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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 2h

Unexpectedly changing a line in a song I’ve been trying for almost two years to get around to recording.
Some things don’t ever seem done.

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Prof @everwyn.bsky.social · 16h

Hey, there! Have a good day.

From my #landscape #art, #illustrationart, and #photography portfolio: "October Sunrise in the Rural Lands"

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 4h

I’ve had that guitar for over 30 years, and I’ve been told I have a very specific tone when playing it.

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 4h

My father used to seem to have good taste in movies, but his brain turned to Trumpy mush at some point.
He had a lifelong hobby reading about and studying the Civil War…. then managed to end up on the wrong side of the new one 🤷‍♂️

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 5h

My answer would absolutely have to be Star Trek, but, based on his political affiliation in recent years, I’ve come to believe he never really got the point of it.

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 5h

I’m using an Ovation acoustic on Red Wolf Mist and Stand On the Mountain.
The other 4 tracks are an Ibanez.

Thanks for listening. I’m glad you’re enjoying it.

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 15h

A good album for #October?
Maybe!
It has werewolves, #Lovecraft, #Halloween, and #horror.
And some guy singing and playing guitar.
#Bandcamp #MusicSky
🎃 👻 🐺
aaronsmith4.bandcamp.com/album/red-wo...

Red Wolf Mist, by Aaron Smith

6 track album

aaronsmith4.bandcamp.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 7h

Floydian slip:
When David Gilmour drops his guitar pick.

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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 1d

My most unhinged(?) take:

This is not just 70s nostalgia

I think we should go back to glass bottles & jars for packaging ALL pre-prepared food & drink.

Glass is near-infinitely recyclable and the improvement for both human health and the health of the environment would be significant.

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 12h

Where the bees hide.

#photography

A dark hole in the base of a tree, with a bee hovering in the opening.

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 12h

I think autumn is here.

#photography

An unpaved path with autumn-colored trees on either side and up ahead in the distance

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 13h

6 titles that cross over only occasionally, I’ll add, so we’re not forced to buy all 6.
They had it right in the late 80s

I probably sound like a cranky old man 😂

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 14h

“I like to dress up like the jury, to eat like a king, to poke fun at the clergy.”

from “Nonfiction“ by the Black Crowes

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 14h

That’s also what they call it when a nun hits you with their headgear.

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Jon Maki @jonpaulmaki.com · 15h

f you see this, post the 4 mutants who have always been your favorite since you first got into X-Men.

(I'm basic)

Storm fighting trolls with a sword by Arthur Adams

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Andy Fix @ajfixer.bsky.social · 15h

Today’s #dailynerdpic is a multi-part deep dive into the history of an amazing piece of #fantasyart by Michael William Kaluta. It was done for the cover of a Marvel Conan comic 1986 (see the second post). I still have my copy of that comicbook!
(1/ )

#comicsky
#swordandsorcery

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 15h

If you see this, post the 4 mutants who have always been your favourite since you first got into X-Men.

Kitty Pryde (in the costume she wore as Shadowcat)

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 15h

A good album for #October?
Maybe!
It has werewolves, #Lovecraft, #Halloween, and #horror.
And some guy singing and playing guitar.
#Bandcamp #MusicSky
🎃 👻 🐺
aaronsmith4.bandcamp.com/album/red-wo...

Red Wolf Mist, by Aaron Smith

6 track album

aaronsmith4.bandcamp.com

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 17h

Good morning, Bluesky.

☕️☕️☕️☕️ 🌙 ☕️☕️☕️☕️

No idea why I’m awake this early. There’s no reason for it on a Tuesday 🤷‍♂️

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 1d

That’s some good strong arming there!

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 1d

I probably say this every time somebody posts one of these issues, but words cannot express how much I loved this run.
And, yes, I’m still a little angry at Carlin over it 😡

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 1d

Reason #9000 to stop using Snotify.

Ben Hart, Gender Archivist @pavlovforgoths.com · 1d

Found out that Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads, if you need another reason to quit using it.

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Pete Bog @fullgroanman.bsky.social · 1d

I've been a music guy my whole life, and the best advice I've got for you is to buy what mp3s you can off Bandcamp, pirate the rest, support your favorite artists by going to their shows and/or buying their merch. If you paid for something you can't download, it can go away at any time.

Ben Hart, Gender Archivist @pavlovforgoths.com · 1d

Found out that Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads, if you need another reason to quit using it.

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 1d

Woodstock

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young covering a Joni Mitchell song.

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