Gillian Gaar
@gilliangaarwriter.bsky.social
Writer and thinker. Author of numerous books. Senior Editor at legendary NW music paper The Rocket. #HawaiiOnMyMind
Book of the moment...World Domination: The Sub Pop Records Story
Book of the moment...World Domination: The Sub Pop Records Story
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
Was lucky enough to read #CameronCrowe's memoir, #TheUncool, and get paid for it! @bookandfilmglobe.bsky.social bookandfilmglobe.com/creators/wri...
Cameron Crowe Shows the Power of Connection - Book and Film Globe
Would that we all had a parent like Cameron Crowe’s mother Alice. The kind of mom who tapes a note to your door when you’re writing your first novel,
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December 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Was lucky enough to read #CameronCrowe's memoir, #TheUncool, and get paid for it! @bookandfilmglobe.bsky.social bookandfilmglobe.com/creators/wri...
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If you get health care through your employer, your premiums are going up by an average of 26% no matter what.
Why? Because insurers had to set rates under the assumption Congress won't extend the ACA tax credits, destabilizing the whole market.
All thanks to Republican inaction.
Why? Because insurers had to set rates under the assumption Congress won't extend the ACA tax credits, destabilizing the whole market.
All thanks to Republican inaction.
December 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
If you get health care through your employer, your premiums are going up by an average of 26% no matter what.
Why? Because insurers had to set rates under the assumption Congress won't extend the ACA tax credits, destabilizing the whole market.
All thanks to Republican inaction.
Why? Because insurers had to set rates under the assumption Congress won't extend the ACA tax credits, destabilizing the whole market.
All thanks to Republican inaction.
I made a Best Rock Books list with Tom Petty: The Life and Music. I do think I've written better books, but they were not released this year... bestclassicbands.com/2025-best-mu...
The Best Music Books of 2025 - Best Classic Bands
The year's top music-related reads include bios and memoirs associated with the Beatles, The Band, Tom Petty, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Santana and others.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I made a Best Rock Books list with Tom Petty: The Life and Music. I do think I've written better books, but they were not released this year... bestclassicbands.com/2025-best-mu...
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In today's animal news: drunken raccoons! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store
Store employee found masked bandit sleeping off a bender after invading booze store and tippling a tad too much
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December 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In today's animal news: drunken raccoons! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Since its cold and flu season...
December 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Since its cold and flu season...
Well, that does make this bland song more interesting.
December 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Well, that does make this bland song more interesting.
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It's that time of year again
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's that time of year again
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December 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Stop using it? Oh, I don't know...
December 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Stop using it? Oh, I don't know...
The ultimate Christmas message; then and now. #WarIsOver www.youtube.com/watch?v=W68-...
Film: WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko - The Academy Award® winning Animated Short
YouTube video by johnlennon
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December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The ultimate Christmas message; then and now. #WarIsOver www.youtube.com/watch?v=W68-...
A must read! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m an American relying on food stamps. This country has turned us into lab rats
I’m one of 41 million people who need Snap to make ends meet. For weeks, the administration has turned our survival into a game: will they eat, or won’t they?
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November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A must read! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Long live grunge! I look at some grunge-related releases... www.goldminemag.com/reviews/grun...
Grunge-related releases to make your heart beat soundly
Grunge Lives! A roundup of grunge-related releases, including the recovered journals of Layne Staley,
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November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Long live grunge! I look at some grunge-related releases... www.goldminemag.com/reviews/grun...
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@gilliangaarwriter.bsky.social Good evening, and here’s why an article you wrote 31 years ago is all the rage:
One more PSL post because I can't resist: Apparently Tori Amos was a pumpkin spice latte innovator in 1994! And specifically contrasted it to the drinks at Starbucks.
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
@gilliangaarwriter.bsky.social Good evening, and here’s why an article you wrote 31 years ago is all the rage:
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Sorry but this did make me laugh
What happens when you distill 2025 into a single social media post?
This.
This is what you get.
This.
This is what you get.
November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Sorry but this did make me laugh
The wonderful David Horsey on the mood of Seattle voters today:
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The wonderful David Horsey on the mood of Seattle voters today:
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It's Prison Banned Books Week — a week dedicated to shining a light on the widespread denial of incarcerated people's freedom to read.
We all have a First Amendment right to read and receive information, in and out of prison. Censorship has no place in a democracy.
We all have a First Amendment right to read and receive information, in and out of prison. Censorship has no place in a democracy.
October 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It's Prison Banned Books Week — a week dedicated to shining a light on the widespread denial of incarcerated people's freedom to read.
We all have a First Amendment right to read and receive information, in and out of prison. Censorship has no place in a democracy.
We all have a First Amendment right to read and receive information, in and out of prison. Censorship has no place in a democracy.
Lotsa Halloween-themed music! www.goldminemag.com/collector-re...
Halloween Spooktacular: Vintage records to shiver by
Reissued on vinyl (mostly) to help you celebrate this year's season of the witch in fine style.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Lotsa Halloween-themed music! www.goldminemag.com/collector-re...
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Yes, I'm still writing: bookandfilmglobe.com/books/the-so...
The Song and Dance Man Who Brought Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Pennywise to Life - Book and Film Globe
As Tim Curry is the first to admit, his best known alter-ego, the inimitable Dr. Frank-N-Furter from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, would have no problem
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October 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Yes, I'm still writing: bookandfilmglobe.com/books/the-so...
Well, I do write about other things than Elvis...but here is another Elvis-related piece! I enjoyed reading #PriscillaPresley's new memoir and writing about it for #BookAndFilmGlobe: bookandfilmglobe.com/books/the-ir...
The Iron Fist in the Velvet Glove - Book and Film Globe
For decades, young women around the world dreamed of being Elvis Presley’s Chosen One: his bride, walking by his side, forever in love. In her 1985 memoir
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September 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Well, I do write about other things than Elvis...but here is another Elvis-related piece! I enjoyed reading #PriscillaPresley's new memoir and writing about it for #BookAndFilmGlobe: bookandfilmglobe.com/books/the-ir...
Writing about Elvis...note that my byline comes lower down in the story, underneath the album's title: www.goldminemag.com/reviews/box-...
New Elvis Presley set is a concise look at a less-examined period
The Elvis Presley release 'Sunset Boulevard,' which examines L.A. '70s sessions, comes in a 5-CD box, a 2-LP “highlights” set or a colored vinyl edition.
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September 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Writing about Elvis...note that my byline comes lower down in the story, underneath the album's title: www.goldminemag.com/reviews/box-...
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Vaccines don’t prevent infection. Vaccines are meant to produce immunological memory and antibody production, so that when you get infected, your immune system can rapidly respond to eliminate the pathogen and prevent serious complications, including death.
Vaccines don’t cause autism!
Vaccines don’t cause autism!
August 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Vaccines don’t prevent infection. Vaccines are meant to produce immunological memory and antibody production, so that when you get infected, your immune system can rapidly respond to eliminate the pathogen and prevent serious complications, including death.
Vaccines don’t cause autism!
Vaccines don’t cause autism!