Peter Ames Carlin
@peteramescarlin.bsky.social
Journalist, writer and author of BRUCE, THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS R.E.M. and etc. Coming in Aug 2025: TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND.
Yeah, that's a drag. At least the Sierra Club actually does stuff tho, whereas ActBlue is just a money mill with a light scrim of progressive-ish politics over the top. Mostly a money mill tho, and selling peoples' info to any and all buyers is the obvious point of the enterprise. A pox on them.
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Yeah, that's a drag. At least the Sierra Club actually does stuff tho, whereas ActBlue is just a money mill with a light scrim of progressive-ish politics over the top. Mostly a money mill tho, and selling peoples' info to any and all buyers is the obvious point of the enterprise. A pox on them.
Yeah, '76 was the year of the white Greek Fisherman's hat, tho it may have tailed into '77, too. The truckers' caps started in about '79 and they're so extremely and inarguably and timelessly cool that they persist to this very day.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Yeah, '76 was the year of the white Greek Fisherman's hat, tho it may have tailed into '77, too. The truckers' caps started in about '79 and they're so extremely and inarguably and timelessly cool that they persist to this very day.
What the fuck is that backdrop and w ho thought it was the best place for a man dressed and posed like that to stand.
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
What the fuck is that backdrop and w ho thought it was the best place for a man dressed and posed like that to stand.
Word is it's coming. And please, God, make it stop after Love You/Adult Child. MIU is the work of the devil.
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Word is it's coming. And please, God, make it stop after Love You/Adult Child. MIU is the work of the devil.
The brilliant, beloved Peter Ames Carlin is aware that he used "will" when he meant "won't" in the above post. As the world's leading poster of carelessly edited social media posts, he doesn't care. His millions of followers around the world love him for it.
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The brilliant, beloved Peter Ames Carlin is aware that he used "will" when he meant "won't" in the above post. As the world's leading poster of carelessly edited social media posts, he doesn't care. His millions of followers around the world love him for it.
A lot of people don't like Trump, either. So. Okay. As Trump implies, shit happens to people like that. So BYO bone saws? Maybe not what he intended, but moral laxity can be a two-way street.
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
A lot of people don't like Trump, either. So. Okay. As Trump implies, shit happens to people like that. So BYO bone saws? Maybe not what he intended, but moral laxity can be a two-way street.
Maybe not if your financial backers own petroleum companies?
October 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Maybe not if your financial backers own petroleum companies?
yeah, they're in first place in the AL West, and kind of on a run, despite their usual practice of going into September on a tear, then collapsing. So fingers crossed!
September 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
yeah, they're in first place in the AL West, and kind of on a run, despite their usual practice of going into September on a tear, then collapsing. So fingers crossed!
Settle down.
September 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Settle down.
It took me a while to find my way to "Mr. Moonlight" but it's awesome. A kind of r&b that was all about high drama and delightfully cheesy organ. And isn't it churlish to complain about an album with "What You're Doing," "Every Little Thing," "No Reply" and "I'm A Loser"? (spoiler alert: Yes, it is)
September 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It took me a while to find my way to "Mr. Moonlight" but it's awesome. A kind of r&b that was all about high drama and delightfully cheesy organ. And isn't it churlish to complain about an album with "What You're Doing," "Every Little Thing," "No Reply" and "I'm A Loser"? (spoiler alert: Yes, it is)
I hate it when a brilliant group
of artists takes a break from changing world culture to be merely charming and delightful. They had literally weeks to write and produce their fourth album of the year, and some of that included tour breaks. Why isn’t it BETTER?! (I really love B4S)
of artists takes a break from changing world culture to be merely charming and delightful. They had literally weeks to write and produce their fourth album of the year, and some of that included tour breaks. Why isn’t it BETTER?! (I really love B4S)
September 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I hate it when a brilliant group
of artists takes a break from changing world culture to be merely charming and delightful. They had literally weeks to write and produce their fourth album of the year, and some of that included tour breaks. Why isn’t it BETTER?! (I really love B4S)
of artists takes a break from changing world culture to be merely charming and delightful. They had literally weeks to write and produce their fourth album of the year, and some of that included tour breaks. Why isn’t it BETTER?! (I really love B4S)
Always a chance but we don't have a publisher in the Netherlands yet, so who knows?
August 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Always a chance but we don't have a publisher in the Netherlands yet, so who knows?
it already exists!
August 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
it already exists!