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i have been studiously avoiding ‘one battle after another’ reviews but the number of times i have seen ‘masterpiece’ in a headline has me slightly giddy

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Sep 12

i’d avoid all photo opps if u want to remain a fan

tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Sep 8

remember when jawbox threw a sick cover of ‘cornflake girl’ on as a hidden track to an already perfect record?

jawbox’s self titled record from 1996 on vinyl

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Sep 8

proud dad moment: i rented a *big* space for my record store for moments like these 😀

(twenty one pilots early listening party. popular band!)

crowd shot of the twenty one pilots ‘breach’ early listening party at first day vinyl in lincoln nebraska

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Aug 30

‘drink more ovaltine? a crummy commercial??’

find it pretty surprising we don’t see the modern equivalent of this in the vinyl industry at all

‘jersey mikes proudly presents nickelback’ or whatever the fuck, just a big picture of a sandwich on the back of your record

back cover of the vinyl of a ‘little orphan annie’ radio play broadcast, brought to you by ovaltine

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Annie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social · Aug 23

Kathleen Edwards is an absolute gem and here's a good thread why.

Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · Aug 23

Was listening to the new Kathleen Edwards album Billionaire and thinking about what a great songwriter she is. Here's an example: 🧵

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Jul 31

incredibly exhausting to root for baseball’s dumbest team

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Aug 20

had the same reaction when i watched my first joan micklin silver rom com (‘between the lines’, which led me to ‘crossing delancey’, which also rules). no roches in ‘between the lines’ sadly but the insane cast makes up for it

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Aug 17

the rarely seen 5 star followed by a 1 star combo! not ideal! 😞

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Aug 16

spike + denzel double feature? don’t mind if i do 🙌

showtime for malcolm x at the alamo drafhouse

showtimes for highest to lowest at alamo drafthouse

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Aug 15

#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
another epic run, dodging bad movies like potholes

letterboxd last four watched: airplane and cat on a hot tin roof 4 stars, weapons 4.5 stars and robocop 5 stars (duh)

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Aug 13

guys, the last depeche mode record (memento mori, 2023) was so fucking good. totally slept on

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Aug 11

we’re disturbingly close to year-end list making time. if marie davidson’s ‘city of clowns’ isn’t on your short list yet, there is still time to let it take over your life

employee favorites row at first day vinyl in lincoln, ne highlighting ‘city of clowns’ by marie davidson

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Aug 3

that time when pringles put out a record

this also implies that roy clark sang in a style *other* than country 🤔

back cover of the vinyl copy of ‘roy clark sings country style’ brought to you by the 3 (and only 3) styles of pringles

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Jul 31

incredibly exhausting to root for baseball’s dumbest team

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Jul 31

sick

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Jul 28

holy shit i forgot all about those soaps🫡
i think the cereal was legit good? kix + lucky charms? cmon

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tmannne.bsky.social @tmannne.bsky.social · Jul 26

suzyn waldman on jimmy eat world:

‘is that a person’? 😂

radio call > tv call even with sterling gone

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