Joe Regan
@jregan.bsky.social
Music, travel, books, comics, 20th century pop culture, MKE, bikes, and then some
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The final broadcast of Reggae Schoolroom with Jeff Sarge starts in 5 minutes on WFMU--not to be missed! www.wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The final broadcast of Reggae Schoolroom with Jeff Sarge starts in 5 minutes on WFMU--not to be missed! www.wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen—
- Cheap Trick (minus Tom Petersson)
- Clash (without Mick Jones)
- Buzzocks (after Pete Shelley passed)
- Dead Kennedys (sans Jello Biafra)
- X (2014, all original members, usually-not-snarky spouse says “this is a first for you, isn’t it?“)
- Cheap Trick (minus Tom Petersson)
- Clash (without Mick Jones)
- Buzzocks (after Pete Shelley passed)
- Dead Kennedys (sans Jello Biafra)
- X (2014, all original members, usually-not-snarky spouse says “this is a first for you, isn’t it?“)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
The Rolling Stones (with Living Colour as the opening act)
Buddy Guy
REM
Steve Winwood
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Rolling Stones (with Living Colour as the opening act)
Buddy Guy
REM
Steve Winwood
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Townes Van Zandt
Keith Jarrett
Simon and Garfunkel
Koko Taylor
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Townes Van Zandt
Keith Jarrett
Simon and Garfunkel
Koko Taylor
Dave Brubeck Quartet
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen—
- Cheap Trick (minus Tom Petersson)
- Clash (without Mick Jones)
- Buzzocks (after Pete Shelley passed)
- Dead Kennedys (sans Jello Biafra)
- X (2014, all original members, usually-not-snarky spouse says “this is a first for you, isn’t it?“)
- Cheap Trick (minus Tom Petersson)
- Clash (without Mick Jones)
- Buzzocks (after Pete Shelley passed)
- Dead Kennedys (sans Jello Biafra)
- X (2014, all original members, usually-not-snarky spouse says “this is a first for you, isn’t it?“)
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Booked to go in a few weeks—very excited to experience Ono’s work
for real, come to Chicago, go to this.
"Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind" highlights decades of peace-focused art that stands on its own.
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Booked to go in a few weeks—very excited to experience Ono’s work
RIP Jimmy Cliff. Was fortunate enough to see him live in 2012, years later stayed at a Jamaican resort run by the family that made THE HARDER THEY COME so this resonates with me a little deeper than usual
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
RIP Jimmy Cliff. Was fortunate enough to see him live in 2012, years later stayed at a Jamaican resort run by the family that made THE HARDER THEY COME so this resonates with me a little deeper than usual
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The original Captain Marvel and Flash Gordon movie tunics.
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The original Captain Marvel and Flash Gordon movie tunics.
Whoever did the descriptions for @criterionchannl.bsky.social Blackout Noir collection most certainly did not pull any punches with phrases like “evocatively scuzzy” and “everyone’s favorite sleazoid heel”
November 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Whoever did the descriptions for @criterionchannl.bsky.social Blackout Noir collection most certainly did not pull any punches with phrases like “evocatively scuzzy” and “everyone’s favorite sleazoid heel”
Going to miss this show so much…glad I rediscovered it a few years back
Jeff Sarge has announced that the last episode of his Reggae Schoolroom radio show on @wfmu.bsky.social will be the November 30th, 2025 one – ending the popular show's 41-year(!!) run.
#reggae #DJ #dub #WFMU #ReggaeSchoolroom #JeffSarge #music #photograph #portrait #environmental #radio
#reggae #DJ #dub #WFMU #ReggaeSchoolroom #JeffSarge #music #photograph #portrait #environmental #radio
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Going to miss this show so much…glad I rediscovered it a few years back
So far the Newsboy Legion is good Golden Age silliness plus there’s a “CHEESE IT! THE COPS!” panel which made my day
(and yet I wonder—how do I even *know* this phrase? Looney Tunes?)
(and yet I wonder—how do I even *know* this phrase? Looney Tunes?)
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
So far the Newsboy Legion is good Golden Age silliness plus there’s a “CHEESE IT! THE COPS!” panel which made my day
(and yet I wonder—how do I even *know* this phrase? Looney Tunes?)
(and yet I wonder—how do I even *know* this phrase? Looney Tunes?)
Current comics stack (pile?)—Marvel Two-in-One Epic Vol.3; Simon & Kirby’s kid gang Newsboy Legion; THE U-RAY, the last of the BDs I bought in Belgium; the Doctor Strange entry in the new Bloomsbury comics history series; and HATE REVISITED for a local comix book club (w/some back issues)
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Current comics stack (pile?)—Marvel Two-in-One Epic Vol.3; Simon & Kirby’s kid gang Newsboy Legion; THE U-RAY, the last of the BDs I bought in Belgium; the Doctor Strange entry in the new Bloomsbury comics history series; and HATE REVISITED for a local comix book club (w/some back issues)
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I love that every generation has the same Tom Jones experience. "Oh this guy is corny as hell" to "Okay this guy is corny as hell but it's fun to laugh at him" to "Okay this guy has bangers" to "Okay this guy is a generational talent and a complete fucking genius."
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I love that every generation has the same Tom Jones experience. "Oh this guy is corny as hell" to "Okay this guy is corny as hell but it's fun to laugh at him" to "Okay this guy has bangers" to "Okay this guy is a generational talent and a complete fucking genius."
The 20th century examples in the sideburns wikipedia entry are absolutely perfect selections
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideburns
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideburns
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The 20th century examples in the sideburns wikipedia entry are absolutely perfect selections
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideburns
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideburns
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please tell my wife this is why I have too many records
People who listened to music most days slashed their risk of developing dementia by 39 percent compared with those who did not regularly listen to music, a new study of more than 10,000 people age 70 and over found.
Listening to music is linked to lower dementia risk, study suggests
A new study finds that regularly listening to music or playing a musical instrument may help older adults protect against cognitive decline.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
please tell my wife this is why I have too many records
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Shop drawing of a terra cotta Schlitz belted globe insignia, likely destined to grace a tied house
📸 Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection, National Building Museum
📸 Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection, National Building Museum
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Shop drawing of a terra cotta Schlitz belted globe insignia, likely destined to grace a tied house
📸 Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection, National Building Museum
📸 Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection, National Building Museum
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that was a really cool 5 days, really enjoyed those five days that I had a mote of optimism kicking around
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
that was a really cool 5 days, really enjoyed those five days that I had a mote of optimism kicking around
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
Kraftwerk introduced by Helen Reddy and Gabe Kaplan of “Welcome Back Kotter” fame.
What a world we live in.
What a world we live in.
Wow! Just discovered a high-quality recording of Kraftwerk performing Autobahn live on the Midnight Special in 1975. Watch it here
🚘📺▶️ youtu.be/UYi30uTkYHU?...
🚘📺▶️ youtu.be/UYi30uTkYHU?...
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Kraftwerk introduced by Helen Reddy and Gabe Kaplan of “Welcome Back Kotter” fame.
What a world we live in.
What a world we live in.
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I'll be honest, I lost interest in GDT's FRANKENSTEIN when I learned it would be ignoring an integral part of the original novel.
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I'll be honest, I lost interest in GDT's FRANKENSTEIN when I learned it would be ignoring an integral part of the original novel.
Was in Belgium visiting family/sightseeing and was lucky to get a taste of Belgian comics culture in Brussels.
Visited the three floor (with comics library!) museum, saw a few comics murals, and picked up a few albums for myself.
https://www.comicscenter.net/en/home
Visited the three floor (with comics library!) museum, saw a few comics murals, and picked up a few albums for myself.
https://www.comicscenter.net/en/home
![My comics (aka bandes dessinées/BD [French] or “strips” [Dutch]) pickups in Brussels: XIII, Tintin Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon, The U Ray, and Blake & Mortimer The Gondwana Shrine](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g7fmcmoluezgtr7lodqnjkbw/bafkreig6xvvhwm7sayq5awk7sbffoyhzpga6takts5msub2yzfs6ap4xle@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Was in Belgium visiting family/sightseeing and was lucky to get a taste of Belgian comics culture in Brussels.
Visited the three floor (with comics library!) museum, saw a few comics murals, and picked up a few albums for myself.
https://www.comicscenter.net/en/home
Visited the three floor (with comics library!) museum, saw a few comics murals, and picked up a few albums for myself.
https://www.comicscenter.net/en/home
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Strange Tales 72, 1959. Art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Strange Tales 72, 1959. Art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.