On a bicycling trip in northern Vermont we found this vinyl in an antiques barn of all places. I got the #jazz and she got #thepogues. Luckily, she likes jazz and I like The Pogues. #LamoilleValley

This was much more polite than my response back to a Bruce Blakeman fundraiser email. @pkryan.bsky.social

Well, I have to admire their wry humor. #charlatans #fascists

On the eastern flank of the Andes.

Listening to Money Jungle with Duke Ellington, Mingus and Roach on CD. In his late years, Duke would collaborate with younger players in duets and trios. It helped highlight his immense talent at the piano. #jazz #trio #Duke

Why? When you could be driving this?

She asked for some calming music before the mad king’s speech. I like to think it speaks to my jazz acumen to pick this out from our collection. Some say he is too much cocktail lounge, but I could tip back a few at that cocktail lounge. #jazz #vinyl #madking

Air quality in places like Detroit and Toronto is at extremely hazardous levels.

It’s the end of the world. The Anthropocene is the Pyrocene. The air outside is smoky and orange, perfect time to listen to some old-time jazz while experiencing our demise. #jazz #vinyl

Video of Ron Artis II playing in the midst of the audience.

We had a blast at the #MontrealJazzFestival this past week. Photos show Cecile Doo-Kingue Monday, Hansom Eli Tuesday and Ron Artis II, who stepped off the stage and into the crowd on Wednesday. Throw in morning visits to museums, vintage clothing shops and fantastic restaurants and we were exhausted

The NYT style used to be haughty and smug. Now it’s simply bullshitty in its avoidance of reality.

Seen on a local bike path. #8647now #sidewalkart

Spotted near Staunton, VA from Interstate 81. Days after the Supreme Court decision, the message is that the South shall rise again. I’ve lost patience with these Confederate clowns. May they rot in hell or at the end of a barrel.

In case you were wondering, this is the iconic image of the decade. #exterminatebillionaires #extreme #disparity #littlepiggies #fascism

Bloodroot blooming at #StewartForest at the junction of New Road and Senior/Three Sisters.

Two neighboring countries. Two rapidly diverging countries.

In plain English:

After the last #NoKings protest, Trump put out an AI video of himself flying a jet fighter and dumping shit on protestors. What kind of video will he put out this time?

Listening to The Oscar Peterson Trio Night Train. Ray Brown on bass. Ed Thigpen on drums. Peterson makes it sound so effortless. #jazz

Listening to Charles Mingus Ah Um with Chardonnay in a Georges Briard glass. It doesn’t get any better. Friday night. #jazz

Listening to Thelonious Monk and Max Roach European Tour on CD. The album is deliberately mislabeled and misleading. The first 3 tracks are Monk, the last 2 are Roach. Not a collaboration. Buyer beware, which was me circa 1988. Still a lot to enjoy. #jazz

Listening to Fela Kuti, Mr. #Afrobeat himself, on CD. He had an unorthodox life indeed. Resistance fighter, musician, crazy man. The music holds up well over the years, the anger and the celebration endure.

I dig out a Dylan album earlier today from a collection of CDs we’ve been ignoring for 30 years. It inspired my to dig out the rest of our CD collection and put it in dresser drawers below the hifi. I riffled through the collection and pulled this one out first. #jazz #CharlesMingus

Listening to Dylan’s Time Out of Mind. One of Dylan’s best albums, my personal favorite. The darkness and joy prevail in this album, and darkness prevails. I heard this on WFMU this afternoon and had to come home and listen to it on CD. #Dylan #otherthanvinyl

I came for the Milt Jackson vibes and stayed for the Ray Brown bass. Monty Alexander is outstanding on piano, although he is stylistically nothing like Monk and doesn’t try to be. Roker’s drumming is solid and precise. #jazz #vinyl

Listening to Linda and Richard Thompson Shoot Out the Lights tonight. Weirdly beautiful, it is about their breakup. #vinyl

Just got this offer from American Express. Anyone who agrees to these terms is either a multimillionaire or a serious credit risk. #usury #fineprint #banking

Look how chill this girl is.