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Musician and composer, writing for small ensembles and concert band, leaning mostly classical, but also including light jazz, marches, and novelty pieces.
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Michael Bleiweiss @michaelbleiweis.bsky.social · May 25
Got a joke? Need one? With my book “Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore,” you can have over 200 on just about any subject.

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Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore
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New on YouTube: After breakfast, our cat, Pokie likes to have some hard food for dessert. Because he never uses his cat tree on his own, we put it up there hoping he’ll stay for the view. He doesn’t.

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#Videos #shorts #cat #cats #TuxedoCat
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October 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Republicans want to rip away healthcare from millions of Americans to pay for tax cuts for billionaires — and the GOP has forced a government shutdown to do it.

#Trump #Republicans #Shutdown #TaxBreaks
October 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Here is my latest letter to the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune:

Farm to School Gutted by Trump
25 Sep 2025

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#Trump #FarmToSchool #USDA #SchoolLunch #SchoolLunches
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September 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Here is my latest letter to the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune:

Grover Norquist Lies about DC Statehood
13 Sep 2025

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#GroverNorquist #DCStatehood #WashingtonDCStatehood #WashingtonDC
Republican Agenda Letters
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September 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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You’ve mastered your scales and arpeggios, but still don’t always play each pair of notes cleanly. My book, “Interval Exercises for Flute” can help you.

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#flute #FluteMusic #FlutePlayer #ClassicalMusic #MethodBooks #Tutorials #MusicianSky
Interval Exercises for Flute
Shop and Buy Interval Exercises for Flute sheet music. Flute sheet music book by Michael Bleiweiss: Michael Bleiweiss Music at Sheet Music Plus. (A0.1675623).
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August 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Let me tell you a funny story. Let me tell you over 200. They’re in my book, “Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore.” You're sure to find one for just about any occasion.

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#Humor #Jokes #ShaggyDogStories #Feghoot #Puns #Books #BookGroup
Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore
Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore [Bleiweiss, Michael] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore
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August 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Here is my latest letter to the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune:

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Rescission End of Long Vendetta
29 Jul 2025

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#PublicBroadcasting #PublicTelevision #PublicRadio #Trump
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August 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Announcing the new and improved edition of my book, “Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore.” Now, with even more jokes on even more topics, you are sure to find one for just about any occasion..

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#Humor #Jokes #ShaggyDogStories #Feghoot #Puns #Books #BookGroup
Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore
Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore [Bleiweiss, Michael] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore
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August 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Announcing “Interval Exercises for Flute.” Beyond scales and arpeggios, one must also play each note cleanly and accurately. Mastering intervals is how.

www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/i...

#flute #FluteMusic #FlutePlayer #ClassicalMusic #MethodBooks #Tutorials
Interval Exercises for Flute
Shop and Buy Interval Exercises for Flute sheet music. Flute sheet music book by Michael Bleiweiss: Michael Bleiweiss Music at Sheet Music Plus. (A0.1675623).
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July 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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While mastering scales and arpeggios is important, one must also play each pair on notes cleanly and accurately. Hence my new book, “Interval Exercises for Flute.”

www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/i...

#flute #FluteMusic #FlutePlayer #ClassicalMusic #MethodBooks #Tutorials #MusicianSky
Interval Exercises for Flute
Shop and Buy Interval Exercises for Flute sheet music. Flute sheet music book by Michael Bleiweiss: Michael Bleiweiss Music at Sheet Music Plus. (A0.1675623).
www.SheetMusicPlus.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Here is my latest letter to the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune:

Insidious Big Ugly Bill
20 Jul 2025

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#Trump #Republicans #BigBeautifulBill #BigUglyBill
Economic Policy Letters
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July 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Having found no book containing interval exercises for flute (and other treble instruments), I wrote my own. All that’s left is finalizing the cover. Left or right, which do you prefer.

#flute #FluteMusic #FlutePlayer #ClassicalMusic #MethodBooks #Tutorials #MusicianSky
July 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Having not been able to find a book containing interval exercises for flute (and other treble instruments), I wrote my own. All that’s left is finalizing the cover. Left or right, which do you prefer?

#flute #FluteMusic #FlutePlayer #ClassicalMusic #MethodBooks #Tutorials #MusicianSky
July 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Make sure you listen all the way to the end.
June 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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This Crankshaft comic regarding the Trump regime's extreme anti-LGBTQ agenda appeared in Sunday's newspaper:

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#Pride #Trump #Tariffs
Crankshaft for 6/8/2025
Tom Batiuk's "Crankshaft" is a spinoff of the popular "Funky Winkerbean."
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June 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Got a joke? Need one? With my book “Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore,” you can have over 200 on just about any subject.

www.amazon.com/Shaggy-Dog-S...

#Humor #Jokes #ShaggyDogStories #Feghoot #Puns #Books #BookGroup
Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore
Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore [Bleiweiss, Michael] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore
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May 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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The following cartoon on the consequences of having voted for Trump was linked to in the May 16 Humanist Association weekly newsletter:

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#DonaldTrump #Trump #Project2025
The Comics Section: Undiscriminating Hunger - TheHumanist.com
The latest from Cagle Cartoons.     But I Voted For You by Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com
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May 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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You’re at a party and the conversation calls for a joke, but you can’t think of one. Help is here. My book “Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore” has jokes for almost every occasion.

www.amazon.com/Shaggy-Dog-S...

#Humor #Jokes #ShaggyDogStories #Feghoot #Puns #Books #BookGroup
Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore
Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore [Bleiweiss, Michael] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Shaggy Dog Stories and Feghoots Galore
www.amazon.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Here is my latest letter to the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune.
Yes, it's supposed to be sarcasm.

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Climate Change Is Over
7 May 2025

#Trump #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange
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May 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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‪Michael Bleiweiss‬
‪@michaelbleiweis.bsky.social‬
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Here is this week's musician joke:

Q: What is the difference between a lawnmower
and a soprano saxophone?
A: You can tune a lawnmower.

#MusicJokes #MusicianSky #Saxophone #SopranoSax #Lawnmower
Soprano Saxophone Push power lawnmower
May 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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New on YouTube: after dinner, our cat, Pokie likes to watch videos of birds and squirrels on my computer.

www.youtube.com/shorts/3rXT9...

#Videos #shorts #cat #cats #TuxedoCat #Squirrels #Birds
Pokie Watches a Birds Video
YouTube video by Michael Bleiweiss
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May 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Here is this week's musician joke:

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: To get away from the bassoon recital.

#MusicJokes #bassoon #MusicianSky #MusicSky
May 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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@beatsnbalance.bsky.socialOriginally composed for flute & piano, my “Minuet in Jazz” has now been arranged for Flute and Guitar:

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#ClassicalMusic #Jazz #ChamberMusic #Flute #Guitar
Minuet in Jazz for Flute and Guitar
Originally composed for flute and piano, I adapted the piano part for classical guitar. Video: Copyright 2025 by Michael Bleiweiss Music: Copyright 2025 by Michael Bleiweiss Images: Michael Bleiweiss The sheet music is available at: https://www.SheetMusicPlus.com/en/product/minuet-in-jazz-for-flute-and-guitar-22877720.html #ClassicalMusic #Jazz #ChamberMusic #Jazz #flute #guitar
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May 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Here is this weeks musician joke:

Q: What's the difference between a trampoline and a bassoon?
A: You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline.
May 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM