Tom McCool
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I have been interested in Native American spirituality as part of my focus on natural spirituality and the Wild Church. The first half of this book is about the Woodley’s family and personal histories. The second half introduces the Harmony Way. 📚💙 #nativeamerican #booksky #spirituality
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I have been interested in Native American spirituality as part of my focus on natural spirituality and the Wild Church. The first half of this book is about the Woodley’s family and personal histories. The second half introduces the Harmony Way. 📚💙 #nativeamerican #booksky #spirituality
Feels Like Rain by Buddy Guy. A little rockier than its predecessor but if you doubt listen to the cover of Muddy Waters’ “She’s Nineteen Years Old.” “Feels Like Rain” has become a signature song. 🥩✂️ I Could Cry w/John Mayall. #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #buddyguy #bluesmusic
October 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Feels Like Rain by Buddy Guy. A little rockier than its predecessor but if you doubt listen to the cover of Muddy Waters’ “She’s Nineteen Years Old.” “Feels Like Rain” has become a signature song. 🥩✂️ I Could Cry w/John Mayall. #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #buddyguy #bluesmusic
I like reading rock star autobios but some are just money grabs. This is one of them. Although Simmons admits to his faults, he’s still arrogant and runs down his bandmates. I skimmed the last few chapters. 📚💙 #booksky #genesimmons #kiss #autobiography
October 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I like reading rock star autobios but some are just money grabs. This is one of them. Although Simmons admits to his faults, he’s still arrogant and runs down his bandmates. I skimmed the last few chapters. 📚💙 #booksky #genesimmons #kiss #autobiography
After reading Killing Floor, I found Jack Reacher paperbacks at Goodwill (three in one visit). This one kept me engaged, but there is one huge clue that the otherwise smart Reacher totally misses. The plot feels a bit drawn out at times. 📚💙 #jackreacher #leechild #booksky
October 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
After reading Killing Floor, I found Jack Reacher paperbacks at Goodwill (three in one visit). This one kept me engaged, but there is one huge clue that the otherwise smart Reacher totally misses. The plot feels a bit drawn out at times. 📚💙 #jackreacher #leechild #booksky
I finished the first Longmire novel. I watched the series when it was active and finally decided to read the books. Really liked this one and look forward to more. 📚💙 #longmire #craigjohnson #westernmystery
September 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I finished the first Longmire novel. I watched the series when it was active and finally decided to read the books. Really liked this one and look forward to more. 📚💙 #longmire #craigjohnson #westernmystery
Just finished reading. Better than the first book in the series. Love the many references to Native American culture and religion. Yes, I watched the series first so knew the ending, but still was fascinated with the storytelling. 📚💙 #booksky #recentreads #darkwinds #tonyhillerman
September 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Just finished reading. Better than the first book in the series. Love the many references to Native American culture and religion. Yes, I watched the series first so knew the ending, but still was fascinated with the storytelling. 📚💙 #booksky #recentreads #darkwinds #tonyhillerman
Live 1975-1985 by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. A little heavy on the ‘80s and only one cut is pre-1978. But it’s a wealth of powerful live performances by one of the best. 🥩✂️ an 11+ minute version of The River #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #brucespringsteen #livemusic
September 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Live 1975-1985 by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. A little heavy on the ‘80s and only one cut is pre-1978. But it’s a wealth of powerful live performances by one of the best. 🥩✂️ an 11+ minute version of The River #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #brucespringsteen #livemusic
JPEG RAW by Gary Clark Jr. Clark Jr. has dialed in his varied influences into a signature style. Socially conscious lyrics driven by a mix of soul, R&B, rock, hip hop, blues, and African rhythms. 🥩✂️ Don’t Start (featuring Valerie June) #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #garyclarkjr #valeriejune
August 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
JPEG RAW by Gary Clark Jr. Clark Jr. has dialed in his varied influences into a signature style. Socially conscious lyrics driven by a mix of soul, R&B, rock, hip hop, blues, and African rhythms. 🥩✂️ Don’t Start (featuring Valerie June) #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #garyclarkjr #valeriejune
The Rolling Stones’ Black and Blue album will get a deluxe reissue with outtakes and a live performance from the 1976 European tour. The announcement should come within the next two weeks. #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #nowplaying #rollingstones
August 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Rolling Stones’ Black and Blue album will get a deluxe reissue with outtakes and a live performance from the 1976 European tour. The announcement should come within the next two weeks. #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #nowplaying #rollingstones
Shadow Kingdom by Bob Dylan. The soundtrack to the performance film of the same name. Dylan reimagined some deep cut classics and performs most of these on tour. The band includes Don Was and T Bone Burnett. 🥩✂️ When I Paint My Masterpiece #vinylsky #vinylcommunnity #bobdylan #nowplaying
August 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Shadow Kingdom by Bob Dylan. The soundtrack to the performance film of the same name. Dylan reimagined some deep cut classics and performs most of these on tour. The band includes Don Was and T Bone Burnett. 🥩✂️ When I Paint My Masterpiece #vinylsky #vinylcommunnity #bobdylan #nowplaying
Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings by Bo Hansson. Early prog instrumentals played on one of the first Moog synthesizers. Although it sounds primitive today, it was groundbreaking at the time and opened the door for Mike Oldfield and Rick Wakeman. 🥩✂️ Leaving Shire #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #lotr
August 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings by Bo Hansson. Early prog instrumentals played on one of the first Moog synthesizers. Although it sounds primitive today, it was groundbreaking at the time and opened the door for Mike Oldfield and Rick Wakeman. 🥩✂️ Leaving Shire #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #lotr
Oops! Wrong Planet by Utopia. Todd Rundgren’s Utopia leaves prog behind and goes arena rock. All members co-write and sing, but Todd’s fingerprints are all over this. Abandon City is a deep cut. 🥩✂️ Love In Action #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #utopiaband #toddrundgren
August 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Oops! Wrong Planet by Utopia. Todd Rundgren’s Utopia leaves prog behind and goes arena rock. All members co-write and sing, but Todd’s fingerprints are all over this. Abandon City is a deep cut. 🥩✂️ Love In Action #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #utopiaband #toddrundgren
What Happened to My Blues by Willie Dixon. Released in 1974, Dixon wrote every song and plays authentic Chicago blues with help from Lafayette Leake, Carey Bell Harrington, Clifton James, and Willie’s son Freddie Dixon. #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #bluemusic #chicagoblues #williedixon
August 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
What Happened to My Blues by Willie Dixon. Released in 1974, Dixon wrote every song and plays authentic Chicago blues with help from Lafayette Leake, Carey Bell Harrington, Clifton James, and Willie’s son Freddie Dixon. #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #bluemusic #chicagoblues #williedixon
I just finished this fascinating and detailed biography. I learned so much about Twain. 📚💙 #booksky #marktwain #ronchernow
August 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I just finished this fascinating and detailed biography. I learned so much about Twain. 📚💙 #booksky #marktwain #ronchernow
Any one remember this show? I can still sing the zip code of the show’s address to this day.
July 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Any one remember this show? I can still sing the zip code of the show’s address to this day.
Great show last night with Buddy Guy. Taj Farrant opened and he’s worth watching. You will be hearing more from him. The show was outside in a small local baseball stadium. I check this off my bucket list. Photo courtesy of Vince Walter #buddyguy #bluesmusic #vinylsky #vinylcommunity
July 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Great show last night with Buddy Guy. Taj Farrant opened and he’s worth watching. You will be hearing more from him. The show was outside in a small local baseball stadium. I check this off my bucket list. Photo courtesy of Vince Walter #buddyguy #bluesmusic #vinylsky #vinylcommunity
Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop by Jeff Beck with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hyman
A blazing album of rock instrumentals with the most beautiful electric guitar ballad ever recorded that proves Beck’s brilliance: Where Were You. 🥩✂️ Big Block #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #vinyl #jeffbeck
A blazing album of rock instrumentals with the most beautiful electric guitar ballad ever recorded that proves Beck’s brilliance: Where Were You. 🥩✂️ Big Block #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #vinyl #jeffbeck
June 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop by Jeff Beck with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hyman
A blazing album of rock instrumentals with the most beautiful electric guitar ballad ever recorded that proves Beck’s brilliance: Where Were You. 🥩✂️ Big Block #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #vinyl #jeffbeck
A blazing album of rock instrumentals with the most beautiful electric guitar ballad ever recorded that proves Beck’s brilliance: Where Were You. 🥩✂️ Big Block #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #vinyl #jeffbeck
Out of Our Heads by The Rolling Stones
This is a superb all-analog mono pressing from the first-generation master tape. There is a depth to the sound I haven’t heard before. The Stones are meant to be heard in mono. 🥩✂️ (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction #vinylsky #rollingstones #vinylcommunity #vinyl
This is a superb all-analog mono pressing from the first-generation master tape. There is a depth to the sound I haven’t heard before. The Stones are meant to be heard in mono. 🥩✂️ (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction #vinylsky #rollingstones #vinylcommunity #vinyl
June 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Out of Our Heads by The Rolling Stones
This is a superb all-analog mono pressing from the first-generation master tape. There is a depth to the sound I haven’t heard before. The Stones are meant to be heard in mono. 🥩✂️ (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction #vinylsky #rollingstones #vinylcommunity #vinyl
This is a superb all-analog mono pressing from the first-generation master tape. There is a depth to the sound I haven’t heard before. The Stones are meant to be heard in mono. 🥩✂️ (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction #vinylsky #rollingstones #vinylcommunity #vinyl
Live 3.10.22 by Keith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos
Keith and the Winos played a 3-song set at the Love Rocks NYC fundraiser. The Winos had not played together for 30 years before this and it doesn’t show. 🥩✂️ 999 #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #rsd #keithrochards
Keith and the Winos played a 3-song set at the Love Rocks NYC fundraiser. The Winos had not played together for 30 years before this and it doesn’t show. 🥩✂️ 999 #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #rsd #keithrochards
May 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Live 3.10.22 by Keith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos
Keith and the Winos played a 3-song set at the Love Rocks NYC fundraiser. The Winos had not played together for 30 years before this and it doesn’t show. 🥩✂️ 999 #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #rsd #keithrochards
Keith and the Winos played a 3-song set at the Love Rocks NYC fundraiser. The Winos had not played together for 30 years before this and it doesn’t show. 🥩✂️ 999 #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #rsd #keithrochards
Live in Cook County Jail by B. B. King
This excellent live set gets overlooked next to Live at the Regal and it shouldn’t. Side 2 is all slow blues including an incendiary performance of “Sweet Sixteen.” Don’t miss this one. 🥩✂️ Sweet Sixteen #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #blues #bbking
This excellent live set gets overlooked next to Live at the Regal and it shouldn’t. Side 2 is all slow blues including an incendiary performance of “Sweet Sixteen.” Don’t miss this one. 🥩✂️ Sweet Sixteen #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #blues #bbking
May 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Live in Cook County Jail by B. B. King
This excellent live set gets overlooked next to Live at the Regal and it shouldn’t. Side 2 is all slow blues including an incendiary performance of “Sweet Sixteen.” Don’t miss this one. 🥩✂️ Sweet Sixteen #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #blues #bbking
This excellent live set gets overlooked next to Live at the Regal and it shouldn’t. Side 2 is all slow blues including an incendiary performance of “Sweet Sixteen.” Don’t miss this one. 🥩✂️ Sweet Sixteen #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #blues #bbking
The Very Best of Mick Jagger
Mick is undeserving of the derision aimed at his solo career by Stones fans. This comp is a nice collection of hits, LP tracks, previously unreleased gems, soundtrack cuts, and duets. ✂️🥩 Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup) #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #MickJagger #music
Mick is undeserving of the derision aimed at his solo career by Stones fans. This comp is a nice collection of hits, LP tracks, previously unreleased gems, soundtrack cuts, and duets. ✂️🥩 Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup) #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #MickJagger #music
May 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Very Best of Mick Jagger
Mick is undeserving of the derision aimed at his solo career by Stones fans. This comp is a nice collection of hits, LP tracks, previously unreleased gems, soundtrack cuts, and duets. ✂️🥩 Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup) #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #MickJagger #music
Mick is undeserving of the derision aimed at his solo career by Stones fans. This comp is a nice collection of hits, LP tracks, previously unreleased gems, soundtrack cuts, and duets. ✂️🥩 Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup) #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #MickJagger #music
Feels Like Rain by Buddy Guy
Buddy’s second album for Silvertone won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, Paul Rodgers, and Travis Tritt lend a hand. 🥩✂️ I Could Cry w/Mayall #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #blues #buddyguy
Buddy’s second album for Silvertone won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, Paul Rodgers, and Travis Tritt lend a hand. 🥩✂️ I Could Cry w/Mayall #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #blues #buddyguy
May 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Feels Like Rain by Buddy Guy
Buddy’s second album for Silvertone won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, Paul Rodgers, and Travis Tritt lend a hand. 🥩✂️ I Could Cry w/Mayall #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #blues #buddyguy
Buddy’s second album for Silvertone won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, Paul Rodgers, and Travis Tritt lend a hand. 🥩✂️ I Could Cry w/Mayall #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #blues #buddyguy
It’s a supernatural murder mystery that pokes fun at the Sedona AZ wellness/MAGA culture, often told through the eyes of a flock of ravens. I guessed all the killers but missed one big twist. It’s a page-turner. ⭐️⭐️⭐️. 💙📚 #booksky #murdermystery
May 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It’s a supernatural murder mystery that pokes fun at the Sedona AZ wellness/MAGA culture, often told through the eyes of a flock of ravens. I guessed all the killers but missed one big twist. It’s a page-turner. ⭐️⭐️⭐️. 💙📚 #booksky #murdermystery
Whenever I read a musician’s bio, I like to listen to select albums along with the narrative. My latest is Peter Frampton’s autobiography. Some of his post “Frampton Comes Alive” work is quite good. 💙📚 #vinylcommunity #books #music
April 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Whenever I read a musician’s bio, I like to listen to select albums along with the narrative. My latest is Peter Frampton’s autobiography. Some of his post “Frampton Comes Alive” work is quite good. 💙📚 #vinylcommunity #books #music