Dan Ray
@danray05.bsky.social
music librarian, retired military musician, recovering music teacher, bicycle enthusiast
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Dan Ray
@danray05.bsky.social
· Aug 20
It’s important to remember when I share opinions and thoughts on politics and the military, it is with the expertise of a trombone player in the National Guard. And I read a book by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
“Never forget” means continuing to teach the truth about what happened on Jan 6.
THE DAY AHEAD: States maneuver to preserve and teach the history of Jan 6
youtube.com/shorts/nlmMw...
youtube.com/shorts/nlmMw...
DAY AHEAD: States maneuver to preserve history of U.S. Capitol siege.. teach school children
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“Never forget” means continuing to teach the truth about what happened on Jan 6.
Coogee Beach, NSW Australia 11/10/25
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Coogee Beach, NSW Australia 11/10/25
Active attacker alert at UVA Shannon Library! WTF people? Hope everyone is ok.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Active attacker alert at UVA Shannon Library! WTF people? Hope everyone is ok.
Bike parking at Manly ferry terminal. More of this, please!
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Bike parking at Manly ferry terminal. More of this, please!
Sydney Opera House has bike parking! How cool is that!
November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Sydney Opera House has bike parking! How cool is that!
Australia I am in you
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Australia I am in you
Movies I watched in preparation to my Australia/New Zealand trip:
Strictly Ballroom
Quigley Down Under
The Castle
Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee 2
Gallipoli (1981 film)
ANZAC girls (series)
Ten Canoes
Whale Rider
Strictly Ballroom
Quigley Down Under
The Castle
Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee 2
Gallipoli (1981 film)
ANZAC girls (series)
Ten Canoes
Whale Rider
November 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Movies I watched in preparation to my Australia/New Zealand trip:
Strictly Ballroom
Quigley Down Under
The Castle
Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee 2
Gallipoli (1981 film)
ANZAC girls (series)
Ten Canoes
Whale Rider
Strictly Ballroom
Quigley Down Under
The Castle
Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee 2
Gallipoli (1981 film)
ANZAC girls (series)
Ten Canoes
Whale Rider
DC Metro tap on/off with phone is a huge upgrade!
November 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
DC Metro tap on/off with phone is a huge upgrade!
Welp, I’m off to Australia.
November 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Welp, I’m off to Australia.
Game six starts with a serviceable Star Spangled Banner followed by O Canada a with crowd singing, bi-lingual, and modulating to the last stanza! Toronto means business!
November 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Game six starts with a serviceable Star Spangled Banner followed by O Canada a with crowd singing, bi-lingual, and modulating to the last stanza! Toronto means business!
Happy Halloween morning bike commute!
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Happy Halloween morning bike commute!
Morning commute. Any views of your morning ride?
October 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Morning commute. Any views of your morning ride?
Maybe he thinks if he doesn’t do anything she’ll end up in the basement with the January 6th Plaque.
It's been 33 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
October 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Maybe he thinks if he doesn’t do anything she’ll end up in the basement with the January 6th Plaque.
Make a movie food:
That Thing You Donut
That Thing You Donut
Make a movie food:
Lord of the Onion Rings
Lord of the Onion Rings
Make a movie food:
Twelve Angry Menus.
Twelve Angry Menus.
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Make a movie food:
That Thing You Donut
That Thing You Donut
In case anyone was wondering, these are my people.
Tonight in ATL is sold out, but there are still a few tickets left for tomorrow. You are most sincerely invited. bit.ly/TMBG032925
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
In case anyone was wondering, these are my people.
Cool bit of cinephile history if you need a distraction from the current sh*tshow.
This is really cool: a guy found one of the original Cinemascope anamorphic adapters used to shoot 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954), and that had been sitting in storage for 70 years, for sale on eBay bought it and shot some beautiful new footage with it www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg0f...
What Happened to Walt Disney’s Weird Cinema Lens?
YouTube video by Mathieu Stern
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Cool bit of cinephile history if you need a distraction from the current sh*tshow.
UVA showing cowardice in the face of federal government overreach. Sic sometimes tyrannis, I guess. Give me Convenience or give me Death.
October 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
UVA showing cowardice in the face of federal government overreach. Sic sometimes tyrannis, I guess. Give me Convenience or give me Death.
In high school I learned that the N*zi swastika was derived from an ancient symbol for peace. Thinking I was clever, I drew the symbol on an attendance sheet instead of the usual “x”. In the middle of rehearsal I was pulled out by the secretary, an older lady with a thick German accent. 1/3
October 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In high school I learned that the N*zi swastika was derived from an ancient symbol for peace. Thinking I was clever, I drew the symbol on an attendance sheet instead of the usual “x”. In the middle of rehearsal I was pulled out by the secretary, an older lady with a thick German accent. 1/3
The instructions to take a backhoe to the White House had to go through several individuals and NONE OF THEM said “Ah hell no!”????
October 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The instructions to take a backhoe to the White House had to go through several individuals and NONE OF THEM said “Ah hell no!”????
If getting your supporters to smear feces on the Capitol and attack the police isn’t impeachable, why would demolishing the White House?
October 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
If getting your supporters to smear feces on the Capitol and attack the police isn’t impeachable, why would demolishing the White House?
A bright but chilly commute. And my shoulder season riding kit: Left works for 30-50 deg F. Right for 50 and above. Below 30 and I’m wearing snowboarding gear basically. Or taking the bus.
October 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A bright but chilly commute. And my shoulder season riding kit: Left works for 30-50 deg F. Right for 50 and above. Below 30 and I’m wearing snowboarding gear basically. Or taking the bus.
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No Kings includes DraftKings
October 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
No Kings includes DraftKings
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Nobody but Trump could get this many people out on the streets because of how much he sucks
He is the worst President, many people are saying
He is the worst President, many people are saying
October 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Nobody but Trump could get this many people out on the streets because of how much he sucks
He is the worst President, many people are saying
He is the worst President, many people are saying