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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · Jul 27

My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.

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Josie @joessy.bsky.social · Jul 23

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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Jul 21

Sad, very sad.

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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Jul 12

Here are Connie and Ralph at the Magnolia in the Haight. The Adkins are here to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Bill is here as well as Cameron and her partner John.

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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Jun 29

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Zohran Mamdani: “We Can Demand What We Deserve”

Zohran Mamdani spoke to his supporters, New York City, and the world last night: “We have won because New Yorkers have stood up for a city they can afford. A city where they can do more than just stru...

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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · May 25

The Courtesan Hamagiku of the Nakamanjiya Brothel with her Kamuro Attendant Kotome, by Keisai Eisen, 19th century

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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · May 2

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Apr 26

Claire Baglin’s debut novel, "On the Clock," is a new entrant to the genre of workplace literature—a portrait of life at a fast-food restaurant that shows there’s both dignity and drudgery in all kinds of labor, writes Rhian Sasseen:

What Does the Literature of the Working Class Look Like?

A portrait of life at a fast-food restaurant shows that there’s both dignity and drudgery in all kinds of labor.

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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Apr 26

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The Cool Cats Guitar & Trumpet Night

YouTube video by jij ~ Cat Jazz ~

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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Apr 24

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SF Street Jerry Garcia Grew Up On Will Be Renamed ‘Jerry Garcia Street’

The Excelsior District street that was the 1940s boyhood home of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia just got City Hall approval to be renamed ‘Jerry Garcia Street.’ It’s currently called Harrington ...

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · Apr 20

Time for another digital security PSA with guitar … here’s “All the Small Things” but it’s about scrubbing metadata from your photos before you post them 🤘

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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Apr 20

From X:

...user Yunpa: "This cat dish I've recently bought and I've been very satisfied with. It's Kutani ware. t.co/1pbEPoPEjC%22 ...

Translated from Japanese:

((1) Xユーザーのゆんぱーさん: 「最近購入してたいへん満足しているねこのお皿。九谷焼です。 t.co/1pbEPoPEjC%E... / Xから)

William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Apr 20

My pal's drawing:
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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Apr 17

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Hacked crossing signals mock Musk, Zuckerberg

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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Apr 13

It can be ordinary writing and full of feeling." ― Jack Kerouac, Self-Portrait: Collected Unpublished Writings
📷: Il Tempo Newspaper - Milan, Italy - 1966

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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Apr 13

It doesn’t have to be a “novel,” or a “memoir,” or a “diary,” or a “travel book,” or an “essay.” It can be just plainly and simply a book. The writing does not have to be “good writing,” that is, artistically labored writing with significant absences of statement of feeling.

William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Apr 13

"There is absolutely no reason in the world why a man in America may not write exactly what he feels, in any form that suits him, and if he has what is known as talent, or even genius, there is no reason why it should not be published and be read and understood by many other Americans.

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William D. (Rick) Razo @wdrazo.bsky.social · Apr 12