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"Find the good and praise It." -- Alex Haley.

A nontraditional student working on an audio production degree. Husband, dad, aspiring rabble rouser. Amateur musical geographer & historian. He/Him.
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WANTED: Has anyone in Texas seen this man?
Official government photo portrait of David Richardson, acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and possibly a Victorian-era vampire in disguise.
July 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Yes, they did. Happily. An entire night of the 2024 GOP Convention was dedicated to this. The Haitians ("They're eating the cats and dogs!") the 🤡 talked about in the debate were here legally, but he and his followers wanted them gone, anyway. This isn't the plan going off the rails; it is the plan.
Multiple smiling white delegates at the 2024 GOP Convention in Milwaukee holding up signs reading "Mass Deportation Now!" The signs were printed by the 🍊🤡 campaign and distributed to delegates to wave to the cameras and during speeches am on a night dedicated to presenting immigrants as a disease. When they tell you they didn't vote for this, they are lying.
June 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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It's been a bit all over the place this week. #LetterboxdFriday
Movie posters for Dangerous Animals, Basic Instinct, Sly Lives! (AKA The Burden of Black Genius), and Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke
June 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.
A photo of the cast of Alien.
May 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Artificial Intelligence when I was a kid.
Movie poster for Weird Science featuring Kelly LeBrock, Anthony Michael Hall, and that other guy.
May 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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I was very late to the party on this, but loved it immensely. Nickel Boys (Ross, 2024).
The poster for Nickel Boys. It features a photo of the two young African American actors wearing denim shirts from the Nickel reform school. We are looking down on them as they are looking up at their mirrored reflection.
May 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Me in the national security team group chat.
A family portrait of a mother and father and their six children. The father is standing the rear of the portrait behind the seated mother. The red-haired father is wearing a tweed jacket over a blue shirt, red sweater vest, and dark bow tie. The three red-headedboys to his right are standing next to him in matching red sweater vests with blue dress shirts and dark bow ties. The mother is seated and wearing a white dress. In her lap are two infant girls in white dresses with bows on their heads. Standing to her left, in front of his father, is the coolest kid in the entire homeschool. His long red hair hangs past his shoulders. He wears a bandana around his head like a member of Guns 'N Roses might. He is wearing a black leather jacket and black gloves, as well as green pants tucked into his black Doc Maarten boots. Rock on, little man. Rock on.
March 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Another shot of the SRO crowd tonight in Knoxville. Rep. Burchett is probably researching UFOs because he and the media aren't here.
GOP Congressman Tim Burchett is busy looking for Bigfoot and UFOs and couldn't be bothered to attend a town hall in Knoxville. But it's a standing room only crowd anyway.
March 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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This is a portion of the turnout for tonight's Town Hall meeting in Knoxville, TN. Our GOP Congressman declined to attend. I am sharing this because the local media declined to attend also.
A scene of the standing room only crowd at the Knoxville Town Hall meeting on March 21, 2025. A representative of local Teamsters Union is speaking now.
March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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My #LastFourWatched for this #LetterboxdFriday. 📽️

This week includes the first 2025 releases of the year that I've seen (Wolf Man and Ad Vitam), as well as a @blankcheck.bsky.social inspired rewatch (Total Recall) and closing another of my Tom Hanks filmography blind spots (Volunteers).
Movie posters of the four films I watched this week. From left (most recent) to right: Wolf Man, Total Recall, Ad Vitam, and Volunteers.
January 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Post your favorite #DoctorWho, wrong answers only.
A photo of Lenny Kravitz from Vogue. Lenny is walking down the streets is New York and is wearing a giant blanket scarf wrapped over his shoulders. It hangs down below his knees. Is it a scarf or is he wearing his bedding in public? Only the lords fashion know the answer.
January 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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A bit all over the place this week with three first watches and a bazillionth watch (Young Frankenstein).

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
Movie posters for Young Frankenstein, Splash, Anatomy of aFall, and The Jazz Singer.
January 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoZStudioAlbums
Day 26 - Wildcard (B)

Erykah Badu - Baduizm (1997)

I couldn't find an album I owned that starts with Z, so I went with the first one I found that has the letter Z somewhere in the title. And what a great one it is.

🎵 "On & On" - youtu.be/TW28iWV7nxE?...
The cover photo is on a solid black background. Erykah Badu is standing in profile facing to the right side of the image. Her head is facing down and to the back of the image so we are not able to see her face. Instead we see the top of her head and the brown and black scarf woven through her braids. Her right hand is lifted to her neck as if she is cradling her head. She is wearing a corset. The text "Erykah Badu" is printed in yellow and the album title "Baduizm" is printed below that in purple.
December 26, 2024 at 11:36 PM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoZStudioAlbums
Day 25 - Y

The Dirty Guv'nahs - Youth Is in Our Blood (2010)

I've selected a local band's studio album for this one. Knoxville's The Dirty Guv'Nahs made a rocking fun album in 2010.

🎵 - "Baby We Were Young" - youtu.be/rJWnDD5h6uE?...
The album cover features a woodcut illustration of an elephant with its trunk raised. Below that is two lines of text "The Dirty Guv'nahs" and "Youth Is In Our Blood"
December 25, 2024 at 3:32 AM
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Tonight you will be visited by three spirits.
A black-and-white publicity photo of Nirvana members (l to r) Kurt Cobain, Krist Novocelic, and Dave Grohl.
December 24, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoZStudioAlbums
Day 24 - X

The Maine - XOXO: From Love and Anxiety in Real Time (2021)

Recorded during the COVID lockdown in 2020, this album from The Maine is a wild series of mood swings, which seemed right for the moment.

🎵 "High Forever" - youtu.be/2AzSR7WerV4?...
The album cover is simply a solid background of bright yellow with a large bright red circle in the middle. There is no text.
December 24, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoZStudioAlbums
Day 23 - W

Adeem the Artist 🏳️‍⚧️ - White Trash Revelry (2022)

Adeem's lyrics have more in common with the joys & worries of working class people then anything Nashville has pretended to know in some time.

🎵 "Books and Records" - youtu.be/9fzuAE5OG3E?...
Adeem the Artist is sitting on the backdoor steps of their home. They are wearing a flat brim hat, pink-framed eyeglasses, a blue denim shirt embroidered with a floral design on the right shoulder, blue jeans with rolled up cuff, and green Doc Marten boots. There is a handkerchief extending from the left pocket of the shirt. It is blue, pink, and white in the colors of the transgender pride flag. The words "White Trash Revelry" are written in chalk on the top step next to where they are sitting.
December 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoZStudioAlbums
Day 22 - V

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)

I saw VW at Big Ears 2010 in Knoxville before I knew who they were. I had gone to see opening act Band of Horses & left as a VW fan at the end.

🎵 "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" - youtu.be/e1yGaf5phIA?...
The Vampire Weekend album cover is a snapshot photo taken at a party or some type of gathering. The photo is misframed so that the primary image is a chandelier hanging from the ceiling. We are the tops of four or five people's heads, but nothing that helps us identify who the people are. The photo itself is filtered through a pinkish orange filter as if the photo was taken on an overexposed roll of film. The only text on the cover is in white, all capital letters in the center of the image: Vampire Weekend
December 22, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoZStudioAlbums
Day 21 - U

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - United (1967)

Tammi Terrell's death cut short a career destined to be among the greatest of Motown. Hey vocals on this album are stunning and beautiful.

🎵 - "Give a Little Love" - youtu.be/Keh2QST2HsA?...
The album cover is divided roughly in half by a yellow background on top and an orange background on the bottom. The upper text in white reads "Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell" beneath that, in blue, is "United" with an oversized U. Standing inside the U are Terrell in a green knee-length dress. Gaye is standing next to get in a tuxedo Text next to them and outside of the U is a listing of songs on the album.
December 21, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoZStudioAlbums
Day 20 - T

Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)

One musical regret I have is I never got to see SRV perform live. What an amazing musician he was.

🎵 "Pride and Joy" - youtu.be/I3MTGhRC82s?...

🎵 "Testify" - youtu.be/omT7DdNT-k8?...
The album cover is a painting of Stevie Ray Vaughn holding his guitar. He is wearing his famous black wide-brimmed hat with silver medallions around the crown. He is also wearing a black loose fitting kimono-type shirt.
December 21, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoZStudioAlbums
Day 19 - S

Radney Foster - See What You Want to See (1998)

Absolutely one of my favorite songwriters.

🎵 - "I'm In" - youtu.be/UOaHmMvmM4Y?...

🎵 - "Folding Money" - youtu.be/nMN22E4T6_M?...

🎵 - "Raining on Sunday" - youtu.be/X2j46sACFJg?...
The album cover is a blurry image of Radney Foster looking through a window. His arm is above his head and pressed against the glass as he leans in to look. The text in the middle of the image reads "Radney Foster See What You Want to See"
December 20, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoZStudioAlbums
Day 18 - R

Public Service Broadcasting - The Race for Space (2015)

This one blows me away with each listen. It checks a lot of boxes for me as a history, space, & music nerd.

🎵 "Go" - youtu.be/BHIo6qwJarI?... 🎵

🎵 "The Other Side" - youtu.be/P8LlUrT7MFo?... 🎵
The album cover is an illustration of the moon lander on the surface of the moon. An astronaut can be faintly seen, standing near an American flag planted on the moon. Earth hangs in the night sky as the moon would here at home. Text at the top of the cover reads: Public Service Broadcasting The Race for Space
December 20, 2024 at 12:24 PM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoZStudioAlbums
Day 17 - Q

Emmylou Harris - Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978)

In addition to one of the best LP titles ever, just a solid album from a great singer.

🎵 "Two More Bottles of Wine" - youtu.be/JHKvvT6IO9M?... 🎵
The album cover is a painting by songwriter Susanna Clark. It is a dark painting of a quarter moon hanging in a cloudy sky. There is the faint hint of a path of dirt road running from the foreground to the horizon. At the horizon line is a small section of sky that is brighter than the rest, suggesting possibly city lights or the last glimpse of a setting sun.
December 20, 2024 at 3:55 AM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoZStudioAlbums
Day 16 - P

Styx - Paradise Theater (1981)

The 1st concept album I ever bought. It also had cool laser engraving on the disc of the Paradise logo. 12-year-old me knew the 80s were going to be awesome.

🎵 "Rockin' the Paradise" - youtu.be/adOITE1IOmw?...
The album cover features a color illustration of the Paradise Theatre marquee ca. the 1930s, with a line of purple waiting to get inside and cars of the era on the street. The marquee reads "Gala Premiere" under the Paradise logo.
December 19, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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🎧 #MusicChallenge #AtoAStudioAlbums
Say 15 - O

📽️ Soundtrack - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Probably one of the best soundtrack albums ever, IMO.

🎵 "I Am Weary" (The Cox Family) - youtu.be/3fA0IMhP0OI?...

🎵 "Lonesome Valley" (Fairfield Four) - youtu.be/L6iVd4fPlQw?...
The cover photo is the movie poster for the film. We see from behind the prisoners in vintage black-and-white striped convict uniforms shackled together and running through a field. They are escaping. The image is in why focus and heavily saturated. The lower third of the image is the green of the field and the top two-thirds is a peach-colored sky as if the photo was originally in sepia tone. The text across the top of the image reads: "George Clooney John Tuturro Tim Blake Nelson and John Goodman" Beneath that the text reads "Music from a film by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen" At about the middle of the image is the text "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
December 19, 2024 at 1:57 PM