Ricky Montana
@rickcasebeer.bsky.social
Recovering politico, newsman, lobbyist…Seeking the happy medium between responsibility and compulsion. Located Somewhere North of Nashville.
Cruel. The only word that fits.
The Supreme Court, at Trump’s request, froze full SNAP benefit, halting food aid for millions.
In TN, families wait in food-bank lines while a $2B rainy-day fund sits untouched.
“Bootstraps” mean nothing when the cupboard is bare.
Donate: secondharvestmidtn.org
The Supreme Court, at Trump’s request, froze full SNAP benefit, halting food aid for millions.
In TN, families wait in food-bank lines while a $2B rainy-day fund sits untouched.
“Bootstraps” mean nothing when the cupboard is bare.
Donate: secondharvestmidtn.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Cruel. The only word that fits.
The Supreme Court, at Trump’s request, froze full SNAP benefit, halting food aid for millions.
In TN, families wait in food-bank lines while a $2B rainy-day fund sits untouched.
“Bootstraps” mean nothing when the cupboard is bare.
Donate: secondharvestmidtn.org
The Supreme Court, at Trump’s request, froze full SNAP benefit, halting food aid for millions.
In TN, families wait in food-bank lines while a $2B rainy-day fund sits untouched.
“Bootstraps” mean nothing when the cupboard is bare.
Donate: secondharvestmidtn.org
You know you’ve crossed into a new chapter when the mail starts offering senior discounts and funeral plans.
This week’s Stubborn Curiosity is about keeping humor and gratitude close, even as the reminders of time pile up.
Read here → open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
#StubbornCuriosity
This week’s Stubborn Curiosity is about keeping humor and gratitude close, even as the reminders of time pile up.
Read here → open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
#StubbornCuriosity
Stubborn Curiosity #11
Six…Oh!
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October 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
You know you’ve crossed into a new chapter when the mail starts offering senior discounts and funeral plans.
This week’s Stubborn Curiosity is about keeping humor and gratitude close, even as the reminders of time pile up.
Read here → open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
#StubbornCuriosity
This week’s Stubborn Curiosity is about keeping humor and gratitude close, even as the reminders of time pile up.
Read here → open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
#StubbornCuriosity
Some people leave behind legacies. Some leave behind legendary nicknames.
#RIPDipstick #Nicknames #StubbornCuriosity
Read it here:
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#RIPDipstick #Nicknames #StubbornCuriosity
Read it here:
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Stubborn Curiosity #10
Nicknames
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October 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Some people leave behind legacies. Some leave behind legendary nicknames.
#RIPDipstick #Nicknames #StubbornCuriosity
Read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
#RIPDipstick #Nicknames #StubbornCuriosity
Read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
Here, music doesn’t just live on stage. It shows up in bars, in stores, and even in chance conversations with strangers. That’s life here in Nashville.
Click to read my latest Stubborn Curiosity:
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
Click to read my latest Stubborn Curiosity:
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Stubborn Curiosity #9
Only in Nashville
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September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Here, music doesn’t just live on stage. It shows up in bars, in stores, and even in chance conversations with strangers. That’s life here in Nashville.
Click to read my latest Stubborn Curiosity:
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
Click to read my latest Stubborn Curiosity:
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
There was a little record store in my hometown that shaped the way I hear music to this day. It’s long gone now, but the memories and the music are still with me.
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open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
Stubborn Curiosity #8
In My Life, There’s Newt’s
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September 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
There was a little record store in my hometown that shaped the way I hear music to this day. It’s long gone now, but the memories and the music are still with me.
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
Every plane overhead is a reminder: hundreds of strangers, thousands of stories, all in motion.
New Stubborn Curiosity: “Airplanes…where are they going?”
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New Stubborn Curiosity: “Airplanes…where are they going?”
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
Stubborn Curiosity #6
Airplanes…where are they going?
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September 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Every plane overhead is a reminder: hundreds of strangers, thousands of stories, all in motion.
New Stubborn Curiosity: “Airplanes…where are they going?”
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
New Stubborn Curiosity: “Airplanes…where are they going?”
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
Stubborn Curiosity #4
Disorder and chaos may not be my friends… but sometimes, they surprise me. My latest post is about balancing order with the joy of letting things unravel a little.
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
Disorder and chaos may not be my friends… but sometimes, they surprise me. My latest post is about balancing order with the joy of letting things unravel a little.
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
Stubborn Curiosity #4
Order, Chaos, and the Space In Between
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August 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Stubborn Curiosity #4
Disorder and chaos may not be my friends… but sometimes, they surprise me. My latest post is about balancing order with the joy of letting things unravel a little.
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
Disorder and chaos may not be my friends… but sometimes, they surprise me. My latest post is about balancing order with the joy of letting things unravel a little.
open.substack.com/pub/stubborn...
I was so tempted to buy the print to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of @Springsteen’s Born to Run album, but I didn’t pull the trigger. I wish they would make a clean version of Eric Meola’s original photograph, I’d love to have it. #BorntoRun
August 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I was so tempted to buy the print to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of @Springsteen’s Born to Run album, but I didn’t pull the trigger. I wish they would make a clean version of Eric Meola’s original photograph, I’d love to have it. #BorntoRun
I pulled this directly from the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. website. Warren Buffett DID NOT endorse Trump’s Tariff Plan, do not believe otherwise.
April 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I pulled this directly from the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. website. Warren Buffett DID NOT endorse Trump’s Tariff Plan, do not believe otherwise.
Can news organizations quit this clickbait, horseshit? Just tell us the band, I promise you that most of us will still read the article. I will never read a story from the organizations that do this. #clickbait
“Legendary rock band reveals replacement for longest-serving drummer - MassLive.com”
“Legendary rock band reveals replacement for longest-serving drummer - MassLive.com”
March 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Can news organizations quit this clickbait, horseshit? Just tell us the band, I promise you that most of us will still read the article. I will never read a story from the organizations that do this. #clickbait
“Legendary rock band reveals replacement for longest-serving drummer - MassLive.com”
“Legendary rock band reveals replacement for longest-serving drummer - MassLive.com”
The Day the Earth Stood Still - The Choice Is Ours (1951)
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxAsWk3d9L8d5HsQFNQ2gs2079BJbHv9Ks?si=ccT-FDpDmJey9crs
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxAsWk3d9L8d5HsQFNQ2gs2079BJbHv9Ks?si=ccT-FDpDmJey9crs
March 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Day the Earth Stood Still - The Choice Is Ours (1951)
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxAsWk3d9L8d5HsQFNQ2gs2079BJbHv9Ks?si=ccT-FDpDmJey9crs
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxAsWk3d9L8d5HsQFNQ2gs2079BJbHv9Ks?si=ccT-FDpDmJey9crs
I just rediscovered this tune from the 80’s while I was walking through Publix.
music.apple.com/us/album/cra...
music.apple.com/us/album/cra...
Crazy by ICEHOUSE on Apple Music
Song · 1987 · Duration 3:23
music.apple.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I just rediscovered this tune from the 80’s while I was walking through Publix.
music.apple.com/us/album/cra...
music.apple.com/us/album/cra...
Does anyone else think of this guy when you hear “First Buddy”?
January 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Does anyone else think of this guy when you hear “First Buddy”?
January 24, 2025 - War in Ukraine
January 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
January 24, 2025 - War in Ukraine
Thank god, @musicshitty.bsky.social has made it to BlueSky!
January 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thank god, @musicshitty.bsky.social has made it to BlueSky!
I am proud to have had a small part in getting this legislation passed in New Orleans 10 years ago:
https://no-smoke.org/a-decade-of-smokefree-new-orleans-proves-casinos-can-not-only-survive-but-thrive-without-secondhand-smoke/
https://no-smoke.org/a-decade-of-smokefree-new-orleans-proves-casinos-can-not-only-survive-but-thrive-without-secondhand-smoke/
January 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I am proud to have had a small part in getting this legislation passed in New Orleans 10 years ago:
https://no-smoke.org/a-decade-of-smokefree-new-orleans-proves-casinos-can-not-only-survive-but-thrive-without-secondhand-smoke/
https://no-smoke.org/a-decade-of-smokefree-new-orleans-proves-casinos-can-not-only-survive-but-thrive-without-secondhand-smoke/
January 21, 2025 - Kroger Fuel, 8th & Monroe, Nashville.
January 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
January 21, 2025 - Kroger Fuel, 8th & Monroe, Nashville.
Monday, January 20, 2025 - Greenbrier, TN
January 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Monday, January 20, 2025 - Greenbrier, TN
Spot on…
TikTok is back up. This is all such performative nonsense by the kleptocrats and hypocrites who run DC. And we look like idiots to the CCP. Bluff called and we are flaccid.
a cartoon of a dragon with the words say that to my face you limp noodle
ALT: a cartoon of a dragon with the words say that to my face you limp noodle
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Spot on…
Reposted by Ricky Montana
RIP Bob Uecker. Never forget the time he and Bob Gibson got in trouble for holding hands during the team photo.
January 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
RIP Bob Uecker. Never forget the time he and Bob Gibson got in trouble for holding hands during the team photo.
I had the pleasure of working in the booth with Greg Gumbel and Phil Simms back in the late 90’s for @cbssports.bsky.social. Both men were very nice and took particular interest when they learned my last name. #RIPGreg
December 27, 2024 at 10:39 PM
I had the pleasure of working in the booth with Greg Gumbel and Phil Simms back in the late 90’s for @cbssports.bsky.social. Both men were very nice and took particular interest when they learned my last name. #RIPGreg
Reposted by Ricky Montana
This year, Tennessee collected over $6 million in Social Security survivor payments intended for foster children. Instead of going to the intended recipients, that money went into DCS’s budget. A new bill would change that.
Story: @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
Story: @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
Tennessee foster care system draws millions from children - Nashville Banner
Tennessee foster care system collects millions from children's Social Security payments, leaving them without access to their own funds.
nashvillebanner.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:47 PM
This year, Tennessee collected over $6 million in Social Security survivor payments intended for foster children. Instead of going to the intended recipients, that money went into DCS’s budget. A new bill would change that.
Story: @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
Story: @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
Welcome to the pack, Duane Allman Bernstein…First of his name.
November 28, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Welcome to the pack, Duane Allman Bernstein…First of his name.