Langston Blues
@dradambanks.bsky.social
Committed teacher, midnight believer, solo soul. Still a Slow Jam in a Hip Hop world. Here for all things Deep Space Nine, Donny Hathaway, Patrice Rushen and Futurama. And for general smart stuff, foolishness and irreverence.
Cleveland + Bay Area
Cleveland + Bay Area
Album of the Day/Vinyl of the Day: EWF, All n All (1977)
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Album of the Day/Vinyl of the Day: EWF, All n All (1977)
Got outside a little bit today, and went to my favorite park in the Bay, Big Basin State Park. Checking out the Redwoods' recovery after the 2020 fire was beautiful. New growth, even in the ashes. Charred trees still growing and holding life.
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Got outside a little bit today, and went to my favorite park in the Bay, Big Basin State Park. Checking out the Redwoods' recovery after the 2020 fire was beautiful. New growth, even in the ashes. Charred trees still growing and holding life.
Some late fall foliage showing out on a cloudy morning
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Some late fall foliage showing out on a cloudy morning
What it’s like inside my head?
October 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
What it’s like inside my head?
Hard to tap in to this in the hellscape we’re living, but I need to:
October 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Hard to tap in to this in the hellscape we’re living, but I need to:
Who's solving the Louvre robbery?
October 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Who's solving the Louvre robbery?
My vehicle they don't like
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
My vehicle they don't like
James Franklin gotta hit the Tyrone pose on the way out the door
October 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
James Franklin gotta hit the Tyrone pose on the way out the door
Happy Fall Friday good peoples.
Hoping I can get home to see some peak foliage in the next couple of weeks, but here are a couple of shots from last year.
Hoping I can get home to see some peak foliage in the next couple of weeks, but here are a couple of shots from last year.
October 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Happy Fall Friday good peoples.
Hoping I can get home to see some peak foliage in the next couple of weeks, but here are a couple of shots from last year.
Hoping I can get home to see some peak foliage in the next couple of weeks, but here are a couple of shots from last year.
Fall’s first footprints on my almost-favorite walk
September 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Fall’s first footprints on my almost-favorite walk
Yooooo! Not they going out like the old entertainment joints 😭
September 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Yooooo! Not they going out like the old entertainment joints 😭
Today’s walk (one I should do a lot more)
September 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Today’s walk (one I should do a lot more)
No rare finds today but still a good haul for the office turntable
September 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
No rare finds today but still a good haul for the office turntable
a little crate digging on tap for this fine Saturday
September 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
a little crate digging on tap for this fine Saturday
Ummmm, ok I guess? 😂
September 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Ummmm, ok I guess? 😂
Flashback!! Almost had to cop just on GP 😂
September 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Flashback!! Almost had to cop just on GP 😂
Yall know atp this is one of my favorite spaces on one of my favorite walks
July 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yall know atp this is one of my favorite spaces on one of my favorite walks
A couple of shots (really the same shot, just one portrait, one landscape) from today’s walk: the marsh side of Shaker Lakes
July 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A couple of shots (really the same shot, just one portrait, one landscape) from today’s walk: the marsh side of Shaker Lakes
Finally got back on my bike for a ride down to the lake. Only about 7 miles each way but it felt good to get back to it.
July 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Finally got back on my bike for a ride down to the lake. Only about 7 miles each way but it felt good to get back to it.
When the implosion comes--and I'm still convinced it's coming--a huge reason will be because they're all
July 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
When the implosion comes--and I'm still convinced it's coming--a huge reason will be because they're all
I had been fussing about my hydrangeas not doing too well this season but look at us now
July 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I had been fussing about my hydrangeas not doing too well this season but look at us now
You may be old, but are you this old?
June 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
You may be old, but are you this old?
Throwback to when oligarchs were still corrupt, but the sometimes liked to do occasional nice things to go with their crimes. Kinda like Nino Brown giving away turkeys at Thanksgiving
June 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Throwback to when oligarchs were still corrupt, but the sometimes liked to do occasional nice things to go with their crimes. Kinda like Nino Brown giving away turkeys at Thanksgiving
And because it’s the birthday weekend I had to take the obligatory shot of the ♋️
June 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
And because it’s the birthday weekend I had to take the obligatory shot of the ♋️
A couplefew from today’s walk, with the Cleveland Botanical Garden introducing a meditation garden for the summer
June 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A couplefew from today’s walk, with the Cleveland Botanical Garden introducing a meditation garden for the summer