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Debut album “Or Current Resident” out now! Or find the link to your streamer of choice at linktr.ee/mrbengreenfield

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Guy Forget@guyforget· 20d

When Elon renamed Twitter, my first question was why he made it this guy’s possession

Guy Forget@guyforget· 21d

They could do what they did at the show before the Baker’s Dozen, and play a Mike original they never touched again and nobody (maybe not even Mike?) remembers existing

A screenshot from the LivePhish app shows that on 7/19/17, Phish played a song called Marissa.

Guy Forget@guyforget· 26d

This is a great idea. F MSG, solidarity with Wired.

An Instagram comment from @lil.zenax reads “Please can we organize a drag night for phish msg”

Guy Forget@guyforget· Jul 11

Guy Forget@guyforget· Jul 6

It looks like we need to quickly find a Maine resident who is charismatic, liberal, has been tested in electoral politics before, and has no Nazi tattoos or sexual assault allegations…

Guy Forget@guyforget· Jul 4

Kudos for putting gin in the Lawn Boy, but surely you could’ve thought of at least one other ingredient that referenced another song on the album.

A drink menu includes a “lawn boy,” with origin gin, citrus herb simple, ginger beer

Guy Forget@guyforget· Jun 11

In 2020, I composed a classical-ish solo guitar piece, but never actually attempted to play it. I recently dug it up and figured out all the fingerings and so on, and here it is!

Guy Forget@guyforget· Jun 9

An old Yiddish definition of chutzpah is the young man who murders both his parents in cold blood and then throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan.

Guy Forget@guyforget· May 30

HUGE news that justifiably made the front page in Glendale CA (a city of over 200,000)

A story on the front page of the Glendale News-Press has the headline “Local UPS Deliveryman Retires” and includes a photo of the man, Alfred Valles

Guy Forget@guyforget· May 19

Truly no idea. I set it to DuckDuckGo because I’ve heard of it and it isn’t Bing or Yahoo. It did fail my basic test for search engine quality:

A search for “best tweezer” returns a bunch of useless links about plucking tools

Guy Forget@guyforget· May 19

FYI

Change your default search engine on iPhone
You can select an alternative search engine as the default to search for content on the web.
Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.
Tap Search, then tap Search Engine.
Tap the search engine you want to set as the default, then tap the Back button.

Guy Forget@guyforget· May 10

Damn it, I came to this bathroom specifically to get some orber

Guy Forget@guyforget· May 9

Got to see Ryley Walker last night for the first time since I broke my knee on the way to his show in 2019. He still cooks, and this time I was able to walk back to my car afterward. He mentioned he’s moving to LA, which seems like it’ll be great for him and us.

Guy Forget@guyforget· May 9

The next mayor of LA, @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social

Nithya Raman posts a “Happy Cornell ‘77 Day to all who celebrate” message on Instagram. She has a Dead shirt on and is flashing a peace sign.

Guy Forget@guyforget· May 7

Found it! Apologies for linking to Spotify, it’s from a long time ago. open.spotify.com/playlist/5oT...

A screenshot of a playlist that includes hits like Army of One by Bon Jovi, Kung (Original Club Mix) by Rene Amesz, and Spock’s Brain by Greg Hillis

Guy Forget@guyforget· May 3

I completely get wanting to chill on show days while in Vegas, but there is also stunning natural beauty just barely outside the city. Including Valley of Fire, and Red Rock Canyon, which I hit on Friday:

A vista of the red and white rocks in Red Rock Canyon, NV

A view from the edge of Red Rock Canyon, with the Las Vegas skyline in the distance

A rattlesnake on the trail in Red Rock Canyon

Sandstone in the foreground, mountains in the background in Red Rock Canyon

Guy Forget@guyforget· May 3

Dang, one of the local male strip clubs already came out with an ad referencing Fishman’s new nickname. #weareeverywhere

An ad atop a Las Vegas taxi features a bunch of half-naked hunks and reads “THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER”

Guy Forget@guyforget· May 2

Phish is okay, but there’s only one band that I could stay out past 2am for and not regret it, and that’s @taperschoice.bsky.social

Guy Forget@guyforget· May 2

A downed sign on the side of the road reads “SPECIAL EVENT AHEAD.” In the background is the Las Vegas Sphere

Guy Forget@guyforget· Apr 29

It’s used very clearly to mean “banned” in Casino:

A screenshot of a scene from the Casino script, with “nobody told him he was eighty-sixed from the joint” highlighted

Guy Forget@guyforget· Apr 25

Very flattering compliment from @rjbee.bsky.social, owner of some of the best ears in all the land Listen here: bengreenfield.bandcamp.com/album/or-cur...

On Instagram, RJ Bee has a screen shot from Apple Music of the album “Or Current Resident” by Ben Greenfield with the caption “Long overdue post about @mrbengreenfield’s album being awesome”

Guy Forget@guyforget· Apr 21

A screenshot of a document from the California Secretary of State about the Top Two Candidates Open Primary Act, with text highlighted which reads: “Additionally, candidates are no longer allowed
to run as “independents” or “write-ins” at the general election.”

Guy Forget@guyforget· Apr 19

It would be funny if it turned out that it was actually this shitty former congressman Joe Walsh who was at the show, not the Joe Walsh from the Eagles

Guy Forget@guyforget· Apr 19

Just met this guy and he’s calling a himself at tonight’s Phish show

Guy Forget@guyforget· Apr 18

A sweet post from Adrian Belew on Frank Zappa

An Instagram post from Adrian Belew includes a picture of a graying Frank Zappa and the following text:

here's an anecdote I wrote in 2007.

Closure.
my last time seeing frank zappa face to face
was just months before his death in December 1993.
I went to the zappa abode for a short visit.
he looked like the picture above,
which was a shock.
frank was obviously ill, his voice a whisper.
instead of the vibrant frank I knew
there was an older man.
only 52 but seeming very weak and tired.
in place of his usual habit of chain-drinking espresso
he was sipping orange juice freshly squeezed by his maid.
frank talked about his latest project.
the conversation drifted off.
I felt a tinge of guilt taking his time.
soon he excused himself to rest for a while.
our interlude was over.

I prefer to remember a different ending.
one night in late 1992 I woke up from a vivid dream.
I looked at the clock. 6 AM.
I couldn't get back to sleep.
in my dream frank and I were laughing and talking,
having a lively conversation about music and things.
it felt good, like a friendship.

since I couldn't sleep I went downstairs
and sat in a chair, replaying the dream.
there was no such thing as e-mail then,
about the fastest delivery was by fax.
so I decided to send a fax to frank.
in my fax I told him about the dream.
then I said I had never properly thanked him
for all he had done for me
and I wanted say "thanks".
I had no idea at that time that frank was ill and dying.

later that afternoon I got a call.
it was frank. what a great surprise!
he said to me, "that was sweet".
that's the word he used: sweet.
not a word you would normally associate
with the acerbic edgy satirist.

we proceeded then to have a wonderful conversation
much like the one in my dream.

and that's the way I remember frank.

An Instagram post from Adrian Belew:

here's an anecdote I wrote in 2007.

Closure.
my last time seeing frank zappa face to face
was just months before his death in December 1993.
I went to the zappa abode for a short visit.
he looked like the picture above,
which was a shock.
frank was obviously ill, his voice a whisper.
instead of the vibrant frank I knew
there was an older man.
only 52 but seeming very weak and tired.
in place of his usual habit of chain-drinking espresso
he was sipping orange juice freshly squeezed by his maid.
frank talked about his latest project.
the conversation drifted off.
I felt a tinge of guilt taking his time.
soon he excused himself to rest for a while.
our interlude was over.

I prefer to remember a different ending.
one night in late 1992 I woke up from a vivid dream.
I looked at the clock. 6 AM.
I couldn't get back to sleep.
in my dream frank and I were laughing and talking,
having a lively conversation about music and things.
it felt good, like a friendship.

since I couldn't sleep I went downstairs
and sat in a chair, replaying the dream.
there was no such thing as e-mail then,
about the fastest delivery was by fax.
so I decided to send a fax to frank.
in my fax I told him about the dream.
then I said I had never properly thanked him
for all he had done for me
and I wanted say "thanks".
I had no idea at that time that frank was ill and dying.

later that afternoon I got a call.
it was frank. what a great surprise!
he said to me, "that was sweet".
that's the word he used: sweet.
not a word you would normally associate
with the acerbic edgy satirist.

we proceeded then to have a wonderful conversation
much like the one in my dream.

Guy Forget@guyforget· Apr 17

Which one of you was this

An image shows the Las Vegas Sphere with someone near the top, and the caption, “Someone was seen climbing the Las Vegas Sphere”

Guy Forget@guyforget· Apr 10

An image of the album cover of “…I Care Because You Do” by Aphex Twin

Guy Forget@guyforget· Apr 4

Anyway, if you’re in or near one of these places, literally run to see Taper’s Choice. Sprint for as much of the trip as you can.

A poster showing Eggy and Taper’s Choice tour dates, including
4/4 San Francisco
4/5 Stateline NV
4/8 Eugene OR
4/9 Bend
4/10 Portland
4/11 Seattle

Guy Forget@guyforget· Apr 4

@taperschoice.bsky.social 2.0 launched the same day as Artemis, but reached the cosmos much more quickly. The new guitarist CJ is a force of nature (and an incredibly quick study).

Guy Forget@guyforget· Mar 30

dang someone made a sticker based on my avatar, but with different words. v flattered.