Tom Brakke
@tombrakke.com
Personal site, with a little bit of a lot of things. And music.
For investment industry postings, see @investmentecosystem.com.
For investment industry postings, see @investmentecosystem.com.
Where nobody knows your name...
Tracing the anonymous faces at the start of Cheers.
joelmorris.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
August 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Amazing production of "Cabaret" at @guthrietheater.bsky.social.
Wonderful performances, but a heart-wrenching message with lessons for today.
www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and-ti...
Wonderful performances, but a heart-wrenching message with lessons for today.
www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and-ti...
Cabaret
A provocative musical masterpiece.
www.guthrietheater.org
August 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Amazing production of "Cabaret" at @guthrietheater.bsky.social.
Wonderful performances, but a heart-wrenching message with lessons for today.
www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and-ti...
Wonderful performances, but a heart-wrenching message with lessons for today.
www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and-ti...
Across the Great Divide
YouTube video by Nanci Griffith - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reposted by Tom Brakke
"Falling Down"
Holly Cole (1995)
From a great album ("Temptation") of Tom Waits songs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-qS...
Holly Cole (1995)
From a great album ("Temptation") of Tom Waits songs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-qS...
Falling Down
YouTube video by Holly Cole - Topic
www.youtube.com
June 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Falling Down"
Holly Cole (1995)
From a great album ("Temptation") of Tom Waits songs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-qS...
Holly Cole (1995)
From a great album ("Temptation") of Tom Waits songs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-qS...
"Who Can I Turn To? (When Nobody Needs Me)"
Van Morrison, @vanmorrison.bsky.social (1995)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXNo...
Van Morrison, @vanmorrison.bsky.social (1995)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXNo...
Who Can I Turn To? (When Nobody Needs Me)
YouTube video by Van Morrison - Topic
www.youtube.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"Who Can I Turn To? (When Nobody Needs Me)"
Van Morrison, @vanmorrison.bsky.social (1995)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXNo...
Van Morrison, @vanmorrison.bsky.social (1995)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXNo...
"Even at a distance, we can sometimes tell if someone is educated, rich, powerful or physically attractive.
But that doesn’t always correlate with smart, kind or honest.
Strong signals might not be the same as useful ones."
- @sethgodin.bsky.social
seths.blog/2025/06/conf...
But that doesn’t always correlate with smart, kind or honest.
Strong signals might not be the same as useful ones."
- @sethgodin.bsky.social
seths.blog/2025/06/conf...
Confused by signals
Even at a distance, we can sometimes tell if someone is educated, rich, powerful or physically attractive. But that doesn’t always correlate with smart, kind or honest. Strong signals might n…
seths.blog
June 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Even at a distance, we can sometimes tell if someone is educated, rich, powerful or physically attractive.
But that doesn’t always correlate with smart, kind or honest.
Strong signals might not be the same as useful ones."
- @sethgodin.bsky.social
seths.blog/2025/06/conf...
But that doesn’t always correlate with smart, kind or honest.
Strong signals might not be the same as useful ones."
- @sethgodin.bsky.social
seths.blog/2025/06/conf...
Great @switchedonpop.bsky.social episode on Frank Sinatra, with Seth MacFarlane.
switchedonpop.com/episodes/fra...
switchedonpop.com/episodes/fra...
Frankly, Sinatra still matters (with Seth MacFarlane) — Switched On Pop
Frank Sinatra's influence on modern pop runs deeper than you think, from inventing the concept album to bridging jazz and rock, to leaving behind 1200 boxes of arrangements, the inspiration for Seth M...
switchedonpop.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Great @switchedonpop.bsky.social episode on Frank Sinatra, with Seth MacFarlane.
switchedonpop.com/episodes/fra...
switchedonpop.com/episodes/fra...
The first concert I ever attended was Sly and the Family Stone (Met Center in suburban Minneapolis, 1971).
He got his wings today.
He got his wings today.
June 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The first concert I ever attended was Sly and the Family Stone (Met Center in suburban Minneapolis, 1971).
He got his wings today.
He got his wings today.
Hello, it's the Blues
YouTube video by Joe Louis Walker - Topic
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May 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
May 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Genesis - Carpet Crawlers (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Genesis
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April 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Teddy Wilson - Blues for Thomas Waller.- 1974
YouTube video by JazzyBernard
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April 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Back On The Chain Gang"
The Pretenders (@thepretenders.com, 1984)
"I found a picture of you . . ."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AuM...
The Pretenders (@thepretenders.com, 1984)
"I found a picture of you . . ."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AuM...
The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang (1983)
YouTube video by SpecZX
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April 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"Back On The Chain Gang"
The Pretenders (@thepretenders.com, 1984)
"I found a picture of you . . ."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AuM...
The Pretenders (@thepretenders.com, 1984)
"I found a picture of you . . ."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AuM...
Gutless.
1. We contacted the 100 largest American companies and asked a simple question:
Do you support the tariffs announced by President Trump on April 2?
These are tariffs that have already destroyed trillions of shareholder value
NOT ONE COMPANY WOULD ANSWER THE QUESTION
Do you support the tariffs announced by President Trump on April 2?
These are tariffs that have already destroyed trillions of shareholder value
NOT ONE COMPANY WOULD ANSWER THE QUESTION
Trump tariffs, corporations cower
During the Biden administration, corporate executives regularly expressed their displeasure with policies they opposed.
popular.info
April 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Gutless.
Another great episode from the incomparable @natedimeo.bsky.social.
Willie Mays and his teammates.
thememorypalace.us/teammates/
Willie Mays and his teammates.
thememorypalace.us/teammates/
Teammates - the memory palace
Order The Memory Palace book now, dear listener. On Bookshop.org, on Amazon.com, on Barnes & Noble, or directly from Random House. Or order the audiobook at places like Libro.fm. During mid-April, 202...
thememorypalace.us
April 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Another great episode from the incomparable @natedimeo.bsky.social.
Willie Mays and his teammates.
thememorypalace.us/teammates/
Willie Mays and his teammates.
thememorypalace.us/teammates/
From "How Many Artists Did The Beatles Kill?" by Chris Dalla Riva
www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/how-many-a...
www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/how-many-a...
March 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
From "How Many Artists Did The Beatles Kill?" by Chris Dalla Riva
www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/how-many-a...
www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/how-many-a...