Paul R
@paulrinsf.bsky.social
Professionally trained amateur academic. Lover of bourbon & Great Danes. Native Californian.
The self-aggrandizing joy of knowing what this was going to be before I hit play and then being right about it… 🤓
January 2, 2026 at 3:33 AM
The self-aggrandizing joy of knowing what this was going to be before I hit play and then being right about it… 🤓
It’s a dirty little secret of classic rock that Bowie was on balance a pretty crappy lyricist.
But he learned possibly better than anybody else the central lesson of major phase Bob Dylan: the words can be absolute gibberish as long as they *sound* cool.
But he learned possibly better than anybody else the central lesson of major phase Bob Dylan: the words can be absolute gibberish as long as they *sound* cool.
January 1, 2026 at 6:36 AM
It’s a dirty little secret of classic rock that Bowie was on balance a pretty crappy lyricist.
But he learned possibly better than anybody else the central lesson of major phase Bob Dylan: the words can be absolute gibberish as long as they *sound* cool.
But he learned possibly better than anybody else the central lesson of major phase Bob Dylan: the words can be absolute gibberish as long as they *sound* cool.
December 31, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I’m glad he mellowed with age (and/or psychotropics). He was a noticeably scary young dude in a scene with a lot of contenders & pretenders.
December 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I’m glad he mellowed with age (and/or psychotropics). He was a noticeably scary young dude in a scene with a lot of contenders & pretenders.
Wow. 😳 He was genuinely unhinged and recognizably so. The only time I saw him in person was at a Fear/DOA show and he stood out even amidst a sea of intimidating South Bay beach punks. The kind of crazy that you instinctively avoid making eye contact with.
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Wow. 😳 He was genuinely unhinged and recognizably so. The only time I saw him in person was at a Fear/DOA show and he stood out even amidst a sea of intimidating South Bay beach punks. The kind of crazy that you instinctively avoid making eye contact with.
People should listen to more Captain Beefheart and less Zappa or Rundgren.
December 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
People should listen to more Captain Beefheart and less Zappa or Rundgren.
This photo perfectly matches & embodies the vibe of the “knows what’s up” posts.
December 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This photo perfectly matches & embodies the vibe of the “knows what’s up” posts.
Isn’t the editing amazing? The match of HR & the character mouths is so close.
December 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Isn’t the editing amazing? The match of HR & the character mouths is so close.
It's A Bad Brains Christmas, Charlie Brown
YouTube video by batattak
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December 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Those are exquisite character sketches!
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Those are exquisite character sketches!
Judith Butler called me a ‘liberal’ in seminar once. That stung. 😉
December 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Judith Butler called me a ‘liberal’ in seminar once. That stung. 😉
This is the correct answer.🍸
December 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This is the correct answer.🍸
As was inscribed in Hammurabic cuneiform, this is ancient law and has always been thus and just.
December 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
As was inscribed in Hammurabic cuneiform, this is ancient law and has always been thus and just.
All because he thought it would be funny to play hard guitar parts while standing perfectly still and grinning, as compared to hard rock guys who would grimace like torture victims while doing noodly scale exercises.
December 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
All because he thought it would be funny to play hard guitar parts while standing perfectly still and grinning, as compared to hard rock guys who would grimace like torture victims while doing noodly scale exercises.
I can’t support genital mutilation of any kind.
December 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I can’t support genital mutilation of any kind.
My first, 1981, very similar elements plus cringe-inducing awkward adolescent received doctrinaire leftie sloganeering.
(NB my punk rock Telecaster)
(NB my punk rock Telecaster)
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 AM
My first, 1981, very similar elements plus cringe-inducing awkward adolescent received doctrinaire leftie sloganeering.
(NB my punk rock Telecaster)
(NB my punk rock Telecaster)
What a long strange trip etc.
Because my dad was a jazzbo with season tickets at the Hollywood Bowl while I was a punk rocker, I once saw Ella Fitzgerald and Throbbing Gristle concerts within about 3 months.
Because my dad was a jazzbo with season tickets at the Hollywood Bowl while I was a punk rocker, I once saw Ella Fitzgerald and Throbbing Gristle concerts within about 3 months.
November 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
What a long strange trip etc.
Because my dad was a jazzbo with season tickets at the Hollywood Bowl while I was a punk rocker, I once saw Ella Fitzgerald and Throbbing Gristle concerts within about 3 months.
Because my dad was a jazzbo with season tickets at the Hollywood Bowl while I was a punk rocker, I once saw Ella Fitzgerald and Throbbing Gristle concerts within about 3 months.
Boston/Starcastle 1976
Pink Floyd 1979
X/The Blasters 1981
Hüsker Dü/Minutemen/Meat Puppets/Saccharine Trust/SWA 1985
George Jones 1997
Pink Floyd 1979
X/The Blasters 1981
Hüsker Dü/Minutemen/Meat Puppets/Saccharine Trust/SWA 1985
George Jones 1997
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Boston/Starcastle 1976
Pink Floyd 1979
X/The Blasters 1981
Hüsker Dü/Minutemen/Meat Puppets/Saccharine Trust/SWA 1985
George Jones 1997
Pink Floyd 1979
X/The Blasters 1981
Hüsker Dü/Minutemen/Meat Puppets/Saccharine Trust/SWA 1985
George Jones 1997
“Flipper dived for your fins”
— fave punk rock urinal graffito in The Anti-Club men’s room c. 1982
— fave punk rock urinal graffito in The Anti-Club men’s room c. 1982
November 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
“Flipper dived for your fins”
— fave punk rock urinal graffito in The Anti-Club men’s room c. 1982
— fave punk rock urinal graffito in The Anti-Club men’s room c. 1982
Reposted by Paul R
OMFG. I feel you. Here’s some beautifully written hate.
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
November 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
OMFG. I feel you. Here’s some beautifully written hate.
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html
One of my absolute favorites. 🥰
November 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One of my absolute favorites. 🥰
Supposedly there’s talk of Vandy San Francisco too. 🤷🏻♂️
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Supposedly there’s talk of Vandy San Francisco too. 🤷🏻♂️
I thought I detected a disturbance in The Force… 😉
October 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I thought I detected a disturbance in The Force… 😉
I don’t know the song. What’s the Hobbesian connection?
October 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I don’t know the song. What’s the Hobbesian connection?