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Vacation, all I ever wanted. Vacation, had to get away…

— The Go-Gos

Quote posted March 18, 2024


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Link: Prince, Letterman, Dolphin, Dash

Linked March 16, 2024


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Now Little Bo Peep cold lost her sheep. And Rip Van Winkle fell the hell asleep. And Alice chilling somewhere in Wonderland. Jack’s serving Jill a bucket in his hand. And Jam Master Jay’s making all that sound. The turntables might wobble, but they don’t fall down…

— Peter Piper

Quote posted March 15, 2024


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Link: Paranoid Android (Later Archive 1997)

Linked March 14, 2024


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Plex Media Server?

Pic posted March 14, 2024

Thinking I might want to build something like this at home. Please let me know if you have any tips or tricks to share…

Music ✅ | Movies ✅ | TV ✅ | Photos ✅ | Backup ✅

Carbon Copy Cloner ✅ | Backblaze B2

Synology DiskStation DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Enclosure?


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I’ve hung on, I have edged around this narrow ledge since the day I was born in 1975…

— When Last I Spoke To Carol

Quote posted March 13, 2024


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Stipe at the British Museum

Pic posted March 9, 2024

Colleen snapped this on a London trip and had it published in Q Magazine (RIP in 2020)


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There were no screams. There was no time. The mountain called Monkey had spoken. There was only fire. And then, nothing…

— Fire Coming Out Of A Monkey’s Head

Quote posted March 9, 2024


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Mike Campbell @ The Fitz

Pic posted March 8, 2024

Very sad I’m probably not going to this – we have a game that day and there are no good single seats up close (was spoiled by the Fine Line show)


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Link: Muse – Feeling Good

Linked March 8, 2024


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🫡 Apple Music algorithms

Posted March 4, 2024

Not sure how advanced the technology is behind Apple Music’s personal stations, but the David Kingsbury channel this morning played an Atmosphere song (which I hadn’t heard in a long time), followed by Quarterflash, a song from Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album, Steely Dan and Robert Palmer. Hmm…


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By the time you hear the next pop, the funk shall be within you…

— King Kunta

Quote posted March 3, 2024


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You oughta see your face, you oughta hear your voice. Last time I was here, I wouldn’t turn around…

— This Perfect World

Quote posted March 1, 2024


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Time Machine albums

Pic posted February 29, 2024

Some albums just magically transport me back to another time in my life – here are a few samples from Prince, Sting, Suzanne Vega and Tom Petty


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Richard Thompson PSA: Ship to Shore drops 5/31

Pic posted February 29, 2024

Still no Minnesota tour dates, but first song streaming now (Singapore Sadie)


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I’ve seen the rains of the real world come forward on the plain. I’ve seen the Kansas of your sweet little myth…

— True Dreams of Wichita

Quote posted February 27, 2024


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Air Supply @ Mystic Lake

Posted February 25, 2024


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Kelly’s Bar in Red Wing, Minnesota

Pic posted February 25, 2024

One of the better burgers I’ve had in a while 👍


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I was singin’ like a stone in Red Wing, Minnesota. In a bar called Kelly’s right next to the train…

— Kelly’s Bar

Quote posted February 25, 2024


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The boys were back in town 🎶

Pic posted February 24, 2024

Russell and Graham still have it 💯


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With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin’ kinda older, I tripped the merry-go-round. With this very unpleasin’, sneezin’ and wheezin’ the calliope crashed to the ground…

— Blinded by the Light

Quote posted February 24, 2024


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Think I’d go back to where I’m from, I can stumble out of here. At least in Minnesota, they don’t run and hide this time of year…

— I Remember This Place Being Bigger

Quote posted February 23, 2024


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Good evening. This is your pilot Prince speaking. You are flying aboard the Seduction 747…

— International Lover

Quote posted February 22, 2024


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Happy Valentine’s Day 2024 💜

Pic posted February 14, 2024

Too bad I missed out on the Target Center Prince era


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Link: Cabel’s Firehouse Five Plus Two

Linked February 13, 2024


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