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Conrad Sienkiewicz
@unclecon.bsky.social
Blue trails tramp, haiku wrangler, spudboy, Mayor of Cocaton, and WAPJ 89.9 FM radio deejay. 🎶BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD🎶 Tuesdays at 8pm, and ☕UNCLE CON'S DINER🍔 Tuesdays at 9pm on www.wapj.org
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WAPJ is named the BEST NON-COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION in Connecticut by the Connecticut Broadcasters Association! How exciting is that?! I loved announcing this on 🎶BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD🎶 and ☕UNCLE CON'S DINER🍔 (Tuesdays at 8pm and 9pm respectively - shameless promotion). WAPJ.org
It's TWOFER TUESDAY, and I'm hosting TWO radio shows tonight where I will salute our veterans! Tune in to WAPJ.org at 8pm for 🎶BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD🎶 and then at 9 it's ☕UNCLE CON'S DINER🍔 serving up all genres. Never surrender, spuds! Thank a veteran, too!
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My Dad - the original Uncle Con - was born on November 11, and as they say, the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. As a kid, I really liked this record in his eclectic collection. Join me Tuesday at 9pm on ☕UNCLE CON'S DINER🍔 as I salute my Dad and other veterans on WAPJ.org. 🛎️🛎️ Order up!
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Join me Tuesday 11/11 - Veterans Day - at 8pm on 🎶BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD🎶 as I salute our veterans with an hour of soldier- related songs from Broadway and Hollywood. Streaming live at WAPJ.org. Fun fact: I played General Genghis Kahn Schmitz in SEUSSICAL in 2016.
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
If you've ever dreamed about producing a top-notch musical documentary about systemic racism (right?) but you are overwhelmed, join the team who is PUSHING THE ROCK! All levels of support are welcome. The bold and tenacious spirit of John Brown lives in Torrington Connecticut - and in YOUR town! 🤎
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
inside a dead tree
a colony of mushrooms
peppered with sawdust

even in this fog
the roadside farmstand still glows
with rows of pumpkins

a skeleton key
all that's left of grandpa's house
unlocks memories

midnight moonlit lane
dead leaves scuttling at my feet
alive once again

#haiku #HopePit
Saturday, Nov 8

#Hopepit community connect
share a snippet of your creations

Post a quote, image, or music you created that illustrates a light in the darkness, bringing hope

Tomorrow will be the big event to share / promote WIPs, pitches, and finished/available works!
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
one single red leaf
on a forest floor of brown
makes me pause my hike

#haiku #hike-oo #senescence
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The older I get,
the less I want to be seen -
I hike like Bigfoot

#haiku #hike-oo
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A dandelion
blossoming in November
like Whitman's live-oak

My freshest haiku, written this morning as I took my walk and thought about #HopePit
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm very excited about this project! Please consider supporting it! The bold and tenacious spirit of John Brown lives in Torrington Connecticut! @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @repjahanahayes.bsky.social @wapjradio.bsky.social @ctjbgc.bsky.social @rijbgc.bsky.social
This is an opportunity for folks who are feeling helpless, horrified, and hobbled to speak through a larger platform than their Zuckbook page.

Think of it this way: if you’re too busy to make your own documentary film— you can be a part of ours.

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#johnbrownproject #pushingtherock
November 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Welcome to Cocaton: it's oddly familiar! My daughter Caroline painted the mural and I built a small town that is visited by aliens, has a lake beastie, and a Stonehenge on the mountain. It currently lives in my memory but someday - like Brigadoon - it will return... (Conrad+Caroline+town=Cocaton)
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
grocery checkout
she buys cat food and mouse traps
and complains loudly

#haiku #BigYku
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
THIS IS THE DAY, by The The, is probably the most hopeful song I know. "This is the day, your life will surely change - this is the day, when things fall into place..." The whole album is solid. @hopepit.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Reposted by Conrad Sienkiewicz
here ya go
July 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Reposted by Conrad Sienkiewicz
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November 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Conrad - I write haiku.

lottery tickets
discarded in fallen leaves
autumn is all loss

#HopePit
@hopepit.bsky.social
Day 1: #Hopepit meet & greet!

Let's get to know each other a little!
Introduce yourself, drop a photo or video if you like

Maybe share what brings you hope 🌞 🌱
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Three hours of political songs tonight - Election Day - starting at 8pm with 🎶BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD🎶 and followed by ☕UNCLE CON'S DINER🍔 at 9pm. I plan to have Torrington election results on the air, too. Tune in tonight at WAPJ.org!
November 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Democrats, Republicans, independents, socialists and anarchists are all welcome to take a seat at ☕UNCLE CON'S DINER🍔. This Tuesday - Election Day - at 9pm I'll play two hours of political songs from various genres. Stream it live at WAPJ.org. Right wing or left wing, it's still the same chicken...
November 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The country's in the very best of hands - OR IS IT? Tune in to 🎶BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD🎶 this Tuesday 11/4 at 8pm as we celebrate Election Day with some political show tunes! Stream it live at WAPJ.org. AND REMEMBER TO VOTE! 🤔🇺🇸 #lilabner #fiorello #ragtime #suffs #hadestown #hamilton
November 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
November 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Unlike these skeletons, I hope YOU HAVE THE GUTS to listen to me Saturday 11/1 at 6am spinning three hours of spooky songs on ALICIA'S ALTERNATIVE ANTHEMS on WAPJ.org! #newwave #alternative #collegeradio #80s #unclecon #belalugosiisstilldead
October 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
with the leaves all down
suddenly
i can see the nests

#haiku #sunnybrookpark

Not as good as this one, but a similar feel:

Barn's burnt down --
now I can see the moon.

~Mizuta Masahide
October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Bela Lugosi may be dead, but everyday is Halloween, right? Join me Saturday 11/1 (Dia de los Muertos) at 6am as I guest-host ALICIA'S ALTERNATIVE ANTHEMS! I've got 3 hours of creepy New Wave tunes from the 80s cued up for you! Screaming - oops - make that STREAMING at WAPJ.org. #dayofthedead
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Jump start Halloween tonight 10/28 with three hours of macabre melodies from yer creepy Uncle Con! Tune in to 🎶BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD🎶 at 8, followed by ☕UNCLE CON'S DINER🍔 at 9. It's an hour of spooky show tunes then 2 hours of various genres - a real groovy ghoul-ash! Stream it live at WAPJ.org.
October 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM