Thomas Mooney
@thomasdmooney.bsky.social
And then I woke up. Writer. Journalist. Music. Podcast host. New Slang. The Neon Eon. The Lubbock Way. West Texas.
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Thomas Mooney
@thomasdmooney.bsky.social
· Nov 15
13 years ago, my first tweet was about Leonard Cohen. For the sake of tradition, let’s continue.
So if you like music, vinyl, West Texas, Mavs, Texas Tech sports, BBQ, Tex-Mex, Cormac McCarthy books, Guy Clark songs, cats & dogs, true crime, cowboy tales, 90s country, here I stand, I’m your man.
So if you like music, vinyl, West Texas, Mavs, Texas Tech sports, BBQ, Tex-Mex, Cormac McCarthy books, Guy Clark songs, cats & dogs, true crime, cowboy tales, 90s country, here I stand, I’m your man.
If you’re not subscribed to New Slang just yet, be sure to do so. The last four episodes have been pretty good.
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August 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
If you’re not subscribed to New Slang just yet, be sure to do so. The last four episodes have been pretty good.
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Second Tom Mooney’s Almanac Installment from earlier this week. Go ahead and subscribe. 🤠🤝🤠
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West Texas Historical Marker Appreciation Society I
Heading South into Lynn & Dawson Counties--chasing old FM two-lanes, lost soldiers of the Plains, & for a man they called "Hoss."
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August 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Second Tom Mooney’s Almanac Installment from earlier this week. Go ahead and subscribe. 🤠🤝🤠
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Don’t overthink it. Definitely missed something. But here are my favorite 50 albums released these past 25 years and figured everyone definitely would be interested in that. ok cool bye.
March 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Don’t overthink it. Definitely missed something. But here are my favorite 50 albums released these past 25 years and figured everyone definitely would be interested in that. ok cool bye.
Albums bought today. ❤️
February 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Albums bought today. ❤️
a favorite finally acquired.
February 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
a favorite finally acquired.
“Don’t you just love it when you come back to your house and find records in the mail waiting for you?
January 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
“Don’t you just love it when you come back to your house and find records in the mail waiting for you?
Record Store was good today.
SloLow Vinyl Records. Albuquerque, NM.
SloLow Vinyl Records. Albuquerque, NM.
January 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Record Store was good today.
SloLow Vinyl Records. Albuquerque, NM.
SloLow Vinyl Records. Albuquerque, NM.
You notice there ain’t no drone sightings in Texas.
January 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
You notice there ain’t no drone sightings in Texas.
What’s the best song by someone you think is an awful person and/or artist and why is the answer “Picture” by Kid Rock?
January 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What’s the best song by someone you think is an awful person and/or artist and why is the answer “Picture” by Kid Rock?
Something I started doing at the start of the year—keeping a listening log to pair with when I’m throwing vinyl on. Maybe it doesn’t turn into the new Spotify Wrapped, but I think it’s something nice to add.
January 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Something I started doing at the start of the year—keeping a listening log to pair with when I’m throwing vinyl on. Maybe it doesn’t turn into the new Spotify Wrapped, but I think it’s something nice to add.
Me, at a Zach Bryan concert:
January 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Me, at a Zach Bryan concert:
Yeah the driver went sailing
High in the sky
Landing in the gold lap of the Lord
Who smiled and then said
"Son, you're better off dead
Than haulin a Tesla Truck
Full of hot avant-garde”
High in the sky
Landing in the gold lap of the Lord
Who smiled and then said
"Son, you're better off dead
Than haulin a Tesla Truck
Full of hot avant-garde”
January 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Yeah the driver went sailing
High in the sky
Landing in the gold lap of the Lord
Who smiled and then said
"Son, you're better off dead
Than haulin a Tesla Truck
Full of hot avant-garde”
High in the sky
Landing in the gold lap of the Lord
Who smiled and then said
"Son, you're better off dead
Than haulin a Tesla Truck
Full of hot avant-garde”
Most people eat black-eyed peas and cabbage on New Year’s Day. Not me. I live on steak and refried beans.
January 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Most people eat black-eyed peas and cabbage on New Year’s Day. Not me. I live on steak and refried beans.
Happy New Year, y’all. 😴
January 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Happy New Year, y’all. 😴
I just bought 1200+ albums. I’m equally excited to dive in and terrified by the overwhelming magnitude of buying 1200+ albums.
December 30, 2024 at 7:22 PM
I just bought 1200+ albums. I’m equally excited to dive in and terrified by the overwhelming magnitude of buying 1200+ albums.
June in December. 🐈⬛
December 15, 2024 at 10:31 PM
June in December. 🐈⬛
“Who proved to be the real Southern Methodist?”
December 8, 2024 at 4:52 AM
“Who proved to be the real Southern Methodist?”
New Wrapped just dropped.
December 7, 2024 at 6:58 PM
New Wrapped just dropped.
Not So Hot Take: There aren’t any Yacht Rock bands. There’s only Yacht Rock songs.
December 6, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Not So Hot Take: There aren’t any Yacht Rock bands. There’s only Yacht Rock songs.
If you like em, buy em. Here’s some of my favorite albums released in 2024 that I was able to pick up on vinyl over these past 12 months.
December 4, 2024 at 6:42 AM
If you like em, buy em. Here’s some of my favorite albums released in 2024 that I was able to pick up on vinyl over these past 12 months.
That one kid who “could end up goin’ to prison” while his peers dream of fame, fortune, and becoming president in Brooks & Dunn’s “Only In America.”
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December 1, 2024 at 12:15 AM
That one kid who “could end up goin’ to prison” while his peers dream of fame, fortune, and becoming president in Brooks & Dunn’s “Only In America.”
Jimenez y Friends Barbecue y Taqueria in Lubbock, TX.
November 30, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Jimenez y Friends Barbecue y Taqueria in Lubbock, TX.
In the 10th Overtime, head coaches Indian Leg Wrestle on the 50 yard line.
November 30, 2024 at 4:46 AM
In the 10th Overtime, head coaches Indian Leg Wrestle on the 50 yard line.
Worth the trip to Ft Stockton.
November 29, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Worth the trip to Ft Stockton.
Solid Record Store Day.
November 29, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Solid Record Store Day.