Ray Sidman
@raysidman.bsky.social
College instructor, supporter of DEIB and LGBTQ+, pop-culture geek, dog enthusiast, TTRPG lover, ostensible thinker and philosophizer, reader, raconteur, and occasional writer and filmmaker
(he/him)
See my cinephile page at filmnerdness101.bsky.social
(he/him)
See my cinephile page at filmnerdness101.bsky.social
A few times a year, I get to do what I call an “album listen.” I sit down and play an album that I’ve never heard before, beginning to end, without pausing, and with my undivided attention. No looking at my phone or other distractions. Tonight, the album is The Magnolia Electric Co. by Songs: Ohia.
October 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A few times a year, I get to do what I call an “album listen.” I sit down and play an album that I’ve never heard before, beginning to end, without pausing, and with my undivided attention. No looking at my phone or other distractions. Tonight, the album is The Magnolia Electric Co. by Songs: Ohia.
Hello, Sawdust City Fright Fest!
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hello, Sawdust City Fright Fest!
Today’s work commute (and more) cuz-damn-skippy-I-have-a-CD-player-in-my-car playlist.
September 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Today’s work commute (and more) cuz-damn-skippy-I-have-a-CD-player-in-my-car playlist.
A bit earlier than usual this year, spent a good amount of this afternoon partaking of the annual Halloween and fall harvest decorating around our place. One of my favorite traditions.
September 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A bit earlier than usual this year, spent a good amount of this afternoon partaking of the annual Halloween and fall harvest decorating around our place. One of my favorite traditions.
Thanks, man. We met once. At Cinepocalypse 2018. I was there for a showing of a film I was key PA on, Gags the Clown. Picked up 2 copies of your book, We Are Where the Nightmares Go, one for me, one for my best friend. You and I had a nice chat about whiskey.
September 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Thanks, man. We met once. At Cinepocalypse 2018. I was there for a showing of a film I was key PA on, Gags the Clown. Picked up 2 copies of your book, We Are Where the Nightmares Go, one for me, one for my best friend. You and I had a nice chat about whiskey.
Tonight’s reading accompaniment is Shuggie Otis - Freedom Flight (1971)
September 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Tonight’s reading accompaniment is Shuggie Otis - Freedom Flight (1971)
Tonight’s reading accompaniment is Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel (1998).
August 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Tonight’s reading accompaniment is Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel (1998).
Aw, yeah. Came home from work to find this bit of lovely waiting for me, from the BackerKit I supported for the Welcome to Night Vale TTRPG.
August 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Aw, yeah. Came home from work to find this bit of lovely waiting for me, from the BackerKit I supported for the Welcome to Night Vale TTRPG.
This also arrived today, my latest music order. What’s synchronicitously hilarious and awesome is that, with tax and shipping, the total was exactly $69.
- The Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs
- Hurray for the Riff Raff: Life on Earth
- Curtis Harding: Face Your Fear
- The Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs
- Hurray for the Riff Raff: Life on Earth
- Curtis Harding: Face Your Fear
August 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This also arrived today, my latest music order. What’s synchronicitously hilarious and awesome is that, with tax and shipping, the total was exactly $69.
- The Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs
- Hurray for the Riff Raff: Life on Earth
- Curtis Harding: Face Your Fear
- The Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs
- Hurray for the Riff Raff: Life on Earth
- Curtis Harding: Face Your Fear
Tonight’s reading accompaniment is a bottle of Pinot noir and The Doors: Live in Bakersfield, California - August 21, 1970
(If you are a Doors Apologist, I hope you can find the strength within yourself to knock off that shit. And I say that as someone whose spouse LOATHES The Doors’ music.)
(If you are a Doors Apologist, I hope you can find the strength within yourself to knock off that shit. And I say that as someone whose spouse LOATHES The Doors’ music.)
August 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Tonight’s reading accompaniment is a bottle of Pinot noir and The Doors: Live in Bakersfield, California - August 21, 1970
(If you are a Doors Apologist, I hope you can find the strength within yourself to knock off that shit. And I say that as someone whose spouse LOATHES The Doors’ music.)
(If you are a Doors Apologist, I hope you can find the strength within yourself to knock off that shit. And I say that as someone whose spouse LOATHES The Doors’ music.)
Since college, I’ve had 2 favorite bands. Kansas City-based musicians The Rainmakers are one of them, and they’re the one nearer and dearer to me. This is one of my favorite live albums — of any musical act. (If you’re looking for it, it’s at Archive.org, available there with the band’s permission.)
July 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Since college, I’ve had 2 favorite bands. Kansas City-based musicians The Rainmakers are one of them, and they’re the one nearer and dearer to me. This is one of my favorite live albums — of any musical act. (If you’re looking for it, it’s at Archive.org, available there with the band’s permission.)
Earlier this year, a friend introduced me to the music of Jason Molina, specifically his band Songs: Ohia. I was blown away, truly in awe of what I heard. It was the album The Lioness Sessions. So i dove down the rabbit hole and learned that there was a biography about him, which I’m now reading.
July 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Earlier this year, a friend introduced me to the music of Jason Molina, specifically his band Songs: Ohia. I was blown away, truly in awe of what I heard. It was the album The Lioness Sessions. So i dove down the rabbit hole and learned that there was a biography about him, which I’m now reading.
Now listening to Moondog’s 1969 self-titled album. So good.
July 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Now listening to Moondog’s 1969 self-titled album. So good.
Picked up this book today. The pull quote alone (see pic) makes this a must-read.
July 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Picked up this book today. The pull quote alone (see pic) makes this a must-read.
I’ve now read Dhalgren. Samuel Delany’s epic genre-bending novel took me 6 weeks to read. Would I recommend it? Yes, but only to certain people. Am I glad to be done with it? Unqualified yes. The journey is arguably not worthwhile, but it’s consistently thought-provoking, atmospheric, and memorable.
July 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I’ve now read Dhalgren. Samuel Delany’s epic genre-bending novel took me 6 weeks to read. Would I recommend it? Yes, but only to certain people. Am I glad to be done with it? Unqualified yes. The journey is arguably not worthwhile, but it’s consistently thought-provoking, atmospheric, and memorable.
Friday night triple-feature:
- The Addiction (1995)
- The Phantom Empire (1988)
- Body Count (1995)
- The Addiction (1995)
- The Phantom Empire (1988)
- Body Count (1995)
June 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Friday night triple-feature:
- The Addiction (1995)
- The Phantom Empire (1988)
- Body Count (1995)
- The Addiction (1995)
- The Phantom Empire (1988)
- Body Count (1995)
Happy Pride Month 2025! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ While I’m not LGBTQ+, I’m fortunate to have many people close to me and known many more who are, and I’m honored to stand with them and others. Of my myriad tshirts, some can specifically be dubbed Pride attire. This one is a tour shirt from indie musician Wryn. #pride2025
June 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Happy Pride Month 2025! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ While I’m not LGBTQ+, I’m fortunate to have many people close to me and known many more who are, and I’m honored to stand with them and others. Of my myriad tshirts, some can specifically be dubbed Pride attire. This one is a tour shirt from indie musician Wryn. #pride2025
Tonight’s reading accompaniment is Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite: The Ultimate Charlie Parker Collection
June 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Tonight’s reading accompaniment is Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite: The Ultimate Charlie Parker Collection
Updated pic of Stan chilling.
June 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Updated pic of Stan chilling.
My buddy Stan chilling next to me while watching Blink Twice.
June 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My buddy Stan chilling next to me while watching Blink Twice.
Today’s plans, in part.
June 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Today’s plans, in part.
Tonight’s reading accompaniment is Ennio Morricone - Morricone in the Brain.
May 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Tonight’s reading accompaniment is Ennio Morricone - Morricone in the Brain.
