Patrick
@onequietcorner.bsky.social
Writer, lovable oddball, bricoleur, alleged klugscheißer. Yinzer expat, visitor to Crooked Path. Relic of the 20th century.
Trying to keep my head above water...
Trying to keep my head above water...
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Andrew Bird
The Go-Go's
Ben Folds Five
The B-52's
Aimee Mann
Still a classic.
47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Still a classic.
YES!
🙌
🙌
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
YES!
🙌
🙌
*chef's kiss*
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
*chef's kiss*
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Not today, Satan, not today!
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Not today, Satan, not today!
Joni Mitchell - My Secret Place (Music Video)
YouTube video by Joni Mitchell
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Great suggestion for any writers. Unfortunately the "delete all" has happened several times to me, but I was able to save some of the later work.
Writers, it's always a good idea to print out your work that appears online. I have a whole year's worth of work lost in the internet ether.
Did you know that, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible?
October 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Great suggestion for any writers. Unfortunately the "delete all" has happened several times to me, but I was able to save some of the later work.
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Remembering Kirsty MacColl today on what would have been her 66th birthday (born October 10, 1959) | Explore her musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/KMacCollHBD
October 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Remembering Kirsty MacColl today on what would have been her 66th birthday (born October 10, 1959) | Explore her musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/KMacCollHBD
Nice work, no major quibbles.
As a yinzer I feel that Pittsburgh has more in common culturally with eastern OH/Cleveland/Erie/other parts of Western PA than it does with "Pennsyltucky" which is most of region #56.
As a yinzer I feel that Pittsburgh has more in common culturally with eastern OH/Cleveland/Erie/other parts of Western PA than it does with "Pennsyltucky" which is most of region #56.
This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.
October 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Nice work, no major quibbles.
As a yinzer I feel that Pittsburgh has more in common culturally with eastern OH/Cleveland/Erie/other parts of Western PA than it does with "Pennsyltucky" which is most of region #56.
As a yinzer I feel that Pittsburgh has more in common culturally with eastern OH/Cleveland/Erie/other parts of Western PA than it does with "Pennsyltucky" which is most of region #56.
Many cultural gaps for me, I'm sure - have never seen an episode of Lost or Breaking Bad. Haven't watched most reality shows - saw maybe one full ep of RPDR. Never watched The Real World.
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
October 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Many cultural gaps for me, I'm sure - have never seen an episode of Lost or Breaking Bad. Haven't watched most reality shows - saw maybe one full ep of RPDR. Never watched The Real World.
Love this vibe.
I want to take this energy and sprinkle a dusting of it over the live performance industry.....
I want to take this energy and sprinkle a dusting of it over the live performance industry.....
October 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Love this vibe.
I want to take this energy and sprinkle a dusting of it over the live performance industry.....
I want to take this energy and sprinkle a dusting of it over the live performance industry.....
What he said. (Well, not so much about the Dr. Pepper. But yes about SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE.)
this is about SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE
sluggish.ghost.io/this-photo-o...
sluggish.ghost.io/this-photo-o...
This photo of off-brand Dr. Pepper sodas...
has nothing directly to do with what I'm writing about today. I just really enjoy Dr. Pepper and I couldn't find a decent picture to represent anything else.*
I don’t often watch the Emmy Awards. I n...
sluggish.ghost.io
September 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
What he said. (Well, not so much about the Dr. Pepper. But yes about SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE.)
Yes, I'll be having fun fooling around with GIFs for a day or so.....until the novelty wears off.
a woman is sitting on a couch talking to a little girl who is standing next to her with her hands on her hips
Alt: A clip from "Female Trouble" - Dawn Davenport (Divine) asks daughter Taffy "Can't you just sit there and look out into the air?"
media.tenor.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Yes, I'll be having fun fooling around with GIFs for a day or so.....until the novelty wears off.
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It's seven years since we posted on Twitter about how kids kept coming into the library asking if we had any books about FORTNITE. We didn't back then, and we'd never heard of it so we tried asking what it was.
September 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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August 31, 2025 at 2:20 AM
AMAZING album.
Blood Orange: Essex Honey review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
Blood Orange: Essex Honey review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
Gorgeous melodies ground Dev Hynes’s questing fifth album, via dancefloor rhythms, indie pop and languorous funk – and cameos from Lorde and Zadie Smith
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
AMAZING album.
The sad news about American Experience in limbo made me want to hear this theme again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvao...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvao...
PBS American Experience Opening
YouTube video by John Wong
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The sad news about American Experience in limbo made me want to hear this theme again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvao...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvao...
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[P] In honor of #NationalDogDay, and in the interest of posting something that’s not completely doom-filled, here a video of me getting buried under fourteen golden retriever puppies back in 2021.
Genuinely one of the best memories of my life.
Genuinely one of the best memories of my life.
August 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
[P] In honor of #NationalDogDay, and in the interest of posting something that’s not completely doom-filled, here a video of me getting buried under fourteen golden retriever puppies back in 2021.
Genuinely one of the best memories of my life.
Genuinely one of the best memories of my life.
Cautiously optimistic about this, though the Reader has been quite a hot potato over the last few years.
Bonus: Noisy Creek's ticketing service might offer a welcome alternative to dreadful LiveNation/Ticketmaster monopoly on shows.....
Bonus: Noisy Creek's ticketing service might offer a welcome alternative to dreadful LiveNation/Ticketmaster monopoly on shows.....
We have big news! The Chicago Reader is joining Noisy Creek, a media company that’s working to bolster alternative weeklies. This national network includes The Stranger in Seattle and the Portland Mercury in Portland, Oregon.
Read the full statement at: chicagoreader.com/followthereader
Read the full statement at: chicagoreader.com/followthereader
The Chicago Reader is joining the Noisy Creek network! - Chicago Reader
We have big news! The Chicago Reader is joining Noisy Creek, a media company that’s working to bolster alternative weeklies and keep them thriving.
chicagoreader.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Cautiously optimistic about this, though the Reader has been quite a hot potato over the last few years.
Bonus: Noisy Creek's ticketing service might offer a welcome alternative to dreadful LiveNation/Ticketmaster monopoly on shows.....
Bonus: Noisy Creek's ticketing service might offer a welcome alternative to dreadful LiveNation/Ticketmaster monopoly on shows.....
This.
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This.
August 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Great interview w/Ben Sidran on BBC 6 Music - the Gilles Peterson show (always a good listen).
August 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Great interview w/Ben Sidran on BBC 6 Music - the Gilles Peterson show (always a good listen).
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I love many things about my cat Hank but high on the list is that when he wants to miaow for attention he goes into the shower because it has the best acoustics
August 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I love many things about my cat Hank but high on the list is that when he wants to miaow for attention he goes into the shower because it has the best acoustics