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Silver John
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Liberal. Super-AntiMAGA

IT is my day Job. I make cigar box ukulele's to stay sane(ish)
Caught the Aurora over the Sangres de Cristo mountains tonight. Not a great pic, but it shows the reddish purple of the high altitude glow (oxygen)
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
2 years earlier ... A beast of another "Beck" album. Jeff Beck
October 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I loved this actor's work in the movie "Velocipastor".

@ the No Kings rally in Santa Fe
October 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
October 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today in Santa Fe, NM. Marchers and the Raging Grannies:
October 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
October 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This morning's protest in Santa Fe. Not bad turn out since it wasn't heavily advertised
September 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
15 minutes before officially starting, the protest is in full swing!
June 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Having a storm here near lamy... Lightning, thunder, and enough hail to turn the ground white. Love NM weather
May 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I finally finished this, the b@stard ukulele from hell. Took 4 tries at the fretboard, 2 on the neck. Wired with a piezo pick up and sounds pretty darn good.
May 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
And here in Santa Fe!
May 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Thanks for reminding me of my bestest friend, Aslan. He'd blow out his cruciate ligaments (knees) when this picture was taken. I had to carry him down the stairs from the balcony to the back yard for a year. And worth it, every day. God, I miss him.
April 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
So, I took a class on "sinking a metal bowl". Way fun. I think I had more fun "finishing it". Put the bowl in vinegar to put the verdigris on it like I wanted and had a surprise.

Not sure how I managed to get those concentric rings around the lip.
April 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A few more from the Santa Fe "Hands Off" protest.
April 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Kind of hard to see. This is one of my favorite signs yesterday.

Little girl on her dad's shoulders carrying a sign that said" hands off My future"l." Not shown is her mother carrying a sign that says hands off my present.
April 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Yesterday in Santa Fe, New Mexico...
April 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Quite the crowd there today.
April 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
March 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
So... Koko seems to be really stressed out this evening
January 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Mmmmm

Floor sushi
December 28, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Went to a local meetup for people who are interested in making instruments. Someone there tried my cigar box electric bass (ubass).

Short sample:
December 19, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Hey everyone. Finally moving here from the bad place. I have a pretty high for DERP. But dang, it's getting bad over at that other place.

You might not remember the name, but maybe you remember my favorite picture from here in NM
December 6, 2024 at 2:02 AM