Paul C.
@clrksn.com
Mediocre amateur bass player. Dog dad, cat servant. Generation Jones. Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA.
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Paul C.
@clrksn.com
· Jul 13
Songs about the experience of flying:
- Eight Miles High - The Byrds (and notable cover versions)
- Straight Into Darkness - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Flying Over Water - Jason Isbell
- The Commander Thinks Aloud - The Long Winters
- ???
- Eight Miles High - The Byrds (and notable cover versions)
- Straight Into Darkness - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Flying Over Water - Jason Isbell
- The Commander Thinks Aloud - The Long Winters
- ???
Either I'm hallucinating or it changed at 9:02 pm.
Cities97 has been playing the last two bars of the @maxmcnown01.bsky.social song “A Lot More Free” for over 7 minutes. lol methinks this is in error
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Either I'm hallucinating or it changed at 9:02 pm.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...
Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...
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Today I'm thankful for @ande91.bsky.social and @maxrebosroadie.bsky.social putting Christina Hendricks on my timeline.
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Today I'm thankful for @ande91.bsky.social and @maxrebosroadie.bsky.social putting Christina Hendricks on my timeline.
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It's been 400 years and the Thanksgiving holiday is fraught. Can we convert it to a simple national celebration of pie?
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It's been 400 years and the Thanksgiving holiday is fraught. Can we convert it to a simple national celebration of pie?
Trying to think of a pie I didn’t like, and… I got nothin’
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Trying to think of a pie I didn’t like, and… I got nothin’
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Allow me to reintroduce myself:
November 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Allow me to reintroduce myself:
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Patti Smith plays My Generation at the Beacon Theater last night - YouTube #TheWho
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOld...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOld...
Patti Smith plays My Generation at the Beacon Theater
YouTube video by Steven Hager
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Patti Smith plays My Generation at the Beacon Theater last night - YouTube #TheWho
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOld...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOld...
Patti Smith, Friday night at the Beacon Theatre in New York. An incendiary, heart-filling performance. A genuine bucket list experience.
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Patti Smith, Friday night at the Beacon Theatre in New York. An incendiary, heart-filling performance. A genuine bucket list experience.
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If you don't know where "Nae King! Nae quin! Nae Laird! Nae Master! We willna' be filled again!" comes from, you're legally obligated to get these books.
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If you don't know where "Nae King! Nae quin! Nae Laird! Nae Master! We willna' be filled again!" comes from, you're legally obligated to get these books.
I hope the dog is OK.
A man in Pennsylvania had been cleaning a shotgun and placed it on the bed. Officers were informed that “a dog had jumped up onto the bed, causing the shotgun to go off, which openly struck the male.”
Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, Police Say
The man had been cleaning a shotgun and placed it on the bed shortly before it was fired. He received treatment at an area hospital.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I hope the dog is OK.
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Pete Townshend Extended Interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 11/12 #TheWho www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukBw...
Pete Townshend On The Who's Farewell Tour, "Quadrophenia," And The Best Thing He's Ever Written
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Pete Townshend Extended Interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 11/12 #TheWho www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukBw...
Cloudland in Minneapolis! Holy shit.
Art Brut touring the U.S. FTW. “Look at us! We formed a band!” Super stoked to see @eddieargos.bsky.social and co. www.brooklynvegan.com/art-brut-pla...
Art Brut playing their debut album in full on 'Bang Bang Rock & Roll' 20th anniversary tour
The tour kicks off April 6 in Philly and includes a three-night stand in NYC
www.brooklynvegan.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Cloudland in Minneapolis! Holy shit.
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Might I suggest an eight minute cover of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” to start your day? tinyurl.com/46uhjztz
November 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Might I suggest an eight minute cover of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” to start your day? tinyurl.com/46uhjztz
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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man, share the memories you have about your people now. don't wait; just, like make that a regular thing. tell them why they matter to you all the fucking time. and tell them beautifully, poetically, the way you would reminisce about them. because that beauty is important.
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
man, share the memories you have about your people now. don't wait; just, like make that a regular thing. tell them why they matter to you all the fucking time. and tell them beautifully, poetically, the way you would reminisce about them. because that beauty is important.
Which member of a band would you most like to get a hug from and why is it Jenny Conlee of the Decemberists?
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Which member of a band would you most like to get a hug from and why is it Jenny Conlee of the Decemberists?
This is a really thoughtful assessment of a show I attended and loved. One thing that I would add is that compared to a lot of the 70+ year old singers still touring, Byrne‘s voice still sounds pretty decent.
Saw David Byrne this week, and of course I had thoughts.
David Byrne Documents Our Lives During Wartime at the Orpheum - Racket
The erstwhile Talking Head's latest pop-art pageant celebrated community, choreography, and connection.
racketmn.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is a really thoughtful assessment of a show I attended and loved. One thing that I would add is that compared to a lot of the 70+ year old singers still touring, Byrne‘s voice still sounds pretty decent.
“Yamhill Street”. Decemberists lyrics make a lot more sense once you’ve visited Portland.
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“Yamhill Street”. Decemberists lyrics make a lot more sense once you’ve visited Portland.