Dereck Blackburn

"We actually got Maury" - The Tony Kornheiser Show - Apple Podcasts Podcast Episode · The Tony Kornheiser Show · 04/24/2025 · 1h 5m

My song, Kantor of Fenway, was featured in today’s episode podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Tricia McLaughlin & @TriciaOhio 0... The narrative being pushed about Jose Hermosillo is false. On April 8, Hermosillo approached Border Patrol in Tucson and stated he had entered the U.S. illegally through Nogales. He said he wanted to turn himself in and completed a sworn statement identifying as a Mexican citizen who had entered unlawfully. He was processed and appeared in court on April 11. Afterward, he was held by the U.S. Marshals in Florence, AZ. A few days later, his family presented documents showing U.S. citizenship. The charges were dismissed, and he was released to his family. This arrest was the direct result of Hermosillo's own actions and statements.

In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS'. 's account was false. According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency. After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying. He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I askled] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson.

"You" re not from here. Do you have your papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer, "New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me lout] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested. Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read. According to Hermosillo's girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, Hermosillo has learning disabilities and can only write his name. Hermosillo said he did not graduate from high school and dropped out after the 10th grade.

The officer also signed the document, which said Hermosillo "read" the document or had it read to him. But Hermosillo said no one read him the document. Other documents created by the officer have inaccuracies. For example, the criminal complaint says that Hermosillo was detained "at or near Nogales, Arizona." But Hermosillo was detained in Tuscon, which is more than 70 miles from Nogales. John Mennell, a spokesperson for the U.S. Border Patrol, said that it was an "unintentional" error. Hermosillo said he was detained with about 15 other men in a cell at the Florence Correctional Center. He was served only cold food. He said he contracted the flu because "they have it cold in there and everybody's getting sick." Hermosillo said he requested medicine but was not provided with any.

A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...

Kantor of Fenway YouTube video by Peter Delano

Going to #FenwayPark means more than baseball. What
@jtkantor.bsky.social delivers on the organ adds so much to the experience. For opening weekend, here’s my tribute

youtu.be/xPcROVN5dVc?...

Words & Music - Peter Delano
Vocal Production - Michael Joseph
Mixing & Mastering - @dereckblackburn.com

A tweet by "rohit" discusses the application of AI in geopolitics, specifically focusing on tariffs, and includes a table comparing tariff rates between China and the US.

Guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?

This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I recorded an axe the other day. A guitaxe.

The first picture I posted here must be my dog

Money city maniacs

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🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

Audio folks, follow Elaine!

And the other 4. Posting this for visibility! Audio, engineers, and musicians interested in self producing, follow me!

I’m playing around with formats here so please bear with me - some things I’ve learned to have made me a better audio engineer:

You are very weak and this rhetoric is weak.

The Roland High Life recently posted a blog with photos and video of our work in Studio B at The Record Conin Boston MA - check it out! www.rolandhighlife.com/in-the-studi...

Oh my God, this also frustrates me to no end.

Mixing today, tomorrow, and the day after that.

that had nothing to do with the copied artist’s work. In other words, copying didn’t simply lead people to mimic an established approach. It unlocked a mind-set of curiosity and openness that motivated them to take their work in fresh, unanticipated directions.

Often, those who introduce new concepts are locked into certain ways of thinking, preventing them from identifying important and novel applications for their “original” ideas. Not only did copying an artist’s drawing inspire far more creative illustrations later on, it did so by stimulating ideas -

Those who actively seek out novelty, embrace curiosity, and plunge down rabbit holes are far more creative than those who shut themselves off from the outside world. Second, originality is not the same thing as creativity.

First, creativity comes from blending ideas, not isolation. When we’re exposed to new ideas and fresh perspectives, we are at our most generative. This is why one of the best predictors of creativity is openness to experience.

This book has changed my life over the last 2 years and opened my eyes to another way of thinking about my job as a producer and engineer. It’s thought provoking at worst and an incredible time about so many aspects of growing into a life you want to live. I constantly reference it through the week.

What I did today over on Insta: an AMA with my dog.

This would be the best aftermarket upgrade to any automobile ever.

How you know when your dog knows he’s cute.

Consider the possibility you are not going to make any money for the first 3 years. Any money you do make will probably need to be reinvested into the business. If you are starting out with $25k+ that’s great but you really have to invest wisely - results are way more important than gear.

There is no “work remotely and your client base is infinite” unless you spend hours and hours on services from Fiverr to Soundbetter curating and gaming their systems to get on the leaderboard - and even then your success isn’t guaranteed. I’m not saying this to discourage anyone!

I’ve seen another business 101 scam for aspiring recording studio owners, one that focuses on fast-tracking credibility online. You cannot fast-track reputation. It’s more than a website with ad buys. You have to actively participate in your community and serve them.

Audio engineer folks, follow me or like this post and I will follow you. I need studio rats, womens, men’s, theys and thems of the world.

Finally catching up on registering songs with my publisher. If you’re a songwriter/recording artist, make sure you have a PRO (ASCAP, BMI, etc) and that you keep your catalog registered and up to date. Money is being made on your music and you might as well claim every cent you can.