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Composer. Music theorist. Lowbrassman. Director of the School of Music at Louisiana Tech. In an alternate universe, the second-most popular optometrist in Bedford, Indiana. Son of Pinhook, citizen of the world. Views my own.

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Laker Fans Furious As Bam Adebayo Dies In Even Worse Helicopter Crash

Laker Fans Furious As Bam Adebayo Dies In Even Worse Helicopter Crash

Laker Fans Furious As Bam Adebayo Dies In Even Worse Helicopter Crash

12.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 4417 πŸ” 847 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 262

why don't they make the entire Strait of Hormuz out of the same stuff as the black box is made out of

12.03.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

BUC-EE’S IS WOKE

12.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(That’s pronounced β€œBoody.”)

12.03.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(Tyler’s youngest grandson - yes, grandson - died just a couple of years ago.) So as central as Elvis was to rock history, to say someone my dad’s age should be a known pop culture quantity to everyone…well, Dad wasn’t exactly bopping to Louis Moreau Gottschalk as a kid in Buddha, Indiana.

12.03.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It boggles my mind that if you went backwards 91 years from Dad’s birth, the President of the United States was John Tyler.

12.03.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think about this because my dad is four days older than Elvis. When you talk to 91 years old every week, it changes your perspective of time.

12.03.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pitch an unnecessary sequel

Let’s Do It Again Again

12.03.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
Frankie Faison in a hot tub in the movie Coming To America (1988, dir. Landis)

Frankie Faison in a hot tub in the movie Coming To America (1988, dir. Landis)

12.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

boop

12.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anita’s gonna get her kicks tonight…

12.03.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, this program can surely find another Shula offspring to give a HC gig to undeservedly…

11.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The troubles

11.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 3930 πŸ” 787 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 16

Heel Turn

11.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Academia finds a whole new low into which to sink

11.03.2026 10:56 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

10.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 24531 πŸ” 6621 πŸ’¬ 213 πŸ“Œ 413

Mostly it was early mornings, late nights, and time at the other jobs so that we had food in case the farm had a bad year.

11.03.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remind y’all that I too grew up on a farm, and not once while he was farming did Dad ever talk about how fresh the air was that day.

11.03.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Plants that require a lot of work to keep alive and to produce a yield that is financially sustainable.

As far as fresh air, well, manure is a fertilizer and it ain’t exactly fresh.

11.03.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Bob was a Real One.

11.03.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously - come work here.

11.03.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I deleted my academia dot edu account today.

11.03.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If memory serves, I’ve enjoyed our interactions.

11.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The name rings a bell. I think I’ve interacted with him on FB. (My friends were almost all band nerds.)

10.03.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

1990 here.

10.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(I do actually have a few friends and most of my family there, but there are…reasons I left.)

10.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That makes one of us!

10.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, Hive Mind: I have some airline certificates/credits (Delta) to burn off and I wanna do a few days elsewhere this summer (3-4; wanna save some vac time for a trip to see Dad too). Hit me with suggestions for June or July.

10.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This recording is (a) the piece of music that finally got me a slot speaking at an annual meeting of the Society for Music Theory and (b) my Get Fired Up And Run Through A Goddamned Brick Wall recording. That, and Shostakovich’s Festive Overture (STALIN’S DEAD, BABY!!).

10.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did you hear what Biden said at Michael Jackson's funeral

10.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1