Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

LightNews

Eric, your favorite biblionerd

@ejsiro.bsky.social

430 followers 300 following 1.9K posts

Artist. History wonk. Loves cats. Cooking up barbecue, politics and all that JAZZ. Opinions expressed are my own; if you were smart, they'd be yours too.

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Reposted by Eric, your favorite biblionerd

Chuck D @chuckdpe.bsky.social · 5h

Rest In Soul D #d’angelo

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 11h

A little magical listening

Charlie Haden, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Paul Motian - La Pasionaria

YouTube video by FcoTono

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 1d

Flower & sunshine

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 1d

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 1d

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 1d

He’s an irredeemable, lying, petulant, grifting, ignorant, hateful, self-loathing imbecile. Taking credit for the efforts of others, projecting his own insecurities onto his opponents, desperately wanting approval that he’s never known…

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 2d

He’s the real deal

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 3d

On Art Blakey’s birthday (b. OTD 1919), listening to what turns out to be the first hard bop album I ever purchased.
😎🥁🎷🎺🎹🎻✌🏽💙

Three Blind Mice - Art Blakey - Vol. 1

YouTube video by Leonardo Rodriguez

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 3d

Salmon
La La Land
All I Want for Christmas

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 3d

That’s *uncle* Benjen Yahoo, if you please

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 3d

😔💔

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

Time to really root for Toronto

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

“Wait, Manny Machado won the Nobel? The Padres couldn’t even beat the Cubs!”

- him, probably

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

What’s a quote from a show that lives in your head?

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

Aztec red quinoa/garbanzo pilaf habanero salsa seasoning, served alongside a jalapeño popper salad

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

Cap, too!

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

Never underestimate the power of Latin jazz!

YouTube video by Eddie Palmieri - Topic

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

Oh man, I hear ya! (I was 22)

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

Right?

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

If you could do it all over again, what would you do? 🤔

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

“Wait, Manny Machado won the Nobel? The Padres couldn’t even beat the Cubs!”

- him, probably

Reposted by Eric, your favorite biblionerd

Lee-in-Iowa 💙 @lee-in-iowa.bsky.social · 4d

🎶 Rub it in, rub it in. 🎶

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

Funny - I’m listening to his version right now on my walk!

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

And Pete Townshend, Oscar P, and Mark Knopfler while we’re at it

Eric, your favorite biblionerd @ejsiro.bsky.social · 4d

@jaykaplan.bsky.social here’s another version from Tito. Talk about phrasing!

YouTube video by Tito Puente - Topic