Tom Nissley

@tomnissley

Owner of Phinney Books in Seattle, author of A Reader’s Book of Days and The Phinney by Post Book

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I'm also delighted that, with the participation of NYT photographer Bryan Anselm, Sandy celebrated the moment with the same vehicular deadpan that made the author photo for Dating Your Mom one of the finest in publishing history

Ian "Sandy" Frazier behind the wheel of his new Toyota Camry hybrid, purchased with the proceeds of the movie rights to "Coyote v. Acme", photographed for the New York Times by Bryan Anselm

Ian "Sandy" Frazier waves from the top step of the fold-down stairs of a private plane, on the back cover author photo for his collection Dating Your Mom

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· 13d

Rarely do I give more attention to the subtleties of the English language than when, while making my Ingram damage claim, I am required to choose between "ripped" and "torn"

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· 27d

Just used it yesterday!

Lemon, asked what's in her teeth, perkily replies, "CORN!"

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· 29d

Share someone who looks stylish wearing a hat Every time:

Wiley Wiggins as Mitch Kramer, wearing a baby blue baseball cap, in Dazed and Confused

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· Jun 2

RIP Rick Adelman, coach of possibly my favorite NBA team, and definitely my favorite poster

Buck Williams, Terry Porter, and Jerome Kersey running the Blazers break with a white background on the Nike "Uh oh." poster

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· May 21

Having just learned that Martin Short based Nathan Thurm on an SNL makeup artist, I think there should be a show just about makeup artists

Martin Short as sweaty Nathan Thurm, with glasses and cigarette

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· May 18

Robert Duvall, as Wilbur "Bull" Meacham, bounces a basketball off the forehead of his son, played by Michael O'Keefe, in The Great Santini

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· Apr 19

Pete Falcone 1976 Topps Traded card: "Lefty Falcone Becomes a Redbird"

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· Mar 28

Protest sign saying “NO DUKES” with a red-Xed photo of Duke grad and Goebbels cosplayer Stephen Miller

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· Mar 21

Is that young Tom Pynchon in the last photo with young Robert Mueller?

A young man, whose teeth and ears bear a slight resemblance to photos of the young Thomas Pynchon, from a group photo (from Princeton?) with Robert Mueller

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· Feb 26

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.

Clockwise from upper left: Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· Feb 26

I am, by nature, not a completist, so the closest are probably Bill James and Kafka

The book covers of the 1981 Baseball Abstract by Bill James (illustration by Susan McCarthy) and the Anchor Edition of Amerika by Franz Kafka (illustration by Edward Gorey)

Tom Nissley@tomnissley· Feb 13

Since I use this place as my news & culture feed I've kind of forgotten that I can also be a person here too, and do what a person does: promotes their own work! I just made a book with my sister (the talented @nornissley.bsky.social ): The Phinney by Post Book, with my words and her pictures.