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Chris Nelson
@chrisnelson.bsky.social
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Award-winning writer, bylines @ NY Times, MOJO, MTV, more. Music 🤓. Dylan, Dead, DC punk rock. 📍PNW
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · Mar 11
The organizational imperative for “growth” — for any kind of org — without some moral underpinning for what that growth is good for has bothered me since I was a kid. I’m not against growth. But explain to me why bigger is better and more is more than more in a way that has integrity
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 13h
This about where I’d land
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 1d
Theoretically 🤣 But that album has so much life!
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 1d
Can we judge a book a little by its cover? Or at least our excitement for said book? For all these hopeful leaning albums, I could use some more bright invitations
Wilco’s Ode to Joy album cover, a study in white The cover of Jeff Tweedy’s Warm, a black and white photo of him raising his arms The black and white cover of Jeff Tweedy’s Twilight Overrider, featuring him in front of w white circle
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks to SCOTUS, yes
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 1d
I STG if I see someone selling pumpkin spice pumpkins …
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 1d
And scooters (IYKYK)
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 1d
Peacemaker season two final ep. One week ago. An eternity
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 3d
I was stoked that Connections last week had so much Alex Chilton outside of the designated themes
A New York Times Connections puzzle including the words BIG and STAR and THIRD and SISTER and LOVERS
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 4d
Only mildly related, I loved looking up the “First lyric” index in Springsteen’s lyric book when it came out and how literal it was. Like 1/3 of the songs start with, “Well…”
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 4d
I love that there’s interest in assembling things like this.
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 4d
A book on just that year — focusing in depth on Ole, Africa/Brass, Village Gate and Village Vanguard — would be a treasure
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 4d
I love Ashley Kahn’s books on A Love Supreme and Kind of Blue. Man, I’d really love something similar on Coltrane in ‘61. The one downside in all the Coltrane books I’ve read, for me, is not enough exploration of Ole Coltrane and Africa/Brass.

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YouTube video by John Coltrane - Topic
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 4d
“Back then” being the era of “we have 80 min on a CD, we should fill it!” Rancid, on “Out Come the Wolves” was kind enough to put all the unnecessary songs at the end
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 4d
Creature Double Feature
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 5d
I’d like to write legislation for more salt on the average everything, and less salt on the average salt
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 5d
Astonishing 😳🤣
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 5d
😂🙌🏻
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 5d
Are you kidding me 🤣🤣🤣
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 5d
@skoisirius.bsky.social There you go!!!! 🎉🎉🎉
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 6d
At least y'all have access to BB on the east coast
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 7d
Insert every “We Need to Talk About…” headline here
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 8d
Not that long after he recorded “Rock Island Line” with Fishbone, right? That was a time. Need to watch that doc, thanks for the heads up
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 8d
I get folks’ disappointment. But because it’s not my favorite era, and I’m not a big Dylan boot collector, this will be a nice addition and goes into plenty of detail for my taste. I’ll be happy to have it in a nice edition. Holy cow, Sony made this just for me! 😂
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 11d
Watching the Diane years now is a great lesson in how writing is different in the era of binge. You couldn’t have that on-off-will they-won’t they energy if you’re writing for binge. It worked incredibly when there was a forced week off between eps
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Chris Nelson @chrisnelson.bsky.social · 11d
Endorse
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