David Smay
@hecubot.bsky.social
Co-Editor of Bubblegum Music Is the Naked Truth and Lost in the Grooves (with Kim Cooper) and author of the 33 1/3 book, Swordfishtrombones. Buffista. Hilowbrow. Oakland A's fan. Favorite NYRB Classics books: A Time of Gifts and Great Granny Webster.
I can't believe an ex heroin addict with brain worms is in charge of anything health related.
April 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I can't believe an ex heroin addict with brain worms is in charge of anything health related.
Nice piece though Waits did have a garage rock phase in Junior high with a cover band that did The Ventures, Yardbirds and Wilson Pickett
April 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Nice piece though Waits did have a garage rock phase in Junior high with a cover band that did The Ventures, Yardbirds and Wilson Pickett
They need to stop trying to make pickles happen!
April 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
They need to stop trying to make pickles happen!
Great comp! Lotsa Scots.
April 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Great comp! Lotsa Scots.
I don't think it's pickles in themselves so much as an increased focus on adding a balancing acidity to meals. It's much more common in international cuisines and chefs are dipping into that.
April 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I don't think it's pickles in themselves so much as an increased focus on adding a balancing acidity to meals. It's much more common in international cuisines and chefs are dipping into that.
I think I mentioned that I started to put together a Memphis 70s Pop playlist: Big Star, Chris Bell, Tommy Hoehn, Prix, Scruffs, Terry Manning, Rock City, Icewater...
April 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I think I mentioned that I started to put together a Memphis 70s Pop playlist: Big Star, Chris Bell, Tommy Hoehn, Prix, Scruffs, Terry Manning, Rock City, Icewater...
Apparently he's building five more concentration camps in South America.
April 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Apparently he's building five more concentration camps in South America.
Patrick's performance was so good. Really peeled back the bravado off his frat boy.
April 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Patrick's performance was so good. Really peeled back the bravado off his frat boy.
She's fantastic on Sex Education too.
April 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
She's fantastic on Sex Education too.
Is that why you have a beard?
April 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Is that why you have a beard?
I know you're butthurt that you didn't get to see Ratt.
April 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I know you're butthurt that you didn't get to see Ratt.
I'm furious with your vote supporting the Trump budget. You are wildly out of touch if you think this is what the Democratic base wants. We want you to fight instead of wringing your hands ineffectually. Craven capitulation. This is a gross disappointment. I thought better of you.
March 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I'm furious with your vote supporting the Trump budget. You are wildly out of touch if you think this is what the Democratic base wants. We want you to fight instead of wringing your hands ineffectually. Craven capitulation. This is a gross disappointment. I thought better of you.
I have a cardigan with that pattern!
March 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I have a cardigan with that pattern!
The Ghost of Kombucha!
March 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The Ghost of Kombucha!
My ex, Marti the Medical Student, was half Dutch. Her father, uncle and grandmother survived the Nazi occupation by sneaking out at night to dig up tulip bulbs to eat to avoid starving. Under a shoot-on-sight curfew.
March 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My ex, Marti the Medical Student, was half Dutch. Her father, uncle and grandmother survived the Nazi occupation by sneaking out at night to dig up tulip bulbs to eat to avoid starving. Under a shoot-on-sight curfew.
Steve Goodman wrote it and his version is excellent.
March 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Steve Goodman wrote it and his version is excellent.
That's where I bought my NY Dolls t-shirt in 1982!
March 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
That's where I bought my NY Dolls t-shirt in 1982!
Yeah, I had to get into some pretty small elevators in Japan recently and it was definitely making me feel claustrophobic. This is no bueno for me.
March 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Yeah, I had to get into some pretty small elevators in Japan recently and it was definitely making me feel claustrophobic. This is no bueno for me.
Name it. This is no time to be cowardly.
February 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Name it. This is no time to be cowardly.