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a bandit and a heartbreaker. feet on the ground, head in the sky. part of the rebel alliance and a traitor. he/him

st. paul, mn
Joined March 2007
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"I have decided, long ago, that my songs and ballads would not get the hugs and kisses of the capitalistic "experts," simply because I believe that the real folk history of this country finds its center and its hub in the fight of the union members against... the big owners."
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You knew they’d chime in. #wgastrike #SAGAFTRAstrike
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A lot of outlets have been telling the story of Tony Bennett marching with MLK. But have you ever heard the story about how “wokeness,” DEI, Jesus, an actual anti-racist, 2 church choirs & 1 of the greatest dance moves of all time got Tony Bennett into show biz? A thread
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Fun fact…Marc’s very first professional studio session was this recording along with a Strawberry Shortcake record produced by John Braden at The Magic Shop (RIP) #happybarbieday💋 😂
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Celebrates the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, the civil rights leader behind the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Publication Date: September 2023, @NYUpress
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Since I’ve been on a Blade kick, let’s remember the time Toby Keith gave Kris Kristofferson shit about being a leftist and Kris responded by asking him if he’d ever killed a man
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Inigo Montoya #SolidaritySummer
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, April 27, 1909
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Oh you drive a Hyundai Sonata? My car is throughcomposed. You fucking rube.
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Lucy van Pelt has finally gone too far. But she will be brought to justice
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Sesame Street characters replying to each other is making me laugh so hard😭
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Fragments of people’s lives, washed up on the beach.
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little fun bit of history for all my striking homies out there: Jim Henson’s union cards, including for @WGAEast, spotted at @MovingImageNYC!
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“I never did get around to robbing or shooting. I found a better way to beat the rich men and the bankers at their own game, and that’s the Union, the CIO, or any of its Unions.”
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Stevie Wonder manning the decks with Andy Warhol and Gil Scott-Heron. Los Angeles, 1972.
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One thing I been thinking about in regards to Pet Sounds, released 57 yrs ago today, is how Brian wrote the lyrics with advertising copywriter Tony Asher, and in that way, how one can hear these songs as kinds of ads FOR hope/love/happiness, which sounds like a shitty concept...
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KIERAN HEBDEN & WILLIAM TYLER. DARKNESS, DARKNESS / NO SERVICES. ORDER THE 12” TODAY. OUT 6/30. SIDE A STREAMING NOW. ffm.to/DarknessDarkness
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Dorothy Parker in 1956, on working at Vogue when she was young.
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