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Tom Chansky
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Some know me as King Tom. Hammock enthusiast. Curator. On a podcast or two.

Here for Star Wars, Weezer and other things that make me happy.

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Hey @thomsen419.bsky.social - I can get behind this.
the Michelin man is kinda like a Greek god in the sense that he presides over tires and which restaurants are good
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
#RiversDemoFlood 1741: Baby Come Back

August 31, 2002

From the Green-Maladroit Years

Baby Come Back is a Rivers and Patrick Wilson song. We know that because there's one in the Pat and Rivers bundle featuring both of them on vocals.

But there's another take with just Rivers in the...
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
#RiversDemoFlood 1740: The Life I Never Lived 3

2005

From the Red-Raditude-Hurley Years

During 2005, Rivers was focused on getting married, finishing up at Harvard and supporting Make Believe (probably in that order).

He didn't make many demos, he wasn't planning for the future of Weezer...
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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That reminds me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a Christmas film, much more so than Die Hard
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Happy Pie for Breakfast Week.
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#RiversDemoFlood 1739: Why Am I Getting So Upset? 9

2011-2014

From EWBAITE

Once upon a time, a really expensive door repair drove Rivers to write a song.

Why Am I Getting So Upset is pretty okay. There's definitely anger behind it. But at with version 9, Rivers changes the melody to make...
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Free Turkey via Wall.
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My favorite Thanksgiving song is Weezer's El Scorcho.
Weezer - El Scorcho (Director's Cut)
YouTube video by WeezerVEVO
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I have visited this page every Thanksgiving (and a few other holidays) for at least the past ten years:
Perfect Prime Rib Roast Recipe and Cooking Instructions
Learn how to cook a perfect prime rib roast. A complete resource guide on how to purchase, prepare, internal meat temperatures and cooking times.
whatscookingamerica.net
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Hoping your holiday vibes are as warm and cozy as this photo from the 1977 Lucasfilm Thanksgiving party.
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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“They’ll believe me, Citizen!”
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
#RiversDemoFlood 1738: Hippies 1

2011-2014

For some reason, Rivers decided to stop working on the excellent song The Ballad of St. George, and reuse the melody in Hippies.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, but Hippies is a downgrade.

The lyrics are different and the music is...
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Had a great time watching Wake Up, Dead Man. Thought the story and mystery were solid.

Plus, there was a bit that only @rianjohnson.bsky.social could get away with.
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Wake Me Up Before You Dead Man
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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God this is so depressing given the political response to it
"the economic response to the pandemic really worked. Indeed, there is a good case that it was the most successful example of countercyclical policy in US history." jwmason.org/slackwire/at...
At Groundwork: Lessons from the September Jobs Report – J. W. Mason
jwmason.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Only now at this time in my life am I realizing that Bruce Springsteen is singing 'Big Bones Billy' and not 'Big Balls Billy' in Rosalita.

I feel like I've let the whole State of New Jersey down.
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Can we talk now about pumpkin v. sweet potato pie?

More specifically, why pumpkins are for carving at Halloween and sweet potatoes are for eatin'. 😎

#teamsweetpotato
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Happy belated birthday to Mexico City legend Ricardo Montalban (Cann), who in Star Wars famously uttered “Revenge is cold, so serve it.”
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Must be nice!
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Gonna keep yelling this one: Google is the modern “goose that laid the golden egg” story of our times.

Sundar Pichai gutted the ecosystem keeping his company central to online life because he thought it would bring more shareholder value.

Why he’s still CEO is baffling.
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Hello, computer.

Leonard Nimoy's Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (aka The One With the Whales!) was released 39 years ago today.

One of the most popular Trek films, the Whale Movie is indeed one of my fav. Fresh, funny, with a fine environmental message, it completes an overall successful trilogy.
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
#RiversDemoFlood 1737: Happy Now 5

2016-2019

From the Pacific Daydream/Black Years

Despite being take five, this is the only version we have of Happy Now.

It's a partial song, starting out on acoustic guitar and transitioning to piano. It's has a catchy, bouncy chorus and a nice, airy verse...
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
100% this one too.
73. Disney saved Star Wars. This is what Saved Star Wars looks like. Before they opened their suitcase full of money, Lucasfilm’s best ideas they had going at the time were that I’m Han Solo Kinect game and Star Wars Detours.
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM