I remember showing an intern my big ass rolodex (you entire career for a publicist). She said what does it do? It's my iphone address book I struggled, spun it around, picked out a card and threw it in the recycle bin. "Who was that?"
Oh, he's dead.
The Who’s from Whoville all on their elaborate noise making contraptions from How the grinch stole Christmas Horns, drums, trains, cymbals, you name it
Tom Waits recording Bone Machine
(1992)
Close up of a large orange tabby cat
Happy adoptaversary to my gentle giant ginger beastie 🐈
During his early childhood, my grandfather was quite literally raised in a barn
In case you wanted help with farmating!
I might be a tiny bit biased because I work there but I think Merrymac does some of the finest timeline cleansing on bluesky. A+ follow IMO.
Photo-illustration of Lupino in glamorous pose holding cigarette in holder. Image gradually fades into white background away from her face.
Ida Lupino portrait for “The Hard Way” (1943)
I’m once again leading on online workshop for Brooklyn Poets, if you’re into that sort of thing.
A old phrenology chart with “victrola repair” overlaid ontop.
My brand new calipers arrive today and I’m so eager to find the right replacement crank 🎶
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A vintage photo of a smiling woman holding up a large, dead fish by a hook.The text overlay discusses Tosh Berman's commentary on the "darkness lurking in innocence" and the secret desires we have to reveal our psychological shadow.
A vintage black-and-white photo depicts three young women playfully reenacting a strangling.The text overlay explains that these found photographs by Erin Alexander remove aggression from the "benign context" of family albums, comparing them to Hitchcock movie scenes.
A vintage photo shows a man lying on the ground in front of a car while another man stands over him with his hands on his head. An overlay features a quote from Robert Greene about the repressed "dark side" and aggression hidden beneath a facade of politeness.
Author Robert Greene on A Violent Life.
Freshly restocked, link in bio.
If you’re looking for parts eBay has been super useful to me for used and repro parts. There are also a few online sellers such as www.victroladoctor.com/new-replacem...
Oh I love that. Nothing beats a 78, don’t know why but they’re such a joy to play.
The thrift shop was selling this big honker dirt cheap as a “decoration,” since the crank connector was broken.
It’s really the only real damage, someone took great care of this machine for a long time - I’m eager to finish the restoration and make her sing again!
I suppose it’s time to add a pair of calipers to my toolbox 😅
An open standing victrola talking machine with a record on the plate and needle in the upright position, the cabinet is a warm mahogany color.
It’s warm enough to get back to garage projects!
I am thisclose to getting the victrola working again, but I bought the wrong size replacement arm and all the teflon tape in the world couldn’t fix it.
However, it held long enough so I could crank it and hear sound, so I’m
feeling hopeful.
The Ex-Files—a survey of some of the Ex-titled books (Ex-Husband, -Mistress, -Racketeer, -Judge, -"It," -etc.) inspired by (or leeching off) the success of Ursula Parrott's 1929 novel, Ex-Wife.
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Toad looked at the ground. The seeds still did not want to grow. “What shall I do?” cried Toad. “These must be the most frightened seeds in the whole world!”
A group of six men, some in military uniform pose around a human skeleton. One man has his hand resting within the pelvic bone.
Good morning! 🦴
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[The sketchbook of a Victorian girl, Emily M. Madden, featuring the adventures of her cat, Mouton.]
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A wire basket filled with zines with a on a blonde wood shelf
L.A. local? Untamed, Danse Macabre, and A Violent Life are restocked and available for purchase at Stories Books and Café (find them right across from the register) 📚
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Aren't they all.
Assemblage 33.8 x 34.2 cm
Marta Hegemann
Untitled
c. 1919-20
Small sprouts of daffodils emerging from dirt.
Spotted the first signs of spring returning today, as the last of the snow melts and the daffodils are just beginning to sprout 🌱
A pumpkin, flattened and covered with a light dusting of snow, decays slowly next to a pile of rock
118 days later 🎃
