Sloane Spencer

@sloanespencer

The Gen X sleep podcast SleepWithRockStars.com The low key, high taste music chat DiveBarMusicClub.com WTH am I thinking MommaRunsAnUltra.com CountryFriedRock.com returns Subscribe/follow on Apple, Spotify, YouTube. She/Her

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Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· 24d

Also, I still collect those little clip on iPods like these.

An array of square clip on tiny iPods, from left to right, blue, green, lime, camellia, lilac, gray, charcoal.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Jul 6

Gee, how on earth do I know this is AI schlock? #SarcasmFont

Screenshot of an email.
Text:
Hi Spencer,
I want to book my client Richard Lefkowitz on Country Fried Rock. He is an attorney and author in Los Angeles, and he tells 1970s Westside rock stories with the detail of someone who was actually there, because he was.
What I like about your show is you let the human stuff sit next to the music. In one of your earlier episodes, when you, Amanda Miles, and Chad Cochran were talking about taking care of mental health and how music can be a liteline, it was especially striking to hear venue accessibility come up too, all while bouncing from Jason Isbell to some 90s throwbacks. Richard can do that same kind of wide, honest conversation, only from the inside of the Roxy and the Whisky, including a night partying with Mick Jagger at 21.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Jun 30

This will always be cool. ;) #GameTheory

Screenshot from ig notifications with text: game theory band started following you.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Jun 27

I love rock n roll Lily Hiatt

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· May 26

Humid hair don't care! I voted. Parked, walked in, voted, left. No wait. Less than 50 voters at my rural precinct this far this morning. #SCVotes

Car selfie of middle aged white woman with frizzy hair, pointing to an "I Voted" sticker

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· May 25

I saw goslings on my run this week, too!

Goslings drinking from a puddle with 2 large geese nearby

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· May 24

Bluesky, please help me with the dumbest mystery! What is the *intended use* of this partially expandable back section of this courier bag? More in ALT text.

I got this LL Bean courier/commuter/messenger bag for $5 NWT at a thrift shop. **I cannot figure out the *intended purpose* of the partially expandable back pad.**

It's too loose for water bottles.
It has a full pass-through, but sideways, so if you slipped it on a trolley handle, everything would fall out of the main bag.
Only the sides, where the mesh is, expand, sort of like flip out wings. The center is flush to the bag.

It's so specifically designed, that it must have an intended purpose. I tried putting my dog in there so his head and tail could be free, but the center doesn't expand. ;)

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· May 21

Slightly unhinged in the green room at Albino Skunkfest with King Margo... divebarmusicclub.com/episode/aaro...

Cropped screenshot from Dive Bar Music Club podcast's IG stories

Orange background, white text

I'm not saying that i said band tees need to design for big b00bs, but i'm not denying it either...

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· May 16

They're here! Post-long run car selfie. Details in the alt text.

50 something white lady with hair in a ponytail sitting in the passenger seat of a car at a gas station, wearing transparent turquoise glasses with magenta mirrored lenses

Glasses are super lightlweight progressives that look amber from the inside, excellent glare reduction for running. Not sports glasses but perfect on a 2+ hour run.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Apr 24

I have unintentionally become a newbie trail runner while training for my first ultra marathon bc I need a lot* of elevation gain (vert). Sunscreen, salt, sand, dirt... *for a flat lander

A runner without socks and shoes sitting in the back of a car in a parking lot, showing the dirt line on her legs after removing socks. There are fake boots covering her toes because we are not giving away feet content for free. Donate to Nuci's Space and you can see the toes. Screenshot is from the retiredrunningshoes ig account. There's a music clip from Dirty by drivin n cryin.
The caption says I might need to hose off outside.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Mar 26

Here's an example of the AI bullshit PR emails I receive. All they do is scrape transcripts bc they clearly did not listen. Even with this clearly using Robot Tone, I was a community college professor for years; I'm pretty adept at picking out "you didn't read the assignment" schlock.

Here's the text from garbage AI PR:

Hey Spencer,
The latest Country Fried Rock episode was a treat. The Dive Bar Music Club happy hour, your deep exploration of the Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy Life's Rich Pageant R.E.M. tour, and Bobcat Goldthwait's memorable opening set had me smiling the whole time. Your crew's love for crate-digging and sharing vinyl finds-from Magnolia and Johnson Electric Co. to the Flamin' Groovies—is exactly the kind of musical curiosity I appreciate in my own work.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Mar 24

In a lifetime first, I twisted the entire end of the toothpaste tube off trying to brush my teeth this morning. I didn't even know this was possible. (The 1977 swirly countertops look weird in the photos. I mean, they're weird IRL, too.)

A tube of Arm & Hammer Advanced Whitening baking soda toothpaste, folded up, with the tube end completely missing.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Mar 22

NGL I really want the Nike / ACG Swiss cheese shirt. 📷 @runnersworld.bsky.social

Eliud Kipchoge checks his watch while wearing a Nike long sleeve with lots of holes and cut outs

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Mar 2

Just adding a screenshot from an earlier quoted post bc I really missed my calling as a designated rock band researcher.

Screenshot of jesse jarnow's post regarding "velvet underground researchers"

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Feb 27

Danced at the @jasonnarducy.bsky.social and the Full Friend List @remhq.bsky.social tribute show ✅ Ran eleventy zillion miles with alllllll the hills ✅ Doing it again tonight!

Peter Buck joins the Shannon/Narducy crew of cool folks covering r.e.m.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Feb 27

NGL Bobcat Goldthwaite is better than I expected.

Photo of bobcat goldthwaite on the 40 watt stage

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Feb 27

Check the star balloons

Ceiling shot of the 40 Watt club with Automatic for the People shaped star balloons

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Dec 31

Soft launch

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Dec 1

This was some poorly targeted ad in my feed bc I am absolutely not the audience for this product, BC the first thing I thought was, "Those are weird pretzel sticks." Did not register AT ALL. (Tap photo to see it better.)

An ad for a leather bag with someone wearing bejeweled long brown gloves that look like salted pretzel sticks

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Nov 30

My motto of "always see the opening band" stands. Bass Battery = Norwood Cheek on bass Rob Ladd on drums

Robb Ladd on drums
Norwood Cheek on bass
As Bass Battery at the RamKat

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Nov 30

I am at the People My Age or Older with Funky Glasses show. I blend right in.

Photo of Let's Active show poster on a railing, looking towards the empty stage setup at the RamKat

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Nov 3

Hopeful for Todd Snider's recovery.

Text:
We are heartbroken to announce the cancellation of the High, Lonesome and Then Some 2025 Tour dates. Ahead of Todd Snider's show in Salt Lake City, Todd sustained severe injuries as the victim of a violent assault outside of his hotel.
Todd will be unable to perform for an undetermined amount of time. We deeply apologize for the cancellation and any inconvenience it causes. We appreciate your understanding as Todd receives needed medical treatment. We hope to have more information on new dates soon.
- Aimless Inc.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Oct 27

So interesting that the only part they're implementing is verse 40. Matthew 25:35-40 (Text in ALT for the screenshot)

Matthew 25:35-40

35 I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes, 36 naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.’ 37 The righteous will then answer him, ‘When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? 38 When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you? 39 When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?’ 40 The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Oct 23

Me at prom in the 1980s, dressed in a 1950s cape from my aunt and a real beehive. It took days to get the teasing out. Click to see my 8" tall hair.

A 1980s prom in 1950s dress, cape, and beehive hair

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Oct 19

My brother is on this Weds' episode of #MurdaughMurders on #Hulu. My neighbor who used to live in Cottageville iykyk saw this on Nightline & texted me!

My brother, actor Jonathan Spencer, top left of screen. Main actor portraying Mandy Matney in foreground. Screenshot from Nightline of Murdaugh Murders tv miniseries on Hulu.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Sep 16

No, I don't want your exclusive colorway running shoes in shades of dirty dishwater. I want neon that looks like Esprit from 1983 started making running shoes.

A stack of multicolored neon sweaters like 1989s Esprit.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Sep 13

What a fun show!

Crowd photo of Baseball Project taking the stage at a sold pit 40 Watt club. Bertis Downs takes a photo of them from the stage.

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Sep 1

But anyway

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Aug 31

I got new glasses, frosted tricolor tortoise blend. Like, you cannot miss them. Nobody has noticed except a random lady I do not know at the gym. Thank you, stranger.

3 color frosted eyeglasses: turquoise, tan, brown

Sloane Spencer@sloanespencer· Aug 30

I need one of these holey (not holy) Nike ACG (formerly Nike Trail) long sleeves like some Western States & UTMB runners wore. Maybe a touch longer for the masses, though?