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Tim McDermott
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Public defender, former owner of Scooter’s Records in Hermosa Beach, KXLU dj since 1988. The Bomb Shelter airs Friday night from 8-9 PST on 88.9 FM in Los Angeles & kxlu.com.
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Exceptionally clear day down at Gillis.
The afternoon sun casts a glare over the ocean at the Gillis jetty in Playa del Rey, Los Angeles.
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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atlas.has.house
The Horrors of Isolation

#photography #trees #birds #nature #dark #horror #autumn #migration #motion #lightroom #midwest
A bird flies away from its companions.
November 22, 2025 at 5:38 AM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
TOMORROW in the front yard of Dusty's apartment complex, my fave record vendor will be having a yard sale from 9 to noon. Right near the corner of Keystone & Palms in WLA. Lotsa Beatles on offer this time around.
Portrait photo of the noted drummer Richard Starkey, superimposed with the words "Record Garage Sale, revords, CDs, 45s, etc. Sunday, November 23rd, 3509 Keystone Avenue (in Palms). Lots of Beatles LPs."
November 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
TONIGHT at These Days, 118 Winston Street in DTLA: Dancing on the Fault Lines with Nick Haymes & Love Bailey, reception from 7-9, exhibit runs until December 23.
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DANCING ON THE FAULT LINE | Nick Haymes and Love Bailey
DANCING ON THE FAULT LINE | Nick Haymes and Love Bailey ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: November 22, 7–9 PM EXHIBITION: November 22 – December 23, 2025 An intimate portrait of friendship and metamorphosis, spanni...
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November 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
If you missed last night's Bomb Shelter on KXLU, check it out here until December 5 (and since LMU basketball is preempting the show on the 29th, it'll have to tide you over until then):
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Bomb Shelter Fri Nov 21 with The Bomb Shelter on KXLU
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November 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Happy anniversary to the Max Headroom incident, the greatest example of signal hijacking.

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screen grab from video of the incident. Dude dressed up like Max Headroom wearing sunglass is laughing.
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
Before Bob Mould, Paul Westerberg, or Shannon Selberg ever learned how to sing, Steve Wahrer proved that Minnesotans could be punk rock as fuck. November 21, 1941 - January 21, 1989.
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The Trashmen - Surfin Bird - Bird is the Word 1963 (ALT End with Andre Van Duin) (UNOFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by VDJ MikeyMike
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November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Missed the show? This episode of Stray Pop can be streamed via my Spinitron playlist (for two weeks after airdate)! spinitron.com/KXLU/pl/2156...
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
Born 98 years ago today: Jimmy Knepper, who played trombone on one of my all time favorite jazz recordings:
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Charles Mingus Quintet - Haitian Fight Song
YouTube video by 60otaku4
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November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Remembering Max Romeo, who died this past April, on the 81st anniversary of his birth.
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Max Romeo - Let the Power Fall - Original 1971
YouTube video by RootsDaughter41926
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November 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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BOTD, 1946: Sonny Geraci (d. 2017).
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The Outsiders - Time Won´t Let Me (1966)
YouTube video by arturroquero
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November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Been the sorta week where the most logical thing to do is sign off with Reverend Fred Lane, listen to Stray Pop, and fall asleep.
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Fred Lane - Fun In The Fundus
YouTube video by nightimelady
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November 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
Mail call courtesy of @reverenddan.bsky.social, a generous fellow who left me two pinecones from Dodger Stadium as a gift up at the radio station. Don't forget to listen to Ned's Mystery Machine, Stray Pop, and Music for Nimrods tonight on 88.9FM & kxlu.com.
Two pine cones, taken from the trees at Dodger Stadium, placed on top of a paper bag in front of the KXLU mixing board.
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 AM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
The Bomb Shelter starts NOW on KXLU, 88.9FM in Los Angeles & kxlu.com. Runs til 9 pm PST.
KXLU 88.9 FM
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November 22, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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blackcheeseburger.bsky.social
Another major win for the Jewish space lasers.
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
Promise to follow back the very 1st person who follows me right now because I'm currently perched at one thousand four hundred and eighty-eight, and that is most assuredly not how I roll. Grazie!
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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mulchy.bsky.social
the cook county public defender's office not mincing words in its response to a plan to allow all chicago cops to directly file felony weapons possession charges.

"This policy abandons prosectors’ duty to review felony charges and simply hands that responsibilities over to police."
The Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender has opposed the State’s Attorney’s felony bypass policy since its inception, and we oppose any expansion. This policy abandons prosectors’ duty to review felony charges and simply hands that responsibilities over to police, who have an obvious incentive to bring charges in cases whether there is evidence to support them or not. While the State’s Attorney’s Office claims this policy will free prosecutors to focus on more serious cases, the more likely outcome will be thousands of nonviolent gun possession cases that shouldn’t be filed clogging up the courts, 30% of which end up getting thrown out. Chicago police have a long history of misconduct connected with the types of traffic stops that usually initiate these nonviolent possession charges, including racial profiling and conducting unconstitutional searches. A CBS news report last month highlighted the Chicago Police Department charging Black gun owners with unlawfully possessing a firearm even when they were legally allowed to. We would think this would necessitate reexamination of the felony review bypass policy—not expansion. Coupled with the State’s Attorney’s Office’s other harmful policies, including seeking detention in almost all gun cases without considering the facts unique to each person, bypassing felony review runs a significant risk of unnecessarily involving people in the criminal legal system. Even someone who is later proven innocent or whose case is dismissed is harmed by the arrest and filing of felony charges without proper prosecutorial oversight. Arrests, possible pretrial detention, and the burden of having to appear in court all lead to a higher likelihood of rearrest in the future and jeopardize the real building blocks of safe communities: stable employment and housing, continuous access to mental and physical healthcare, and strong family relationships. We urge the State's Attorney’s Office to end this policy and take an active role in reviewing the quality of all gun possession cases before charges are filed.
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
thebombshelter.bsky.social
Thee only King I acknowledge:
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November 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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KXLU featured in the NYT courtesy of @nathandeuel.bsky.social
nathandeuel.bsky.social Nathan Deuel @nathandeuel.bsky.social · 2d
I love college radio and I wrote about my favorite station for The New York Times... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
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November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Happy 56th birthday to Bob Log III!
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Hussy Bowler
YouTube video by Doo Rag - Topic
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November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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BOTD, 1948: Electric Prunes bassist Mark Tulin (d. 2011).
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Get Me to the World on Time (2007 Remaster)
YouTube video by The Electric Prunes - Topic
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November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Happy 84th birthday to David Porter!
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David Porter - (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over from Victim Of The Joke?...An Opera
YouTube video by Stax Records
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November 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Signing off with the Cardinals. Here's to a better spin tomorrow.
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CARDINALS THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE
YouTube video by Orlando Nicola
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November 21, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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90 years ago today, a boy was brought into this world and christened Eskew Reeder, Jr. In due time, he would take the name "Esquerita" and influence the course of rock & roll before he died in 1986. Like Casey Stengel said, you could look it up.
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Esquerita Rockin' The Joint
YouTube video by J S
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November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Annals of James Brown history: The Funky Drummer was recorded on this day in 1969. If you want to skip ahead to the skidillion dollar break, it's at 5:19.
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Funky Drummer (Pt. 1 & 2)
YouTube video by James Brown - Topic
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November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM