Cedric Hendrix
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Cedric Hendrix
@cirdecsongs.bsky.social
Freelance music journalist and author. Early-stage musician. Sports nut. Movie fan. Beginning biker. Open-minded and eager to learn.
Feeling a little better every day. The first month of recovery has been more about rest than I thought it would. I’m finally feeling like doing some of the many, many things I hoped to do!

Today, I’m practicing from the bottom up. #cirdecsongs
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all!

I really CAN be thankful for my health this year, as I’m pain-free for the first time in half a decade! Rest assured, I’ll make the most of it.

Enjoy your day!
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
One last shot of the #LEGO #Concorde now that she has a home.

Planes always seem to have names. I’m thinking about calling her “Marcia’s Gift” after my sister.

I’m keeping the landing gear up because I like to think of her reaching cruising altitude. My accent wall makes for a decent sky!
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
And FINISHED!

The landing gear retracts, the nose moves up and down, and the flaps and ailerons move, too! #LEGO is great with details.

The #Concorde was a fun build. I look forward to the next one. As soon as I figure out where I’d put it!
November 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The docs want me up and moving every forty minutes or so. My physical therapist brings ankle weights. I’m settling for the heavier basketball shoes I haven’t worn in three years.

My surgical recovery is going great! This keeps the train moving forward. #backpainrelief #postop #recovery
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
On today’s episode of “First World Problems,” our hero once again wrestles with the Bass Pick Dilemma.

Yeah, yeah, yeah … spare me with the “Real bassists use fingers” twaddle. Turns out you can do both, which I have to for this We Lost The Sea tune.

I’m playing again!

youtu.be/9r97usgJJwo?...
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The beginning of #sunset is very pretty from my window. But that doesn’t mean I want to see it before 5 p.m.

Do we really need Daylight Savings Time anymore? I went two years without it in Japan and everything went along just fine.
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“They weren’t booing. They were saying Troooooomp.”
— Future bullshit social media post

apnews.com/article/trum...
Donald Trump booed as the 1st sitting US president at a regular-season NFL game since Carter in 1978
President Donald Trump has become the first sitting president in nearly a half-century at a regular-season NFL game.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
And now I can work on my #birthday present, a @LEGO #Concorde I’ve been so eager to build. This may take a while! #cirdecsongs
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Found this band on YouTube to accompany my physical therapy this morning. You know I’m a sucker for post-rock, and The End Of The Ocean was a pretty cool find!

Apparently, they’ve been around for a while. Well, they’re on my radar now! youtu.be/IT5_DciyaRg? si=SmsFaKVU8Yuok60E
Best of The End Of The Ocean
YouTube video by WherePostRockDwells
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November 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Songs for surgical recovery. Dark and determined. Dig in and hang on. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/11/01/a...
A CirdecSongs Playlist: Into the Darkness
Tunes from the darker side of my musical mindset. Putting them together has proven therapeutic. #cirdecsongs
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November 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
While lying here convalescing, I accidentally created a playlist. Let’s just say it comes from the darker side of my personality.

It was just gonna be a couple of hours, but it has taken on a kind of its own. And I’m still adding to it! #cirdecsongs spotify.link/tMKP4d2JTXb
Tunes from the Dark Side
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October 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Serenity tuned to E-flat, Major Tom in standard tuning, and my unnamed Ashbory bass (tasteful suggestions welcome). All under ten pounds. All approved for lifting.

So, this is my guitar world for a while. #cirdecsongs #guitar #practice #therapy
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The morning of my surgery, I couldn’t get “Magic Bus” out of my head. I have no idea where it came from.

Good thing I had my earbuds. Of course I almost missed what the surgeon was saying because I was grooving so hard.

Now I’m back home, learning the tune. #cirdecsongs #TheWHO
October 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Operation: Backbone, Day 8

Since the #Concorde is partially a birthday present, I’m gonna wait until next month to start on it. Meanwhile, let’s see what these Star Trek models I bought ages ago are all about.

(I still have NO idea where I’m going to put them, by the way. Oh, well.)
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Few things in life bring me more joy than watching Mike Jeneally rip through a guitar solo. And here he has the nerve to do it FRETLESS! My MAN! Seeing this kind of talent is truly a privilege! #cirdecsongs
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My town is heading out and putting in WORK!

I’m so proud! I’ll see y’all on the next one!

#WakeUpAmerica #NoKings #Chicago #FDT

📷 — The Chicago Sun-Times and the Associated Press
October 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
When you’re a kid, you grab a crayon and get to coloring.

When you’re an adult, you experiment with blending and layering colors to figure out how to properly shade Batman.

Adulting is weird. #art #coloredpencil
October 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Today’s #earworm is a little dark. Which is funny because I’m in a fairly decent mood. Oh, well. I’m running with it! youtu.be/XdhKnAw6VZw?...
Nine Inch Nails: Burn (1994)
YouTube video by Nine Inch Nails
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October 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Getting a head start on my post-op adult #coloring therapy. Trying to learn about shading and creating accurate skin tones.

The way to start is always the same: when in doubt, consult YouTube! #art
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A quick peek at new releases from Vernon Reid, Stephan Thelen with Markus Reuter, Genesis, and a few others. Dive on in! #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/10/14/c...
CirdecSongs Rapid-Fire Reviews
VERNON REID, Hoodoo Telemetry (Artone Label Group, 2025). Fans of Living Colour are well aware of the band’s eclectic musical nature. Their guitarist, Vernon Reid, uses his new solo effort as an op…
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October 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@snarkypuppy91.bsky.social isn’t one of those bands I imagined going dark. But here we are. youtu.be/ngc8Fu3mGzA?...
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - Chimera (conducted by Jules Buckley) [Official Video]
YouTube video by GroundUP Music NYC
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October 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM