"smokey stevenson"
@kurtblumenau.bsky.social
https://sabr.org/authors/kurt-blumenau/
It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black.
It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black.
Pinned
#RIP Bob Starkie of Aussie legends Skyhooks, seen here in the promo film for 1976’s “This Is My City,” shot on the roof of a 16-story building.
I adore Starkie’s look - Rickenbacker guitar, long rock n’ roll hair, shades … and a wetsuit, complete with flippers.
I adore Starkie’s look - Rickenbacker guitar, long rock n’ roll hair, shades … and a wetsuit, complete with flippers.
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
#RIP Bob Starkie of Aussie legends Skyhooks, seen here in the promo film for 1976’s “This Is My City,” shot on the roof of a 16-story building.
I adore Starkie’s look - Rickenbacker guitar, long rock n’ roll hair, shades … and a wetsuit, complete with flippers.
I adore Starkie’s look - Rickenbacker guitar, long rock n’ roll hair, shades … and a wetsuit, complete with flippers.
somebody on the old good Twitter used to occasionally post about “underrated overdubs“ and I found one - the piano on “It Came Out of the Sky.” It sounds like Fogerty greatly enjoyed himself.
Creedence Clearwater Revival - It Came Out of the Sky
YouTube video by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
somebody on the old good Twitter used to occasionally post about “underrated overdubs“ and I found one - the piano on “It Came Out of the Sky.” It sounds like Fogerty greatly enjoyed himself.
next time the "ruin a song with one letter" prompt goes around, my answer is totes gonna be "The Fat of Ophelia." someone remind me
☘️ This week's Irish singles chart! 💿
Eight weeks at no. 1 in Ireland now for Taylor Swift's 'The Fate Of Ophelia' www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko70... Chart data: www.irma.ie#chartTab1
Eight weeks at no. 1 in Ireland now for Taylor Swift's 'The Fate Of Ophelia' www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko70... Chart data: www.irma.ie#chartTab1
Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Taylor Swift
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November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
next time the "ruin a song with one letter" prompt goes around, my answer is totes gonna be "The Fat of Ophelia." someone remind me
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The word "jazz" derives from baseball. sabr.org/latest/how-b...
How baseball gave us the word ‘jazz’ – Society for American Baseball Research
sabr.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The word "jazz" derives from baseball. sabr.org/latest/how-b...
"hello, I am jazzin' the sport game" should be the new "hello, I am doing a sports"
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"hello, I am jazzin' the sport game" should be the new "hello, I am doing a sports"
"greetings, fellow kids! let me tell you about my banging CD collection"
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nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"greetings, fellow kids! let me tell you about my banging CD collection"
Power is measured by the pound or the fist
It's as clear as this
It's as clear as this
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Power is measured by the pound or the fist
It's as clear as this
It's as clear as this
brb flying down to Muswellbrook
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
brb flying down to Muswellbrook
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Retrosheet is pleased to announce its second semi-annual release of 2025, which includes play-by-play files for the 1910 and 2025 seasons, box-score files for the 1898 season, and a deep dive into the 1935 Negro League season.
www.retrosheet.org/fall2025rele...
Enjoy!
www.retrosheet.org/fall2025rele...
Enjoy!
Fall 2025 Release
www.retrosheet.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Retrosheet is pleased to announce its second semi-annual release of 2025, which includes play-by-play files for the 1910 and 2025 seasons, box-score files for the 1898 season, and a deep dive into the 1935 Negro League season.
www.retrosheet.org/fall2025rele...
Enjoy!
www.retrosheet.org/fall2025rele...
Enjoy!
time for a leftover sammich. Oh boy!
(for those not on the east coast: g’wan, treat yourself early. it’s 11:30 somewhere…)
(for those not on the east coast: g’wan, treat yourself early. it’s 11:30 somewhere…)
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
time for a leftover sammich. Oh boy!
(for those not on the east coast: g’wan, treat yourself early. it’s 11:30 somewhere…)
(for those not on the east coast: g’wan, treat yourself early. it’s 11:30 somewhere…)
Just got another of these ... and there were four seconds of silence before "goodbye," so it's not as if I'm getting the very end of a longer robo-message (as has happened in the past.)
Billy Shears is surely on his way to replace me.
Billy Shears is surely on his way to replace me.
Just got one of those spam voicemails with a machine-generated female voice; all this one had to say was “goodbye.”
I’m interpreting this as a harbinger of impending death, like having a left hand held over your head on a Beatles album cover, so: it’s been nice shitposting at y’all
I’m interpreting this as a harbinger of impending death, like having a left hand held over your head on a Beatles album cover, so: it’s been nice shitposting at y’all
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just got another of these ... and there were four seconds of silence before "goodbye," so it's not as if I'm getting the very end of a longer robo-message (as has happened in the past.)
Billy Shears is surely on his way to replace me.
Billy Shears is surely on his way to replace me.
this man is roughly 36 years old
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
this man is roughly 36 years old
introduce yourself with five kinds of pie you ate yesterday
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
introduce yourself with five kinds of pie you ate yesterday
OTD 50 yrs ago, that no-account Lank Botkins is about to cause some trouble for Steve Roper and Mike Nomad.
November 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
OTD 50 yrs ago, that no-account Lank Botkins is about to cause some trouble for Steve Roper and Mike Nomad.
made myself a mix CD Wed nite for the first time in years, to hype myself in the car on the way to the 5k.
The “Rope Ladder To The Moon”/“Barracuda”/“What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)” sequence goes especially hard
The “Rope Ladder To The Moon”/“Barracuda”/“What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)” sequence goes especially hard
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
made myself a mix CD Wed nite for the first time in years, to hype myself in the car on the way to the 5k.
The “Rope Ladder To The Moon”/“Barracuda”/“What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)” sequence goes especially hard
The “Rope Ladder To The Moon”/“Barracuda”/“What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)” sequence goes especially hard
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November 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
⚾️ Immaculate Grid 971 9/9:
Rarity: 21
IMMACULATE!
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Introduce yourself (to whom? my followers know me) with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Buddy Rich
Celibate Rifles
Buckwheat Zydeco
Graham Parker and the Rumour
John Lee Hooker
Buddy Rich
Celibate Rifles
Buckwheat Zydeco
Graham Parker and the Rumour
John Lee Hooker
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Bob Seger/Molly Hatchet
Pete Seeger
U2 (nightclub)
Prince (Purple Rain debut)
Police/Go-Go's (arena)
Bob Seger/Molly Hatchet
Pete Seeger
U2 (nightclub)
Prince (Purple Rain debut)
Police/Go-Go's (arena)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Cyndi Lauper
Guns n Roses / Skid Row
Queensryche
Roxette
Veruca Salt
Cyndi Lauper
Guns n Roses / Skid Row
Queensryche
Roxette
Veruca Salt
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Introduce yourself (to whom? my followers know me) with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Buddy Rich
Celibate Rifles
Buckwheat Zydeco
Graham Parker and the Rumour
John Lee Hooker
Buddy Rich
Celibate Rifles
Buckwheat Zydeco
Graham Parker and the Rumour
John Lee Hooker
My great-grandma made these hot pads (inside every grape is an ollllllllld Seven-Up bottlecap.) Most of the time they sit in a drawer, but today we needed two hot pads of the same height, and only these would do. Grossmutter saves Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
My great-grandma made these hot pads (inside every grape is an ollllllllld Seven-Up bottlecap.) Most of the time they sit in a drawer, but today we needed two hot pads of the same height, and only these would do. Grossmutter saves Thanksgiving!
What they took from us.
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What they took from us.
not watching the Macy’s Parade out of spite, because the organizers thought my suggestions about “hologram Chuck Mangione” were somehow beneath them
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
not watching the Macy’s Parade out of spite, because the organizers thought my suggestions about “hologram Chuck Mangione” were somehow beneath them
Taylor thinking, “this is fun and all … but Thanksgiving is in October.” 🇨🇦
Tug McGraw, Ron Taylor & Ron Swoboda of the World Series Champion New York #Mets ride along in full uniform at the 1969 Macy's #Thanksgiving Day Parade! #MLB #Baseball #MacysParade #HappyThanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Taylor thinking, “this is fun and all … but Thanksgiving is in October.” 🇨🇦
regular readers know I am a convert to
Dukakis turkey soup and there will absolutely be some broth put up in this household
Dukakis turkey soup and there will absolutely be some broth put up in this household
I am asking you, once again, to stop giving Mike Dukakis your Turkey carcasses
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
regular readers know I am a convert to
Dukakis turkey soup and there will absolutely be some broth put up in this household
Dukakis turkey soup and there will absolutely be some broth put up in this household
also consciously noticed for the first time this morning that Paul McCartney rhymes “understand” with itself in “Maybe I’m Amazed.”
If he’s slipped it past me for this long, I guess he gets away with it.
If he’s slipped it past me for this long, I guess he gets away with it.
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
also consciously noticed for the first time this morning that Paul McCartney rhymes “understand” with itself in “Maybe I’m Amazed.”
If he’s slipped it past me for this long, I guess he gets away with it.
If he’s slipped it past me for this long, I guess he gets away with it.