please please
February 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
please excommunicate Lefebvre. please please
make sure you cast your net around on that guy's channel. it's a treasure trove
February 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
make sure you cast your net around on that guy's channel. it's a treasure trove
you're so welcome -- I am in awe of the collection on that channel and have considered making the listening work of 2026 "just get to as much of this as you can"
February 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
you're so welcome -- I am in awe of the collection on that channel and have considered making the listening work of 2026 "just get to as much of this as you can"
btw that youtube channel with the terry riley live set is legit one of the richest musical sources I've ever found on the internet. when the riley performance ended it served this masterpiece up next www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap5a...
World Saxophone Quartet at the Public Theater, New York City 1981
YouTube video by Stephen Buckingham
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
btw that youtube channel with the terry riley live set is legit one of the richest musical sources I've ever found on the internet. when the riley performance ended it served this masterpiece up next www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap5a...
wonder how many tapes of this music in the 80s are out there -- a fertile time for glass, riley, reich et al
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
wonder how many tapes of this music in the 80s are out there -- a fertile time for glass, riley, reich et al
you ever have a youtube open in a browser tab for several weeks and then you hit play and about twenty minutes in you say to yourself "this was exactly what I needed, today"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKL...
Terry Riley at Town Hall, New York City - September 25, 1982
YouTube video by Stephen Buckingham
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
you ever have a youtube open in a browser tab for several weeks and then you hit play and about twenty minutes in you say to yourself "this was exactly what I needed, today"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKL...
sometimes I'll listen to one song and think "now, pause the album and just contemplate what just now happened in your life, really sit with it a while"
February 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
sometimes I'll listen to one song and think "now, pause the album and just contemplate what just now happened in your life, really sit with it a while"